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Texas Abortion Ban Reinstated

Texas Abortion Ban Reinstated

The Texas law banning most abortions is back on. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Friday, reversed a lower court’s decision to block the Texas Heartbeat Bill. That means the nation’s toughest abortion law resumes in Texas, just a day after an Austin court suspended Senate Bill 8. The New Orleans-based appeals court granted…MORE

Keller ISD Teacher Jailed for Exposure

Keller ISD Teacher Jailed for Exposure

A North Texas middle school teacher arrested for exposing himself to students. Keller police arrested Bear Creek middle school teacher Jedidiah Maus, Friday, for exposing himself to three students in the school’s boys bathroom. The incident happened in September when Maus approached a student who was washing his hands at a sink and then proceeded…MORE

North Texas Teen Gives Back with Socks

North Texas Teen Gives Back with Socks

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- A North Texas teen started a new program to give back to those in need. Brock Burgan, A senior at LD Bell High School started “Brox Sox” when he found out socks were the most needed item for local homeless shelters. For his birthday he requested contributions of socks from family and friends…MORE

Texas Moves to Reinstate Nation’s Toughest Abortion Law

Texas Moves to Reinstate Nation’s Toughest Abortion Law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has asked a federal appeals court to swiftly reinstate the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. The request Friday comes as abortion clinics statewide resumed normal services for the first time since early September. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman of Austin this week suspended the law known as Senate…MORE

Enhanced Severe Weather Risk Sunday Night

Enhanced Severe Weather Risk Sunday Night

DFW (WBAP/KLIF) -A deepening storm system is likely to strike DFW Sunday night.  The Enhanced Risk area covers everything from DFW to Oklahoma City and eastward to the Arkansas border.  It’s unusual for the Storm Prediction Center to place an enhanced (#3 of 5 risk levels) bulls-eye over such a large area 48 hours in…MORE

Reward Offered in Burglary of Denton County Gun Range

Reward Offered in Burglary of Denton County Gun Range

KRUM (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Denton County Sheriff’s Department, and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, on Friday, announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification and/or arrest of the suspect responsible for the theft of 21 firearms from Top Dog Gun Range in Krum.…MORE

Tesla to Move Headquarters to Texas

Tesla to Move Headquarters to Texas

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – TESLA CEO Elon Musk announced on Thursday that the electric car company is moving its headquarters to Austin. Our factory is like five minutes from the airport, five minutes from downtown,” said Musk. “We’re going to create an ecological paradise because we are right on the Colorado River. It’s going to be…MORE

Federal Judge in South Texas Asks Who Enforces Mask Ban

Federal Judge in South Texas Asks Who Enforces Mask Ban

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – During a court hearing focusing on who enforces governor Abbott’s mask mandate ban in schools, a federal judge in El Paso wanted to know why the Texas Education Agency is reporting school districts that defy the ban to attorney general’s office. According to the Dallas Morning News, judge lee yeakel also said…MORE

15-Year Allegedly Seen in Viral MISD Video in Medically Induced Coma

15-Year Allegedly Seen in Viral MISD Video in Medically Induced Coma

Mansfield, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A 15-year old Mansfield ISD student allegedly targeted in a shooting Wednesday morning has been identified as Zacchaeus Selby. According to our media partner WFAA-TV, Selby is in a medically induced coma after being shot four times, allegedly by fellow student, 18-year old Timothy George Simpkins. Selby’s mother confirmed her son…MORE