As Hurricane Laura wreaks havoc on Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands of locals are evacuating. Texas has several evacuation reception centers set up for people seeking safety, including sites in Mesquite and Ennis. The Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio areas are all welcoming evacuees with food and water. Tammy Washington and her family left…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the the State of Texas has deployed 400 buses, 38 aircraft, 82 boats, 202 high-profile vehicles, and 60 ambulances to help with recovery from Hurricane Laura. Governor Abbott stressed that power outages are likely through Thursday, and urged Texans to avoid bringing generators into their homes due to…… MORE
GALVESTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Live Look of the Galveston Sea Wall as Hurricane Laura approaches the coast: [WFAA FEED]… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Affordable housing will not be headed to a popular neighborhood near downtown Fort Worth. The Fort Worth City Council on Tuesday voted 3-6 to reject zoning for the development Azalea West in Linwood. The 80-unit complex was to be built near the West 7th entertainment district. Neighborhood residents were complaining that the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Members of the military community, past and present, are invited to participate in the Dallas Virtual Career Fair for Veterans. Thursday’s free event is being hosted by DAV and RecruitMilitary and is also open to military spouses and their dependents. The fair will feature jobs from a myriad of industries including distribution,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – First lady Melania Trump has cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address. President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency Tuesday on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. Trump himself pardoned a reformed felon, used the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Current and former top execs of Dallas-based Neiman Marcus will not get their big dollar retirement benefits. Te luxury retailer nixed its supplemental retirement plans as a result of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing; the plans were only offered to top tier officials. retiree medical benefits have also been eliminated. The decision…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Texas officials asked a federal appeals court’s permission Tuesday to enforce a ban on a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure — before the court rules on its constitutionality. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments on the law in November 2018. But…… MORE
Updated at 1:50pm: DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) – Laura has strengthened into a menacing Category 4 hurricane. The storm’s power is raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters say would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities on the Texas and Louisiana coast. Authorities implored coastal residents to evacuate and worried that not…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Police in Texas say a body found near Fort Hood is likely that of a soldier missing since last week. Temple police said late Tuesday that identification found with the body indicates the man may be missing Fort Hood soldier Elder Fernandes. Fernandes is the third soldier from Fort Hood to…… MORE
