AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)-The Texas House approved Senate Bill 8, the “Texas Heartbeat Bill” that would ban women from getting an abortion after a fetal heartbeat has been detected, while before Texas law allowed abortions as late as 20 weeks. Jonathan Saenz President of Texas Values said the bill had bipartisan support in the Texas House and Senate…… MORE
Dallas Police Chief Presents Plan to Reduce Crime
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The new Dallas Police Chief is moving forward with his plan to reduce violent crime in the city. According to the Dallas Police Department, violent crime rates have risen in Dallas over the last three years. Months after taking the department, Chief Eddie Garcia presented his crime reduction plan to the Dallas…… MORE
Big Corporations Continue to Push Back against Proposed Voting Legislation
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Big corporations continue to push back against proposed voting laws being considered in the Texas legislature. Former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk is behind the newly formed group, Fair Elections Texas, which has organized dozens of big corporations and chambers of commerce to publicly oppose legislation they believe restricts acts to voting. “We…… MORE
Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Former President Trump’s Account Ban
SAN FRANCISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Facebook will continue it’s ban on former President Trump’s account for now, following a decision by its independent oversight board on Wednesday. Trump was suspended from the social media platform over posts made surrounding the deadly January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol which violated Facebook’s rules. Oversight Board Member…… MORE
Facebook Board Upholds Trump Suspension
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook – for now. The social network’s quasi-independent Oversight Board voted to uphold his ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago for inciting violence that led to the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot. While upholding the suspension, the board…… MORE
Jeff Bezos Wants To Sell You A Ticket To Ride
Van Horn (WBAP/KLIF) – 60 years ago on May 5,1961 Alan Shepard became the first American to fly a rocket into space. Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos has picked the anniversary to begin selling tickets for tourist-type adventure rides into space aboard his Blue Origin company rocket which he has named “New Shepard.” The start of ticket…… MORE
House Republicans Are Not Happy With Rep. Liz Cheney
WASHINGTON (AP) – The No. 2 House Republican is publicly calling for the removal of Rep. Liz Cheney as the party’s third-ranking leader in the chamber. Rep. Steve Scalise, the House GOP whip, issued a statement early Wednesday backing Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post. It’s the first public statement from Republican leadership that Cheney…… MORE
Austin Committee Votes Down Transgender Student Athletes Bill
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — A bill to require transgender Texas athletes to compete only on teams that match the sex designated on their birth certificates appears to be dead in Austin. The Texas House Committee on Public Education refused to pass the bill by Lubbock Republican Senator Charles Perry on to the full House after…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Kamala Harris Blames Border Problems on Climate
The Vice President has chosen an interesting culprit when it comes to the border problem, and it’s not actually a person. Dave and Amy discuss, and also tell you about how there’s been a rise in airlines disturbances over the last year or so.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Has the CIA Gone Woke?
A new CIA recruitment video has caught criticism from conservatives, saying it’s too woke. Dave and Amy take a listen to the audio and talk about whether or not they agree.… MORE
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