FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The National Rifle Association will host it’s Personal Protection Expo at the Fort Worth Convention Center from Friday 9/6 to Sunday 9/8. The event plans to draw in a large crowd, thousands of gun enthusiasts to the area for the weekend. Some residents think it’s bad timing with the recent mass shootings,…… MORE
Texas Governor Issues Executive Orders in Attempt to Prevent Mass Shootings
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued eight executive orders in an attempt to prevent future mass shootings from happening in the state. The orders affect the Texas Department of Public Safety, local law enforcement throughout the state, schools and mental-health professionals. Most of the orders involve strengthening the process of submitting a…… MORE
Football Game Between Plano, El Paso High Schools Set to Go On in Frisco Tonight
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News) – An annual football game between Plano Senior High School and El Paso’s Eastwood High School that was canceled in the wake of a deadly mass shooting will play out in North Texas Thursday night. 22 people were killed in an El Paso Walmart August 3rd, just minutes away from where the…… MORE
Request for Retrial Denied for Wesley Mathews
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County judge has denied a request for a retrial for Wesley Mathews, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 death of his 3-year old adopted daughter Sherin. Lawyers for Mathews had argued, among other things, that that graphic photos presented in the punishment phase of the trial…… MORE
REPORT: Tarrant County is Among 10 Counties That ‘Will’ Decide the 2020 Election
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Changing demographics in historically red Tarrant County has put the region in play as among ten U.S. counties that “will decide the 2020 presidential race,” that, according to the online publication ‘The Hill.’ The article says Fort Worth’s rapid population growth has has masked the trend of in smaller margins…… MORE
4,000 People Summoned as Potential Jurors in Amber Guyger Case
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – More than 4,000 people will be in a courtroom in downtown Dallas Friday; all of them will be questioned as potential jurors in the controversial murder case involving former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who shot a neighbor in his own apartment last year. Only a fraction of those summoned are expected…… MORE
2 More House Republicans Retiring Ahead of 2020 Elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The day started with one Republican congressman from Texas announcing he would retire and ended with another, a long-serving former committee chairman from Wisconsin, saying he too was ready to bow out, signaling the House GOP mood as the party tries to find its path back to the majority in 2020. With…… MORE
The Heat Is On
Austin (WBAP KLIF) – Consumers and businesses are urged to reduce their electricity use on Thursday, Sept. 5 and Friday, Sept. 6, especially during the hours of 2 to 7 pm . “ERCOT’s job is to ensure power is available all over Texas,” said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. “When electricity demand and heat…… MORE
Judge to Give Final say on Fort Worth City Leaders to be Questioned in case against Former Police Chief
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas judge will decide when and if Fort Worth City leaders will be questioned and present documents in the case against former Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald. At a hearing Wednesday morning City representatives and Fitzgerald and Attorney Stephen Kennedy went back and forth about whether or not the city should reveal documents that…… MORE
Kroger Asks Customers to Leave Guns Home
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Kroger said it is “respectfully” asking its customers to no longer openly carry firearms in its stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers. The Ohio-based company, which is the largest traditional U.S. supermarket operator behind Walmart, also said it supports stronger background checks and taking guns away from at-risk individuals. “We are…… MORE
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