AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is dismissing calls to hold an emergency legislative session on guns following a violent August that began and ended with mass shootings. The Texas Legislature doesn’t meet again until 2021, which Democrats said Wednesday is too long to wait for new safeguards in the wake of mass…… MORE
Texas House and Senate Form Committees to Help Find Ways to Prevent Gun Violence and Mass Shootings
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas House and Senate are forming committees that will consider ways to help prevent gun violence and mass shootings. Calls for action have been growing since 22 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso last month and seven people were killed in a shooting rampage…… MORE
DONE DEAL! Zeke Elliot & Dallas Cowboys Agree to Huge Contract Extension
NFL .COM (WBAP/KLIF) – Ezekiel Elliott has a new massive contract extension that will keep him wearing the Cowboys’ star for years to come. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network’s Jane Slater reported Wednesday that the Cowboys and Elliott have agreed to a six-year, $90 million extension, per sources informed of the deal. Zeke will be on the practice field today.…… MORE
AA Retires MD-80 Fleet After Nearly 4 Decades; Final Flight Departs DFW
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – When American Flight 80 taxiied from the gate at DFW this morning, it marked the end of an era for the plane that’s been in service for the Fort Worth-Based carrier for 36-years. The planes were instrumental in American’s expansion in the 1980s and 90s. New York aviation blogger Jason Rabinowitz was…… MORE
Pentagon Sidelines 127 Building Projects To Fund Border Wall
WASHINGTON (AP) – A total of 127 military construction projects are being sidelined by a Pentagon decision to shift $3.6 billion to build part of President Donald Trump’s border wall. Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved the transfer of funds on Tuesday. Officials say details about the projects losing their funding will be released after Congress…… MORE
Double Fort Worth Killer To Be Executed Wednesday
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate is set to be executed Wednesday for fatally stabbing an 89-year-old woman and her daughter more than 16 years ago in their Fort Worth home. Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Wednesday evening for the 2003 killings of Pearl Magouirk and…… MORE
Three Fort Worth Chambers Formalize a Partnership to Unite the Business Community
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Black Chamber, The Fort worth Hispanic Chamber and The Fort Worth chamber have signed a memorandum of understanding to unite and further develop the city’s economy. “The chambers and the City of Fort Worth are working closer together to better unify the business community while creating economic prosperity for…… MORE
Fort Worth City Leaders Appeal Judge Orders for Questioning in Case against Former Police Chief
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth will meet with a district judge Wednesday after appealing an order to have witnesses for questioning. Associate Judge Monica Purdy ordered city leaders to be questioned and show documents the city allegedly hid in the case against former police chief Joel Fitzgerald. A motion filed by Fitzgerald’s…… MORE
Fort Worth Councilman Questions City Spending Ahead of $2 Billion Budget Vote
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The city of Fort Worth will soon vote on a proposed $2 billion budget, but one councilman thinks they could save millions of dollars by cutting back on a few things. District 4 councilman Cary Moon says he would ultimately like to bring the budget down to 8 to 16 million dollars.…… MORE
McConnell says He’s Waiting on Trump to Chart Path on Guns
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s waiting for the White House to chart a path forward on gun violence legislation following another mass shooting in Texas. Asked about a Senate vote on House-passed legislation to expand background checks for gun purchases, McConnell says, “The administration is in the process of studying…… MORE
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