AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doesn’t flash the White House ambitions of his predecessors, but the Republican has built his own distinction by taking in more donor cash than any governor in history. An Associated Press review of campaign filings shows that Abbott has accepted more than $120 million in political contributions…… MORE
As Hollywood Celebrates Oscars, Filmmakers Lament Decline In Texas Shoots
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As Hollywood celebrates the 91st annual Academy Awards, local production companies are trying to get more movies shot in Texas. The number of location shoots in Dallas and Texas has been steadily declining in recent years, due to a drop in state tax incentives for production companies. Amanda Presmyk, Vice President…… MORE
A motorist was killed in north Dallas during a fight over a parking space
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Police say a fight over a parking space turned into a murder early Sunday morning. Shortly after 2:00 AM two vehicles contending for the same parking space bumped into each other near the Routh St. and Cedar Springs Rd. intersection. There was an argument. One of the drivers went to his…… MORE
Defense Department leaders inspect the border with Mexico
El Paso (AP) – Top Defense Department officials have toured sections of the U.S.-Mexico border to see how the military could reinforce efforts to block drug smuggling and other illegal activity. The Pentagon is weighing the diversion of billions of dollars for President Donald Trump’s border wall. Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, accompanied by the…… MORE
Texas Amber Alert Seeks 3 Children In Interstate Manhunt
– SEALY – WBAP/KLIF – Police in Sealy have issued an Amber Alert for three children believed in danger, and believed in a 2002 maroon Volvo S60, with Conneticut license plate 417-YTY/ Waterbury, Connecticut for 7-year-old Maddison McGrath, 5-year-old Dylan McGrath, and 2-year-old Maryah Matthew. A white woman and black man are believed driving the…… MORE
Boeing 767 With 3 Aboard Crashes into Trinity Bay
UPDATE 6:33 PM – Officials say no survivors are likely. Search for black box now underway with dive teams. Witnesses report hearing sounds like lightening just before they saw the big plane nose dive into the waters that run from zero to five feet deep. Debris field estimated 3/4 of a mile long. Investigation underway…… MORE
Five Officers Injured & Two Residents Killed in Houston Drug Raid
HOUSTON (AP) – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is revising its policy on the use of no-knock raids following a drug raid on a home that turned into a deadly shootout in which two residents were killed and five undercover officers injured. A sheriff’s spokesman, Jason Spencer, told the Houston Chronicle on Friday that any…… MORE
Soldiers and Families at Fort Hood Military Base Allegedly Reporting Disgraceful Housing, Including Mold & Lead Paint
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) – Soldiers and their spouses have told Army leaders at Fort Hood of disgraceful housing at the Central Texas post that includes mold and lead paint along with other problems. Families living at the post detailed their frustrations with housing during a meeting Thursday that the Austin American-Statesman reports came about…… MORE
Records show who paid for Governor Abbott’s inauguration
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s inauguration celebration for his second term was funded with nearly $5 million donated by his biggest political contributors, and a number of major corporations. Records released by Abbott’s Inauguration Committee show AT&T and grocery chain HEB were among the companies that donated $100,000 or more toward the January…… MORE
Florida man accused of defrauding Tarrant County school district
Big Pine Key, Florida (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida man for allegedly scamming a Tarrant County school district out of nearly $2 million. 61 year old Donald Conkright was indicted on two counts of wire fraud. Florida authorities say he sent a phony email account update to a manager for…… MORE
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