FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A 27-mile rail system extending from downtown Fort Worth to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is scheduled to launch Jan. 5. TEXRail trains, operated by the Trinity Metro transit agency, will make nine stops along the route, including in the suburbs of North Richland Hills and Grapevine. The full one-way trip…… MORE
Mandated Online Hospital Procedure Costs May NOT Be the Bottom Line on Cost
Seth Denson with GDP Advisers says costs as stated online are likely to conflict with different prices charged in deals set with insurance companies. In addition, Denson suggests this first step is one of at least ten, information-wise, before consumers will be able to fully “count on” a price for certain procedures at any given…… MORE
Lewisville SWAT Team Takes Down Aggravated Assault Suspect
LEWISVILLE – WBAP/KLIF – Lewisville Police called out the SWAT team late Friday to force the arrest of a man who barricaded himself inside an apartment for several hours in the 300 block of East Continental Drive. Lewisville Police Captain Christopher Butterworth says a woman complained 31 year old Tyrell Stalling had beaten her, threatened…… MORE
New report on Texas public schools
HOUSTON (AP) – An analysis of Texas public school data shows that special education students are more likely to receive some of the harshest punishments in the classroom. The Houston Chronicle reports that about 1 in 10 students in Texas schools in the 2016-17 school year were listed as special education. But that same year,…… MORE
DART Offers Free rides, services on New Year’s Eve
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Coors Light is partnering with DART to provide free rides on New Year’s Eve. Gordon Shattles with DART says rides will be available on all DART busses and trains as well as TRE trips between Reunion Station and DFW Airport from 6 pm until the end of regular service. “We just want to ensure residents and visitors…… MORE
Fort Worth Father Charged for Murdering his Infant Son
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth father of five was arrested last night on capital murder charges. 26-year-old Joseph Welborn is accused of murdering his 2 month old son, Christian, who died from blunt force trauma to the head. Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said Christian’s mother and grandfather was out of their northwest Fort Worth home at…… MORE
An Attorney Prosecuting Ken Paxton on Security Fraud Charges Said He and His Team are owed $200,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An attorney prosecuting Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on criminal securities fraud charges is asking the state’s highest court to reconsider a ruling that has left the future of the case uncertain. Special prosecutor Brian Wice wants the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to undo a November ruling that essentially denied…… MORE
TCU Cancels Basketball Game After Death of Player On Opposing Team
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – A matchup between Hawaii Pacific and TCU has been cancelled following the death of a Hawaii Pacific player who collapsed during a game. The basketball teams were scheduled to play Friday in Honolulu but chose to cancel the contest after 21-year-old Emil Isovic died at a hospital Wednesday. The 6-foot-4…… MORE
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Visits The Texas Border
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is visiting the Texas border city where an 8-year-old Guatemalan boy was detained with his father before dying in government custody . DHS spokeswoman Katie Waldman said Nielsen is heading to El Paso on Friday. Waldman says Nielsen will tour multiple stations and substations operated…… MORE
New Fire Chief for Dallas
WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Fire-Rescue has appointed Dominique Artis as their new Fire Chief. Artis begins his role leading the 2000-member department starting today. The position was previously held by Fire Chief David Coatney who resigned from the department in November. Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax says that he is confident in the decision: “Chief Artis’…… MORE
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