(WBAP/KLIF) — During a Thursday luncheon at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center in Grapevine, Senator John Cornyn updated the North Texas business community on a variety of issues involving the border, fentanyl, and the job market. Cornyn was also asked about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recent episode of freezing up at an event in…… MORE
Ex-Proud Boys Organizer Gets 17 Years in Prison, Second Longest Sentence in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. The sentence for Joseph Biggs is the…… MORE
New Law Banning Gender-affirming Care for Minors Goes into Effect
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children. Last week, a state district judge ruled the pending law violated the rights of transgender children…… MORE
Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Georgia Elections Case
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and waived arraignment in the case accusing him and others of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. That means he won’t have to show up for an arraignment hearing that Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee…… MORE
Original Cowboys Scout Gil Brandt dead at the age of 91
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The original director of scouting for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt died Thursday morning at the age of 91. Brandt helped coach Tom Landry and General Manager Tex Schramm build the franchise starting in 1960. He ran the Cowboys scouting department from 1960-1989 and is considered the godfather of modern scouting. Brandt…… MORE
Driver License Offices Closed All Labor Day Weekend
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety will be updating its driver license system over the Labor Day weekend. All driver license offices in the state of Texas will be closed from Friday until the day after Labor Day (Monday). The DPS customer call center will not be working. All the online license…… MORE
HOT & DRY FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-31-23 TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, HAZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 97 WINDS SOUTHEAST 8-10 MPH TONIGHT…CLEAR AND MILD.. LOWS 70-75 TOMORROW…SUNNY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 99 / LOWS NEAR 70 WINDS SOUTHEAST 8-10 MPH SATURDAY…SUNNY, CONTINUED HOT.. HIGH NEAR 98 / LOW NEAR 75 WINDS…… MORE
ERCOT Again Issues Conservation Request for Wednesday
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is, once again, asking the public to conserve energy but for a shorter period of time. The Conservation Appeal from ERCOT runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday evening. ERCOT said in a statement that the request is due to unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low…… MORE
CAT IV HURRICANE IDALIA LANDFALL NOW
WBAP WX CENTER FORECAST 5A 8-30-23 TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 98 WINDS NORTHEAST 10-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY.. LOWS 72-76 TOMORROW…MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT.. HIGH NEAR 99 / LOW NEAR 75 WINDS EAST 5-10 MPH FRIDAY…SUNNY..CONTINUED HOT… HIGH NEAR 97 / LOW NEAR 72 WINDS…… MORE
ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 9 pm Tuesday to protect the power grid. The request was issued because of the unexpected loss of thermal generation and expected low wind generation. ERCOT expects similar conditions to persist through tomorrow and asks Texans to stay tuned for additional…… MORE
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