Undated (AP) – The Big 12 has added four new members. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati ,and Houston have formally accepted invitations to join the athletic league. The Big 12 has moved quickly after learning it will lose Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference no later than July 2025. BYU says all of its sports will…… MORE
New Texas Law Sees Abortion Patients Leaving The State
Austin (AP) – Abortion clinics in Oklahoma and Kansas report they are seeing a high volume of patients from Texas now that a new state law banning most abortions has gine into effect in Texas. The Biden administration this week sued Texas over the law, arguing it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”…… MORE
SATURDAY: sunny and hotter. High: 95. Winds: S 5-10. SUNDAY: sunny and warm. High: 94. Winds: S 5-10.… MORE
Drugs, Sex Offenders, and Illegal Immigrants Continue to Pour Into Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) — As more illegal aliens pour into the Rio Grande Valley, concerns grow regarding narcotics entering as well. Texas DPS Lieutenant Christopher Olivarez says that he has seen hundreds of pounds of marijuana as well as large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl cross the border illegally. Texas DPS Sergeant Jason Bazan says these smugglers…… MORE
Reporters Given First Glimpse of Afghan Evacuees at Fort Bliss
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Biden administration denies reporters a chance to interview Afghan evacuees being held at Fort Bliss. The base in El Paso is one of eight military installations where evacuees are being housed while undergoing medical and security checks. The reporters were taken on a three hour tour of the facility. The media was…… MORE
Dallas City Leaders Meet to Discuss Investigation on Data Deletion
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- A Dallas City Council ‘General Investigating and Ethics Committee’ met Friday to discuss the city’s recent data loss and the ongoing recovery efforts. According to the city, more than 22 terabytes of data, including police evidence files, were deleted by an employee earlier this year. Councilmember Cara Mendelsohn says the FBI is involved…… MORE
Sept. 11 Anniversary – A Place to Reflect at Thanks-Giving Square
DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our nation, Thanks-Giving Square in Downtown Dallas will be open during normal hours and is available to the community as a place to convene individually or collectively. Established in 1964 during a time of polarization paired with a yearning to…… MORE
9/11 Remembrance Events in DFW
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- North Texas will honor and remember those who lost their lives 20 years ago on September 11th. Cities across the metroplex are hosting memorial events you and you family can attend. Stars, Stripes & Remembrance in Arlington: Tickets start at $25. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the 9/11 ceremony starts at…… MORE
Funding for Virtual Learning
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that provides money for schools to resume virtual learning. The bill was passed in the second legislative session. Districts can allow up to 10% of their students to go to school online. They must have an accountability rating of a C and students…… MORE
Biden: GOP Governors ‘Cavalier’ for Resisting Vaccine Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is calling some Republican governors “cavalier” for resisting his call for far-ranging new federal vaccine requirements he hopes will finally contain the surging delta variant. Biden visited Brookland Middle School on Friday, just a short drive from the White House. He was making the case for new federal rules…… MORE
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