AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has preliminarily approved a bill increasing criminal penalties for stealing someone else’s mail-in ballot. It’s part of an attempt to curb absentee voting fraud. Gov. Greg Abbott convened a special legislative session to tackle a number of conservative priorities, including mail-in voter fraud. Disabled Texans, or those 65 or…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican-run Senate has rejected a GOP proposal to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law and give Congress two years to devise a replacement. Seven Republicans joined all Democrats Wednesday in a 45-55 vote defeating the plan. It was the second self-inflicted setback the GOP has suffered this week in trying to…… MORE
DALLAS, (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Cowboy Lucky Whitehead speaks out three days after being released from the team. In an interview with ABC news Whitehead talked about his frustrations about how the organization handled his situation. “I just got thrown into the wolves, you know like I like I got blindsided. My back was against the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new study out of Boston University found that 99 percent of former NFL players who donated their brain for research were diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, also known as CTE. CTE is caused by excessive head trauma often associated with extreme contact in sports like football,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Police are looking for a man wanted for murder after he allegedly dragged another man for more than a mile after stealing his car. The department’s Officer DeMarquis Black said the victim tried to stop the thief from taking his red 1992 Pontiac on Wildwood Drive near Irving Monday night.…… MORE
DALLAS, (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead could possibly sue the team on a breach of contract claim according to attorney Rogge Dunn, of Clouse Dunn Law Firm. “Depending on what his contract says with the cowboys he might have a breach of contract claim,” Dunn said. Whitehead was released on Monday after…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Officials with the City of Frisco have released a statement addressing the DWI arrest of Mayor Pro Tem Tim Nelson last week. According to the police report, on Tuesday July 18th, Nelson was allegedly swerving across lanes near HWY 121 and Preston Road before he was pulled over and charged with driving…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News/CNN) – The Senate will begin to debate the GOP healthcare bill that seeks to overhaul Obamacare after Republicans received the necessary votes to move forward. Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote, making the count 51-50. Proud to break Senate tie to open debate to rescue Americans from failed Obamacare. Thanks to @POTUS, this…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF News) – Five people were taken to the hospital after an ammonia leak at a Dallas bakery early Monday morning. Dallas Fire and Rescue’s Jason Evans said the leak came from a faulty compressor in an air conditioning unit at the EPI Bread Company on West Ledbetter near Joseph Hardin Drive. “The fumes got into the…… MORE
DALLAS, (WBAP/KLIF) – Once known as a commuter campus, Dallas Baptist University is start construction on its first ever Residential College for students. “Our mission here at DBU is to develop christian servant leaders who are prepared to transform the world, and our vision is to build a great christian university that’s pleasing to God,”…… MORE
