HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Houston Police Department is mourning one of their own after a veteran officer drowned in the floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey that left him trapped inside his squad car. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner confirmed the death of Sergeant Steve Perez on Tuesday. Turner tweeted that Perez had driven two-and-a-half hours looking for a…… MORE
Corpus Christi (WBAP/KLIF News/CNN) — President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott praised their staffs and projected an upbeat tone at the start of their briefing on Hurricane Harvey in Corpus Christi Tuesday afternoon. “This is really my honor,” said Trump as he called Texas a “special place” that will come back from the…… MORE
(CNN Money) — Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. Over 1,000 people were rescued overnight from record floods in the Houston area. So far, authorities said the storm has killed five people along the Texas coast. They expect the death toll to rise. The storm…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the victims of Hurricane Harvey start the process of rebuilding their lives once the storm has passed, The Salvation Army wants citizens to know there is an easy way to help them. The organization’s Alvin Migues said they’re currently accepting cash donations. He said most people think of donating clothing or…… MORE
(CNN) — South Texas residents are filling sandbags, stocking up on water and boarding up windows ahead of Hurricane Harvey, a system that was upgraded from a tropical storm Thursday. The hurricane is expected to make landfall Friday evening as a Category 1 storm in Corpus Christi, Texas, then stall over the state, the National Hurricane Center…… MORE
WACO (WBAP/KLIF News) – A new book chronicling the sexual assault scandal at Baylor University claims that rape victims were shamed for reporting the crime. ESPN’s Mark Schlabach co-authored the book titled “Violated” and said the problems started at the top. “If you talked to trustees they’ll tell you that some of the people in charge had…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials are drastically reducing a $5 million family planning contract with an anti-abortion group that won’t serve nearly as many women as expected. Carrie Williams is a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. She said Monday that the Heidi Group’s new contract calls for serving about…… MORE
(CNN) — Donald Trump will ask Americans Monday to trust him on his new Afghanistan strategy, exercising a president’s most somber duty, a decision on waging war, at a time when his own political standing is deeply compromised. Trump will make his first prime-time broadcast on a specific policy issue to the nation as president…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Six Flags Over Texas has decided to stop flying the Confederate flag as a result of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a man, identified as James Fields Junior, plowed his car into a crowd of counter protesters at a white nationalist rally. The “Unite the Right”…… MORE
(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has been fired, multiple White House officials told CNN on Friday. Sources told CNN that Bannon’s ouster had been in the works for two weeks and a source said that while Bannon was given the option to resign, he was ultimately forced out. White House press…… MORE
