By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott heads to Brownsville today to sign two immigration bills into law. SB 3 provides $1.5 billion for more border security; SB 4 allows any Texas peace officer to arrest someone suspected as having entered the country illegally. Nationwide, from…… MORE
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Eight Granbury Middle School Students Sickened; ER Doc Reportedly Blames Fentanyl
GRANBURY – (WBAP/KLIF)- Eight students of Granbury Middle School Tuesday were sickened after eating candy reportedly brought to school by a classmate. Four were taken by first responders to area hospitals; the rest were taken to medical assistance by parents. At least one emergency room doctor is reportedly to have told one parent he believes…… MORE
Representative George Santos Expelled from Congress 11 Months After Swearing-In
George Santos Expelled from U.S. House in Overwhelming Vote, 11 Months After Swearing-In WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – George Santos has been expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives in an exceedingly rare move reserved for serious misconduct. The vote Friday, 311-114; the first term Republcan only the sixth of more than 11,000 U.S. representatives in…… MORE
Port Laredo Tops National Land Entry Import/Export Numbers
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF, Dallas, Texas. LAREDO – (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas continues to lead the nation as the number one land port city in the nation, but this year it’s import-export numbers could surpass the entire two-year budget for the state of Texas. More than five and a half million trucks crossed the…… MORE
No Release from Federal Mediation for American Airlines Flight Attendants
FORT WORTH — Federal mediators rejected the request by American Airlines flight attendants, within the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, to decline mediation in ongoing negotiations with the airline over pay and other benefits. The move denies the union request that could have saw the union launch a year-end strike by AA flight attendants. The…… MORE
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram Endorses O’Rourke for U.S. Senate
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) The Fort Worth Star Telegram has joined two other major newspapers in texas in endorsing Congressman Beto O’Rourke over current senator Ted Cruz. Bud Kennedy is a political columnist for the paper and says Mexico, Medicaid, and Immigration were a few of the reasons behind their decision. “Beto O’Rourke’s stand on immigration…… MORE
Woman Who Took Plea Deal in Daughter’s Beating Death, Testifies Against Former Boyfriend
Grand Prairie (WBAP/KLIF) – Testimony will continue today in the capital murder trial of a man accused of beating to death the four-year-old daughter of his girlfriend two years ago. Charles Phifer is accused of beating Leiliana Wright with a belt and bamboo stick. Her mother, Jeri Quezada, testified yesterday that the day Leiliana died,…… MORE
