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New Poll Shows Biden Beats Trump in Texas

New Poll Shows Biden Beats Trump in Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) – A new poll shows Joe Biden beating President Donald Trump in Texas. The poll from Quinnipiac University shows the former vice president beating President Trump by four points, 48 to 44. The president though beats many other democratic candidates, including Bernie Sanders, if Biden is not the democratic nominee. Trump beats Sanders, Beto…MORE

Cruz, Cornyn Oppose Tariff Threat on Mexico

Cruz, Cornyn Oppose Tariff Threat on Mexico

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Both GOP senators from Texas are joining other republicans in breaking ranks with the president over a tariff threat to Mexico. Senator Ted Cruz says it is a game of chicken on who will blink first. “I understand that the president is frustrated with congressional democrats refusing to do their job,” Cruz…MORE

Fort Worth High School Teacher Fired after Illegal Immigration Tweets

Fort Worth High School Teacher Fired after Illegal Immigration Tweets

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth ISD board voted to fire  teacher Georgia Clark after posting a series of tweets about illegal immigrants to President Donald Trump. Clark, an English teacher at Carter Riverside High School posted several comments on illegal immigration to Trump from a now-deleted twitter account. One of the tweets said, “Mr. President, Fort…MORE

Removed Lee Statue Sells for Close to $1.5 Million at Auction

Removed Lee Statue Sells for Close to $1.5 Million at Auction

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas will make back the money it spent to remove the Robert E. Lee statue from a city park in 2017; and then some. The Statue was removed per city council vote and has since been in a storage facility. The same council voted last month to sell the…MORE

Formal Complaint Alleges Arlington Police Chief Used Racial Slur

Formal Complaint Alleges Arlington Police Chief Used Racial Slur

Updated 6/5/2019 at 4:35pm to include statement from City of Arlington ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — A formal complaint filed to the Arlington City Manager’s office alleges Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson used a racial slur during a November manager’s meeting. The complaint, which was filed on March 22nd by Arlington Municipal Patrolman Association President Chris…MORE

Mexico Lobbies United States to Negotiate Ahead of Planned Tariffs

Mexico Lobbies United States to Negotiate Ahead of Planned Tariffs

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A delegation from Mexico is in Washington D.C. Wednesday in an effort to negotiate an alternative to President Trump’s plan to impose tariff’s on all goods from Mexico June 10th. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sent the largest delegation of people including government officials and business leaders since he took office…MORE

New Details in Texas Voter Rolls Scandal

New Details in Texas Voter Rolls Scandal

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A leaked batch of e-mails suggests Governor Greg Abbott was the one spearheading a botched mission to eliminate roughly 100-thousand voters from the state’s voter rolls. Former interim Secretary of State David Whitley was originally blamed for the effort, which resulted in an overwhelming number of those voters being legal voters due…MORE

Price and Rawlings Lead Business Mission to Australia

Price and Rawlings Lead Business Mission to Australia

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings are leading a business mission June 5-12 to Sydney and Brisbane, Australia, promoting the importance of air service and its direct ties to trade advancement, business opportunities and tourism throughout the North Texas region. The mission delegates will meet with government…MORE

TX Governor Signs Bill Targeting Rape Kit Backlog

TX Governor Signs Bill Targeting Rape Kit Backlog

DALLAS (AP) – Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that will aim to eliminate the backlog of thousands of untested rape kits in Texas. Abbott signed the measure in Dallas on Tuesday along with four other bills designed to help victims of sex crimes. The new law mandates law enforcement agencies conduct an…MORE