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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear US-Mexico Border Shooting Case

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear US-Mexico Border Shooting Case

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court will decide whether the family of a Mexican teenager who was shot to death by an American border agent can sue for damages in U.S. courts. The justices said Tuesday that they will hear arguments next term in a case involving an agent who fired shots across the U.S.-Mexico…MORE

SCOTUS Rules on Part of Indiana Abortion Law; Declined Ruling on Broader Issue

SCOTUS Rules on Part of Indiana Abortion Law; Declined Ruling on Broader Issue

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is upholding an Indiana law that requires abortion providers to dispose of aborted fetuses in the same way as human remains. But the justices are staying out of the debate over a broader, blocked provision that would prevent a woman in Indiana from having an abortion based on gender,…MORE

Texas Interim Secretary of State Resigns

Texas Interim Secretary of State Resigns

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas’ interim Secretary of State has resigned. Governor Greg Abbott appointed David Whitley to the position in December, where Whitley then led an investigation into the citizenship of about 100,000 Texas voters. The list he sent county elections offices was outdated, and most in fact were citizens. Whitley stepped down just…MORE

Fire Tears Through Vacant Ambassador Hotel in Downtown Dallas

Fire Tears Through Vacant Ambassador Hotel in Downtown Dallas

UPDATE 5-28-19 1:25 P.M. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities continue to work to determine the cause of a fire that gutted the historic Ambassador Hotel. The hotel’s redeveloper said Tuesday morning he plans to continue with some sort of project in the future. Jim Lake said the plan was to renovate the hotel that opened in…MORE

Texas Lawmakers Approve Safe Gun Storage Program Despite NRA

Texas Lawmakers Approve Safe Gun Storage Program Despite NRA

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lawmakers in gun-loving Texas have quietly gone around the National Rifle Association by slipping language into a massive spending bill that would fund a $1 million public safety campaign on gun storage. The last-minute move late Sunday sets up a political test rarely seen in Texas for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott,…MORE

HBO Series Inspires Donations to Remove Confederate Statue

HBO Series Inspires Donations to Remove Confederate Statue

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The series finale of HBO’s Game of Thrones’ is inspiring donations to buy Dallas’ Robert E. Lee statue at auction. Pete Freedman is behind a GoFundMe Page raising money to buy the statue for no less than $450,000 to allow the city to recoup money spent to take the statue down. If…MORE

Distracted Drivers Posing Increasing Risk To First Responders

Distracted Drivers Posing Increasing Risk To First Responders

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A new report from the National Safety Council finds that 71-percent of drivers admit to using social media on their cell phones while passing the scene of an accident, nearly triple the percentage during regular driving. They admit to texting, taking photo’s, and uploading them. In 2018, forty first responders were killed…MORE

Governor Abbott Unveils Special Texas Edition of the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Book

Governor Abbott Unveils Special Texas Edition of the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration Book

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas unveiled a special ‘Texas edition’ of the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration book on Memorial Day. The Vietnam War 50th Commemoration book A Time to Honor: Stories of Service, Duty, and Sacrifice book details heroic actions taken and sacrifices made in Vietnam, chronicles the events of the time, provides…MORE