ROCKWALL – (WBAP/KLIF) – Rockwall County says it’s 9-1-1 call ability to report emergencies is operational again; services to residents of Rockwall County were down for a while this morning, with authorities asking residents to call direct phone lines for assistance as needed. (Copyright, All Rights Reserved, WBAP/KLIF 2023)… MORE
MESQUITE – (WBAP/KLIF) – The family of a 19-year old man shot by a Mesquite police officer are calling for transparency into the man’s death. Payton Lawrence is alleged to have been the driver of a car shot and killed by a police veteran still not named. Police say just a couple of minutes after…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF)- The economic impact of shutting down border crossings for two freight lines that carry 45 perecnt of goods between the U.S. and mexico could soon be felt by consumerson both sides of the border. It will be a cascading effect if the train…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. CHICAGO – (WBAP/KLIF) – Another Lone Star State delivery of migrants to a northern big city, with 120 flown from Texas to Chicago Wednesday, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott chooses a flight, rather than continuing to bus them. Chicago officials were left scrambling to pick up…… MORE
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas office of Attorney General wins another round in court in it’s efforts to keep in place concertina, or razor wire, on the banks of the Rio Grande. It was placed by Texas with the stated intent of stopping the illegal…… MORE
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
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
NASHVILLE – (WBAP/KLIF) – At least six people were killed and 23 reported injured as tornadoes barreled through the Deep South Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Tornado damage is reported heavy in Nashville and Clarksville, as well as other locations struck, and National Weather Service officials are investigating reports of twisters in Kentucky as…… MORE
Traders and stock buyers want to see a jobs report that shows the labor market is cooling at a gentle pace, so the Federal Reserve feels it can consider cutting interest rates. They want to see a furthering of the November rally that saw the S&P 500 SPX up 8.9%. What investors don’t want to…… MORE
UPDATE: 12/08/2023 – The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sends a Houston area hospital and doctor a letter advising them they will not be immune from civil and or criminal liability, if they provide an emergency abortion as a state district court ordered permissable Thursday. The Texas law prohibits abortion in most all…… MORE
