DALLAS-(WBAP/KLIF NEWS) The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas was partially evacuated this afternoon due to reports of a suspicious package. The incident began about 2 o’ clock this afternoon when Veterans Affairs police were conducting an investigation that led them to an employee’s office, where the suspicious package was located. In a statement, the…… MORE
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Texas A&M Tightens Speaker Policy
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Texas A&M University has tightened its policy on who can sponsor outside speakers on campus after a December visit by white nationalist Richard Spencer caused unrest on the campus. The new policy puts campus facilities off limits to outside speakers or groups with no affiliation to the university. The…… MORE
TCU Headed to N-I-T Final Four
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vlad Brodziansky scored 20 points, Kenrich Williams had the first triple-double in TCU history and the Horned Frogs rolled over Richmond 86-68 on Tuesday night to win their bracket of the NIT and advance to the Final Four for the first time. Williams had 11 points, 14 rebounds and 10…… MORE
Corporate investment groups warn Texas leaders of bathroom bill consequences
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus all received a letter Tuesday from institutional investors urging them to reject SB 6, the so-called bathroom bill. According to the Austin American-Statesman financial industry giants T. Rowe Price and BlackRock are among the 40 companies that signed…… MORE
‘I Pee With LGBT”: New Ad Against Texas Bathroom Bill
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) The ACLU of Texas and Legacy Community Health are using some potty humor to encourage Texans to contact their state legislator in opposition to the Texas Bathroom Bill, also known as S.B. 6. The 60 second digital ad, which will be distributed through targeted Facebook ads, is called “Taking a Seat, Making a…… MORE
NBA weighs in on NFL’s bathroom bill warning to Texas
As Texas lawmakers mull a controversial transgender “bathroom bill” similar to North Carolina’s law that outraged top sports leagues, the NBA said Thursday that making sure its fans are treated “fairly and equally” is a key factor in determining which states it chooses to host key events – including future NBA All-Star Games. Entitled “Texas Senate Bill…… MORE
Frisco students could be told, “Hand in your homework and take out the trash.”
FRISCO, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) — As the Frisco Independent School District struggles to provide for a continuing budget shortfall volunteers are trying to come up with ideas to tighten the district’s belt. One of the suggestions is to cut back on janitorial staff hours and have students tidy up the classrooms, including taking out the…… MORE
Carrion luggage: raw meat seized at DFW airport
DALLAS, Texas (WBAP/KLIF News) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists seized 22 pounds of illegal animal meat at DFW Airport this past week. Included in the seizures were raw chicken, pig and cow meat, brains, hearts, heads, tongues and feet, all found in the luggage of a woman returning from Vietnam. According to…… MORE
Final phase of work begins on pipeline
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas based company building the disputed Dakota Access Oil Pipeline has started construction on the final stretch of the $3.8 billion project. Energy Transfer Partners began work late Wednesday after getting final permission from the Army to proceed with a crossing of the Missouri River in southern North Dakota. ETP spokeswoman…… MORE
Company behind Dallas-to-Houston Bullet train signs new land deals
DALLAS (AP) – The company planning a high-speed train between Dallas and Houston says it has reached land option agreements on about 30 percent of the parcels estimated to be needed for the route that stretches through 10 counties. Texas Central CEO Carlos Aguilar said Tuesday that is was a “significant step” in the project…… MORE
