AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Austin Fire Department’s Special Operations crews, Travis County EMS and the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating a potentially hazardous substance sent to the Texas Attorney General’s Office Thursday morning. Staffers at the office, located at the William P. Clements Jr. State Building, received an envelope containing a…… MORE
ZAVALA COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Eight people were killed when a suspected human smuggler crashed head on into an oncoming car during a police chase in Southwest Texas early Wednesday morning. The Zavala County Sheriff’s Office said the 21-year-old Houston native was carrying five migrants, when the car passed a semi truck in a…… MORE
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s actors union has reached a tentative deal with studios to end its strike. The contract agreement reached Wednesday still must be approved by the union’s board and its members, but the deal brings an end to the months of labor strife that has hobbled production in Hollywood. The union says…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County jury returned a verdict in the case of the man charged with capital murder in the Dallas Hospital shooting. 31-year-old Nestor Hernandez was found guilty, Thursday, in the shooting deaths of two Methodist Dallas Medical Center healthcare workers in October of 2022. The judge levied the immediate sentence as…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued subpoenas Wednesday to members of President Joe Biden’s family, taking their most aggressive step yet in an impeachment inquiry bitterly opposed by Democrats that is testing the reach of congressional oversight powers. The long-awaited move by Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, to subpoena the…… MORE
SHEPHARD (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Residents in San Jacinto County are being asked to shelter-in-place after an explosion and fire at the sound resource solutions plant in Shepherd. The San Jacinto County Office of Emergency Management has reduced the shelter-in-order from a five to one-mile radius. According to Fox 26 News, one person has reportedly…… MORE
PROSPER (WBAP/KLIF News ) – It was a mixed bag for voters when it came to Prosper Independent School District’s $2.8 billion bond proposal. Voters gave the green light to Propositions A, B and D which dealt with building new schools and facilities, technology upgrades and a new performing arts center respectively. However, voters said…… MORE
UPDATE 8:39 a.m.: Laredo police said Delilah has been found safe and in good condition when she was found inside a stolen vehicle. There’s no word on any arrests so far. The Amber Alert has been discontinued. LAREDO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Authorities issued an Amber Alert Wednesday morning for a missing south Texas baby.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Dallas County has responded to a claim that data allegedly from the recent cyber attack on its systems has been posted online. In a statement on Tuesday, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said officials were “aware of an unauthorized party posting data claimed to be taken from our systems in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — With no laws passed on school vouchers or teacher pay raises, the governor calls another special session. Governor Greg Abbott praised the Texas Legislature for passing COVID-19 protections and increased penalties for human smuggling. However, he elected to call a fourth Special Session to pass bills on increased funding for strategic border barriers…… MORE
