Yearly Archives: 2017

Houston Ready for Post-Harvey Visitors

Houston Ready for Post-Harvey Visitors

HOUSTON  (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston’s mayor says the city is ready for thousands of visitors for the World Series, even as they continue to rebuild from Hurricane Harvey. Sylvester Turner held a news conference Thursday, along with Police Chief Art Acevedo, harris county Sheriff Ed Gonzalez and others. Turner told reporters that because Houston has hosted…MORE

Stakes Are High in Successor to Moderate Texas House Speaker

Stakes Are High in Successor to Moderate Texas House Speaker

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The unexpected retirement of the leading moderate Republican in Texas politics comes as Democrats struggle to find candidates to fill a statewide ballot for 2018 while unwavering conservatives emboldened by President Donald Trump are lining up big donors and face few party rivals. Republican House Speaker Joe Straus made the surprise…MORE

Dallas’ State of the Art Recycling Plant is The Best There Is

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The state-of-the-art recycling facility the city of Dallas opened in January has now been named the best in North America. The award was presented to Dallas’ Material Recovery Facility by the National Waste and Recycling Association. It can handle as much as 40 tons of “stuff” an hour, which the Recycling Association…MORE

Freeze Warning

Today, Sunny, Windy, Temperatures falling through 50’s, Winds NW25-40G Saturday, Sunny, 60 / 40 Sunday, Sunny, 73 / 50  Monday, 78 / 50 Tuesday, Chance of storms, 62MORE