Yearly Archives: 2018

Texas Republicans Endorse Dennis Bonnen as Speaker

Texas Republicans Endorse Dennis Bonnen as Speaker

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas Republicans are rallying behind their pick for Speaker. The state’s House Republicans unanimously endorsed State Representative Dennis Bonnen (R- Angleton) as a replacement to Joe Strauss. The endorsement gives Bonnen more than 100 supporters in the House. “I trust Dennis to empower the members of the Texas House — the…MORE

President George H.W Bush’s Service Dog To Help Wounded Soldiers

President George H.W Bush’s Service Dog To Help Wounded Soldiers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The service dog who helped President George H.W Bush the last several months now has a new gig. Sully the yellow Labrador has been by the former President’s side since June, after his wife Barbara Bush passed away in April. The spokesperson for the nation’s 41st President posted a photo to…MORE

Zeke Fined By NFL For Salvation Army Celebration

Zeke Fined By NFL For Salvation Army Celebration

  (WBAP/KLIF)  Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott will have to pay a $13,369 fine after dropping money and Quarterback Dak Prescott into the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle last week.  The NFL levied the fine against Elliott for unsportsmanlike conduct.  During the Thanksgiving Day game at AT&T stadium Elliott scored the first touchdown of the…MORE

Bush was political patriarch to enduring American dynasty

Bush was political patriarch to enduring American dynasty

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Kennedys had their New England coastal hideaway in Hyannis Port, a Camelot-like mystique and a political godfather in Joseph P. Kennedy. For the country’s other political dynasty — the Bushes — it was a summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and the West Texas oil patch that created a mix of…MORE