Yearly Archives: 2019

Thousands from Around the World Join in Dallas for Child Abuse Advocacy Conference

Thousands from Around the World Join in Dallas for Child Abuse Advocacy Conference

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center hosts it’s annual Crimes Against Children Conference in Downtown Dallas. The four-day conference at the Sheraton Hotel hosts 5,200 people from around the world. “65-70% are either state local and federal law enforcement agencies, the rest are child advocates, prosecutors, nurses, therapists or anyone who works in the child…MORE

Austin Police Issue Amber Alert for Abducted One Month Old Boy

Austin Police Issue Amber Alert for Abducted One Month Old Boy

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Austin police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing one-month-old baby. Elijah Phillips is a black boy, 1-foot, six-inches weighing seven pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police are looking for 30-year-old Brittany Smith and 41-year-old Brandy Galbert, both black women. Police are also looking for 37-year-old Carl Hayden, a…MORE

Texas Rangers to Investigate Claims against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen

Texas Rangers to Investigate Claims against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Rangers will open an investigation into accusations of corruption against the state’s Republican Speaker of the House. Speaker Dennis Bonnen is accused by conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan of offering him media credentials in exchange for campaigning against a group of GOP incumbents in the 2020 primary. The House Investigations…MORE

Arlington Council Plans Public Meetings Ahead of Vote for $523 Million Budget for 2020

Arlington Council Plans Public Meetings Ahead of Vote for $523 Million Budget for 2020

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington City Council took its first look Tuesday at the proposed $523 million Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget, which includes a recommendation for a property tax rate reduction for the fourth year in a row. Proposals for next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, include significant investments in public safety and technology, continuation…MORE