Fort Worth’s Panther Island Bridges Balloon to $89-Million

(WBAP/KLIF) FORT WORTH, TX — Three Panther Island flood control project bridges are still under construction…nearly three years behind schedule.  The three bridges originally set for completion in 2018 will likely begin service in 2021. Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy says engineering is a big hold-up.  Engineers had to redesign the bridges to support the…MORE

Homeland Security Waives Contracting Laws for Border Wall

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, moving the president closer to fulfilling a signature campaign promise in an election year but sparking criticism about potential for fraud, waste and abuse. The Department of Homeland Security…MORE

Senator John Cornyn Visits Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Republican Senator John Cornyn took a visit to Fort Worth Tuesday afternoon while on his campaigning trip around Texas. With an unexpectedly high democratic voter turnout, the 2018 senate election had republicans shocked, including Senator John Cornyn. “It was a two by four to the side of the head,” said Cornyn,…MORE