DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The original director of scouting for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt died Thursday morning at the age of 91. Brandt helped coach Tom Landry and General Manager Tex Schramm build the franchise starting in 1960. He ran the Cowboys scouting department from 1960-1989 and is considered the godfather of modern scouting. Brandt…… MORE
Driver License Offices Closed All Labor Day Weekend
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety will be updating its driver license system over the Labor Day weekend. All driver license offices in the state of Texas will be closed from Friday until the day after Labor Day (Monday). The DPS customer call center will not be working. All the online license…… MORE
ERCOT Again Issues Conservation Request for Wednesday
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is, once again, asking the public to conserve energy but for a shorter period of time. The Conservation Appeal from ERCOT runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday evening. ERCOT said in a statement that the request is due to unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low…… MORE
ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 9 pm Tuesday to protect the power grid. The request was issued because of the unexpected loss of thermal generation and expected low wind generation. ERCOT expects similar conditions to persist through tomorrow and asks Texans to stay tuned for additional…… MORE
Texas Deploys Hurricane Response Resources to Florida
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management, on Tuesday, to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia. “The State of Texas is sending personnel and resources to Florida as Hurricane Idalia prepares to make landfall in Florida tomorrow,” said Governor Abbott. “Texans understand…… MORE