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
Texas National Guard Soldier Shoots Into Mexico
El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) A member of the Texas National Guard stationed in El Paso as part of Operation Lone Star touched off an international protest by firing at least one shot into Mexico. The unidentified guardsman reportedly shot across the Rio Grande into Mexico. A Mexican man standing on the Mexican side of the border…… MORE
Classes Have Resumed At Plano West Senior High School
Plano (WBAP/KLIF) – The faulty air conditioning system that forced Plano West High School to shutdown late last week has been temporarily fixed, and reportedly is able to cool the buildings enough to restart classes, so the school days have resumed on their regular schedule. A permanent A/C fix is to be installed over the…… MORE
UNC Faculty Member Shot Dead in Campus Building
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A University of North Carolina faculty member was shot and killed in a campus building, an official said Monday. UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz said the shooting was in Caudill Laboratories, and there is no longer a threat to the public. A suspect has been arrested, the school said. “This…… MORE