DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott spoke to reporters at Dallas City Hall on Tuesday, where he signed a disaster declaration for 23 counties impacted by flooding. The Governor also provided an update on the state’s ongoing response to severe weather and flash flooding. Following a briefing on current severe weather and flood conditions,…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – On Tuesday, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley signed a declaration of local disaster following torrential rainfall and flooding on August 22. According to the County Judge, DFW Airport received 9.19 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period, the second highest official 24-hour precipitation total recorded in North Texas. The local disaster…… MORE
Resident services are temporarily moving to the Ray Noah Municipal Court Building at at 2100 E. Campbell Road. The facility will be operational tomorrow (Wednesday Aug. 25). City Hall is expected to remain closed for several weeks. Richardson, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire heavily damaged Richardson City Hall on Monday. An electrical fire in the…… MORE
Policies deal with restrictions on school library books, CRT, gender/Trans issues and more … Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – It was a standing room only crowd at the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD oard meeting last night as trustees considered, and eventually adapted a new policy that puts restrictions on library books and prohibits instruction on critical race theory.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – In the wake of this week’s heavy rains and flooding, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins declared a state of disaster. The declaration paves the way for residents impacted by flood to request state and federal assistance. On Monday, Jenkins tweeted: “Based on preliminary damage assessments, I am declaring a state…… MORE