AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The newly hired CEO at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas officially took over the position on Monday. Prior to Monday, ERCOT had not had a permanent CEO since Bill Magness was fired after the deadly 2021 winter storm. Millions of Texans were left in the dark after ERCOT forced power outages…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Governor Gregg Abbott has named John P. Scott of Dallas as the new Chief of School Safety and Security within the Texas Education Agency. The Monday announcement comes four months after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers.…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – A US Senate committee overwhelmingly advanced a bill aimed a preventing another January 6, with the exception of lone Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. The bill updates an 1887 elections law and clarify how electoral votes are certified. The bill dubbed the the ‘Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act,’…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal prosecutors will lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. Opening statements are expected today in Washington’s federal court in the trial of Stewart Rhodes…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton Police are investigating the deaths of three people found dead inside a home on the city’s north side Saturday afternoon. Carrollton Fire Rescue responded to a report of smoke coming from a house in the 3900 block of Alto Ave. shortly before 4 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find the house on…… MORE