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Texas Group Headed to Help Hurricane Ian Victims

Texas Group Headed to Help Hurricane Ian Victims

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texans are coming to the aid of Floridians in the wake of a massive storm. Hurricane Ian is predicted to inflict extensive damage on Florida’s west coast. Volunteers from the “Southern Baptists of Texas Convention Disaster Relief” are transporting two mobile kitchens to affected areas of the Sunshine State. According to director Scottie…MORE

Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Demand New Contract

Southwest Airlines Flight Attendants Demand New Contract

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Hundreds of off-duty flight attendants for Dallas based Southwest Airlines hit the picket lines on Tuesday outside Dallas Love Field Airport. Similar events were held at other American airports. The flight attendants demanded better pay, safety on the job, and improved quality of life through a new contract with Southwest Airlines. “The…MORE

AG Paxton Responds to Claim he ‘Ran’ from Being Served a Subpoena

AG Paxton Responds to Claim he ‘Ran’ from Being Served a Subpoena

UPDATE: 2 P.M. Tuesday, September 27 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded on Tuesday to a court document that said he left his Collin County home on Monday after being confronted by a man who was trying to serve him with a subpoena in an abortion funding related lawsuit. The embattled Attorney General took to…MORE

Texas Deploys Task Force to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian

Texas Deploys Task Force to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas is sending help to Florida as Hurricane Ian churns in the Gulf Coast. Governor Greg Abbott, o Tuesday, directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian to support a request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.  “The spirit of…MORE

Hurricane Ian Strikes Cuba, Florida Braces for Winds, Floods

Hurricane Ian Strikes Cuba, Florida Braces for Winds, Floods

HAVANA (AP) – Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba as a major hurricane Tuesday and left 1 million people without electricity. Now it’s on a collision course with Florida over warm Gulf waters expected to strengthen it into a catastrophic Category 4 storm. Ian made landfall early Tuesday in Cuba’s Pinar del Rio province, where…MORE