(WBAP/KLIF) – A judge has ordered the trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved out of Collin County. Paxton faces charges of securities fraud. Prosecutors say he tried to convince people to invest in a tech company without telling them he would get a commission. A judge has now ruled the trial should be…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A day after severe thunderstorms barreled though the Metroplex early Wednesday morning, there are still 14,000 North Texans without power. At the power outages’ peak, there more than 209,000 customers off line after the storm. Oncor’s Connie Piloto said this restoration is very difficult because electrical facilities will have to be…… MORE
ROCKWALL (WBAP/KLIF) – The American Red Cross has set up a command center in the Dalton Ranch neighborhood of Rockwall where heavy rains and wind caused damage to approximately 20 homes. The agency’s Krystal Smith said two teams of volunteers are canvassing the area. “Case workers are here to start soon going with each of…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – More than 100,000 people were without power Wednesday morning after a series of thunderstorms tore through the Metroplex. At it the outages’ peak, more than 200,000 customers were offline. Multiple counties including Dallas, Collin and Rockwall are reporting damage to homes and cars, downed trees and power lines. Oncor’s Geoff Bailey…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Budget woes in Texas caused by a prolonged oil slump would be patched with cuts to higher education, kicking the can down the road on growing Medicaid costs and rebuffing priorities of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott under an austere spending bill passed by the state Senate. Texas’ finances are not as…… MORE