DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The man charged in the killing of Mesquite Police Sergeant Richard Houston is behind bars. According to an arrest affidavit, Jamie Jaramillo shot himself after allegedly opening fire on Sgt. Houston last Friday outside a Mesquite grocery store. The suspect was hospitalized and has since been released and is booked in the…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion clinics in Texas can sue the state over its ban on most abortions, but are allowing the law to remain in place. The opinion by Justice Neil Gorsuch stressed the “ultimate merits question” of whether the Texas law is constitutional is “not…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Trump hinted at a potential 2024 Presidential bid on Friday when he joined the WBAP Morning News. “If I had it to do again, maybe I will” said Trump. “You will be among the first to know. You guys have been great and we appreciate it.” President Trump indicated that his…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Workforce Commission has sent letters to businesses across the state reminding them Governor Abbott has issued an executive order forbidding Texas businesses from requiring their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. That presumably squeezes employers between the governor’s order forbidding vaccine mandates, and the Biden administration’s federal order that requires vaccines…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency says an $800 million federal grant that’s been given to Texas schools to bolster COVID-19 testing has been mostly unused so far. Public schools have spent about $3.6 million of it. All private schools combined spent a little more than $125,000. T.E.A. points out just because schools aren’t…… MORE