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Three Deputies Gunned Down In Houston

Three Deputies Gunned Down In Houston

Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A gunman firing an AR-15 rifle ambushed three Houston constables, killing one of them. According to a police spokesman, the three were working security at a local bar early Saturday morning when a burglary call came in and they arrested a man in the parking lot. That’s when the three were shot…MORE

Redistricting Maps Await Governor’s Signature

Redistricting Maps Await Governor’s Signature

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Legislature has finalized new political maps during redistricting. State lawmakers, Friday, sent governor Greg Abbott new boundary maps for legislative districts. The GOP controlled house and senate formulated the maps intended to strengthen the republican hold on the legislature. The house passed a new Senate redistricting map 81-60, while the Senate…MORE

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Responds to Controversial Comments in Southlake

Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Responds to Controversial Comments in Southlake

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The CEO of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum said Friday that she’s horrified by a recent report out of Carroll ISD in Southlake. A Carroll Independent School District Administrator reportedly advised teachers last week to offer books with an “opposing view” on the Holocaust if they have a Holocaust-related book…MORE

LISTEN: Wedding Bells at Bell Station

LISTEN: Wedding Bells at Bell Station

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF)- For James McNair and Elizabeth Leamon, love struck when they least expected it. The setting wasn’t on a moonlit beach or a romantic restaurant – it was on the Trinity Railway Express platform at Bell Station. James and Beth first became acquainted in June of 2015 while waiting on the TRE to commute to…MORE

Bill Clinton Hospitalized; Recovering from Urological Infection, Aide says

Bill Clinton Hospitalized; Recovering from Urological Infection, Aide says

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) – Bill Clinton is recovering from a urological infection in a Southern California hospital. An aide said Friday the former president was in an intensive care section of the hospital, though not receiving “ICU care.” The aide, who would not allow his name to be used, did not elaborate on the reason…MORE