Mexia (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas state trooper was shot late Friday night on a highway just outside Mexia, 45 miles or so south of Dallas. The unidentified trooper was rushed to a Waco hospital in critical condition. A manhunt is underway for his assailant, identified as 36 year old DeArthur Pinson Jr. DPS describes Pinson…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Pulitzer prize winning Texas author has died. Larry McMurtry, the man who wrote “Lonesome Dove”, a tale of an 1870’s cattle drive, has died at the age of 84. The University of North Texas alum penned books and screenplays about the American west over a span of a half century. Not only was…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott was dealt a blow, Friday, from a court ruling regarding the lifting of the mask mandate in Travis county. More on this story from Shannon Ryan in Austin. The ruling comes as Texas has seen the lowest number of COVID hospitalizations since October. The ruling was handed down just…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF)- The HEB grocery company announced they will be opening two flagship stores in Plano and Frisco. The future stores will be the first HEB stores in North Texas, joining the company’s existing central market store locations. HEB said the decision to expand into the DFW area was to “build on the company’s longstanding…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Downtown Dallas Historic West End Square is home to a new “smart park”. Formerly a surface parking lot, the site has been converted into the city’s first park in this urban neighborhood. West End Square is the second of four parks built as a result of a public-private partnership between Parks for…… MORE