AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said a rise in contraband, violence and drug related inmate murders triggered a lock down on Wednesday. 16 inmates have been killed by other inmates over the last year. In a press release, the agency said there’s been a “substantial increase” in the volume…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued an Excessive Heat Warning from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Thursday. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDTTHURSDAY… PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay outof the sun, and check up on…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Austin – ERCOT moved into emergency operations Wednesday evening around 7:25 and a Level 2 alert was issued as demand for electricity spiked. Earlier Wednesday, ERCOT sent out a conservation appeal for consumers to reduce power consumption between 6 and 9 pm. However operating reserves continued to decline. About an hour after the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the riverbank ofthe Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest tactic to stop migrants from crossing America’s southern border. The decision by U.S. District Judge David Ezra…… MORE
Hot conditions will persist into Wednesday with an elevated wildfire threat along and west of I-35. High temperatures will reach 100 to 105 degrees with heat index values as high as 105 to 110. A Heat Advisory remains in effect through Wednesday evening for the entire region. Isolated storms will be possible across North Texas…… MORE