AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas State Representative Bryan Slaton officially resigned from the Texas House of Representatives on Monday amid pressure from some of his colleagues. The House voted last week to consider expelling Slaton following accusations that he had sex and drank with a staffer younger than 21-years-old. “The Republican Party of Texas commends the…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to the Texas-Mexico border to respond to the growing border crisis at Austin Bergstrom International Airport in Austin on Monday. With Title 42 expiring this Thursday, Governor Abbott is enhancing Texas’ border security efforts with the tactical deployment…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – North Texans who are struggling mentally or emotionally with the deadly mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets Mall are being offered free counseling. Eight people were killed and seven others injured when a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon. He was shot and killed by an Allen police officer who…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The driver of an SUV that crashed into a crowd of people at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday. Authorities believe driver George Alvarez, 34, of Brownsville, lost control after running a red light Sunday morning and plowed into a crowd…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The Frisco Police Department investigating a social media post that made threats of possible violence at several middle school campuses within Frisco ISD on Monday. The threat came in the wake of the deadly mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets and a shots-fired scare at Stonebriar Mall. Nine people, including…… MORE