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Paxton Whistleblowers Worried About Viability of Settlement Deal

Paxton Whistleblowers Worried About Viability of Settlement Deal

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Fired staffers from the Texas Attorney General’s office are back in the news. Lawyers for former employees of Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked the Texas Supreme Court court to take up their whistleblower case again, over concern that their $3.3M settlement deal may be unraveling. In 2020 the former deputies to…MORE

Dallas County Judge Changes Name

Dallas County Judge Changes Name

(WBAP/KLIF) — After serving as the top government official in Dallas County since 2011, Judge Clay Jenkins is changing his name…sort of. Many have asked the question what’s in a name? For Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins it’s love and respect. Jenkins has lived in the forefront of politics since 2011 as judge in…MORE

Grapevine Votes to Combat Intersection Take-Overs

Grapevine Votes to Combat Intersection Take-Overs

(WBAP/KLIF) — Grapevine now has a new weapon in detouring intersection take-overs. Police Chief Mike Hamlin petitioned the Grapevine City Council to amend the traffic ordinance after an intersection take-over in the city. The city council voted unanimously to add a provision to the ordinance to go after organizers, spectators, and drivers of the unlawful…MORE

Cowboys Hall of Famer Addresses Super Bowl Hotel Incident

Cowboys Hall of Famer Addresses Super Bowl Hotel Incident

UPDATE 12:30 p.m. DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Dallas Cowboys playmaker Michael Irvin is frustrated over recent misconduct allegations against him. Irvin was taken off of ESPN and NFL broadcasts Super Bowl Week when allegations surfaced about an inappropriate encounter with a Marriott employee in the hotel lobby. Two men who witnessed the conversation say nothing…MORE