(CNN) — The House approved Wednesday an initial $7.9 billion package of disaster relief funds in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, while Senate leaders appear likely to attach the bill to a politically-fraught effort to raise the debt ceiling. The vote was 419-3. The bill moves to the Senate, which is expected to vote on…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Students from several Fort Worth high schools walked out of class and marched around the Tarrant County Courthouse on Wednesday to show support for the DACA program. The chanted and held signs that read “here to stay” and “be on the right side of history.” “We’re here for a purpose…we’re not…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas City Council voted on Wednesday to remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Lee Park. The resolution passed with a 13-1 vote. Councilwoman Sandy Greyson was the only council member to vote against the measure. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said he made up his mind about the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Three constructions workers are in critical condition after falling from a scaffolding on a construction site near Baylor hospital in Dallas Tuesday afternoon. Dallas Fire Chief Alan Springer said 15 to 25 mile-per-hour wind gusts caused the structure to fall over. “The way I understand it it was the wind that caught the…… MORE
(CNN) — The Trump administration on Tuesday formally announced the end of DACA — a program that had protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation. The Department of Homeland Security will stop processing any new applications for the program as of Tuesday and rescinded the Obama administration policy, Deferred Action…… MORE