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New laws have gone into effect in Texas

New laws have gone into effect in Texas

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A number of new laws went into effect in Texas, Sunday, September 1. Texans who legally own firearms will be able to carry them in public after an official declaration of a State of Natural Disaster. School districts will no longer be able to ban possession of guns stored in locked vehicles.…MORE

Eight more counties added to drought disaster declaration

Eight more counties added to drought disaster declaration

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has added eight counties to a disaster declaration because of ongoing drought in the state. Abbott released a proclamation Friday that added Brooks, Nueces, Jim Wells, and San Patricio counties in south Texas; Wilbarger and Wichita counties in northern Texas; and Briscoe and Castro counties in the Panhandle…MORE

Amtrak train and truck collide near Houston

Amtrak train and truck collide near Houston

Dayton (WBAP/KLIF) – Several people were injured Friday afternoon when an eastbound Amtrak train rammed a tractor-trailer rig in southeast Texas. According to DPS investigators the semi pulled into the path of the train near Dayton, some 35 miles northeast of Houston. The truck driver and 16 train passengers were injured.MORE

Two suspects arrested for mid-August double killing

Two suspects arrested for mid-August double killing

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A second suspect has been arrested for the August 15th murders of two men in a Dallas game room. Dominic Cortez and Mark Noriega were shot to death in the game room near Military Parkway and North Jim Miller Road by two men who forced their way in through a back door.…MORE

Government agencies across the state are under cyber-attack

Government agencies across the state are under cyber-attack

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas state officials say at least 20 government agencies throughout the state have been attacked by hackers. They describe the onslaught as a “coordinated ransomware attack.” Several state agencies combined their efforts to respond, including the Division of Emergency Management, and the Texas Military Department. The state has not said exactly what…MORE