Courtesy Sen. John Cornyn’s Office WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is calling out the differences in how the University of Texas at Austin is handling pro-Palestinian demonstrators on campus compared to other universities. Cornyn spoke on the Senate floor praising the quick action by Texas law enforcement. “As hundreds of protestors attempted to occupy the campus, the university hasn’t wavered in its committment to provide a safe environment for all of its students,” Cornyn said during a Senate floor speech Tuesday. Cornyn blasted other universities for failing to deal with protes ..read more

(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for now that Johnson will avoid being ousted from office like his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, R-La., has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month. It would take only a handful of Republicans to ..read more

(WBAP/KLIF) — Fort Worth city leaders fall into the bottom third of nationwide cities in balancing a budget. (Truth in Accounting on X) Fort Worth received a “D” grade from a financial watch-dog group for failure to balance Cowtown’s budget. Truth in Accountings Sheila Weinberg says the main issue centers on the city not adequately funding their pension and retiree health care fund. The watch-dog group surveys the 75 best and worst municipalities across the nation in balancing their budgets, and Weinberg says Fort Worth ranks in the bottom 20. The city had a taxpayer burden of $7,400 per taxpa ..read more

(WBAP/KLIF) — Calls continue to get louder for donations at local area food banks. Summer is the most critical time for families dealing with food insecurity and many area pantries are seeing a drop in the number of donations compared to previous years. Stephen Raeside with the Tarrant Area Food Bank (TAFB) says they’ve run into a food shortage at a time when many families need them the most. With school ending soon, many families will be even more strapped as free and reduced lunch programs will end for their kids. Raeside says food donations from local grocers are also down 10%, causing a s ..read more

(WBAP/KLIF) — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. And if he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed. Prosecutors had alleged 10 violations, but New York Judge Juan M. Merchan found there were nine. The ruling was a stinging rebuke for the presumptive Republican nominee, who had insisted he was exercising his free speech rights. Trump stared down at the table in front of h ..read more

WBAP WX CENTER FCST:  4-30-24             + + PATCHY THIN FOG THIS MORNING + + TODAY…CLEARING, BREEZY AND WARM…             HIGH NEAR 86             WINDS SOUTH 10-20 MPH TONIGHT..PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM OVERNIGHT..             LOW NEAR 69 TOMORROW…PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY, WARM AND HUMID WITH             ISOLATED STORMS A ..read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say numerous law enforcement officers conducting a task force operation have been struck by gunfire in Charlotte. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says officers from the U.S. Marshals Task Force were carrying out an investigation Monday afternoon in a suburban neighborhood when they came under fire. Police say multiple victims were taken to hospitals and a SWAT team was on the scene. Gunfire continued after the officers were struck. Many roads were closed for faster ambulance transport. Police are urging people to stay away from the a ..read more

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled, moved into the unobstructed lane and rumbled past the obstacles. The self-driving semi, outfitted with 25 laser, radar and camera sensors, is owned by Pittsburgh-based Aurora Innovation. Late this year, Aurora plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks ..read more

Donovan Lewis, co-host of The Invasion on our sister station 1310 and 96.7 FM The Ticket, joined The WBAP Morning News. How did the NFL draft weekend go? Are we gonna see some new blood in the Dallas Cowboys?  ..read more

WBAP WX CENTER FCST:  4-29-24                         + + + DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH 9A + + + TODAY…CLOUDY THIS MORNING..CLEARING AND WARM THIS AFTERNOON…             HIGH NEAR 84             WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT…CLEAR AND MILD..MORE PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING..             LOW NEAR 63 TOMORROW…CLOUD ..read more