Appeals Court To Rehear Texas Abortion Case

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal appeals court in New Orleans will next month reconsider a ruling that struck down a Texas law banning a common second-trimester abortion procedure. The Texas law used the non-medical term “dismemberment abortion” to describe the procedure. Abortion rights groups say the procedure is known as dilation and evacuation and…MORE

Tesla Stock Offering, Elon Musk Moving To Texas

Tesla said Tuesday it is looking to raise up to $5 billion in capital through a stock offering. The announcement came on the same day CEO Elon Musk said he has moved his home to Texas from California. The stock sale is the second for the electric-vehicle and solar-panel company in three months. In September,…MORE

Test Flight Of SpaceX’s Starship Aborted At Last Second

Boca Chica, TX (AP) – The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second. SpaceX was aiming Tuesday for an altitude of eight miles for the rocketship that SpaceX’s Elon Musk is designing to carry people to Mars. But an automatic engine abort occurred with just 1.3 seconds remaining…MORE

Dallas’ Mayor’s “State Of The City” Address Outlines Problems, But Ends Up Hopeful

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Mayor Eric Johnson’s “State of the City” address Tuesday night outlined the challenges Dallas faces because of the coronavirus pandemic, and a summer that was filled with racial tension and hyper-sensitivity. but Johnson also noted that with vaccines about to come on line, for the first time in a long time the…MORE

Texas Restaurants Urge Congress to Pass COVID Relief Bill

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) –  The Texas Restaurant Association launched a grassroots campaign this week to push Congress to act on COVID-19 relief in the final days of 2020. The association is calling on Texans to contact their elected officials to “save Texas Restaurants.” Congress is in session for only a few days more, and if they…MORE

Texas Sues Battleground States Over Election Laws

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is suing battleground states for what state Attorney General Ken Paxton calls “unconstitutional changes” to 2020 election laws. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit this week against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in the United States Supreme Court. According to Paxton, the four states exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to…MORE

14 Fort Hood Soldiers Fired, Suspended Following Pentagon Review of Violence at the Base

WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – 14 Fort Hood officers and soldiers have been fired or suspended following a Pentagon review of the Killeen army base. The investigation sought to address systemic leadership failures at the base that contributed to murder, sexual assaults and harassment at the base. 25 soldiers died of either homicide, suicide or accidents…MORE

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