AUSTIN (AP) – Texas officials are facing backlash after deciding to allow social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. At the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners voted unanimously to make the change to its code of…… MORE
Gun Battle Erupts In Front Of Fort Worth Convenience Market
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A gun battle erupted Saturday night in front of Smokey’s Convenience Market near Fort Worth’s Rosedale Plaza Park. The occupants of a passing car reportedly opened fire on a group of people outside the store. They fired back, and a woman who was sitting in a nearby vehicle was hit by…… MORE
Bandits Shoot, Rob Victim At Oak Cliff Apartment Complex
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two masked gunmen shot and robbed a man during the weekend at an apartment complex in north Oak Cliff’s Kessler Stevens neighborhood. Dallas Police say the 26 year old victim told them he was approached by the bandits in the apartment breezeway. They shot him when he ran from them, then took…… MORE
Fort Worth Leaders Push for Compliance as Bars Reopen
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Local leaders and medical experts are watching closely as bars in several North Texas counties reopened this weekend. Bars in Collin, Tarrant, and Denton Counties can be open at 50% capacity. Dallas County is not allowing for it just yet. The first weekend since the reopening announcement brought eager and cautious…… MORE
North Texas Leaders Urge Safety at the Polls Amid Rising COVID-19 Trends
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas leaders are reiterating safety measures at the polls with a recent rise COVID-19 numbers. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the county has seen a 44% increase in hospitalizations since late September. County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents on Friday to wear masks to the polls in order to…… MORE
2020 Presidential Election Brings Record Number of Early Votes
AP – A record-setting amount of early voting has changed the 2020 election. More than 22 million people have voted so far, which is about 16% of all votes cast in 2016. Experts predict there may be higher turnout in this election than in any presidential contest since 1908. Democrats so far are overwhelmingly more…… MORE
If You Want To See Big Tex This Year, You Better Hurry
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Big Tex has spent the last 68 years as the official state fair of Texas greeter, but this year was a little different. Because of the coronavirus, the fair was canceled, but still offered fans a drive through food option. The 55 foot tall talking cowboy welcomed thousands of fans in…… MORE
Dallas Morning News Staff Votes To Unionize Newsroom
DALLAS (AP) – The staff of the Dallas Morning News has voted to unionize, becoming the first newspaper in Texas to do so amid a recent wave of labor organizing at news outlets across the country. The Dallas News Guild announced Friday that employees of the paper and its Spanish-language sister publication, Al Día, voted…… MORE
Former Los Angeles Angels Employee Charged In Tyler Skaggs’ Death
Fort Worth (AP) – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Los Angeles Angels employee in pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ fatal drug overdose. A coroner says Skaggs choked to death on his vomit with a toxic mix of alcohol and the drugs fentanyl and oxycodone in his system. The indictment in Fort Worth charges Eric…… MORE
Texas Sends Virus Team To Amarillo
Amarillo (AP) – Governor Greg Abbott says he is deploying medical personnel and supplies to the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region as the coronavirus surges there, marking the second time in two weeks the state has sent response teams because of rising caseloads. Hospitalizations are increasing in Amarillo and Lubbock, mirroring overall numbers across the…… MORE
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