Plano, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – J.C. Penney says it expects to emerge from chapter 11 bankruptcy late next month, but its new owners will not take on the company’s pension plan. Indiana-based Simon and Brookfield will turn over Penney’s fully funded pension plan to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). it will also nix all other…… MORE
U-T Austin Coach Says No Mandate For Texas Players Over School Song
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas coach Tom Herman said there is no mandate for his players to stay on the field for the traditional post-game singing of the school song. Herman was forced to answer more questions about the song after athletic director Chris Del Conte called it an “expectation” that players stay together on…… MORE
Will Americans Get Another Stimulus Check?
Washington/AP (WBAP/KLIF) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin engaged in fast-paced negotiations on Tuesday to cut a deal on a major relief package that could pass before Election Day — but Senate Republicans continued to throw cold water on any deal with the enormous price tag envisioned by Democrats and President…… MORE
City of Fort Worth Renames Road After a Woman Shot & Killed by a Former Police Officer
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Just over a year after Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed by police in her Fort Worth home, The Fort Worth City Council is proposing to remember her legacy by renaming a street after her. The major thoroughfare to be named after Jefferson would run from Interstate 35 West to East…… MORE
McKinney Citizens Committee Recommends Leaving Throckmorton Statue Where It Is
McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – An 11 person citizens committee is recommending by a 6-5 majority, that the statue be left where it is in the McKinney downtown square. Despite complaints that it brings up feelings of slavery and racial intolerance, Judge Nathan White speaking for the majority pf the ad-hoc committee says the statue simply…… MORE
MLB World Series, NLCS Helps to Restore Tourism Industry in Arlington
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- October 20th, 2020 is Game One of the World Series hosted in Arlington’s Globe Life Field. Ron Price President and CEO of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau says the MLB National League Championship Series and World Series has helped to recover the tourism industry and he’s happy to see an uptick at…… MORE
TABC Suspends Alcohol Permit for North Texas Bars Violating COVID-19 Requirements
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced Tuesday that a week long effort to enforce the state’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols resulted in emergency orders to suspend the liquor licenses of five businesses. According to the TABC, as part of “Operation Safe Open,” agents inspected businesses across Texas to ensure they’re following…… MORE
Gov. Abbott: “Our Hearts are with the Family of Houston Police Sgt. Harold Preston”
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement on Tuesday following the shooting of two Houston Police Officers in the line of duty. Sergeant Harold Preston died in the shooting, and Officer Courtney Waller is expected to survive. “Our hearts are with the family of Houston Police Sgt. Harold Preston who was shot and killed…… MORE
Texas, Other States File Lawsuit against Google
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – State Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that Texas is suing Google for engaging in what he called “anticompetitive and exclusionary practices” that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. Texas joins the U.S. Department of Justice and the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and…… MORE
2 Houston Officers Shot Before Suspect’s Arrest
HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities say two Houston police officers were shot before a SWAT team was dispatched to the scene, where the suspect was arrested. Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted Tuesday that two officers had been shot. Joe Gamaldi, the head of the Houston police officers union, says two officers were taken to a hospital.…… MORE
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