AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has put on hold a lower-court ruling that allowed vote-by-mail by voters concerned with catching the new coronavirus at polling places. Justices issued the stay late Friday at the request of the state’s Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton. The attorney general petitioned the court Wednesday for the…… MORE
A 50/50 Chance Tesla Will Bring A New U.S. Assembly Plant To A Texas City
DETROIT (AP) – A person briefed on the matter says Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant. The person says company officials visited Tulsa in the past week and were shown two sites. It wasn’t clear if there were any other finalists in the mix. The…… MORE
COVID-19 infections in Dallas County backed up a bit
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County has reported the lowest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two weeks. 199 new cases Friday, first time it’s dipped below 200 a day since May 2nd. The county has been averaging about 250 a day. The bad news is Dallas County reported five more deaths. Tarrant County reported…… MORE
Some Texas businesses want the Governor to slow the pace of re-openings
Austin (AP) – Local leaders along Texas’ border with Mexico are asking Governor Greg Abbott to delay letting more businesses reopen next week. Health officials in El Paso say they’re worried about relaxing lockdown measures after COVID-19 cases in El Paso surged by 60% in the past two weeks. Abbott is set to announce Monday…… MORE
It’s not imagination, traffic is increasing as DFW re-opens
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Traffic is increasing in DFW as Texas slowly re-opens its businesses. Traffic Carma reports there were about 33% more people driving around the metroplex during the week than there were the week before. That works out to a 7% increase in morning rush hour traffic, and a 23% increase in afternoon traffic.… MORE
Mysterious COVID-19 Related Illness Effecting Children Surfaces
(WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, a new mysterious illness believed to be linked to COVID-19 has surfaced. Health experts are describing it as a Kawasaki-like disease which causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body. While COVID-19 has a severe effect mainly on the older population, this primarily effects children. “Another reminder that this…… MORE
Plano-Based J.C. Penney Files For Bankruptcy
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly negative impact on retail businesses, forcing many to file for bankruptcy. The latest to fall victim is Plano based J.C. Penney. The 118-year-old company company announced Friday that they will be filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy and that many locations will be closed. These locations…… MORE
North Texas Gyms Prepare for a Monday Reopening
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Gyms in Texas are preparing to reopen tomorrow under a list of guidelines from the state. It’s part of the Governor’s phased reopening plan. Months have gone by since Texans could run by the gym after work for a quick lift or walk on the treadmill. But as of Monday the state will allow…… MORE
South Dallas Residents to Have Access to Mobile COVID-19 Testing and Other Amenities
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Residents living in the southern sector of Dallas will now have access to COVID-19 testing. Friday, the city of Dallas rolled out mobile testing to bring testing opportunities to those without access to transportation. The testing will be available for zip codes with a high numbers of cases, all of them located south…… MORE
Former Fort Worth Police Chief Wins State Office of Administrative Hearing Round
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – The State Office of Administrative hearings has issued an opinion that although former Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald Sr. was terminated with a general discharge, the city has proved no basis for a termination with cause. Fitzgerald’s attorney Stephen Kennedy says the opinion should leave Dr. Fitzgerald in line…… MORE
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