AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials in Texas’ capital city have restored some prohibitions on sitting or sleeping in public amid intense criticism over the handling of local homelessness. The Austin City Council voted Thursday to reinstate a ban on camping on sidewalks, near business doorways and the Austin Resource Center for Homeless. The latest vote…… MORE
President Trump Talks About Doing Away With the Electoral College
DALLAS (AP) – President Donald Trump, who lost the popular vote in 2016 by nearly 3 million votes, claims it would be easier for him win the next presidential election if the U.S. did away with the Electoral College. Trump says the beautiful thing about the Electoral College is “you go everywhere.” He says winning…… MORE
Fort Worth Activists Demanding Policy Changes After Several Officer Involved Shootings Over the Years
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth activists are calling on the Police Department to change it’s policies on how they use deadly force in the wake of several officer involved shootings over the years. Atatiana Jefferson was shot and killed by a fort worth officer during an open door check after a concerned neighbor called 9-1-1.…… MORE
JPMorgan Chase Makes $6 Million Investment to Help Low Income Dallas Communities
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- JPMorgan Chase has announced The Real Estate Council (TREC) Community Fund as a recipient of a $6 million investment from the financial institution’s Partnerships for Raising Opportunity in Neighborhoods (PRO Neighborhoods) program. The commitment is the largest single investment ever awarded to TREC Community Fund, coming on the heels of an earlier $400,000 JPMorgan…… MORE
Texas Republicans Say Dallas Trump Rally Did More Than Make a Statement
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party of Texas said Friday that President Trump’s campaign rally in Dallas sent a message nationwide. According to the organization’s Chairman, James Dickey, the tens of thousands of Trump supporters in and outside of the rally showed that the President has strong support in the Metroplex. “Folks came from all…… MORE
NBA Star Offers to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson’s Funeral
(WBAP/KLIF) – A former Dallas Mavericks star is giving back to the family of the woman shot and killed by a Fort Worth Police Officer this month in her family’s home. Harrison Barnes, who now plays for the Sacramento Kings, offered to pay nearly all the expenses for Atatiana Jefferson’s funeral. Barnes said he wanted…… MORE
City of Denton Issues Boil Water Notice for Residents Near UNT
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Some Denton residents are still under a boil water notice Friday. The City of Denton issued the notice Thursday afternoon after staff at the University of North Texas notified the city of something strange about the water. “We had a cross connection in our water system. In this case, a source…… MORE
Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Says Emotions Are Still Raw After a Tragic Police Shooting
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Nearly a week after the police shooting of 28-year old Atatiana Jefferson, Fort worth Mayor Betsy price says emotions are still raw. “The community is heart-broken, I have yet to talk to anybody who doesn’t think that this is tragic situation at so many levels.” Mayor Price says the fact that…… MORE
The ‘Brick Wall Suit’ Guy Got Lots of Attention Outside the AAC Ahead of the Trump Rally
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The crowd was building for two days, and when it was all said and done, some 20-thousand people packed the American Airlines Center last night for a Donald Trump campaign rally. Outside, another 30,000 supporters watched on the huge screen outside the venue. Meantime, amid the sea of red, white and blue…… MORE
Striking GM Workers Stay On Picket Lines Despite Tentative Contract Agreement
Detroit (AP) Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for several more days until they vote on a tentative contract agreement with the company. Factory-level officials from the United Auto Workers union voted to recommend the agreement to members at a daylong meeting in Detroit Thursday. But they also voted not to…… MORE
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