MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) – A Texas judge has ruled a school district’s hair policy is discriminatory after two Black students were suspended for their dreadlocks. According to KTRK-TV, the decision from the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas came late Monday, nearly a month after the school district…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month. Texas also reported 6,000 new cases as the number of total deaths pushed past 10,500 since tracking began in March, the…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton County Commissioners awarded Denton County businesses a total of $35 million to support the local economy. The county set aside money from the CARES Act budget to support struggling businesses. “Having a vibrant workforce and business environment is very important to the Denton County Commissioners Court and we realized with Covid-19, and…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas County is warning residents that a statewide COVID-19 reporting backlog has skewed recent numbers. Collin County took its advisory to its website this week after days of what it calls “inaccuracies” from the state. When you visit Collin County’s online COVID-19 dashboard a red warning box pops up advising residents…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A fire at a plastic manufacturing plant in Grand Prairie has some neighboring residents concerned about air quality as the fire burns. A thick, black plume of smoke was seen nearly 60 miles away. According to the Grand Prairie Fire Department, shortly after midnight Wednesday, firefighters responded to a fire at the Poly…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Alamo Drafthouse is ready to reopen its doors but things will be a tad different due to the coronavirus pandemic. To ensure safety of its customers and employees, guests will have to order food and drinks online along with their tickets. The Austin-based company has been shut down for months but is…… MORE
KILLEEN (AP) – The Army has identified the Fort Hood soldier killed while directing traffic at a car accident last week. 22-year-old Spc. Cole Jakob Aton of Science Hill, Kentucky had been a Patriot missile operator with the 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade since August 2018. According the Texas Department of Public Safety, Aton had…… MORE
Washington – Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee released its the latest installment of ”Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities’ reveals significant ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Senate intelligence committee has concluded the Kremlin launched an aggressive effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential contest on behalf of Donald Trump and…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston museum dedicated to conserving African American culture says its decision to display a more than 100-year-old Confederate statue is about providing Black Americans with a way to confront slavery’s painful legacy and include their lived experiences in the conversation. The towering bronze statue, called ‘Spirit of The Confederacy,’ was removed…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott wondered for several weeks during the NFL’s coronavirus shutdown how his COVID-19 infection would affect training camp a year after the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys missed the entire preseason over his contract. The two-time rushing champion hasn’t missed any time during camp, which is being held at team…… MORE
