FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth Police officer was critically injured after being dragged underneath a stolen vehicle. Officer Mather Brazeal, a 3 year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, positioned himself on the outside shoulder of West Loop 820 to deploy stop sticks in an attempt to stop the suspect. Police say upon…… MORE
AUSTIN (AP) – Tesla wants to build an almost 5 million square foot manufacturing facility to the Austin area and a local school district is considering offering about $68 million to close the deal. According to an application filed Thursday by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, the district would offer the money in property tax breaks…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Commissioners Court passed a measure with a 3 to 2 to vote on Friday to order all businesses in the county to require masks for any customers 10 years of age and older. The vote was made during a special meeting of the Commissioners Court that was called to…… MORE
Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin would cut 100 police officer vacancies and postpone the graduation of its July cadets as part of a broader effort to overhaul its police department. City Manager Spencer Cronk on Thursday sent a memo to the City Council in which he proposed several changes to how…… MORE
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath shared information with state lawmakers regarding instruction for the next school year. The information was somehow leaked to the media and the Frisco ISD is not happy about it. In an email sent to parents with students in the district, Superintendent…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines has banned a man for not wearing a face covering on a plane. The airline said Thursday that the man was removed from a plane in New York earlier this week for ignoring crew members’ request to wear a mask. It’s among the first such incidents since airlines promised this…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has just under 100,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 2,100 deaths. The Metroplex has nearly 28% of the state’s total with close to 28,000 infected residents. Nearly 600 North Texans have died of the Coronavirus. Dallas county had 392 additional cases and five new deaths, bringing the county-wide total to over 15,500…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced on Thursday that in-person mass can resume June 28 at 50% capacity as the church slowly reopens from coronavirus restrictions. Bishop Edward Burns unveiled phase 3 of the Diocese plan to reopen. “Taking into consideration the health, well-being and spiritual needs of the Diocese of Dallas,…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The removal of the confederate monument in Dallas’ Pioneer Park is underway. As of Thursday morning, fencing surrounding the monument was being removed and equipment was arriving to Pioneer Park. It’s a process the city says could take as long as two months. According to the city, the monument is large and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas students will be back in the classroom this coming fall. The Texas Education Agency and Governor Greg Abbott making the announcement Thursday. “It will be safe for Texas public school students, teachers, and staff to return to school campuses for in-person instruction this fall. But there will also be flexibility for…… MORE
