NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As confederate statues across the country are being removed and buildings are being renamed due to associations with the confederacy and slavery, a North Richland Hills high school has decided to change its mascot. The Richland High School mascot will no longer be ‘Rebels’ after the Birdville ISD board of…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents created a special $100 million scholarship fund with the goal of making the A&M System’s 11 universities better reflect the state’s demographics. The scholarship program is to address diversity issues as well as concerns of students who are first-generation and/or from low-income families in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas restaurants are trying to figure out how to do business with some counties requiring masks and appropriate social distancing. Starting Saturday, Dallas County will require masks be worn by all employees and customers or face a fine up to $500. Dr. Emily Williams Knight is the President and CEO of the Texas…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is denouncing audio posted online by a well-known conservative group. In the recording the podcasters are heard mocking the Governor’s use of a wheel chair. An unedited recording of an Empower Texans podcast posted by The Quorum Report Friday included a conversation between the group’s lead counsel and Vice President…… MORE
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
