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Real Estate Industry Split on Recession Likelihood

Real Estate Industry Split on Recession Likelihood

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Could a recession be on the way? More real estate execs are starting to believe it’s only a matter of time. According to information gathered by property market observers, Robert Charles Lesser & Co., 46 percent of surveyed respondents believe an economic downturn has either already begun or will start in 2019.…MORE

New Report Shows Big Job Growth in Texas and Nation

New Report Shows Big Job Growth in Texas and Nation

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Department of Labor released a report on Friday, showing 43,000 new jobs were created in Texas in January and 304,000 jobs across the country. That makes two straight months of solid job growth. The recent boom in the Petroleum industry is one factor contributing to job growth in Texas. Dallas investment…MORE

Texas’ ‘Big 3’ Unveil Identical House & Senate Bills Capping Property Taxes at 2.5%

Texas’ ‘Big 3’ Unveil Identical House & Senate Bills Capping Property Taxes at 2.5%

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ ‘Big 3’ leaders revealed identical property tax legislation filed the Texas House and Senate Thursday. Governor Greg Abbott, joined by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and new House Speaker Dennis Bonnen made the announcement. Governor Abbott calling the move “unprecedented.” “The voters demanded this, and this demonstrates that the Texas legislature is…MORE

Forney Man With Ties to Youth Sports Faces Two New Child Indecency Charges

Forney Man With Ties to Youth Sports Faces Two New Child Indecency Charges

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A Forney man accused in a child sexual assault in Mesquite is now facing charges involving another child. Police say the victim in the latest allegations says she knows 36-year old Billy A. Williams through youth sports, where he regularly participated as a referee, coach and personal trainer. In the initial…MORE

Conservatives Head To Texas To Try To Build Their Own Wall

Conservatives Head To Texas To Try To Build Their Own Wall

HOUSTON (AP) – An effort that started as an online fundraiser to provide President Donald Trump with donations for his border wall has morphed into a foundation. And its members are vowing to build a wall themselves. The campaign is called “We The People Will Build the Wall.” It has surpassed $20 million since being…MORE

Cowboys promote Kellen Moore, hire Jon Kitna as QB coach

Cowboys promote Kellen Moore, hire Jon Kitna as QB coach

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys have promoted Kellen Moore to offensive coordinator and hired former Dallas quarterback Jon Kitna to replace Moore as QB coach. Moore is replacing Scott Linehan after one season on the coaching staff, and just one year after retiring as a player. Moore was quarterback Dak Prescott’s backup in his…MORE

Catholic Leaders in Texas Name 286 Accused of Abusing Minors

Catholic Leaders in Texas Name 286 Accused of Abusing Minors

DALLAS (AP) – Catholic leaders in Texas have identified 286 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children, a number that represents one of the largest collection of names to be released since an explosive grand jury report last year in Pennsylvania. Fourteen dioceses in Texas on Thursday named those credibly accused of abuse. The…MORE