AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Thursday that begins a day after the current session ends. Texas House Democrats have broken quorum for weeks during the current special session in an effort to stall a Republican-led voting bill. That session ends Friday. Governor Abbott has slated the…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that he will convene a second special legislative session at 12 p.m. on August 7. The current special session ends August 6. The move comes after House Democrats have broken quorum for most of the special session in an effort to kill a Republican led voting bill.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas 7-Eleven clerk is facing a murder charge after he fatally shot a man suspected of steeling beer, according to police. It happened at the location at 456 North Zang Boulevard near Davis Street around 11 p.m. Investigators said the clerk called 911 and told dispatchers he shot at two people.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Biden Administration issued a new eviction moratorium that remains in effect through Oct. 3. The cdc announced a limited eviction moratorium for renters living in communities experiencing substantial or high transmission of Covid-19, covering an estimated 80% of all U.S counties and 90% of all renters. The moratorium requires renters to provide…… MORE
FOREST HILL (WBAP/KLIF)- A Forest Hill police officer faces a first degree felony charge for the shooting death of a man. An arrest warrant states 23-year-old Logan Andrew Barr Jr. is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police say he shot and killed 32-year-old Michael Lee Ross Jr., who’s suspected of killing a woman…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The increasing rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Texas are showing steeper jumps than past surges, state health officials said Wednesday as they stressed the need to be fully vaccinated to slow the state’s third wave brought on by the delta variant. In a video conference, Chris Van Deusen,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas County Commissioner is suing Judge Clay Jenkins for banishing him from a meeting for not wearing a mask. Jenkins ordered a bailiff to remove J.J. Koch from the county commissioner’s meeting for refusing to don a mask. Koch appeared on WBAP’s “Chris Krok Show” Wednesday night to say that Jenkins is “power…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Animal Services is continuing its search to find a missing cobra snake. On Tuesday, Grand Prairie Animal Services responded to a report of a missing snake from a residence in the 1800 block of Cherry Street. The owner noticed his venomous West African Banded Cobra snake, permitted by the State of Texas Parks…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Two of the major children’s hospitals in DFW announced on Wednesday that they will require the COVID-19 vaccine for employees. Children’s Health in Dallas said all employees must be vaccinated by October 1. Cook Children’s Health Care System in Fort Worth said every employee, physician, provider, credentialed staff, student, volunteer, contractor and…… MORE
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s legislative leaders are signaling that Governor Andrew Cuomo could swiftly face an impeachment trial if he doesn’t resign over investigative findings that he sexually harassed at least 11 women. A growing number of prosecutors also are looking at his conduct. The Democratic governor denies that he made any inappropriate…… MORE
