AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas handgun owners would no longer need a license or training to carry their weapon in public under a bill that has cleared a major vote in the GOP-controlled state Capitol. Democrats on Thursday railed against loosening gun laws after the 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart. Texas has…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The nation’s next big voting battle is underway here in Texas. Legislation advancing in the GOP-controlled Texas legislature could outlaw 24-hour polling places, eliminate drive-thru voting and make it a crime for elections officials to mail unsolicited absentee ballot applications. All were efforts tried or implemented during the coronavirus pandemic last…… MORE
BURLESON, Texas (AP) – Authorities say a man suspected in the shooting of a Burleson police officer during a traffic stop early Wednesday has been arrested. The shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday about 45 miles southwest of Dallas. Police say the officer was taken to a Fort Worth hospital, where he was listed…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A former Dallas police officer who was charged with murder then fired is trying to get his job back after a judge found there was no probable cause for his arrest. Bryan Riser’s lawyer says he filed a formal appeal of the dismissal even before prosecutors said they didn’t have enough evidence…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is not seeing a drop in demand for COVID-19 vaccine following the pause of the Johnson and Johnson COVID shot. As a matter of fact, State Infectious Disease Expert Imelda Garcia says demand is still great especially with the increased availability of doses. “More small providers, like pharmacies…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Rhino Health LLC, the only domestic manufacturer of nitrile rubber gloves, is expanding operations and opening its largest manufacturing facility in Fort Worth. The facility is a 400,000 square foot property in Majestic Fort Worth South Business Park, and will house approximately 10,000 square feet of office space for corporate functions as well as serve…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- Trinity Metro has reached an agreement to allow Dallas Area Rapid transit to run its planned new silver line rail cars into the existing TexRail station at DFW airport. Trinity Metro’s Jon-Erik Arjanen said DART is giving Trinity Metro $27.5 million dollars to access the line at Terminal B. “It’s a new beginning,”…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A below-average number of new COVID-19 cases was reported Wednesday, while deaths matched the Texas average, according to state health officials. Even with the addition of 160 previously unreported cases added to the 3,262 new cases reported Wednesday, the total fell well short of the seven-day rolling average of 3,699 computed…… MORE
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Congressman Kevin Brady says he will not run for re-election in 2022. Brady has represented the 8th Congressional District north of Houston since 1997. His announcement makes him the most senior house Republican to retire from Congress at this point in the 2022 mid-term election cycle.… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association and its partners are launching a multi-city initiative to vaccinate tens of thousands of hospitality workers across the state. “There is an urgency to vaccinate our restaurant workers who are serving guests every day in the dining rooms of Texas,” said Dr. Emily Williams Knight, President and CEO of…… MORE
