(WBAP/KLIF) – In response to recently passed legislation, the NAACP is discouraging professional athletes from signing contracts in Texas. The NAACP announced this week that it sent a letter to every professional sports players’ association in the country, urging its free agents to reconsider signing contracts in Texas. In recent months, Texas Governor Greg Abbott…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Local health experts are encouraging parents and kids to be safe this Halloween weekend. The North Texas Poison Center, housed at Parkland Memorial Hospital, had a few tips for trick-or-treaters this week. “Children will be children and each year we receive calls from anxious parents whose child has bitten into a glow…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, a critic of Donald Trump who is one of two Republicans on the panel investigating the deadly Capitol attack, announced Friday he would not seek reelection next year. The military veteran, who won a long-shot suburban congressional district a decade ago, became one of a handful…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – The electricity provider says more than 100,000 of its customers lost power. The outages occurred in a number of DFW neighborhoods, as well as in such diverse cities as Killeen and Temple south of the metroplex, and Lufkin and Tyler to the southeast. Most of the damage was caused by trees toppled…… MORE
As part of Operation Lone Star, law enforcement in Texas remains focused on securing the state’s southern border and monitoring migrant caravans. Texas Governor Greg Abbott launched the operation earlier this year amid a surge of migrants at southern border. The Governor has been critical of the Biden administration’s response to the border surge. He…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth based American Airlines is sounding the alarm on an increasing number of passenger misconduct incidents on planes. According to the airline, American Airlines flight 976 with service from New York (JFK) to Santa Ana (SNA) diverted to Denver due to a passenger who it says physically assaulted a flight…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council voted to approve two long standing items during Wednesday’s meeting. The council approved a parental leave policy that allows city employees to take up to six weeks of paid time off after the birth or adoption of their child. The policy doesn’t apply to elected officials. Dallas joins…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Commissioners voted on Wednesday to approve the allocation of $2.3 million following a settlement between the State of Texas and pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson. The settlement comes as marketing practices across the pharmaceutical industry is blamed for a jump in prescription drug overdoses. “Dallas County, like so many communities…… MORE
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF) – One of the first major collaborations by multiple cities in Dallas County, Texas to address mental health was announced on Tuesday. The Southeast Alliance Community Care Team will take a unified approach toward public mental health response needs. The program will focus on proactive and reactive mental health services for citizens…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has tested positive for Covid 19. The mayor says “thankfully, I am fully vaccinated, and I am only experiencing mild symptoms.” He received the positive test result Tuesday morning and notified everyone with who he has had close contact with. Johnson’s wife tested negative and he says their…… MORE
