FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth has finalized its purchase of the former Pier One Building to become the new City Hall. The new City Hall location presents unique opportunities as the City of Fort Worth has grown exponentially since the 1971 construction of the current facility. The property will provide much needed additional…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – One of the largest COVID-19 vaccination sites in the country opened Tuesday in North Texas. A parking lot outside Texas Motor Speedway was covered in cones and was home to 16 rows of white tents Monday morning as thousands of cars moved through Denton County’s drive up vaccination site. “It was…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth Police say an officer has been put on restricted duty over a racially insensitive post on social media. The department released a statement saying this past weekend, a Fort Worth Police Officer discovered racially insensitive and inappropriate social media posts published by another officer, a 3-year veteran of the department. The…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas will be changing the scheduling system for the COVID-19 vaccination site set up at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Downtown Dallas. This will happen following long delays and problems over the weekend when people shared appointment times and others walked up uninvited by the City. Dallas…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The requirement of wearing a mask while taking public transportation now has federal backing. The Department of Homeland Security has given the Transportation Security Administration the authority to implement some tenets of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel. It requires travelers to wear…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator Ted Cruz doubled down on his passion for term limits in Washington and spoke out about a recent exchange on Twitter with a Democratic Congresswoman on Friday while joining WBAP’S Rick Roberts Show. “One of the key steps we can take to drain the swamp is to get rid of the…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Tens of thousands of doses of COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive in Collin County next week, and two more local vaccine hubs plan to open soon. According to the county, the Department of State Health Services notified county health officials that 42,900 doses of vaccine have been earmarked for Collin County providers…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry is evident in recent numbers posted by Dallas based Southwest Airlines. According to the company’s CEO, Gary Kelly, Southwest reported its first full-year loss since 1972. Kelly said that the annual operating revenue for the airline dropped by 60% last year amid a massive decrease…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is pushing back against recent action taken by President Biden aimed at the energy sector. “Texas is a pro-energy state, and we will not sit idly by and allow the Biden administration or local governments to destroy jobs and raise energy costs for Texas families,” Governor Abbott said. The Biden…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is ordering government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window. It will offer uninsured Americans a haven as COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines are not yet widely available. Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the “Obamacare” HealthCare.gov insurance markets to take new applications for…… MORE
