AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced Tuesday that a week long effort to enforce the state’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols resulted in emergency orders to suspend the liquor licenses of five businesses. According to the TABC, as part of “Operation Safe Open,” agents inspected businesses across Texas to ensure they’re following…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – State Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that Texas is suing Google for engaging in what he called “anticompetitive and exclusionary practices” that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. Texas joins the U.S. Department of Justice and the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities say two Houston police officers were shot before a SWAT team was dispatched to the scene, where the suspect was arrested. Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted Tuesday that two officers had been shot. Joe Gamaldi, the head of the Houston police officers union, says two officers were taken to a hospital.…… MORE
McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – McKinney City Council will hear tonight from an advisory board created to look into what to do with a Confederate statue located on McKinney’s downtown square. The board has spent the last few months gathering research and hearing from the public to determine the fate of the James Throckmorton statue. Throckmorton…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- On the eve of the one year anniversary of the North Dallas tornadoes, the Dallas Education Foundation receives a $1 million gift from HEB/Central Market for the direct benefit of Dallas ISD as it continues with the rebuilding process. The tornadoes on Oct. 20, 2019, changed the entire landscape of a 15-mile stretch…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston have both made it to the list of Orkin’s rattiest cities list. The pest control company recently released its Top 50 Rattiest Cities List, and for the sixth consecutive time, the Windy City takes the top spot. New to the Top 10 this year was Baltimore, taking the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — North Texas eclipsed 181,000 positive Coronavirus tests, Sunday. Dallas county health officials indicated another 554 additional positive COVID-19 tests,while Tarrant county listed 501 and Collin county added 75. Overall, Dallas county has just under 90,000 positive results, Tarrant county over 59,000 confirmed tests, Collin county almost 17,000, and Denton county lists more than…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Local leaders and medical experts are watching closely as bars in several North Texas counties reopened this weekend. Bars in Collin, Tarrant, and Denton Counties can be open at 50% capacity. Dallas County is not allowing for it just yet. The first weekend since the reopening announcement brought eager and cautious…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas leaders are reiterating safety measures at the polls with a recent rise COVID-19 numbers. According to Dallas County Health and Human Services, the county has seen a 44% increase in hospitalizations since late September. County Judge Clay Jenkins urged residents on Friday to wear masks to the polls in order to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins warned North Texans on Friday of what he called a “new” and “escalating wave” of COVID-19 cases. Jenkins fears that people are letting their guard down as some bars reopen and restaurants expand capacity. “Some elected leaders have begun doing things against what the doctors recommend,” Jenkins…… MORE
