HOUSTON (AP) – Without major changes in almost every state, a national police misconduct database like what the White House and Congress have proposed after George Floyd’s death would fail to account for thousands of problem officers. The outlook for a policing bill is newly uncertain after Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a Republican proposal…… MORE
WACO, Texas (AP) – Baylor University regents are creating a panel to consider whether any statues, buildings or other tangible tributes on the Waco campus reflect a racist past. The regents adopted a resolution Thursday that recognizes that most of the university’s founding fathers were slaveholders, racists and white supremacists when the school was founded…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Health officials say about 300 teenagers were exposed to the coronavirus after a massive party in a Central Texas suburb last weekend. Lakeway Mayor Sandy Cox says the party, called Pongfest, was attended by local high school students in the posh lakeside Austin suburb. According to Austin Public Health officials, some…… MORE
San Francisco (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of military money to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in two opinions Friday that diverting $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build the wall illegally sidesteps…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request by Texas Democrats to allow all of the state’s 16 million registered voters to vote by mail during the coronavirus pandemic. The denial Friday isn’t the end of the ongoing battle over mail-in voting in Texas but remains a loss for Democrats. Early voting…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Vice President Mike Pence is will be taking a trip to Dallas this Sunday to speak with Governor Greg Abbott and his healthcare team about the fight against COVID-19. Pence will also be visiting the First Baptist Church of Dallas, which has hosted presidents from Woodrow Wilson to George H.W Bush, and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- An Off-duty Dallas Police officer was beaten unconscious Thursday night after asking a group of people to get out of an apartment complex swimming pool area. The officer, who acts as a courtesy patrol officer at the complex while off duty, received a call about the group of people at the swimming…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- For the first time in over 50 years, the City of Arlington will not have an Independence Day parade. It’s the city’s longest run event, however due to the spike in Coronavirus cases, event coordinator Will Busby said they wanted to make sure residents were safe. “We really wanted to make it happen…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Denton City Council has adopted an Order requiring all commercial and nonprofit entities in the city of Denton to develop and implement a Health and Safety Policy. The Health and Safety Policy required by this Order must require that all employees or visitors to wear face coverings that…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association reacted Friday to Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to scale back the state’s phased reopening which impacts both bars and restaurants. The order includes the following: All bars and similar establishments that receive more than 51% of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages are required to close…… MORE
