Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In a final rush to get laws passed in the final hours of the 3rd special legislative session in Austin, lawmakers declined to move on a last minute agenda item added by Governor Greg Abbott involving vaccine mandates. Abbott wanted lawmakers to pass a law aimed at bolstering his executive order banning…… MORE
Calling all artists! Sundance Square and Artspace 111 issued a challenge for all Texas-based artists and artist teams. Twelve artists or artist teams will be chosen to help create a mural that will cover two warehouses, covering three blocks in Sundance Square. The Temporal Integral Mural Exhibition – called T.I.M.E. – is an initiative that…… MORE
DALLAS – Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) today announced major private gifts totaling $10million to a historic homeless “rapid rehousing” program.The donations to the Dallas R.E.A.L Time Rapid Rehousing (DRTRR) initiative satisfy the privatefundraising needed for a program that will house more than 2,700 people and families experiencinghomelessness over the next two years. The rest…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)- An amber alert that was issued for 1-year-old Stephen Ameer Orosco has been cancelled. He was found safe. Copyright 2021. WBAP/KLIF News. All Rights Reserved.… MORE
Former President George W. Bush and his wife, former First Lady Laura Bush, expressed condolences on Monday after learning about the death of Colin Powell. Powell died from complications with COVID-19 after a battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells. “Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of Colin Powell. He was…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure’s constitutionality plays out in the courts. The law has been in effect since September, aside from a district court-ordered pause that lasted just 48 hours. It bans abortions…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The State of Texas has a new 2021 Election Integrity Unit. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the formation of his new unit Monday, October 18. He said it’s a “concentrated effort to devote agency lawyers, investigators, support staff, and resources to ensuring this local election season is run transparently and…… MORE
Associated Press WASHIINGTON (AP) – Colin Powell, former Joint Chiefs chairman and secretary of state, has died from COVID-19 complications, his family said Monday. In an announcement on social media, the family said Powell had been fully vaccinated. Powell was the first African American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and…… MORE
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – Dak Prescott threw 35-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb in overtime, and the Dallas Cowboys survived a wild finish to beat New England 35-29, their first win over Bill Belichick’s Patriots. Dallas hadn’t won at New England since 1987 and was 0-5 against Belichick. The Cowboys have won five straight, their…… MORE
TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) – A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold during an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas. The 1935 sculpture was removed in 2017. The Houston Chronicle that it’s now at the Lajitas…… MORE
