DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Tax free weekend is kicking off in Texas. Holly Quartero with Galleria Dallas says it’s one of the busiest shopping weekends next to Black Friday and a great time to go “back to school” shopping. The three day holiday weekend August 6-8 exempts sales tax on qualified items priced below $100, which saves…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A panel of three state judges on Thursday ruled that a Dallas County jury had sufficient evidence to convict Amber Guyger of murder in…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP)- The Arlington Public Library is hosting a Job and Training Fair on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Library and Recreation Center located at 1817 New York Ave., Arlington, TX 76010. Residents are invited to explore training and/or certification opportunities in fast-growing job fields. They will also learn how to complete their education…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott called a second special legislative session on Thursday that begins a day after the current session ends. Texas House Democrats have broken quorum for weeks during the current special session in an effort to stall a Republican-led voting bill. That session ends Friday. Governor Abbott has slated the…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that he will convene a second special legislative session at 12 p.m. on August 7. The current special session ends August 6. The move comes after House Democrats have broken quorum for most of the special session in an effort to kill a Republican led voting bill.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas 7-Eleven clerk is facing a murder charge after he fatally shot a man suspected of steeling beer, according to police. It happened at the location at 456 North Zang Boulevard near Davis Street around 11 p.m. Investigators said the clerk called 911 and told dispatchers he shot at two people.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The Biden Administration issued a new eviction moratorium that remains in effect through Oct. 3. The cdc announced a limited eviction moratorium for renters living in communities experiencing substantial or high transmission of Covid-19, covering an estimated 80% of all U.S counties and 90% of all renters. The moratorium requires renters to provide…… MORE
FOREST HILL (WBAP/KLIF)- A Forest Hill police officer faces a first degree felony charge for the shooting death of a man. An arrest warrant states 23-year-old Logan Andrew Barr Jr. is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police say he shot and killed 32-year-old Michael Lee Ross Jr., who’s suspected of killing a woman…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — The increasing rates of new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in Texas are showing steeper jumps than past surges, state health officials said Wednesday as they stressed the need to be fully vaccinated to slow the state’s third wave brought on by the delta variant. In a video conference, Chris Van Deusen,…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas County Commissioner is suing Judge Clay Jenkins for banishing him from a meeting for not wearing a mask. Jenkins ordered a bailiff to remove J.J. Koch from the county commissioner’s meeting for refusing to don a mask. Koch appeared on WBAP’s “Chris Krok Show” Wednesday night to say that Jenkins is “power…… MORE
