HOUSTON (AP) – A federal lawsuit has been filed to stop a massive $7 billion highway widening project in Houston that local officials and community advocates say won’t improve the area’s traffic congestion and will disproportionately impact minority residents who would be displaced by the proposed construction. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by Harris County, comes…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Acting on his threat, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Austin and Travis County officials over their decision to continue requiring mask-wearing in public. Paxton had threatened a suit after the local officials decided Tuesday to exempt the city and county from Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of the state’s mask…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin and Travis County will continue to require masks to be worn in public for at least two more weeks. That’s after a judge put off a ruling on the state’s court challenge of that mandate until a March 26 hearing. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city…… MORE
Donna (AP) – President Biden’s administration is refusing to allow lawyers who inspect facilities where immigrant children are detained to enter a Border Patrol tent in Texas where agents are holding hundreds of youths. The attorneys say they were allowed to speak to children at the facility in Donna, but were denied the chance to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Along with daylight saving time, this weekend could bring Americans fatter bank balances. Officials at the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service say processing the new round of stimulus payments has already begun. The aim is to have the first payments start showing up by direct deposit in bank accounts this weekend.…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – U.S. health officials are warning health professionals about the risk of false positive results with a widely used laboratory test for COVID-19 and flu. The Food and Drug Administration issued the alert today for health facilities using Roche’s cobas test for coronavirus and seasonal flu. The agency warned that problems with the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Homeless encampment Camp Rhonda, a cluster of about 30 tents moved to Pioneer Plaza, steps away from Dallas city hall. The group had been there since Monday. The goal was to send a message to city leaders to pressure them for more permanent housing solutions. Camp Rhonda organizer Jerry Henderson says they were…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-Trinity Metro is expanding the Southside ZIPZONE to reach the TCU campus, the Fort Worth Zoo and the entertainment district along the West 7th corridor, including Crockett Row and Montgomery Plaza. The expansion goes into effect Sunday, March 14, which will provide a new way for spring breakers to visit the Fort Worth…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Arboretum is celebrating the annual Dallas Blooms event and this year people will again be allowed to see it in person. Last year, most of the popular North Texas attraction was done virtually when the arboretum had to close its doors to visitors. “We were only open a few days in…… MORE
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – More than half of New York’s Democratic congressional members have joined a majority of its state lawmakers in calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign. The Democrat has faced mounting allegations of sexual harassment and an allegation of groping, as well as scrutiny over his administration’s reporting of COVID-19 deaths among…… MORE
