DALLAS – The City of Dallas will commemorate renaming a stretch of South Lamar Street between Interstate 30 and South-Central Expressway to Botham Jean Boulevard on Saturday. Botham Jean was shot and killed by former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger in 2018 after she said she mistook his apartment for her own. Jean’s family, friends,…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A group of wealthy investors with ties to billionaire Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway Energy are reportedly pitching Texas state lawmakers in Austin on the idea of spending billions to boost the state’s emergency power capacity. The proposal comes in the wake of the massive power outages across the state in February,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant falsely claimed in an effort to boost faltering ratings that the voting company rigged the 2020 election. Friday’s defamation lawsuit is the first filed against a media outlet by the Denver-based company at the…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency has released its updated public health guidance for schools. It has now formally adopted the revised guidelines issued by the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention that decided 3 feet of classroom space between students will be safe as long as masks are worn by all. T.E.A.’s guidance…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – A group of congressional Republicans, including Texas Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, will be taking a firsthand look Friday at what they’ve been saying is a growing crisis on the border. All 17 of them plan to tour federal facilities in the Rio Grande Valley, and spend time with Border Patrol…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Three Dallas ISD schools will be renamed next school year. Board members, Thursday, voted unanimously to rename three district schools named after men with ties to the confederacy. John Ireland Elementary, John H. Reagan Elementary, and Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard will all be renamed next fall. Reagan Elementary will be renamed the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That’s nearly double the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The majority of the deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State…… MORE
MESQUITE (WBAP/KLIF)- The cities of Balch Springs, Seagoville, Sunnyvale and Mesquite have partnered for the first time to provide funding that will help assemble a cross-jurisdictional approach to address mental health response needs in their communities. The East Dallas Response Team will focus on proactive and reactive mental health services for citizens in all four…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – President Joe Biden spoke to reporters at the White House on Thursday during his first formal press conference since taking office. The President opened the news conference by touting his administration’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. After surpassing his initial goal of reaching 100 million COVID vaccinations in the first…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – More than a year after the COVID pandemic took hold in North Texas, medical experts are optimistic that the region is on a sustainable path to recovery. But, with a lower number of COVID cases and hospitalizations, mortalities due to the pandemic has become the leading cause of death among Dallas County residents…… MORE
