FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Democrat Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris will campaign later this week in Tarrant County. According to her campaign, the Senator from California will make several stops in Texas on Friday, including a visit to Fort Worth. Democrats in Tarrant County feel they may have momentum after Beto O’Rourke gave Ted Cruz…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas chapter of the National Association is applauding a Texas council decision to rescind an action that would have allowed social workers to turn away clients based on their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council voted unanimously Tuesday to restore the protections of those…… MORE
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth police have released a photo of a man who they say shot and wounded a man near a parking lot in the Stockyards area two weeks ago. The incident happened overnight October 11 in the 2500 block of Rodeo Plaza. Police say the victim was among a group of…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A judge in Texas has tentatively set an August trial date for a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman who was fatally shot through a window. Judge David Hagerman on Tuesday said the scheduling may be fluid but that…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has vacated a state court injunction against Gov. Greg Abbott’s order limiting counties to one drop-off site each for mailed ballots. Without dissent, justices ruled Tuesday that a temporary injunction by a lower court in a court challenge by civil rights groups in Austin stood little chance…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite a national moratorium on evictions, thousands of renters are getting the boot as landlords are finding ways around the temporary freeze. Since the order was issued by the CDC in early September 4th, nearly 23-hundred eviction notices were filed in Fort Worth alone. But a big legal effort backed with lots…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) agents continue to take part in “Operation Safe Open”, intended to assure that Texas businesses are following state standards to slow the spread of COVID-19. Under Governor Greg Abbott’s executive orders, indoor customer capacity limits are 50% for bars and 75% for restaurants. Both groups must also enforce…… MORE
COLLIN COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The Collin County Judge Chris Hill has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Hill said he woke up Sunday with a mild sore throat and headache and got tested Monday out of an abundance of caution. “I was surprised when the test came back positive, because I really didn’t feel very bad. In…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas National Guard could be headed to North Texas in the days ahead. According to the Texas Military Department, as many as 1,000 troops could be deployed across five major Texas cities ahead of election day. But don’t expect to see troops at the polls. The mission isn’t specific to the…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Tarrant County Elections officials are re-scanning about one-third of the mail in ballots after an issue with the ballot machines. Tarrant County Elections Administrator Heider Garcia said the electronic scanners rejected thousands of mail in ballots because it was unable to read the barcodes. “We scan the ballots in and the scanner…… MORE
