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Studio Movie Grill Files For Bankruptcy

Studio Movie Grill Files For Bankruptcy

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas based Studio Movie Grill filed for bankruptcy Friday. The dine-in theater chain says it is nearly out of money because the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping audiences away. Chairman Brian Schultz says Studio Movie Grill plans to continue operating while it restructures under the supervision of a U.S. bankruptcy court. The pandemic…MORE

Paxton Gets a Win in District Court

Paxton Gets a Win in District Court

(WBAP/KLIF) — The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is being sent back to Collin county.  Paxton was indicted in 2015 for securities fraud but has yet to go to trial. The case was moved to Houston after prosecutors argued Paxton is deeply connected to the North Texas political scene.  But a Harris county…MORE

Fort Worth Street to be Renamed, Dedicated to Atatiana Jefferson

Fort Worth Street to be Renamed, Dedicated to Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth City Council approved to rename a street where a black woman was killed by a police officer last year. The stretch of Allen avenue and east Maddox Avenue in the Hillside Morningside neighborhood will be renamed Atatiana Jefferson Memorial Parkway. Jefferson lived along that street and there’s also a…MORE

Amazon Expands Reach in Texas, Adds Facility in Waco

Amazon Expands Reach in Texas, Adds Facility in Waco

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott delivered remarks at the future site of Amazon’s 700,000 square-foot robotics fulfillment center in Waco on Friday. According to the Governor, the fulfillment center is the largest capital investment in the City of Waco and is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs. The Governor spoke of Texas’ business-friendly environment…MORE

Department of Justice Focused on Protecting Integrity of Election in North Texas

Department of Justice Focused on Protecting Integrity of Election in North Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – United States Attorney Erin Nealy Cox announced this week that Assistant United States Attorney Damien Diggs will lead the Northern District of Texas’ Election Day Program for the November 3 general election. AUSA Diggs is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights concerns in consultation with…MORE

Over $1.5M in COVID-Related Aid Available for Mesquite Residents

Over $1.5M in COVID-Related Aid Available for Mesquite Residents

Mesquite (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Mesquite has made over $1.5-million available residents impacted by COVID pandemic. Officials said the funds can be used to pay rent, mortgage, and utilities. The assistance program is a part of the Recovery Mesquite campaign and is funded through the CARES Act. Elligible residents can get up to 15-hundred…MORE

Empty Middle Seats Will Be Full Again On Southwest

Empty Middle Seats Will Be Full Again On Southwest

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines has announced it will start filling the middle seats again on airplanes beginning December first.  The airline made the announcement in a series of tweets. The airlines said, “This decision was not made lightly and we’d like to share how we arrived at it.”  The tweets went on to say…MORE

Conflict Raging Over ‘The Eyes of Texas’, UT Longhorns School Song

Conflict Raging Over ‘The Eyes of Texas’, UT Longhorns School Song

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Losing football games is one thing at the University of Texas. A challenge to the hallowed school song is quite another. A controversy over “The Eyes of Texas” has lingered for weeks now at Texas, with some players refusing to sing it after games or even stand for it given its…MORE

President Trump and Joe Biden Go Head-to-Head in Final Debate

WASHINGTON (AP) –  While President Trump seized on a comment about the oil industry his Democratic rival made towards the end of the debate, facts took a hit right out of the gate Thursday night. President Donald Trump‘s first line of the night, about COVID-19 deaths, was false and set the tone as he and…MORE