AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Houston election officials can’t send its two million registered voters mail-in ballot applications ahead of the November 3rd election, according to the Associated Press. The court heard oral arguments in the state’s lawsuit against Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins. Attorneys argued Hollins over stepped…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – It could be a big ‘get’ for Texas, as Nasdaq Inc. considers relocating its electronic infrastructure to DFW. Governor Greg Abbott confirmed in a tweet that he is in talks with the company, posting, “They want to flee high taxes. i let them know that we just passed a constitutional amendment banning…… MORE
(AP) – Hurricane Delta has made landfall near Puerto Morelos along the northeastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says satellite imagery, radar data from Cuba, and surface observations in Mexico indicate that the center of Delta came ashore around 5:30 a.m. local time as a Category 2 hurricane, sustaining…… MORE
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — As an infected President Donald Trump urged Americans not to fear the virus that has killed more than 1 million people worldwide, many of his supporters were already in sync with that message. In interviews with Republican voters at Trump events and campaign offices, very few saw the president’s illness as…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Because the White House halted stimulus talks, the CEO of the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) has told its member eateries that they should stop counting on federal money “that may not come fast enough.” The Dallas Morning News quotes, TRA chief Emily Williams Knight who says that because of the abruptly halted…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas reported over 773,000 total positive tests of Coronavirus, Tuesday, along with over 16,100 deaths. The mortality rate is inching downward as the total number of deaths in Dallas county sits at 1,038 with a 1.2% fatality rate. Tarrant county reports 676 fatalities and a 1.3% death rate. Collin county has lost 155…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY(WBAP/KLIF)- Throughout early voting and on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Tarrant County voters will be able to catch free rides to the polls on Trinity Metro and other transit providers. Riders can show their voter registration card or current Texas ID and ride for free during early voting Oct. 13-30 and on Election Day, Nov.…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant Area Food Bank is holding five mega mobile markets per week to help serve any and all residents of the Fort Worth community who are in need of food assistance, and anyone whose access to food has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Steve Martin with TAFB said each family…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on a coronavirus aid plan until after the election, roiling stock markets hoping for an economic boost for hard-hit industries such as the airlines. Trump, who has the coronavirus himself, tweeted Tuesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was not negotiating in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Elections Department is being pressed about its handling of mail-in ballots ahead of next month’s election. More Americans are expected to vote by mail in this election compared to previous ones, because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas County Commissioner J.J. Koch said during Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting…… MORE
