AUSTIN (AP) – Tesla wants to build an almost 5 million square foot manufacturing facility to the Austin area and a local school district is considering offering about $68 million to close the deal. According to an application filed Thursday by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, the district would offer the money in property tax breaks…… MORE
Dallas County Issues Mask Requirement for Businesses
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Commissioners Court passed a measure with a 3 to 2 to vote on Friday to order all businesses in the county to require masks for any customers 10 years of age and older. The vote was made during a special meeting of the Commissioners Court that was called to…… MORE
Austin City Leaders Weigh Cutting 100 Police Vacancies
Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin would cut 100 police officer vacancies and postpone the graduation of its July cadets as part of a broader effort to overhaul its police department. City Manager Spencer Cronk on Thursday sent a memo to the City Council in which he proposed several changes to how…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: SCOTUS, DACA, and Movie Reviews
0:29 — How big of a defeat for President Trump was the Supreme Court’s decision on DACA? Constitutional lawyer David Coale explains to Amy and Scott it was a blow, but maybe not as big as some are making it out to be. 6:49 — Cinemarks are starting to open! …but the new movies are…… MORE
Frisco ISD Not Happy About Leaked Media Report
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath shared information with state lawmakers regarding instruction for the next school year. The information was somehow leaked to the media and the Frisco ISD is not happy about it. In an email sent to parents with students in the district, Superintendent…… MORE
American Airlines Bans Man Who Refused to Wear Face Mask; The Conservative Activist Speaks Out
DALLAS (AP) – American Airlines has banned a man for not wearing a face covering on a plane. The airline said Thursday that the man was removed from a plane in New York earlier this week for ignoring crew members’ request to wear a mask. It’s among the first such incidents since airlines promised this…… MORE
Multiple Juneteenth Events Scheduled Across DFW
DFW (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Citizens all over the state are celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday which celebrates the day slaves were freed in Texas in 1865. Multiple events are being held across DFW. The Not My Son organization is holding a celebration in Dallas at Lofty Spaces off of Montgromery Street from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.…… MORE
Texas Hovering Around 100,000 COVID-19 Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has just under 100,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 2,100 deaths. The Metroplex has nearly 28% of the state’s total with close to 28,000 infected residents. Nearly 600 North Texans have died of the Coronavirus. Dallas county had 392 additional cases and five new deaths, bringing the county-wide total to over 15,500…… MORE
Catholic Diocese of Dallas to Resume In-Person Mass Later this Month
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced on Thursday that in-person mass can resume June 28 at 50% capacity as the church slowly reopens from coronavirus restrictions. Bishop Edward Burns unveiled phase 3 of the Diocese plan to reopen. “Taking into consideration the health, well-being and spiritual needs of the Diocese of Dallas,…… MORE
Process to Remove Confederate Monument in Dallas is Underway
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The removal of the confederate monument in Dallas’ Pioneer Park is underway. As of Thursday morning, fencing surrounding the monument was being removed and equipment was arriving to Pioneer Park. It’s a process the city says could take as long as two months. According to the city, the monument is large and…… MORE
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