SUNDAY: Warm and muggy. Scattered showers or storms (50%). Winds: SE 10-15. High: 77. MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers or storms (40%). Winds: SE 10-15. High: 79.… MORE
No ‘Critical Race Theory’ in Texas Schools
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – What many refer to as ‘critical race theory’ is now officially banned in Texas schools. After lengthy debate Friday night and Saturday morning, House bill 3979 successfully passed early Saturday morning. In a written statement Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said the bill “makes certain that critical race philosophies including the 1619…… MORE
Houston Police Officers Kill Gunman
Houston (AP) – Police in Houston say officers fatally shot a man who approached them during a traffic stop, then pulled a gun and opened fire. Assistant Police Chief James Jones says officers had stopped a pickup truck for speeding early Friday and the driver said he was fleeing gunfire from someone in a car…… MORE
Should A Grand Jury Have Indicted A Killeen Police Officer?
Killeen (AP) – A Texas grand jury has declined to indict a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man who rushed toward him during a mental health call. The case was presented Wednesday to a Bell County grand jury, which declined to indict Killeen police Officer Reynaldo Contreras. Contreras, a five year veteran…… MORE
Did You Have A Check-in Problem At An Airport Friday Morning?
Boston (AP) – The computer problem that caused delays and long check-in lines for multiple airlines at airports across the nation on Friday morning is being blamed on a hardware failure. Texas-based Sabre is a company that multiple airlines use for flight check-in services. It says it experienced an outage that affected several customers. Sabre…… MORE
A New Connecting Ramp Has Opened On I-35E
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new freeway off ramp opened Saturday morning connecting northbound I-35E to the Dallas North Tollway. The entrance to the new ramp is located about 1/2 a mile south of the old ramp. It exits I-35E just before passing under the Woodall Rodgers Freeway. The change is part of a $79 million…… MORE
Minor Tropical System moving north through Texas
Today A slight chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts…… MORE
Rain chances go up through the weekend.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy, warm, and muggy. Scattered showers or storms (60%) likely. Winds: SE 10-15. High 76. SUNDAY: Warm and muggy. Spotty showers or storms (30%). Winds: SE 10-15. High: 79.… MORE
Texas Will Figure Out How to Handle Covid-19 Relief Money This Fall
AUSTIN, TX – Before the current legislative session ends on may 31, Governor Abbott notified lawmakers via email that allocation of some $16b in Covid-19 relief funds will be handled during a special legislative session this fall. Abbott had already planned for a special session later this year to allow legislators to do their once-every-ten-years redistricting…… MORE
GOP-Led Texas Legislature Wants to Deny State Work to Firms that Spurn Gun Industry
AUSTIN — Major banks and tech firms could be barred from future contracts in Texas, under a Republican-led effort to punch back at companies that cut ties with the firearms industry. A bill nearing Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk would stop the state from inking contracts with businesses that refuse to work with gun sellers, manufacturers…… MORE
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