DALLAS (AP) – A state district judge has delayed efforts to evict more than 300 tenants from dilapidated homes owned by a family that officials have criticized for operating rundown properties.… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2016
3 Killed in Head-On Crash in Terrell
TERRELL, Texas (AP) – Three people were killed when a pickup truck towing a trailer veered into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into another pickup truck on Interstate 20 east of Dallas.… MORE
Dallas’ Third “Tent City” Shuts Down Permanently Today
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The remaining 37 people living at the encampment under I-30 near Haskell and South Hill Avenues were forced to clear out this morning. Over the last few weeks, the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance and the Street Outreach Initiative managed to place 45 residents of the encampment into shelters and permanent housing. The organizations said…… MORE
ACLU of Texas: Dallas’ Sleeping in Public Ordinance is Unconstitutional
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Dallas is getting ready to carry out phase two of clearing out the I-30 homeless camp at Haskell Avenue. ACLU of Texas staff attorney Kali Cohn says Dallas’ ordinance against sleeping in public is unconstitutional. “The Supreme Court has held that it is unconstitutional to criminalize a status…… MORE
Arlington Voters to Decide Fate of New Ballpark
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF News) – Over the next two weeks, voters in Arlington will decide whether to shift taxes from AT&T Stadium to a project that would pay for part of a new ballpark for the Rangers. Right now, Arlington is using a half cent sales tax, two percent hotel tax and five percent rental car…… MORE