Yearly Archives: 2018

Waxahachie’s Red Barn Could Be Demolished in an Eminent Domain Dispute

Waxahachie’s Red Barn Could Be Demolished in an Eminent Domain Dispute

Waxahachie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Waxahachie business owner is fighting the Texas Department of Transportation in an effort to keep her business from being swallowed up in an eminent domain dispute. Nelda Brown, owner of Red Barn Flea Market, Antiques & More has so far refused to accept TxDOT’s buyout offer to make way for…MORE

Woman Arrested in Deadly Grand Prairie Hit & Run

Woman Arrested in Deadly Grand Prairie Hit & Run

GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF) – The suspect of a deadly hit and run in Grand Prairie has been identified but police have yet to find her. 38-year-old Kallie Wright is accused of being behind the wheel of a car that hit a 42-year-old bicyclist early Sunday morning. Grand Prairie Police Sergeant Eric Hansen says a warrant…MORE

NAACP No Longer Has a Beef With American Airlines; Lifts Travel Advisory

NAACP No Longer Has a Beef With American Airlines; Lifts Travel Advisory

WASHINGTON (AP) – The NAACP is lifting its travel advisory against American Airlines, saying improvements are being made to address worries about African-Americans being subject to discrimination or unsafe conditions while flying. NAACP President Derrick Johnson made the announcement at the NAACP’s national convention in San Antonio, Texas. The advisory was issued in October, after…MORE

Texas poised to become the third largest oil producer in the world

Texas poised to become the third largest oil producer in the world

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The plunging cost of extracting oil from the ground is about to make Texas the third largest oil producer in the world behind Russia and Saudi Arabia. While those nations are approaching their maximum production limits, by next year Texas will more than double its annual output from five years ago.…MORE

Report:  Texas Saw Increase In Student Arrests For Threats

Report: Texas Saw Increase In Student Arrests For Threats

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A new report shows a sharp increase in arrests of Texas students for threatening violence in the wake of the deadly high school shooting in February in Parkland, Florida. The report was released Tuesday by Texas Appleseed, a social justice advocacy group, and other organizations. It says that according to Texas…MORE