AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – An important date is now set in a North Texas run-off election. Governor Greg Abbott named December 19 as special-election day in the runoff for Senate District 30 to fill Senator Pat Fallon’s seat. State Rep Drew Springer and Dallas Salon Owner Shelley Luther are on the ballot. The district covers a…… MORE
Former Major League Baseball Executive Dies
Houston (AP) – Jimmie Lee Solomon, a top executive for Major League Baseball under Commissioner Bud Selig, who established youth academies and helped launch the annual Futures Game of top prospects, has died at age 64. Solomon was among the highest-ranking Black officials in baseball until he left in 2012. His daughter, Tricia Solomon, says…… MORE
Republican Party Activists Want Texas Fully Open
Austin (AP) – Activists and leaders in the Texas Republican Party joined a crowd of 200 or so at the state governor’s mansion to protest some of Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s orders intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. State GOP party chairman Allen West, and state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, were among those…… MORE
Governor Abbott’s Order Limiting Mail-In Ballot Drop Off Locations Remains In Force
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas counties are once again not allowed to set up more than one drop off location for mail-in ballots. A federal judge in Austin Friday ruled Governor Abbott’s one-per-county order was voter suppression. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that a few hours later to give the state time to…… MORE
OurCalling dedicates new $1.7 million Women’s Center designed to support vulnerable homeless women
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- In North Texas, there are approximately 2,400 unsheltered homeless women who are among the most vulnerable populations, facing assault or abuse nearly every week. These women will now have a new safe and secure place to turn to as the $1.7 million OurCalling Women’s Center was dedicated today. The 16,000-square-foot center is funded…… MORE