AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Texas drivers will notice gas prices ahead of the Labor Day weekend are extremely kind on their wallets. According to AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide gas price average in Texas is $1.91 for a gallon of regular unleaded. That’s one cent less than this time last week and 37…… MORE
Fort Worth’s Near Southside is Texas’ Newest Cultural District
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County can boast of one of the Lone Star State’s newest cultural districts. The Texas Arts Commission bestowed the designation on Fort Worth’s Near Southside which joins its counterparts in Dallas’s Deep Ellum and Austin’s Red River District, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram. The distinction, which recognizes popular…… MORE
Texas Surpasses 13K Virus Deaths; Hospitalizations Fall
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has surpassed 13,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths as hospitalizations continue falling to the lowest levels since June. State health officials Thursday reported nearly 3,900 new cases and 221 additional deaths blamed on COVID-19, the illness the coronavirus causes. Hospitalized patients were just over 4,000. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott hinted this week…… MORE
UNT Football Coach Arrested
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — University of North Texas assistant football coach Tate Wallis was arrested by Denton police Thursday and faces two charges of having an improper relationship with a former student and an educator. The specifics of the allegations against Wallis haven’t been explained but the improprieties are said to have occurred during October…… MORE
US Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.4% Even as Hiring Slows
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed in August as employers added the fewest jobs since the pandemic began. Employers added 1.4 million jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, down from 1.7 million in July. The U.S. economy has recovered…… MORE