Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – It is uncertain whether there will be a State Fair of Texas this year, or not. A statement from the fair says no decision has yet been made about holding it during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers say they’ll have a decision sometime in mid or late July, but they admit finding…… MORE
New Cases Covid 19 Still Climbing in North Texas
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – North Texas appears to stay on track for a growing second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic virus, with new case numbers Saturday showing at least a doubling from only two weeks prior. Dallas County Saturday reported 395 new cases of Covid 19, and two additional deaths. Tarrant County reports 180…… MORE
Vacant Police Jobs Could Allegedly Be Cut in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin would cut 100 police officer vacancies and postpone the graduation of its July cadets as part of a broader effort to overhaul its police department. City Manager Spencer Cronk on Thursday sent a memo to the City Council in which he proposed several changes to how the police department should…… MORE
Six Members of President Trump’s Campaign Staff Reportedly Test Positive For Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s campaign says six staff members setting up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign’s communications director, Tim Murtaugh, says that “quarantine procedures” have been initiated and no staff members who tested positive will attend the event. He says no one who…… MORE
Central Texas City Aims to Woo Tesla With $68 Million In Tax Breaks
$68 million tax breaks may go to put Tesla plant to Austin AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An Austin-area school district is considering offering more than $60 million in tax incentives to attract a proposed Tesla “gigafactory” to Central Texas. Tesla revealed the Del Valle Independent School District proposal in an application filed Thursday with the…… MORE