Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Republican State Rep Lyle Larson who is known for breaking party lines to vote with Democrats will not seek reelection next year. Larson of San Antonio was the lone Republican to vote ‘no’ on the controversial elections security bill, and against restricting the teaching of critical race theory in schools. Larson…… MORE
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – United Airlines employees who are suing the airline over its vaccine mandate will get more time to make their case. A federal judge in Texas ordered United not to place unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave if they are seeking a medical or religious exemption from mandatory vaccination against COVID-19. The…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas City Council has given a thumbs up to a funding plan aimed at raising billions of dollars to tear down and replace the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. The plan would single out a 3-mile area around the center as a “project financing zone.” It would allow the city to benefit…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)- Developers have bought land and agreed to build a terminal for the proposed state of the art bullet train connecting passengers from Dallas to Houston in just 90 minutes. Dallas developer Jack Matthews and his partner, Fort Worth businessman John Kleinheinz say the station would be part of a mixed used development with…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday that it is launching a civil rights investigation into conditions at juvenile detention facilities in Texas, as well as allegations of sexual abuse inside those facilities. “Over the last few years, and as recently as last week, at least 11 facility staff members have…… MORE