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Dallas County Commissioners Press Election Officials on Mail-in Ballots

Dallas County Commissioners Press Election Officials on Mail-in Ballots

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Elections Department is being pressed about its handling of mail-in ballots ahead of next month’s election. More Americans are expected to vote by mail in this election compared to previous ones, because of concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Dallas County Commissioner J.J. Koch said during Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting…MORE

Texas GOP Responds to Anti-Trump Ads Launched by ‘Lincoln Project’

Texas GOP Responds to Anti-Trump Ads Launched by ‘Lincoln Project’

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas GOP is calling a newly launched anti-Trump campaign “dishonorable” as it pushes its message in the Lone Star State. The Lincoln Project, a political action committee made up of current and former Republicans, is spending $1 million-dollars on anti-Trump digital ads. Texas GOP Chairman Allen West was adamant on Tuesday…MORE

Royce City Police Investigating Attempted Assault of Teenager Walking Along Highway

Royce City Police Investigating Attempted Assault of Teenager Walking Along Highway

ROYSE CITY  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Royse City police are investigating a report about the alleged assault of a teenager who was walking along HWY 66 just west of County Line Road on Sunday. Investigators said a woman called police and claimed her 16-year-old daughter had been grabbed by a man who had approached her from…MORE

White House Nixes Updated FDA Guidelines on Vaccine Approval; Sides With Drug Makers

White House Nixes Updated FDA Guidelines on Vaccine Approval; Sides With Drug Makers

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The White House has blocked new Food and Drug Administration guidelines on bringing potential vaccines for COVID-19 to market that would almost certainly have prevented their approval before the Nov. 3 election. At issue was the FDA’s planned requirement that participants in mass clinical trials for vaccines be followed for two months…MORE

Cowboys Try to Stay the Course Amid Glaring Defensive Struggles

Cowboys Try to Stay the Course Amid Glaring Defensive Struggles

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have never given up as many points and yards through four games than they have under first-year coach Mike McCarthy and the new defensive scheme that came with him. Blown assignments, poor gap control and bad tackling have fueled those per-game averages of 37 points and 431 yards…MORE