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Baylor to review statues, buildings over links to slavery

Baylor to review statues, buildings over links to slavery

WACO, Texas (AP) – Baylor University regents are creating a panel to consider whether any statues, buildings or other tangible tributes on the Waco campus reflect a racist past. The regents adopted a resolution Thursday that recognizes that most of the university’s founding fathers were slaveholders, racists and white supremacists when the school was founded…MORE

Houston area pilot killed in early morning plane crash

Houston area pilot killed in early morning plane crash

Zavalla (WBAP/KLIF) – A 40 year old pilot was killed early Saturday morning when his small plane crashed as he tried to land on a private runway in East Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety says James VanLue of Tomball was killed in the crash about 2:00 AM, but no one happened upon the…MORE

Texas Restaurant Association Celebrates Mixed Drinks To-go Extension

Texas Restaurant Association Celebrates Mixed Drinks To-go Extension

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association is celebrating the extension from Governor Greg Abbott on allowing mixed drinks under the alcohol-to-go waiver. TRA President Dr. Emily Williams Knight says this is another helpful moment during the struggles in the coronavirus pandemic. “If you’re a restaurant that now that has a lot of bottles that…MORE

Dallas County Breaks Record with Over 550 New Cases Saturday

Dallas County Breaks Record with Over 550 New Cases Saturday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Another record breaking day with Dallas County reporting 561 new COVID 19 cases and seven deaths. “It is imperative that we all wear our masks outside of our homes and around other people,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted Saturday afternoon. “It’s up to all of us to flatten the curve and…MORE

Lt. Gov Patrick on Fox: Governor’s Order is a Pause in Reopening

Lt. Gov Patrick on Fox: Governor’s Order is a Pause in Reopening

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says Governor Greg Abbott’s action to close bars amid a rise in COVID-19 cases is simply a pause in the reopening process. Patrick on Fox News said state leaders must try to protect lives while also protecting a person’s liberty. “Right now, let’s take a week or ten…MORE