AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday, opposing a ruling by a federal court in San Antonio that allows anyone to vote by mail. The ruling came as many Texans have expressed concern over contracting COVID-19 at the polls. “Mail-in…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- A North Texas venue owner is asking for Governor Greg Abbott to include venues in his phase 2 reopen plan. Phase 2 of opening Texas allowed restaurants to open at 50% occupancy but Jennifer Klassen, owner of Gather in Downtown McKinney, thought venues were guaranteed to follow. “Weddings were not updated, venues were left…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Marciante and Company typically makes clothing, bags and shoes made of high-quality leather for discerning customers who want local, hand-made goods. Now, the Dallas-based company is in the businesses of making badly-needed masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pandemic hit back in March, the company was one of millions of…… MORE
Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Southwest Airlines says new bookings are outpacing cancellations. CEO Gary Kelly says the latest numbers are a good sign, but there is still a long road of financial recovery ahead. The airlines says its seeing a “modest improvement”…… MORE
The Texas Rangers would prefer to stay home in their new ballpark instead of returning to Arizona whenever it is time to get back to spring training. They still haven’t played a game, or even had an organized workout, in their $1.2 billion stadium with a retractable roof. Spring training has been on hold more…… MORE