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Dallas dog parks re-open Friday

Dallas dog parks re-open Friday

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas dog parks will re-open Friday, as will the city’s skate and disc golf parks, but there are some restrictions. Groups must keep to a maximum of 15 people. To make sure they do, the Parks Department will rotate staff from recreation centers to pavilions at parks across the city. The Parks…MORE

Small company wins big Texas contract

Small company wins big Texas contract

Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – A four year old, small company in Frisco has won a huge Texas COVID-19 contract. MTX Group Inc., has won a $295 million state contract to track Texans potentially infected with the coronavirus. That’s known as “contact tracing,” and involves finding people who’ve come into close contact with others who have since…MORE

Early morning fire destroys a commercial building near I-35E

Early morning fire destroys a commercial building near I-35E

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Fire-Rescue fought a 2 alarm fire early Thursday morning along the Stemmons Corridor. Flames were shooting out of the roof of a vacant commercial building a block east of I-35E and Walnut Hill Lane when firefighters arrived about 3:00 AM. They had no choice but to take a defensive approach to…MORE

Texas Attorney General Wins Appeal on Mail-In Ballots, Legal Battle Continues

Texas Attorney General Wins Appeal on Mail-In Ballots, Legal Battle Continues

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