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Texas Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Challenging Dallas Sick Leave Ordinance

Texas Attorney General Joins Lawsuit Challenging Dallas Sick Leave Ordinance

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Attorney General is joining a lawsuit challenging the Dallas paid sick leave ordinance that went into effect this month. “The Dallas City Council’s decision to enact this ordinance in the face of other legal challenges successfully stopping similar laws is yet another example of the lawlessness and disregard for working…MORE

SWAT Standoff at Wilmer Apartment Complex

SWAT Standoff at Wilmer Apartment Complex

WILMER (WBAP/KLIF News) — A SWAT situation at an apartment complex in Wilmer is now over. Police had initially surrounded an apartment near I-45 and Belt Line for several hours Wednesday morning, where an armed man had holed himself up inside. There were reports of a young child being inside — neighbors say they heard…MORE

Texas Game Wardens Offering Reward to Find Gator Poacher

Texas Game Wardens Offering Reward to Find Gator Poacher

LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas Game Wardens in Tarrant Coutny are offering a $1,000 reward for help finding a local alligator poacher. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department says somebody killed a gator on or around Thursday, August 1, and left the animal floating on Lake Worth without its tail. Operation Game Thief…MORE

Fort Worth Commissioner Removed from Position on Racist Allegations

Fort Worth Commissioner Removed from Position on Racist Allegations

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Fort Worth City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to remove Michael Steele from the city’s Human Relations Commission after he posted a series of inappropriate messages on Facebook. WFAA reported one post included a link to an article blaming immigrants for the decline of the Texas Republican Party. It included…MORE