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Honoring MLK Jr across the Metroplex

Honoring MLK Jr across the Metroplex

(WBAP/KLIF) – Events surrounding MLK Jr. day are limited across North Texas due to the continued spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The City of Dallas kicked off its 40th annual celebration of the life an legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. last week with events highlighting issues of equity, diversity, and opportunity. The…MORE

Excuse the typo: Cowboys botch Vander Esch’s name on jersey

Excuse the typo: Cowboys botch Vander Esch’s name on jersey

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys got off on the wrong foot before their playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers even started. Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch’s name was misspelled on the back of his No. 55 jersey during pregame warmups. The “c” and “s” were transposed in his last name. Vander Esch was…MORE

Paxton Must Turn Over Personal Cell Phone Records Related to Jan 6th Trump Rally

Paxton Must Turn Over Personal Cell Phone Records Related to Jan 6th Trump Rally

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas AG Ken Paxton has until Thursday to turn over his personal cell phone records from January 6th 2021 — so says the Travis County DA. In reaction to a complaint filed earlier this month, DA Jose Garza says that Paxton and his office failed to comply with the Texas Public Information…MORE

U.K. Arrests Connected To Colleyville Synagogue Standoff

U.K. Arrests Connected To Colleyville Synagogue Standoff

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) – Police in England say they have arrested two teenagers in their investigation into an armed British national holding four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue. The Greater Manchester Police did not name the suspects Sunday or whether they faced any charges. They described them as teenagers who…MORE

Prosecutor: Texas Attorney General Violated Open Records Law

Prosecutor: Texas Attorney General Violated Open Records Law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A district attorney says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the state’s open records laws by withholding or failing to retain his communications relating to his appearance at a pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last year. The Austin-based Travis County district attorney’s office told…MORE