AUSTIN (AP) – The impact of a sweeping new voting law that Republicans pushed through last year over Democrats’ protests is drawing fire again. Thousands of Texans, including some U.S. citizens, have received letters saying they have been flagged as potential non-citizens who could be kicked off voting rolls. And local elections officials say hundreds…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The largest turnkey esports facility in North America, Esports Stadium Arlington, is turning to new management to start the new year: North Texas-based Envy Gaming Inc. Envy, which owns professional esports teams, operates content creation networks and has a live and digital events business, completed an agreement to acquire the operating contract for Esports Stadium Arlington from Esports Venues LLC, a group previously…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – More North Texas school districts are canceling classes due to COVID related absences as the highly contagious Omicron variant continues to spread. “More than 150 team members are out currently due to illness, COVID-19 exposure or day care closure, and student absenteeism is at a high for the school year,” read a statement…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Dallas Sanitation Services is looking for truck drivers. It’s hosting a hiring event next Wednesday, Jan. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9811 Harry Hines Blvd. Interviews will be conducted on site with the potential for qualified candidates to be hired on the spot. Applicants must…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – Stewart Rhodes of Granbury, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department announced the charges against Rhodes on Thursday. He is the highest-ranking member of an extremist group to…… MORE