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Early Voting Begins for 8 Constitutional Amendments, Local Elections & Bond Issues

Early Voting Begins for 8 Constitutional Amendments, Local Elections & Bond Issues

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As early voting for the Nov. 2 election gets underway today, there are statewide there are 8 constitutional amendments that voters are considering, including prohibiting limits on religious services and organizations; eligibility of judicial candidates and homestead tax exemptions for surviving spouses, among others. See the complete list here. Locally, building…MORE

A Confederate Statue Removed from a Dallas Park Has a New Home

A Confederate Statue Removed from a Dallas Park Has a New Home

TERLINGUA, Texas (AP) – A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that the city of Dallas removed from a park and later sold during an online auction is now on display at a golf resort in West Texas. The 1935 sculpture was removed in 2017. The Houston Chronicle that it’s now at the Lajitas…MORE

Body Of Drowning Victim Found

Body Of Drowning Victim Found

St. Hedwig (AP) – The body of a 52 year old woman who drowned when the vehicle she was driving was swept off a bridge near San Antonio has been recovered. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazer says the body was recovered from the vehicle in the town of St. Hedwig on the outskirts of San…MORE

Van Gogh Artwork Owned By Dallas Resident To Be Auctioned

Van Gogh Artwork Owned By Dallas Resident To Be Auctioned

New York (AP, WBAP/KLIF) – A watercolor by Vincent van Gogh that was seized by the Nazis during World War II will be sold next month at auction in New York. The auction house Christie’s says the work is expected to sell for $20 million or more. Christie’s is auctioning  the 1888 work, “Wheatstacks,” after…MORE

Texas Car Dealer Convicted in Federal Court

Texas Car Dealer Convicted in Federal Court

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas car dealer is convicted in Federal Court. The owner Reagor-Dykes Auto Group was convicted, Friday, after depositing $2.7 million into his personal accounts. The federal jury handed down the conviction, Friday, as 55 year old Bart Reagor was found guilty of making false statements to a federally-insured bank. The Lubbock-based car…MORE