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A New Connecting Ramp Has Opened On I-35E

A New Connecting Ramp Has Opened On I-35E

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new freeway off ramp opened Saturday morning connecting northbound I-35E to the Dallas North Tollway. The entrance to the new ramp is located about 1/2 a mile south of the old ramp. It exits I-35E just before passing under the Woodall Rodgers Freeway. The change is part of a $79 million…MORE

Texas Will Figure Out How to Handle Covid-19 Relief Money This Fall

Texas Will Figure Out How to Handle Covid-19 Relief Money This Fall

AUSTIN, TX – Before the current legislative session ends on may 31, Governor Abbott notified lawmakers via email that allocation of some $16b in Covid-19 relief funds will be handled during a special legislative session this fall. Abbott had already planned for a special session later this year to allow legislators to do their once-every-ten-years redistricting…MORE

GOP-Led Texas Legislature Wants to Deny State Work to Firms that Spurn Gun Industry

GOP-Led Texas Legislature Wants to Deny State Work to Firms that Spurn Gun Industry

AUSTIN — Major banks and tech firms could be barred from future contracts in Texas, under a Republican-led effort to punch back at companies that cut ties with the firearms industry. A bill nearing Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk would stop the state from inking contracts with businesses that refuse to work with gun sellers, manufacturers…MORE

The Texas Legislature Reaches an Agreement on Constitutional Carry

The Texas Legislature Reaches an Agreement on Constitutional Carry

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas House and Senate conferees reached an agreement on House Bill 1927, better known as constitutional carry. The measure would do away with the need to have a license to carry a gun in Texas. “By working together, the House and Senate will send Governor Abbott the strongest Second Amendment legislation in…MORE