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Higher Gasoline Prices Expected

Higher Gasoline Prices Expected

Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Oil and gasoline prices rebounded after last year’s collapse in fuel demand, and appears to be rising further. Last April, oil prices fell by more than $50 a barrel in a single day to less than zero. But, in recent weeks, oil prices have surged to over $65 a barrel, a level…MORE

Two Dallas Police Officers Have Been Arrested On Unrelated Charges

Two Dallas Police Officers Have Been Arrested On Unrelated Charges

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Two Dallas police officers were arrested Friday and Saturday in unrelated incidents. Senior Cpl. Thomas Hartmann, who joined the department in January 2010, was charged with assault and tampering with a witness in connection with an unspecified incident that occurred March 6 in Aubrey. Hartmann turned himself in to the Denton County…MORE

A Federal Lawsuit to Stop a Texas Highway with a $7 Billion Price Tag

A Federal Lawsuit to Stop a Texas Highway with a $7 Billion Price Tag

HOUSTON (AP) – A federal lawsuit has been filed to stop a massive $7 billion highway widening project in Houston that local officials and community advocates say won’t improve the area’s traffic congestion and will disproportionately impact minority residents who would be displaced by the proposed construction. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by Harris County, comes…MORE

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues City of Austin & Travis County Over Mask Mandate

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues City of Austin & Travis County Over Mask Mandate

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Acting on his threat, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Austin and Travis County officials over their decision to continue requiring mask-wearing in public. Paxton had threatened a suit after the local officials decided Tuesday to exempt the city and county from Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of the state’s mask…MORE

Residents in Austin & Travis County Required To Wear Masks Two More Weeks

Residents in Austin & Travis County Required To Wear Masks Two More Weeks

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin and Travis County will continue to require masks to be worn in public for at least two more weeks. That’s after a judge put off a ruling on the state’s court challenge of that mandate until a March 26 hearing. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the city…MORE