FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- After serving as a location for high school graduations amid COVID-19, Texas Motor Speedway is is helping out for another important event this year. The track will serve as a polling location for residents of precinct 4048, which encompasses a large portion of Denton County, in the upcoming presidential election on…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced loosened COVID-19 restrictions on Thursday for much of Texas. The Governor issued Executive Orders expanding occupancy levels to 75% for restaurants, retail stores, office buildings, manufacturing facilities, gyms and exercise facilities and classes, museums, and libraries. He also announced re-authorizing elective surgeries for a majority of the state of Texas. Additionally, the Governor…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas ISD is condemning an assignment it says was given to students by a high school English teacher. The W.T. High School English assignment asks students to write essays on the topic “Hero of the modern Age.” Students were required to write half a page about six designated public figures. Alleged Kenosha,…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texas Giving Day kicked off Thursday morning and this year the event has a more critical meaning to the thousands of nonprofits it helps than in years past. Hundreds of organizations have said they’re struggling to keep up with increasingly high demand to help residents who are struggling due…… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high figure that reflects economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. It was another week-on-week decline for jobless claims, but the improvements have been slow and the jobs recovery is running out of steam. Weekly…… MORE