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Supreme Court refuses to hear a border wall challenge

Supreme Court refuses to hear a border wall challenge

Washington (AP) – The Supreme Court is leaving in place a decision that rejected environmental groups’ challenge to sections of wall the Trump administration is building along the U.S. border with Mexico. The high court on Monday declined to hear an appeal involving construction of 145 miles of steel-bollard walls along the border in Texas,…MORE

Mansfield carjacking turned into a murder case

Mansfield carjacking turned into a murder case

Mansfield (WBAP/KLIF) – A carjacking call Monday afternoon in Mansfield quickly became a murder case. Mansfield Police were called to a shopping center parking lot by a woman who said her car had been stolen from her by a man who leaped out of a nearby parked car, and took hers at gunpoint. When police…MORE

Early Voting For Primary Runoffs Is Happening Now

Early Voting For Primary Runoffs Is Happening Now

PLANO, Texas (AP) – Voting is underway in Texas as the state tries to contain surging numbers of coronavirus cases. Early voting for primary runoffs began Monday as the state reported nearly 6,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, which was a new daily high for the state. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott had postponed the primary runoffs to…MORE

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Louisiana Abortion Law

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Louisiana Abortion Law

LOUISIANA (WBAP/KLIF)- The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law the required doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. “In the instance that a woman has a complication with an abortion and has to be rushed to an emergency room at a nearby hospital, that doctor should be able to…MORE

UT Regents Approve Campus Plans for the Fall

UT Regents Approve Campus Plans for the Fall

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Texas System Board of Regents unanimously approved plans Monday for the system’s eight UT academic institutions to offer in-person, online and hybrid courses in the fall, while taking numerous and extensive measures to protect the health and safety of students, faculty and staff. According to board, given the changing dynamics…MORE