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Proposed $450M Expansion at Houston Hobby is Good News for SWA

Proposed $450M Expansion at Houston Hobby is Good News for SWA

Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A hometown airline will be a huge beneficiary of a proposed expansion at a Southeast Texas airport. A planned $450M expansion at Houston Hobby’s west concourse would add seven new gates, with six of them designated for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines. While work to be done to finalize the plan and to get…MORE

Heat Advisory in Effect through 9pm Friday; Heat Warning in Effect through 9pm Thursday

Heat Advisory in Effect through 9pm Friday; Heat Warning in Effect through 9pm Thursday

Heat Advisory URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 222 PM CDT Thu Jul 13 2023 Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-Leon-Milam-Robertson-Including the cities of Bowie, Nocona, Gainesville, Sherman,Denison, Bonham, Paris, Graham, Olney, Jacksboro, Decatur, Bridgeport, Carrollton, Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Plano, McKinney, Allen, Frisco, Greenville, Commerce, Cooper, Sulphur Springs, Breckenridge, Mineral Wells, Weatherford, Briar,…MORE

Ukraine Wins G7 Security Pledges but NATO Membership Remains Elusive

Ukraine Wins G7 Security Pledges but NATO Membership Remains Elusive

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The United States and other major industrialized nations are pledging long-term security assistance for Ukraine as it continues to fight Russia’s invasion. At the annual NATO summit, G7 countries began laying the groundwork for member nations to negotiate individual security agreements with Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the commitments will…MORE

Property Tax Bill Passes Texas Senate

Property Tax Bill Passes Texas Senate

The Texas Senate has unanimously passed an $18 Billion property tax relief bill.Highlights of the bill include spending over $12 Billion on reducing the school property tax rate and a $100,000 Homestead Exemption. Senator Paul Bennencourt, who authored the bill, says it was made possible because of bipartisan supportThe bill now moves to the Texas…MORE

DeSoto Police Searching for Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run

DeSoto Police Searching for Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run

DESOTO (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Desoto police are asking for help in catching the driver who fatally hit a man who was walking along I-35 near Wintergreen Road this week. A passerby called 911 after seeing a body laying on the ground around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. A preliminary investigation revealed the victim may have…MORE