Saturday’s Dallas City Council election results have been totaled and a number of ballots were thrown out after possible voter fraud delayed the process earlier this week. Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole said that 700 ballots were presented to a signature verification committee and then passed along to the election board. After reviewing the ballots,…… MORE
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Texas Attorney General Loses Third Bid to Remove Judge from Criminal Case
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – For the third time, Attorney General Ken Paxton has failed to remove the judge presiding over his criminal case. Paxton is facing trial for securities fraud charges. Paxton’s attorneys had asked the Judge George Gallagher to step aside twice before and argued that he could only make decisions until his assignment expired at…… MORE
Study Shows Impact of Public Investment Surrounding DART
A new study shows that publicly funded projects in close proximity to DART light rail stations have made a big economic impact in North Texas. Researchers from the Economics Research Group at the University of North Texas, led by Michael Carroll, Ph.D., looked at 11 public projects, like Parkland Hospital, the Irving Convention Center or…… MORE
Driver in High-Speed Chase from Fort Worth to Dallas Surrenders
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A woman who led authorities on a high-speed chase in a stolen car Thursday afternoon surrendered in Highland Park. It started sometime after 12 p.m. in Fort Worth, when police attempted to pull the car over. The driver took off and led officers on a chase from I-20 near downtown Fort Worth, onto northbound 45…… MORE
The ACLU of Texas Defends its Travel Advisory
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is defending its decision to issue a travel advisory in response to Governor Greg Abbot’s signing of an anti-sanctuary cities bill into law on Sunday. The advisory warned anyone traveling to Texas to anticipate a possible violation of their constitutional rights when stopped by…… MORE