AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is seeing 165 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population over the past two weeks, keeping the state in 40th place among the states and territories in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. Over the past two weeks, Texas has averaged almost 3,400 new cases per day. Johns Hopkins…… MORE
Early Voting for May 1 Elections Ends Tomorrow
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting for the May 1 elections ends tomorrow. It’s a wide open field in for mayor races and city council seats across the metroplex. In Arlington and Fort Worth, there are almost 10 candidates running for mayor alone; also in Arlington, the local elections are the first since term limits voted…… MORE
DFW Has Less Than a Month Supply of Housing Inventory Say Realtors
DALLAS — Dallas-Fort Worth has less than a one-month supply of housing inventory on the market — and home prices are way up. Broker Michael Coburn says the lack of home choices for buyers makes the DFW market “unhealthy.” He says “One of the biggest things we see in this market is the amount of…… MORE
Texas’ Top Doc Urges Resumed Use Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Austin (AP) – Texas health commissioner Dr. John Hellerstedt says vaccine providers should resume using the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. Hellerstedt said in a statement that “scientific review over the last 11 days has affirmed its safety and effectiveness.” Federal health officials on Friday said they were lifting an 11 day pause on J&J…… MORE
Rare U.S. Coin Prototype Sells For Much More Than Expected
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A battered and worn copper coin that was struck by the original U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794, and was a prototype for the then brand new country’s silver dollars and other coins has been auctioned for considerably more than expected. Dallas based Heritage Auctions sold the coin Friday evening for $840,000.…… MORE
Allen Resident Arrested For Murders Of His Mother And Sister
Allen (WBAP/KLIF) – A 20 year old Allen resident has been arrested for the murders of his mother and sister. The bodies of Isil Borat and Burcu Hezar were found Saturday morning in their home near the Twin Creeks Golf Club in Allen. Burak Hezar was arrested at DFW Airport, waiting for a flight to…… MORE
Texas Ends Clergy, Spiritual Advisers Ban in Death Chamber
HOUSTON (AP) – Officials have announced that Texas prisons have resumed allowing clergy as well as spiritual advisers in the death chamber, reversing a two-year ban created after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the execution of an inmate who had argued his religious freedom was being violated because his Buddhist spiritual adviser wouldn’t accompany him.…… MORE
Longhorn Band will be Required to Play ‘The Eyes of Texas’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The University of Texas has announced that its marching band and pep band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” school song when they return to performing. But the school will also create a new alternative band in 2022 that won’t play it. A group of athletes and students…… MORE
Over 40 Firearms Stolen From Gun Dealers in DFW
(WBAP/KLIF) — Over 40 guns were stolen from North Texas gun dealers in April. Metroplex firearms stores have been the target of break-ins over the past two weeks. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Republic Arsenal in Coppell, Elliot White Gun Company in North Richland Hills, and SK Arms in Flower Mound have…… MORE
Air Force One Subcontractor Cuts Jobs
Fort Worth (AP) – A subcontractor that was working on the new Air Force One aircraft until Boeing gave it the boot has announced it is cutting 223 jobs. GDC Technics CEO Brad Foreman said the job cuts are the direct result of Boeing’s actions. In a letter to the Texas Workforce Commission GDC said…… MORE
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