Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, April 1, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming May 1 election. There are several important races to be decided in that election, including mayoral races in Fort Worth, Arlington and Plano, among others. Voters in Congressional District 6 will also fill Representative Ron Wright’s vacant seat.…… MORE
The Texas Legislature Is Working On Stricter Abortion Legislation
Austin — (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed seven abortion-related bills Tuesday. One, the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, and is often before the expectant mother knows she’s pregnant. Another bill would allow anyone in Texas to sue anybody who intends…… MORE
SpaceX Test Rocket Breaks Apart While Landing
Boca Chica (AP) – SpaceX has suffered another failed landing of Starship, its prototype Mars rocket. A camera on the rocket froze Tuesday, and dense fog in South Texas obscured views of the rocket coming apart right before touchdown. Other video showed debris raining down and explosions could be heard. That was the fourth full-scale…… MORE
Reforms to Texas’ Energy Grid Begin Moving After Blackout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ power grid that buckled during February’s deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and require power plants to prepare for more extreme weather under overhauls that moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk Tuesday. Six weeks after more than 100 people died in subfreezing weather in Texas, including many of…… MORE
NFL Expands Regular Season
UNDATED (AP) – The NFL regular-season schedule is expanding from 16 to 17 games, the first increase since the league went from 14 to 16 games before the 1978 season. Team owners approved the 17th game today as expected, with the extra contest being an interconference matchup based on where teams finished in the previous…… MORE
2 Ex-Texas Sheriff Deputies Indicted in Black Man’s Death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors say two former Texas sheriff deputies have been indicted on manslaughter charges in the March 2019 death of a 40-year-old Black man named Javier Ambler. The announcement today comes two years after Ambler’s death was filmed by the police reality TV series “Live PD.” The former postal worker was shocked…… MORE
Over 4,000 Migrants, Many Children, Crowd into Texas Facility
DONNA, Texas (AP) – The Biden administration for the first time has allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children. A tour Tuesday revealed a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 migrants were crammed into a space intended for 250 and the youngest ones are kept in a large playpen…… MORE
Governor Abbott Sends Letter to Vice President Harris Demanding Action on Border
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he sent a letter to Vice President — and newly named Border Czar — Kamala Harris demanding answers and swift action from the Biden Administration to address what he referred to as an “ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border.” In the letter, the Governor urged Vice President Harris to visit…… MORE
DSHS Launches Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Following the announcement that all Texas adults are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Texas Department of State Health Services launched the Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler. The scheduler gives people one place to sign up for a COVID-19 shot through multiple public health departments, including the eight DSHS public health regions,…… MORE
Texas Announces COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for Youth Summer Camps
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas is offering summer camps a way to protect against any potential COVID-19 outbreaks this summer. Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Division of Emergency Management announced on Tuesday, the creation of a COVID-19 Rapid Testing Program for Texas youth summer camps. According to the Governor, the program will…… MORE
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