ERCOT Prepares For Record Electricity Demand Monday

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) –  The Electric Reliability Council of Texas also known as ERCOT is getting ready for record power consumption on Monday.  The agency says it working with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to make sure the power grid had adequate resources as temperatures are expected to fall into the single digits by Monday.…MORE

FBI Probe of AG Ken Paxton Expands with a Microscope on Renovations to His Home

DALLAS (AP) – Records obtained by The Associated Press show the FBI is investigating renovations made to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s million-dollar home as part of an ongoing probe into allegations that the state’s highest-ranking attorney illegally helped a wealthy donor. Last year, much of Paxton’s senior staff accused him of committing crimes to…MORE

Metroplex Has Almost 600,000 of the 2.2 Million COVID-19 Cases in Texas

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Lone Star State has close to 2.2 million coronavirus cases during the ongoing pandemic.  Texas health officials report over 8,400 additional cases, Thursday, along with 385 fatalities.  Dallas county attributed 45 deaths to COVID-19 on Thursday, while Denton county listed 11 deaths. in all, the Metroplex has lost over 6,100 residents. The Metroplex nears…MORE

Governor Abbott says COVID numbers are “Moving in the Right Direction” to Further Lift Restrictions

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Thursday he is hopeful that more COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted soon. Following a roundtable discussion with small business owners in Dallas, the Governor noted that Texas recorded its lowest COVID hospitalization rate in two months this week, and its smallest positivity rate since November. “All of…MORE

Police Identify Man who Killed Himself Outside Congresswoman’s Irving Home as her Longtime Friend

IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The Irving Police Department said on Thursday that the man who killed himself outside Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne’s home this week was a friend of the Congresswoman. Police confirm that 55-year-old Chris Dillard shot and killed himself outside Congresswoman Van Duyne’s home on Wednesday afternoon. No one else was hurt. Van Duyne…MORE

133 Vehicles Involved in Deadly Fort Worth Crash, 6 people dead, 65 Treated

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth officials say at least 6 people have died, 36 patients were transported from the scene and 65 total patients have received medical care after a devastating crash on 35W Thursday morning. MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky says everyone worked together to help get people out of their cars to the hospital or…MORE

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