HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston’s police chief is leaving the city to become the chief of the Miami, Florida police department. Art Acevedo formally accepted the Miami job Monday morning, saying “it’s the right thing for me to do, and the right time to do it.” Acevedo sent an email to his staff late Sunday calling…… MORE
Texas to Receive 800,000 COVID-19 Vaccine First Doses This Week
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Efforts to vaccinate Texans from COVID-19 continue to ramp up. This week, the state will receive 800,000 first doses of vaccine to be shipped to providers across Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services is allocating 656,810 doses to at least 445 providers in 178 counties. About 200,000 first doses…… MORE
Galveston Woman Arrested After Refusing to Wear a Mask at Her Bank! You Gotta Hear This!
Galveston Woman Arrested for Refusing to Wear a Mask at Her Bank or Leave. Hear What Dave & Amy Have to say about it and then tell us what you think. Plus, It’s Dave & Amy’s 9 Year Work Anniversary this week… Happy Work Anniversary!… MORE
Side Effects from the COVID-19 Vaccination
Dave & Amy discuss Drastic side effects reported from the COVID vaccine in a few places around the world.… MORE
Good News: Texans 50 + are Eligible for the COVID Vaccination TODAY!
Amy is back from vacation. She was in Miami, but she was not part of the party that injured two police officers. Texans 50 & Older Are Eligible for the COVID vaccination today. Challenges at the U.S. / Mexico Border… MORE
Saints QB Drew Brees Announces Retirement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Drew Brees era with the New Orleans Saints — marked by a Super Bowl celebration, raucous record-setting nights in the rebuilt Superdome and the undersized quarterback’s outsized role in a historic city’s rebirth — has ended. Brees, the NFL’s leader in career completions and yards passing, has decided to retire…… MORE
Vaccine Eligibility Expands
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – As of today (Monday) any person over the age of 50 is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas. Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties are opening their wait lists to anyone 50 and over who wishes to be inoculated. Applicants can register through the county websites, or by telephone. Those who…… MORE
Texas Has The Most Teams In NCAA Basketball Tournament
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF/AP) – The Lone Star State will be well represented in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In fact, seven Texas teams made the bracket, which ties a previous record set in 2018. Three schools, Baylor (1), Houston (2), and Texas (3) are among the top three seeds. Baylor headlines the South Region with the program’s…… MORE
Thousands Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – There was no St. Patrick’s Day parade or other official celebration of the holiday this year, but crowds of revelers gathered over the weekend along Dallas’ Greenville Avenue anyway. A few were masked. Most were not. Social distancing was ignored. Texas’ statewide mask mandate was lifted last Wednesday, and businesses were free…… MORE
Higher Gasoline Prices Expected
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Oil and gasoline prices rebounded after last year’s collapse in fuel demand, and appears to be rising further. Last April, oil prices fell by more than $50 a barrel in a single day to less than zero. But, in recent weeks, oil prices have surged to over $65 a barrel, a level…… MORE
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