(WBAP/KLIF) — A number equivalent to 3.2% of the Texas population has tested positive for COVID-19. After conducting more than 8.3 million tests, almost 917,000 have come back positive. Nearly 18,200 have resulted in deaths, a 2% mortality rate. State health officials reported more than 7,200 newly confirmed positive tests, Tuesday, with 97 additional deaths. Dallas…… MORE
GOP’s Cornyn, Hegar in Another Close Texas Senate Race
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. John Cornyn is facing his toughest reelection bid in 18 years against Democrat MJ Hegar. Cornyn said in the run-up to Tuesday’s election that he expected to prevail but also predicted a single-digit finish, six years after coasting to his last reelection in Texas by 27 points. His vulnerability underscored…… MORE
Governor Greg Abbott Responds to Harris County Drive-Thru Vote Ruling, Says Texas Will Stay Red
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott is taking the ruling related to 127,000 drive-thru ballots in Harris County in stride after a federal judge ruled Monday the votes would be counted. The method of voting was adopted as a safety precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ruling is the result of an effort by…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Governor Abbott Talks Election
Governor Abbott joined Dave & Amy to talk about voting in Texas, the Harris County drive-in ballot decision, and how he thinks the election will turn out!… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Trump’s Strategy on Election Day
It’s been a busy campaign season for President Trump, to say the least. Senior campaign advisor Mercedes Schlapp joined Dave & Amy to talk about the President’s closing strategy (after a very brief news update on the election!).… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Col. Allen West Talks Election
Election Day is always a big day for Americans, but is it even bigger this year with Texas reportedly a “toss up?” Texas Republican Party Chair Col. Allen West joined Dave and Amy to talk about that, as well as a judge’s decision to allow drive-in ballots in Harris County.… MORE
High Stakes Fuel Turnout Surge in Suddenly Competitive Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is unusually shaky ground for Republicans as voters head to the polls in America’s biggest red state. The high stakes in Texas ripple beyond whether President Donald Trump is genuinely at risk of becoming the first Republican presidential nominee since 1976 to lose the Lone Star State. Democrats were also…… MORE
Texas Now Leading US in COVID-19 Cases
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the U.S. so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation, the data from Sunday — the most recent available — says that there have been 938,503 cases in Texas, the…… MORE
Dallas County GOP And Democratic Chairs Call For Calm
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas GOP Chair Rodney Anderson and Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Carol Donovan have issued a joint statement calling on residents remain calm during the vote counting process. In the statement Anderson and Donovan say, “It is important to remember Texas law allows mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day and still…… MORE
Cuban’s Decision to Support Biden is Fueled by Ongoing COVID Pandemic
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talked up his support for Joe Biden 2020. Cuban told ‘ The Athletic’ sports writer Sam Amick, that the COVID pandemic fueled his decision: Cuban said, among other things, “You always have to realize that without leadership, there’s instability and instability is the worst thing that can…… MORE
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