Austin (AP) – Texas is asking a court to stop President Joe Biden from allowing a 100 day moratorium on deportations. The lawsuit filed Friday is one of the first against the new administration. The moratorium came after Biden revoked former President Trump’s mandate that made anyone in the U.S. illegally a priority for deportation.…… MORE
Laredo Is A COVID-19 Hotspot
Austin (AP) – The border city of Laredo has become one of the most active coronavirus hotspots in the nation. Texas Governor. Greg Abbott said Friday that more medical personnel and equipment were on the way as roughly half of Laredo’s hospital beds are now occupied by COVID-19 patients. More than 8,900 new virus cases…… MORE
Dallas Coin Auction Sets Record
Dallas (AP) – A rare gold coin made by a noted craftsman in New York in 1787 has sold at auction in Dallas for $9.36 million. Heritage Auctions offered the New York-style Brasher Doubloon Thursday evening as part of an auction of U.S. coins. Heritage says the sale is the most ever paid for a…… MORE
Mi Cocina and Klyde Warren Park Team to Help a Good Cause
Dallas (WBAP / KLIF) Mi Cocina, the successful Tex-Mex restaurant chain, will open a ‘Mi Cocina in the Park’ location and part of its proceeds will help an array of good causes. The location will be in Klyde Warren Park and it will open in September. The park is built over the Woodall Rogers Freeway…… MORE
Impeachment Trial Date is Set
Washington (AP) – Opening arguments in the senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection will begin the week of February 8. That’s according to senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who announced the schedule Friday evening. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Trump to the…… MORE
Arkansas Man Arrested in Connection with the Capitol Riot
Washington (AP) – A federal judge has ordered an Arkansas man accused of beating a police officer with a flagpole during the riot at the U.S. Capitol to remain in jail as he awaits trial. U.S. Magistrate J. Thomas Ray on Friday ordered the detention of Peter Stager, who was arrested last week in Arkansas…… MORE
UNT Becomes Second in State to Launch 4 year College Program for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Beginning with the fall 2021 semester, the University of North Texas will launch a four-year inclusive postsecondary education program for those ages 18-28 with Intellectual Disabilities, thanks to a $2 million grant from the Department of Education. Called UNT ELEVAR, this program will be only the second of its kind in Texas and the…… MORE
City of Dallas to Receive Thousands of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses, Open Drive-Thru Site
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas plans to open a COVID-19 vaccination site next week. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Friday announced that the State of Texas will directly provide the City of Dallas with 5,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine next week for public distribution. The City has previously only received doses to…… MORE
“We are Cautiously Optimistic”: Denton County Seeing Slight Downward Trend in Covid-19 Hospitalizations
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- Denton County is seeing a downward trend in Covid-19 hospitalization rates. Denton County Public Health Director Dr. Matt Richardson said they are at 21.5% compared to their highest at almost 27% during the holidays. Richardson said though the rates are trending down it’s still a major concern with 1 in 5 people in…… MORE
Austin Wins Senate Confirmation as First Black Pentagon Chief
WASHINGTON (AP) – Lloyd J. Austin, the West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, has won Senate confirmation to become the nation’s first Black secretary of defense. The vote gives President Joe Biden his second Cabinet member; Avril Haines was confirmed on Wednesday…… MORE
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