AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his plan to reopen Texas on Monday at the State Capitol. The Governor issued an Executive Order on March 31, implementing Essential Services and Activities Protocols for the entire state of Texas. The order directed all Texans to minimize non-essential gatherings and in-person contact with people who…… MORE
Tarrant County Pilot Program to Screen, Schedule COVID-19 Tests
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – As part of its effort to meet the need for more COVID-19 testing, Tarrant County unveiled a new self-screening website this week. The new website, covidtesting.tarrantcounty.com, launched Sunday. The first day for testing appointments was Monday. According to Tarrant County Public Health, during the first week, slots for the testing site will…… MORE
Beaumont Mayor Apologizes for Nail Salon Visit Amid Stay-At-Home Order
BEAUMONT (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mayor of Beaumont apologized for violating a stay-at-home order after a photo of her surfaced on social media visiting a nail salon. After the photo spread, Mayor Becky Ames said she was there for a short period of time in order to learn how to remove her manicured nails and to…… MORE
Dave & Amy Chat with UNT Political Science Professor J. Michael Greig About the Whereabouts & Condition of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
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Will Texas’ Unemployment Benefits Fund Run Out of Money?
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has paid out $1.7 billion dollars in unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus pandemic; some of those funds are part of the federal stimulus package. With some $900-million dollars left in TWC’s bank account, state officials are looking at opens to replenish the fund before it’s depleted? Texas…… MORE
Death Toll Rises Months After El Paso Walmart Attack
EL PASO, Teas (AP) – A hospital official says that a man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Latinos in an El Paso Walmart has died after months in the hospital. Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia was fundraising for his daughter’s soccer team in front of the Walmart when he was shot nine months ago. His…… MORE
Death Toll Rises Months After El Paso Walmart Attack
EL PASO, Teas (AP) – A hospital official says that a man shot in the Aug. 3 attack targeting Latinos in an El Paso Walmart has died after months in the hospital. Guillermo ‘Memo’ Garcia was fundraising for his daughter’s soccer team in front of the Walmart when he was shot nine months ago. His…… MORE
Texas deputy dies when struck by vehicle on Interstate 35
TEMPLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Bell County, Texas, deputy sheriff was killed early Sunday when he was struck by a vehicle while helping a neighboring county’s sheriffs department try to stop another vehicle it had pursued into Bell County on Interstate 35. Deputy John Andrew Rhoden, 31, was killed when he was struck…… MORE
Trump Says COVID Briefings ‘Not worth the effort’ Amid Backlash Over Disinfectant Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) – White House strategists are planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus from the coronavirus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. That will put him in the position of looking forward to more promising times, Aides intend to put him in more controlled settings…… MORE
Suspect in Girlfriend’s Shooting, Reportedly Shot & Killed By Deputies At A North Texas Buc-ee’s
DENTON, Texas (AP) – A man sought as a suspect in the shooting of his girlfriend was shot dead by deputies outside a North Texas travel center. The incident happened around midday outside Buc-ee’s on Denton’s southeastern outskirts, about 35 miles northwest of Dallas. Denton County sheriff’s deputies tracked 53-year-old Marlon Aaron Bonds to the…… MORE
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