GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Three North Texas firefighters, two from Garland and one from Grapevine were part of a group of 12 nation-wide that were sent to Surfside Florida to offer peer support. Garland Fire Captain J.D. Schulgan said they went to stations and the site where the condo collapsed speaking with search and recovery workers. “It…… MORE
GOP State Voting Restrictions ‘Un-American,’ Biden Declares
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Joe Biden is declaring that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” as he urges passage of federal legislation to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures regarding voting access. Biden laid out what the White House called “the moral case” for voting rights in a speech in Philadelphia Tuesday…… MORE
DFW Hospital Council says Delta Variant is Leading to an Uptick in COVID Patients
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Hospital Council is concerned about a recent spike in COVID hospitalizations in North Texas. CEO Steve Love said Tuesday that more than 600 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Texas, which is the highest number since March. “It could increase but probably will not surge to what it was,”…… MORE
Texas Republicans Call on Sergeant at Arms to Send for Return of Democrats
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Republicans are calling for Democrats to return to the current special legislative session in Austin after dozens of them broke quorum over a Republican-led voting measure. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas flew to Washington D.C. on Monday to lobby for Federal voting legislation. The move essentially stalled the voting…… MORE
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Gets Green Light From Feds to Send Him, 3 Others Into Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The race for commercial space flight continues. Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin has received federal approval to launch people into space. The Amazon founder will take off in his New Shepard rocket from West Texas next Tuesday. He’ll be joined by his brother, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer and…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Was It Legal For Democrats To Leave The State?
Dave and Amy posed that question and more to SMU Law professor Eric Cedillo.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Gov. Abbott Wants Dems Arrested & A New Warning About One Covid-19 Vaccine
If you missed today’s edition of KLIF Notes, Dave and Amy get you caught up on how Republicans are reacting to Democrats leaving the state, they tell you about a new vaccine warning and wish a mazel tov to the first Orthodox Jew drafted into Major league baseball.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: The New Chair Of The Texas Republican Party Speaks & The U.S. Leaves Afghanistan in the Rearview Mirror
Newly elected Texas Republican Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi of Irving spoke with Dave and Amy about the Democrats leaving the state over the election reform bills and much more. Also, Fox News Reporter Simon Owen said the U.S. is step closer to ending the 20 year war in Afghanistan.… MORE
Texas Democrats Have Left the State to Block GOP Voting Bill
UPDATED: 7/13/21 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Democrats in the Texas Legislature bolted for Washington, D.C., to try to stop Republicans from enacting new voting restrictions. They say they’re ready to remain there for weeks in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws. Private planes carrying more than 50 Democratic Texas lawmakers took…… MORE
Texas State Senate Committee Advances Two Transgender Sports Bills
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – While state legislature dealt with the sudden departure of dozens of House Democrats on Monday, a state Senate panel advanced a two transgender sports bills. The bills would would require transgender student athletes to compete in sports corresponding to their gender at birth instead of their gender identity. Proponents say the bills,…… MORE
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