Austin (AP) – A group of doctors in Austin is warning police not to use so-called “less lethal” munitions for crowd control after they treated people who were severely hurt during protests in May. In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical Center at…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Despite a slow but steady shrinkage in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases reported by Texas health officials, the virus is still spreading geographically. State officials say a Sterling County resident was reported Thursday as testing positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. That made the sparsely populated West Texas county near…… MORE
Sulphur Springs (WBAP/KLIF) – 144 leaders of the northeast Texas Republican Party have selected state senator Pat Fallon to take John Ratcliffe’s place in Washington. Ratcliffe resigned his seat as Texas 4th district Congressman to become President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence. Fallon will now be on the ballot in Ratcliffe’s place in November. Fallon…… MORE
Caracas, Venezuela (AP) – A Venezuela court has begun the trial of six American oil executives accused of corruption more than two years ago. Defense attorney Jesus Loreto said Friday that the case has taken on a new sense of urgency. The six executives of Houston based Citgo refineries were arrested in late 2017 after…… MORE
Austin (AP) – State officials are loosening their prohibition on visitors to some long term care centers as the number of new COVID-19 infections continues to slowly but steadily decline. Physical contact between visitors and residents will still be prohibited. However, limited indoor and outdoor visits to long term care centers will be allowed at…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party in northeast Texas is conducting a very special election. About 150 county and precinct chairs who live in Texas’ 4th Congressional District are selecting a replacement for Congressman John Ratcliffe who resigned his seat in the U.S. House to become President Trump’s Director of National Intelligence. It is not…… MORE
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New York (AP) – Two American oil giants lost more than $9 billion in the second quarter as the pandemic kept households on lockdown, and the demand for oil diminished around the world. Exxon lost $1.1 billion in the second quarter. Chevron Corp. lost $8.27 billion during the quarter, a sharp contrast to the $4.3…… MORE
Sullivan (WBAP/KLIF) – A city commissioner in the south Texas town of Sullivan has been killed in a gun battle with police. Police say Gabriel Salinas opened fire on police who had responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. Police found Salinas’ body inside the house after the shooting stopped. Salinas’ girlfriend is…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The state’s top teachers group is criticizing state guidelines for starting the school year while the coronavirus pandemic is still raging. The Texas State Teachers Association says the guidelines pronounced Friday by Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and the state’s other Republican leaders would unfairly punish public school districts that…… MORE
