Austin (AP) – Governor Greg Abbott says Texas has doubled the number of hospital beds in the past two weeks. But hospital officials are saying there’s not enough protective gear available for doctors and nurses, and Texas officials acknowledge they haven’t received all the supplies they have requested from the federal government. A coronavirus outbreak…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s essential and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open. They’re also restricting citizens…… MORE
Undated (AP) – Increasing numbers of police officers and civilian law enforcement staff are getting sick as the number of coronavirus cases explodes across the U.S. The growing tally raises questions about how laws can and should be enforced during the pandemic, and about how departments will hold up as the virus spreads among the…… MORE
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – The construction company overseeing the final details on the new Globe Life Field in Arlington says one of its workers has tested positive for coronavirus. Manhattan Construction says the area where that employee worked has been cleaned and sanitized. It did not say construction on the $1.2 billion stadium has been stopped.… MORE
Dallas (WBASP/KLIF) – Progress on the proposed bullet train between Dallas and Houston is now uncertain because of the coronavirus worldwide outbreak. Just a few weeks ago developers were saying groundbreaking was possible this year, with completion expected by 2026. However, Texas Central now says the pandemic has taken a toll on its partners in…… MORE
Fort Worth (AP) – A North Texas ambulance provider is partnering with health officials so its paramedics can go into homes and perform Coronavirus testing on previously screened patients. Specially trained paramedics with MedStar will be sent to the homes of Tarrant County residents who are being investigated by officials as possibly having the virus.…… MORE
Wichita falls (AP) – Authorities say a Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Gavin Weslee Blake Perry of Wichita Falls has been charged with transmitting a threatening communication in interstate commerce. Federal prosecutors say Perry wrote threatening posts on Facebook. Federal prosecutors say…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The patriarch of the Dallas Zoo’s gorilla family troop has died. Subira was 24, and had been a resident of the zoo for 6 years. The zoo says he died of heart disease. The Dallas Zoo has been closed since mid-March because of concerns about the Coronavirus. Zookeepers say Subira was a…… MORE
Houston (AP) – The state of Texas has filed suit against a Houston auctioneer, accusing him of price-gouging in his auctioning of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 face masks. The lawsuit filed Thursday by the Texas Attorney General’s Office alleges that a Tuesday auction by Auctions Unlimited had bidding on N95 respirator masks reaching as high…… MORE
Philadelphia (WBAP/KLIF) – An American Airlines flight attendant stationed in Philadelphia has died of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. Paul Frishkorn was 65, and had worked for more than 30 years with U.S. Airways, and American Airlines. Fort Worth-based American Airlines has had a handful of employees diagnosed with Covid-19, including a baggage handler at DFW Airport,…… MORE
