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Dozens of Afghan Refugees Arrive in Texas, Hundreds More Expected

Dozens of Afghan Refugees Arrive in Texas, Hundreds More Expected

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Refugee Services of Texas is working work with national refugee resettlement partners and the U.S. government to offer protection and resettlement to hundreds of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holders and their families who gave everything to help the American military in Afghanistan. According to RST, all Afghans who have received Special Immigrant Visas…MORE

Johnson and Johnson Reports Studies Show its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Significantly Increases Protection

Johnson and Johnson Reports Studies Show its COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots Significantly Increases Protection

New Brunswick, NJ  (WBAP/KLIF News) – Johnson and Johnson is optimistic about the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The pharmaceutical company on Wednesday announced its booster shot generated a “promising immune response” in early stage clinical trials. According to data from the study, recipients of the shot created virus-fighting antibodies “nine-fold higher” than…MORE

Paxton Clears ‘Himself’ in Whistleblower Probe

Paxton Clears ‘Himself’ in Whistleblower Probe

Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton who is under investigation on multiple fronts, has been cleared of wrongdoing in at least one of the cases against him; it seems that Paxton’s own office has cleared him of bribing Austin developer Nate Paul to keep mum on Paxton’s secret mistress. Allegations of alleged…MORE

Trump-backed Herschel Walker Seeks Georgia Senate Seat

Trump-backed Herschel Walker Seeks Georgia Senate Seat

ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Walker, 59, joins the race with high name recognition, having won the Heisman Trophy in 1982 as a University of Georgia running back.…MORE

Two Congress Members Fly To Kabul Amid Chaotic Evacuation

Two Congress Members Fly To Kabul Amid Chaotic Evacuation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the ongoing chaotic evacuation Tuesday, stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Mich., flew in…MORE

Keller ISD Teacher Sent Home After Refusing to Remove BLM Banner from Classroom

Keller ISD Teacher Sent Home After Refusing to Remove BLM Banner from Classroom

Keller, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Keller ISD teacher was sent home from school on Tuesday after refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter banner hanging in his classroom. Dan Grunewald, an animation, audio/video production, and arts of communication teacher at Timber Creek High School talked to our media partner WFAA about why he has refused to…MORE

Supreme Court Orders Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Reinstated

Supreme Court Orders Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy Reinstated

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. With the three liberal justices in dissent, the court said Tuesday that the administration likely violated federal law in its…MORE

COVID-19 Infusion Center Opens in Fort Worth

COVID-19 Infusion Center Opens in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A state-funded Regional Infusion Center has been established at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth for those individuals with COVID-19 who are 12 years of age or older. To qualify for COVID-19 therapeutics, a patient must be referred by a health care provider. The goal is to limit the number of…MORE

Kemp ISD to be Closed for Three Days

Kemp ISD to be Closed for Three Days

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – All Kemp ISD campuses will be closed Wednesday, August 25th through Friday, August 27th, 2021. School will resume on Monday, August 30th, 2021. Students will not be held responsible for instruction during this closure. Extra-curricular activities at the Junior High are cancelled during the closure. High School extra-curricular events and practices will…MORE

Biden says US Pullout on Track to Meet Deadline

Biden says US Pullout on Track to Meet Deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says forces are on track to leave Afghanistan by his self-imposed August 31 deadline but it will depend on Taliban cooperation. In an address to the nation Tuesday, the president said he is pushing U.S. forces to leave “the sooner the better” due to increasing threats from ISIS-K and…MORE