Paris, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – While the legal battle rages on regarding masking up in Texas schools one district has found a ‘go-around’ to Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on mandates. Paris Independent School District in far northeast Texas voted this week to make masks part of its dress code. The school board said in a written…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies was upheld Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. The 2017 law in question has never been enforced. It seeks to prohibit the use of forceps to remove a fetus from the womb — what supporters…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth City Council voted to establish a memorial designation on I-35W to honor Atatiana Jefferson, a Fort Worth woman killed by a former police officer nearly two years ago. Jefferson was shot at through a window of her mother’s south fort worth home during a non emergency call. The designation…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Public Library is offering new Educator Cards to teachers and homeschool instructors. This special card is offered to educators who teach for an independent school district, private or charter schools, or in homeschools settings. This is a way to give all educators, even if they don’t live inside city…… MORE
TCU football coach Gary Patterson said his team is getting closer to 100 percent vaccination. The horned frogs now sit at 90-percent vaccination, according to coach Patterson. He estimated only 10 players have yet to get the vaccine, out of a 85-man rosters. Since the team arrived on campus for fall camp only one person…… MORE
PENTAGON (AP) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the U.S. military doesn’t have the capacity to extend security forces beyond the Kabul airport perimeter in order to get more civilians out of Afghanistan. Afghans and aid groups say citizens are having a hard time getting past the Taliban and into the airport. The mass…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities announced on Wednesday that an arrest has been made in a shooting that triggered a statewide blue alert. A blue alert indicates that a member of law enforcement is hurt and the suspect is on the loose. On Monday night the alert went out after a Clay County Deputy was shot near…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – The Plano Balloon Festival, Inc. announced this week that it has decided to cancel the 2021 H-E-B Central Market Plano Balloon Festival that was scheduled for September 17-19. “With the continued increase in COVID cases, specifically the Delta Variant, the Festival board and staff has considered the health and safety of our…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top health…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A disabilities rights group is suing Texas Governor Greg Abbott over his ban on mask requirements in schools. Disability Rights Texas filed a federal lawsuit late Monday night on behalf of 14 child plaintiffs against Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath. The complaint states that the Governor’s…… MORE
