AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose by 61,000 last week to 719,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more businesses reopen, vaccines are increasingly administered and federal aid spreads through the economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of claims…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed a bill that gives those who have been censored on social media a way to fight back. Texas Senate Bill 12 was introduced by District One State Senator Bryan Hughes. Hughes posted a video to Twitter after the vote. The GOP senator from North Texas claimed that Republicans…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans were moving closer Thursday to advancing a slate of proposed new voting restrictions that would reduce options to cast ballots, limit polling hours and hand more power to partisan poll watchers. All those efforts are rolled into a single bill set to clear the GOP-controlled state Senate — a…… MORE
MISSION, Texas (AP) – Overwhelmed and underprepared, U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families on the Mexican border without notices to appear in immigration court or sometimes without any paperwork at all. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) U.S. immigration authorities say court notices often take hours to prepare and describes the move as a way to…… MORE
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF)- Setting a new standard for highly amenitized urban office spaces, Williams Square Plaza, home to the iconic Mustangs of Las Colinas, will soon have a new, fresh look thanks to the City of Irving’s $7.8 million investment. By removing a portion of the existing granite pavement to promote a sleek, urban greenspace, the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The COVID vaccination hub at Dallas’ Fair Park celebrated a milestone on Wednesday. The 250,000th shot was administered just after 1 p.m. Wednesday. Quincy Williams was surprised to be the recipient of the celebratory vaccination. “I wasn’t expecting this,” Williams said. “But I’m excited I got the shot. Now that I have…… MORE
CARROLLTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD announced on Wednesday that three teachers are on administrative leave after the district learned that the teachers are accused of using inappropriate language about Asian Americans on a secondary social studies test. “Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD values our diverse community of learners and staff.,” the district said in a statement. “Actions…… MORE
Leander, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Law enforcement in Central Texas have taken a 19-year old man into custody accused of stabbing his mother to death during a family disturbance early this morning. 19-year old Miles Speight of Leander, near Austin was taken into custody by the nearby Cedar Park Police Department. The search for the teen…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, April 1, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming May 1 election. There are several important races to be decided in that election, including mayoral races in Fort Worth, Arlington and Plano, among others. Voters in Congressional District 6 will also fill Representative Ron Wright’s vacant seat.…… MORE
Austin — (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed seven abortion-related bills Tuesday. One, the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, and is often before the expectant mother knows she’s pregnant. Another bill would allow anyone in Texas to sue anybody who intends…… MORE
