AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Acting on his threat, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Austin and Travis County officials over their decision to continue requiring mask-wearing in public. Paxton had threatened a suit after the local officials decided Tuesday to exempt the city and county from Gov. Greg Abbott’s lifting of the state’s mask…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Chamber announced an ongoing effort to distribute COVID-19 rapid tests to small business owners with fewer than 500 employees. The program, established by Governor Greg Abbott, provides local Chambers of Commerce with COVID-19 testing supplies to distribute to local small businesses free of charge. Small businesses can then administer these tests to employees who choose…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin County officials announced on Thursday that the county is reopening registration for the COVID-19 vaccine. The county closed the online portal earlier this year because demand significantly outweighed supply. “The Collin County Vaccine Wait List is now complete,” said Collin County Judge Chris Hill. “Collin County and its vaccine partners are…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- AllianceTexas, the 27,000-acre master-planned, mixed-use community in north Fort Worth, continues to be one of the state’s most formidable economic engines with approximately $91.98 billion generated in regional economic impact and over $2.82 billion in total taxes paid to local public entities during the past three decades. According to its annual Insight Research…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines is the latest airline to put the Boeing 737 Max back in the air. The planes were grounded worldwide in 2019 after two deadly crashes overseas on two separate airlines. Multiple southwest max flights took off Thursday morning and the airline expects to end 2021 with nearly 70 737 Max 8’s…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – North Texans now have even more access to COVID-19 vaccines. CVS Health announced Thursday it will soon offer vaccines at 74 additional CVS pharmacies statewide, bringing the total to 180 stores that are administering the vaccines in Texas. The new locations include stores in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton and Johnson Counties.…… MORE
Dave is solo today while Amy is on vacation. Interesting topic about how your privacy could be being compromised while using social media and various websites… MORE
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for unemployment aid dropped…… MORE
One Year Ago Today, the World Health Organization Declared COVID-19 a Pandemic Fox News Radio’s Simon Owen joins Dave to talk about the all that has happened in the last year.… MORE
President Biden is schedule to address the nation tonight following the House of Representatives’ Wednesday vote, that passed the one point nine trillion dollar coronavirus bill. Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland joins Dave to talk about the President’s speech.… MORE
