DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is investing in its work force amid a changing economy. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced on Monday that the city is partnering with Cicero Group to conduct a study assessing the state of the city’s workforce. The study is funded by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of State Health Services is asking vaccine providers in Texas to halt administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration early Tuesday. The agencies said their decision is based on…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating clots in six women…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people nominated to the Texas Public Utility Commission advanced monday toward confirmation in the Texas Senate. A shake-up of the PUC came amid February’s power emergency, which left millions of Texans without power for days. Finance expert Peter Lake was nominated by Governor Greg Abbott to be the next chairman, while…… MORE
Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – Republican Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne is urging her supporters to sign a petition telling President Biden he must visit the border immediately. In an email, Van Duyne says she visited the border recently and “I saw first-hand, the thousands of children crammed into profoundly inadequate holding facilities because that’s what Biden wanted. More than…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Texas has been hovering under 3,000 so far this month — the lowest levels since last June, according to data from the state. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Monday that there were 2,823 people with the coronavirus hospitalized on Sunday, the…… MORE
ALEDO (WBAP/KLIF)- A slave trade auction on social media set up by Aledo ISD students is under investigation. The Aledo Independent School District said students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus cyberbullied and harassed other students based on their race. “There is no room for racism or hatred in the Aledo ISD, period,” said Superintendent…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers are getting second dose Covid-19 shots this week thanks to a partnership with the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders in Fort Worth and Tarrant County Public Health. Dr. Albert Parra with the center says these individuals are highly vulnerable to severe Covid-19 symptoms due to suppressed…… MORE
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards ends on April 14. The waiver, granted by Governor Greg Abbott in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, applied to DLs, commercial DLs, commercial learner permits, ID cards and election identification certificates…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities say multiple people including a police officer have been shot at a high school in the east Tennessee city of Knoxville, and the scene has since been secured. The Knoxville Police Department tweeted that authorities were on the scene of the shooting Monday at Austin-East Magnet High School. The online…… MORE
