AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could face a challenger with a familiar name in politics in next year’s election. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush confirmed to WBAP/KLIF News on Monday that he is considering running for the position. “I’m taking a serious look at it,” Bush said. “I’m focused on the…… MORE
GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News) – The City of Garland Health Department is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination event Tuesday, April 13th, at Johnson Stadium at 1029 E. Centerville Road from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered as long as supplies last and no appointment is necessary. City officials…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The U.S. government is spending at least $60 million per week caring for more than 16,000 migrant teenagers and children in shelters at a cost of $290 per day per child. Those costs are expected to rise significantly as the numbers of children crossing the border continue to increase forcing the…… MORE
Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) _ Frisco Police are looking for a 12-year old girl who went missing last night. Police say Emma D’Andria was last seen around 8:10pm in Frisco’s Starwood neighborhood near Starwood Drive and Orchard Park Drive. She was barefoot and wearing a tie-dye tank top, white shorts. Police are searching for her this…… MORE
Washington – Applications open today (Monday) for a new program that helps cover the burial expenses for people who died of COVID-19. If you had COVID-19 funeral expenses, we encourage you to keep and gather documentation. Types of information should include: An official death certificate that attributes the death directly or indirectly to COVID-19 and…… MORE
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Virginia are seeking a five-year prison sentence for a former neo-Nazi group leader who pleaded guilty to conspiring with other far-right extremists to threaten dozens of targets, including a predominantly African American church, a sitting U.S. Cabinet member and journalists. John Cameron Denton, of Montgomery, Texas, and others…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – A 17-year old boy shot during an early Sunday morning disturbance at the Love Field area Hawthorne Suites Hotel was pronounced dead at an area hospital after he was taken by private car in search of help. Police say another victim was injured; not yet identified. Dallas Police say 17 year…… MORE
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – A new COVID-19 vaccination site has opened in Arlington. AT&T Stadium will host the Community Vaccination Center for Tarrant County Public Health. It will administer the Johnson and Johnson single dose vaccine seven days a week. It’s by appointment only, and recipients must register through the Tarrant County Public Health website.… MORE
Austin (AP) – The federal Centers for Disease Control reports that the percentage of Texans who have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine is approaching one-third. The CDC reports 30.6% of all Texas residents, more than 8.8 million, have been given one dose and 18.2% have been fully vaccinated. The state health…… MORE
Houston (AP) – Texas Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw says he has undergone surgery on his eye and will be virtually sightless for a month. Crenshaw is a Navy veteran who lost his right eye and suffered damage to his left eye to a homemade bomb explosion while he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. Crenshaw…… MORE
