New York (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. government says it has approved the first new applicants in several years to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that President Trump violated federal law in the way he…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County’s health director says in the two days since they launched a website to let residents register for COVID-19 vaccines, nearly 50,000 have signed up. Dr. Philip Huang says they’re preparing to expand the vaccination program from the current phase 1-A, which targets health care workers and nursing home residents, into…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are braving long lines to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Outside Tarrant County Resource Connection in Fort Worth on Monday a socially distanced line wrapped around the complex with eligible populations waiting hours with their lawns chairs and masks to get vaccinated. But first, they had to register online. “They…… MORE
A local member of the U.S. House of Representatives has tested positive for coronavirus. Representative Kay Granger was tested once she arrived in DC for the beginning of the 117th Congress. She was later notified that she had tested positive and immediately quarantined. Having received the vaccine in December, she is asymptomatic and her staff…… MORE
MILNER, Ga. (AP) – Democrats and Republicans alike are casting Tuesday’s twin Georgia Senate runoffs in the starkest of terms as the state prepares for last-minute visits from President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden. Tuesday’s elections will decide which party will control the Senate at the outset of Biden’s tenure. Republican David Perdue, who…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – When the Texas Senate opens for the 87th Legislative Session January 12th, there will be new COVID-19 protocols in place. Lt. Governor Dan Patrick released the measures Monday morning and said they were necessary to protect elected officials, their staff and the public. “At a time when the U.S. Capitol and…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas City memo is causing quite a controversy. The memo in question was sent on January 1st and indicated that Dallas police would cease to be dispatched to handle certain crimes. Among the offenses listed were 911 calls about graffiti, vehicle burglaries, and credit card fraud. The memo, which drew criticism from Governor…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — A growing group of Republicans plan to oppose the electoral votes during the certification of the 2020 Presidential Election. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is gaining recruits in a bid to reject the certification. Lawmakers are set to vote on certifying the election this week, but Cruz and other lawmakers are calling for a committee…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is passing on a fifth season with the Longhorns to enter the NFL draft. Ehlinger announced the decision in a video Sunday, a day after Texas fired coach Tom Herman and replaced him with Steve Sarkisian. Ehlinger finished his Texas career with 11,436 yards passing and 94…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — One woman was killed and three deputies wounded in a Houston nightclub shooting early Sunday morning. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the three deputies were working a second job when they responded to the shooting and were shot by 25-year-old Joseph Anthony Gonzalez.. All three are expected to survive. A spokesman for…… MORE
