DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – COVID-19 shots are now being administered to young children in North Texas. Following emergency approval of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for 5 to 11 year-olds, it didn’t take long for some North Texas parents to get their kids signed up for the shots. “Knowing that the numbers are lower and having the whole…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) Texas voters gave resounding thumbs up to all eight changes to the Texas Constitution. Two of the propositions are pandemic-related including Prop 3 which bans governmental restrictions on religious services during a pandemic; and,Prop 6 which allows nursing home residents to designate an essential caregiver who can not be denied visitation during a…… MORE
(AP)- U.S. health officials gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 — doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But the Centers for Disease Control…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The ‘Texas Association of School Boards’ said Monday that it’s confused by a letter it received this week from Governor Abbott. Governor Abbott sent a letter to the TASB to ensure no student is exposed to books containing pornography or inappropriate content. “A growing number of parents of Texas students are becoming increasingly…… MORE
A conspiracy theory touted by some members of the group QAnon drew a crowd of people to Dealey Plaza in Downtown Dallas on Tuesday afternoon. Several hundred people lined up outside the old school book depository. Some were waving Trump/Kennedy 2024 flags. “The return of Jesus, the Christ Consciousness, is coming back as JFK,” said…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new poll of about 1400 voters who cast ballots in Texas last year found that incumbent Governor Greg Abbott and former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke are virtually tied with Abbott at 44% to O’rourke’s 43% … 10% of respondents were undecided. That, as O’rourke has yet to officially declare his candidacy,…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF) – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering arguments over Texas’ controversial abortion law. The high court heard arguments Monday in cases against Texas by the Federal government and abortion providers. It could be weeks, or longer, before a ruling comes down. The ‘Texas Heartbeat Law’ bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is dealing is conducting an internal investigation over one of its pilot’s ‘Let’s go Brandon’ comment over the public address system during a flight. the phase has grown in popularity on the right as an insult to President Biden. The line has become conservative code for something far more…… MORE
FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – In a written statement TCU has confirmed the university has parted ways with longtime Head Football Coach Gary Patterson. The statement said that TCU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Jeremiah Donati and Chancellor Boschini met with Patterson on Sunday and mutually agreed that the time had come for a “new voice and…… MORE
Hudson Oaks (WBAP/KLIF) – A private plane crashed Saturday evening in Parker County. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the single engine plane carrying five people crashed onto the north shoulder of Interstate 20 in Hudson Oaks. It was on approach to the Hudson Oaks airport when it went down. All five people aboard…… MORE
