Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The School Boards in Dallas and Fort Worth each took steps Thursday night opposing Governor Abbott’s executive order that bans local officials from instituting mask mandates. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees decided to join an existing multi-district lawsuit challenging the Governor’s order. Fort Worth’s School Board formally adopted a mask…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) will be deploying an additional 2,500 medical staff to support health care facilities in Texas, including hospitals and nursing homes. This will bring the total number of medical personnel deployed across the state to 8,100. In addition, DSHS is providing…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pressing ahead with the evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan after attacks that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers and dashed hopes of ending the 20-year U.S. war without further bloodshed. As many as 1,000 Americans and many more Afghans are still struggling to get out of Kabul. Biden…… MORE
SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – A mask requirement for San Antonio schools was temporarily blocked by the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday. The decision to grant the emergency motion for temporary relief in the case of Abbott vs, San Antonio keeps the decision to enforce mask mandates with the governor, not local government entities. “The Texas Supreme Court…… MORE
UPDATE 2:00 PM: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says at least 60 Afghans were killed and another 143 were wounded in the attack outside Kabul airport. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media. U.S. officials say 12 military service members were also killed in the…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – As the COVID Delta variant continues to spike, Texas has also seen a spike in a dangerous and debunked treatment that many people are wrongly using to treat the virus. The issue has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to renew its warning against the human use of Ivermectin, a horse and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas County District Judge has ruled that Dallas County’s mask mandate can stay in place. During her ruling, Judge Tonya Parker said that County Judge Clay Jenkins has shown that Dallas County residents “will suffer probable imminent and irreparable injury if he is precluded from exercising his authority” to require masks…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is surging Texas National Guard with the intent to better secure the southern border. According to the Governor, the Guard is now authorized to enforce Texas law, including arresting people who have crossed the border illegally and violated Texas law. They are working with the Texas Department of Public…… MORE
Keller, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Keller ISD teacher was sent home from school on Tuesday after refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter banner hanging in his classroom. Dan Grunewald, an animation, audio/video production, and arts of communication teacher at Timber Creek High School talked to our media partner WFAA about why he has refused to…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – All Kemp ISD campuses will be closed Wednesday, August 25th through Friday, August 27th, 2021. School will resume on Monday, August 30th, 2021. Students will not be held responsible for instruction during this closure. Extra-curricular activities at the Junior High are cancelled during the closure. High School extra-curricular events and practices will…… MORE
