Galveston (AP) – A Carnival cruise ship on which 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week is now headed back to Galveston. The Belize Tourism Board said in a statement the positive cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency is keeping quiet in the debate over masks between state and local leaders. In light of the current legal battle over whether or not local governments and school districts can require masks, the TEA said on Thursday that it’s holding off on issuing any more public health guidance…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – The Salesmanship Club Charitable Golf of Dallas announced this week that the 2021 AT&T Byron Nelson raised $5.5 million for Momentous Institute in its inaugural year at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney. The Salesmanship Club said that the net proceeds reflect tremendous support even though COVID-19 protocols limited crowd capacity to 25%…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Demonstrators showed up at the home of Dallas County Judge Clay jenkins Last night, angry about his mask mandate in schools and certain businesses. Others meantime praised Jenkins on social media for taking the action, in defiance of Governor Abbott’s statewide mask mandate ban for government entities. Protest Happening now outside Dallas…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators have authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in people with weakened immune systems to better protect them from the virus. The announcement Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration applies to millions of Americans who take immune-suppressing medicines because of organ transplants, cancer or…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate, on Thursday, again passed its version of a Republican-led voting bill. The Senate passed the bill in the regular session, the first special session, and now the second. But this time around an overnight filibuster delayed the process. In her tennis shoes on the Senate Floor, Democrat Carol Alvarado…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – A Texas man accused of kidnapping a 4-year-old boy who was found dead on a Dallas street has been indicted on a capital murder charge. The Dallas Morning News reports 18-year-old Darriynn Ronnell Brown was indicted Monday by a Dallas County grand jury in the slaying of Cash Gernon. Authorities said surveillance…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday that the state has filed a mandamus petition in the 5th Court of Appeals to strike down mask requirements issued by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. Paxton told WBAP/KLIF News that he is confident the case will make its way to the…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, on Wednesday, issued an emergency order related to an increasing number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in North Texas. The emergency order requires masking indoors, regardless of vaccination status, for schools K-12, all Dallas County buildings, and businesses open to the public. Masks are strongly encouraged among…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Another major North Texas school district comes out in defiance of the Governor. Students in the Fort Worth ISD will join those in Dallas ISD in being required to wear masks during the upcoming school year. Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Kent Scribner implemented a mask mandate for all district buildings and buses. At…… MORE
