AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs of the University of Texas System John Zerwas, MD, provided an update Tuesday on Texas’ hospital capacity. The Governor noted that despite an uptick in positive cases, there continues to be abundant hospital capacity. Governor Abbott also urged all Texans to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on policing Tuesday that would encourage better police practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints. In Rose Garden remarks, Trump stressed the need for…… MORE
0:29 — The Supreme Court made a landmark decision for the LGBTQ community Monday morning. Our constitutional law expert David Coale joined Amy & Scott to break down the decision and why some of the judges argued the way they did. 9:19 — Is there a second wave of COVID-19 coming? Or is it just…… MORE
Port Aransas, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A a young teenage fisherman from Weatherford made the catch of a lifetime in Port Aransas off the Corpus Cristi coast. 13-year old Micah Harless got an assist from his dad, Robbie to pull in a huge 844-pound, 11-foot-6 tiger shark on Monday morning after a 36-hour offshore trip in…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The House subcommittee investigating billions of dollars in coronavirus aid is demanding that the Trump administration and several large banks turn over detailed information about who applied and received federal loans. The requests come after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress last week that the names of loan recipients and…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – During a protest against police brutality in front of City Hall Sunday, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall volunteered to speak to the crowd, but she chose to leave after five minutes after being continually interrupted. At one point Hall said, ‘If the system is the issue,” at which point a protesters yelled…… MORE
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) – The United States Congress is once again at an impasse over a widely backed bill to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Like previous attempts to pass anti-lynching legislation, the proposal is being blocked by a white southern representative, Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Lynching is defined…… MORE
MCKINNEY- WBAP/KLIF – The city of McKinney has won “music friendly” certification from the state of Texas, clearing the way to add the North Texas city to a formidable list of other Lone Start State cities strongly pushing the growth of local music industries. McKinney joins Austin, Fort Worth, Denton, Stephenville, Austin, San Antonio and…… MORE
FORT WORTH – WBAP/KLIF – A Fort Worth police officer remains hospitalized in critical condition, after being hit by a reported stolen vehicle on the North Freeway late Saturday morning. Police say the officer tried to stop a vehicle and a chase began. They report the officer was struck by that vehicle as he deployed…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas County Saturday listed a new peak in Covid 19 infections; the fourth day of record numbers for the novel coronavirus. Dallas County reports 345 new Covid 19 infections and three additional deaths. Tarrant County reports 3 deaths as well on Saturday, and 133 new Covid 19 infections; a rate also…… MORE
