HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Coast is preparing for tropical storm Laura which is expected to turn into a hurricane and make landfall early Thursday morning somewhere between Freeport Texas, south of Houston and Lake Charles Louisiana. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is urging everyone to prepare for the worst and make plans immediately. “Anyone along…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas is approaching 11,400 deaths due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Almost 1,600 North Texans have died of COVID-19. Dallas county has a total of 857 deaths, Tarrant county has 515, and Collin county shows 104 fatalities, and Denton county has 93 deaths due to the Coronavirus. The Metroplex is nearing 129,000 positive tests,…… MORE
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were officially re-nominated on Monday after receiving more than 2,500 votes from the Republican delegation during Republican National Convention roll call in Charlotte. The President and Vice President both made remarks from the Charlotte Convention Center. President Trump was greeted by chants of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) –Alliance Air Productions announced that the 30th Anniversary of the Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, set for Oct. 17-18, 2020 at Fort Worth Alliance Airport and featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, has evolved into North Texas’ first drive-in air show experience. The current plan is to offer a limited number of…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – FEMA and President Trump have approved a Federal Emergency Declaration request submitted by Governor Greg Abbott for help that might be needed because of Tropical Storms Marco and Laura. The assistance will include federal aid and reimbursement for evacuations and shelters. Tropical Storm Marco was downgraded from a hurricane Sunday night. Tropical…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE (AP) – A push to delay the start of in-person classes in one South Texas county could face a legal challenge based on religious freedom. Officials in Cameron County, which has been a COVID-19 hot spot in recent months, delayed in-person classes at public and private schools until after September 28th. According to the…… MORE
Collin County (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Congressman Van Taylor warns of a “tsunami of foreclosures” in the real estate industry, in particular the hotel and convention sector in Collin County’s corporate hub. That’s why Rep. Taylor has co-authored bi-partisan legislation in Washington dubbed the HOPE Act (Helping Open Properties Endeavor). The aim is to save the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest serving advisers, announced Sunday that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month. Conway, Trump’s campaign manager during the stretch run of the 2016 race, was the first woman to successfully steer a White House bid,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the federal government has granted emergency authorization for treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. Flanked by FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Trump made the announcement from the White House briefing room. While Trump is calling the move “a breakthrough” and one of…… MORE
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBAP/KLIF) President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be renominated Monday as the Republican National Convention begins in Charlotte. The nomination inside the Charlotte Convention Center will be the only day of the RNC in the Queen City before focus shifts to Washington D.C. Approximately 330 delegates will renominate the President…… MORE
