AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party of Texas responded late Wednesday to the City of Houston’s decision to cancel the party’s convention, which was planned for next week in Houston. Earlier Wednesday, the Houston First Corporation, on behalf of Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston, terminated the Texas GOP’s binding contract to host…… MORE
LAKE WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- A Lake Worth nursing home has been hit hard by COVID-19. 63 residents at the Lake Worth nursing home in the 4200 block of Wells Drive are being relocated after nearly half tested positive for Coronavirus. Medstar crews say they are treating every resident as if they had COVID-19 and they will…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The COVID-19 pandemic has canceled almost all large public gathering events throughout the state. One string of events that has been hit particularly hard is auto shows. Both the Dallas and Fort worth Auto shows have now been canceled, as well as the Texas State Fair Auto Show, which brings in nearly…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The continued spread of COVID-19 in Texas was evident again Wednesday when state and local officials released daily case counts. Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 1,029 additional positive cases, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 29,160, including 426 deaths. The additional 16 deaths reported in Dallas County…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston city officials announced Wednesday that they have canceled the Texas GOP’s in-person convention set for next week amid concerns surrounding the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the city. According to Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, the city’s lawyers exercised provisions in the contract that the Texas Republican Party signed to rent…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal money if schools don’t reopen in the fall. He says the guidelines his own federal health officials have created for schools to reopen are impractical and expensive. Even as he continues to put pressure on state and local officials to fully reopen, New York City…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in its effort to allow more employers to refuse to provide free birth control on moral or religious grounds. In the court’s 7-2 ruling Wednesday, the justices said the Trump administration acted properly in the legal process against the requirement. Under the…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Fair of Texas may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a couple of classic college football match-ups that are typically played during the fair are still a go. The Red River Showdown between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners is still on for October 10 at…… MORE
South Dakota-AP (WBAP/KLIF) – As cases of novel coronavirus continue spike in much of the nation, including Texas, comes word that Kim Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr. and a top Trump campaign fundraiser, tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the president’s speech in South Dakota on Friday. Guilfoyle, who traveled to Mount Rushmore…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas is attempting to recoup unemployment payments after mistakenly sending them to thousands of Texans amid the pandemic. The Texas Workforce Commission, an agency that oversees unemployment benefits, estimates that it overpaid by $32 million, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. The commission has sent 46,000 notices to people, saying they were overpaid or ineligible…… MORE
