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North Texas Hits 51,000 Positive COVID-19 Tests

North Texas Hits 51,000 Positive COVID-19 Tests

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex has hit 51,000 cases of the Coronavirus. Dallas county reported 1,077 additional positive cases of COVID-19, while Tarrant county showed 757 new cases. Collin and Denton counties combined for 174 newly infected residents. In all, Dallas county has recorded over 28,000 cases since the pandemic began, while Tarrant county lists more…MORE

Texas Education Agency Announces Guidelines

Texas Education Agency Announces Guidelines

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Education Agency announced guidelines, Tuesday, for the start of the coming school year. The TEA made health and safety a top priority when school does resume.  The state is allowing both on-campus and at-home virtual learning this fall…a decision left up to parents. Richardson ISD superintendent Dr. Jeanie Stone says the…MORE

Texas GOP Chairman Responds to Houston Mayor’s Comments on State Convention

Texas GOP Chairman Responds to Houston Mayor’s Comments on State Convention

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Republican Party of Texas is standing behind its decision to move forward with an in-person convention next week in Houston despite a rising number of coronavirus cases in the city and across the state. “The Republican Party of Texas has been in extensive conversations with Houston First- the managers of the George…MORE

Texas Passes 10,000 Confirmed New Virus Cases in Single Day

Texas Passes 10,000 Confirmed New Virus Cases in Single Day

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas has surpassed 10,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day for the first time as a resurgence of the outbreak rages across the U.S. The record high of 10,028 confirmed cases Tuesday follows Governor Greg Abbott decision to mandate masks in much of the state and to close bars, retreating…MORE

Biden Wants US to Produce More of its Own Pandemic Supplies

Biden Wants US to Produce More of its Own Pandemic Supplies

WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products “back to U.S. soil,” creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been exposed as inadequate and vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign released a plan Tuesday to reinforce…MORE

Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Cancellation of 2020 State Fair of Texas

Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Cancellation of 2020 State Fair of Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The State Fair of Texas announced Tuesday that the 2020 fair is canceled out of safety precautions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes as Texas experiences a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the State Fair of Texas will…MORE

Attempted Lynching of a Black Man Thwarted in Bloomington, Indiana

Attempted Lynching of a Black Man Thwarted in Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington, Indiana (WBAP/KLIF) – A black man in Indiana took to social media to recount an alleged assault by a group of white men who threatened to “get a noose” after claiming that he and his friends had trespassed on private property over the 4th of July weekend.  Booker is a civil rights activist and member…MORE