AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas junior linebacker DeMarvion Overshown announced Thursday he will sit out all team activities until the school starts making campus changes sought by dozens of football players and other Longhorns athletes. Those demands include renaming several buildings and a call to drop the school song “The Eyes of Texas.” The athletes…… MORE
SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) – Willie Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic is going ahead this year, but to reduce concerns about the coronavirus the event will be virtual. Fans can tune in to the nearly 50-year-old music bash Saturday via livestream. Other performers include Sheryl Crow, Ziggy Marley, Steve Earle and Nelson’s fellow Texas-based singers…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Arlington Independent School District outlined its policy to provide free and reduced-price meals for children who qualify for 2020-2021 school year. Starting Monday, applications for the program will be available at the AISD Food and Nutrition Services Office at 5816 W. Arkansas Lane. On August 5th, AISD will send letters…… MORE
Chicago (WBAP/KLIF) – The city of Chicago has pulled in its welcome mat, and says travelers coming from Texas and 14 other states are no longer free to come, and then go where they please. As of Monday, visitors from those 15 states will have to quarantine for two weeks after they arrive in Chicago.…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Five airlines including American Airlines have reached tentative agreements for new loans from the government to help them survive the virus pandemic. The Treasury Department said Thursday it has letters of intent with American, Spirit, Frontier, Hawaiian and SkyWest. Those and all other leading U.S. airlines previously accepted a combination of grants…… MORE
Authorities are closing honky tonks, bars and other drinking establishments in some parts of the U.S. to stem the surge of COVID-19 infections — a move backed by sound science about risk factors that go beyond wearing or not wearing masks. In the words of one study, it comes down to the danger of “heavy breathing…… MORE
KILLEEN, TX (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- More information on how a Ft. Hood soldier was murdered has been released after a second suspect has been identified. 22-year-old Cecily Auigilar has been identified as the civilian suspect and has been charged with one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence. She is now being held at the Bell County Jail.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Dallas County health officials believe the number of new cases will rise significantly on Friday. On Thursday, the county reported a record high of 708 new COVID-19 cases with seven new deaths. This brings the total number of cases to 22,590 with 387 deaths. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is urging people…… MORE
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state. The move announced Thursday is a dramatic ramp up of the Republican governor’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Abbott had pushed Texas’ aggressive reopening…… MORE
GALVESTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Anyone thinking of hitting the beaches in Galveston for the Fourth of July weekend needs to make an alternate plan. Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough decided to close all city beaches over the holiday to prevent overcrowding as COVID-19 cases continue to surge statewide. The closure begins at Friday at 5 a.m. and…… MORE
