AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, and House Education Chairman Dan Huberty have clarified their positions on the start of school amid the Coronavirus pandemic. “The Texas Education Agency’s guidance for opening public schools in Texas for the 2020-21 school year remains the same…… MORE
DALLAS – Texas A and M University’s Agrilife Research heads a Texas task force to monitor developments with the arrival in the Unites States of the Giant Asian Hornet, or “Murder Bee” as they are more commonly known. Dr. David Ragsdale says the hornets are of particular concern to both the agricultural industry nationwide and…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton ISD School Board set aside $200,000 to establish a COVID-19 Employee Emergency Relief Fund for staff members in need of financial assistance due to contracting the virus. The fund is available to employees through June 30, 2021. “We can absolutely understand the hesitation of our teachers and staff as it relates to…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth District 8 City Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray is urging people to sign up for a virtual seminar aimed at improving community relations with police officers. In the free seminar, “Serve & Protect: I Am Not A Threat,” participants will hear from current and retired police officers and engage in a question-and-answer…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – The family of a high school exchange student from Pakistan who was killed in the mass shooting at Sante Fe High School in May of 2018 have started a foundation in her name to honor her memory. 17-year-old Sabika Sheikh was one of 10 people who were killed and at least 13…… MORE
FT. WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The former host of WBAP’s Country Roads Show, Bill Mack, has died at the age of 88. Mack started his show in 1969, the name of the show was later changed to the Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show and catered to truck drivers working late at night. He also hosted the syndicated…… MORE
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – The city of Tulsa has decided to remove a massive Black Lives Matter sign painted on a city street following a request from a group of local Republicans seeking permission to paint a Back the Blue sign. Tulsa councilors decided to get rid of the sign during a Wednesday council meeting…… MORE
Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump is facing a rare rebuke from the Republican Party for floating the possibility of delaying the November election. Republican officials from New Hampshire to Mississippi to Iowa quickly pushed back against Trump’s repeated suggestion on Thursday that it might be necessary to delay the November election because of the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The family of a slain soldier found dead near the Texas Army base where she was stationed has taken their story directly to President Donald Trump. Trump met with the family of Vanessa Guillen on Thursday. He told the family that they have his support and that he will personally help with…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State health officials have lowered their surging total COVID-19 death count slightly, saying an automation error in a switch in its counting method erroneously added about 225 fatalities to the total. The Department of State Health Services reported 8,800 new confirmed coronavirus cases Thursday and 322 new deaths blamed directly on…… MORE
