Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Supreme Court Rules More Employers Can Opt Out of Providing No Cost Birth Control to Women

Supreme Court Rules More Employers Can Opt Out of Providing No Cost Birth Control to Women

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

The State Fair of Texas is Canceled, but Rivalry Cotton Bowl Games are Still a Go

The State Fair of Texas is Canceled, but Rivalry Cotton Bowl Games are Still a Go

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

Texas To Recoup Unemployment After Overpaying Texans

Texas To Recoup Unemployment After Overpaying Texans

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

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