FORT WORTH (WBAPKLIF)-The Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted this week to call a bond election authorizing two propositions be placed on the Nov. 2 ballot. In total, Tarrant County voters will be deciding on $516 million worth of bonds. Proposition A calls for the issuing of $400 million in general obligation bonds for the purpose…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Responding to the rapid increase of the COVID-19 virus, Fort Worth health officials are extending a free vaccination clinic for a second week, allowing all people 12 years and older to be vaccinated for the start of in-person school, sports or other activities. The vaccination clinic will be open 9 a.m. to 4…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says he stands “squarely behind” his decision for the U.S. to leave Afghanistan. Speaking about the chaotic situation in Afghanistan, Biden says he faced a choice between following an agreement to withdraw or sending thousands more U.S. troops for a “third decade” of war. Biden spoke Monday after the…… MORE
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF) – Richardson ISD announced on Monday that a court ruling in Travis County currently allows them to uphold the current mask requirement for all district schools. RISD said it would require masks to start the school year after Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins enacted a mask requirement for all schools and businesses in…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A mask requirement in Dallas county was revised on Monday, but is still on the books. The Dallas County mask requirement for schools and business was blocked by a Texas Supreme Court ruling this week, forcing County Judge Clay Jenkins to make revisions. He made one. The County is no longer imposing fines…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Denton County Public Health Department is now accepting registrations for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for eligible people. DCPH said the shot is open to people whose immune systems are compromised. There are some stipulations to sign up: The person must have received both doses of either the Pfizer…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Data from the state health department on Sunday show that multiple regions across the Texas are now completely out of ICU beds as COVID-19 cases spike. Texas officials said seven regions that reported zero available ICU beds on Saturday include: Abilene, Lufkin, Waco, Bryan, Beaumont, Laredo and Corpus Christi. Twelve of 22…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas man who was scheduled for trial on a murder charge this week was instead granted release on bond amid temporary concern that material in his case might be among troves of police data lost from the Dallas department’s computer system. A Dallas County judge granted Jonathan Pitts bond Thursday after…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Officials say torrential rain and a clogged storm drain combined to flood an atrium and back corridor at the Texas Capitol. Gov. Greg Abbott revealed the flooding in an urgent Twitter message Sunday afternoon. The message said his office was working with affected state agencies and the State Preservation Board, which…… MORE
AUSTIN, TX (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday blocked mask mandates ordered by two of the nation’s largest counties that defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott as COVID-19 cases surge and hospitals are stretched thin. The order by the state’s highest court — which is entirely comprised of elected Republican justices — halts mask requirements…… MORE
