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Biden to Tout Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Package

Biden to Tout Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Package

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is hoping to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits. He’s stressing that the $973 billion would include the largest investment in transportation in nearly a century and that millions of jobs would be created. White House officials issued an internal memo highlighting…MORE

Death Toll Increases to Ten in Surfside Collapse

Death Toll Increases to Ten in Surfside Collapse

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) – Authorities said Monday that the remains of 10 people have been found in the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Florida. The Associated Press has been reporting brief descriptions of the dead and the missing. Police said Sunday night that they identified the remains of Leon and Christina Oliwkowicz, an…MORE

Search Continues for Missing Fort Hood Soldier

Search Continues for Missing Fort Hood Soldier

FORT HOOD  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The search continues for a Fort Hood soldier who vanished last week. The Fort Hood Directorate of Emergency Services said Spc. Abram Salas II has not been seen since Wednesday, June 23rd after he had failed to report to work. DES said attempts to contact him be law enforcement, chain…MORE

First Lady Jill Biden to Visit COVID Vaccination Site in Dallas

First Lady Jill Biden to Visit COVID Vaccination Site in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – First Lady Jill Biden will travel to North Texas on Tuesday. The First Lady and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will visit COVID-19 vaccination sites in Texas and Arizona this week to encourage residents to get vaccinated. The trips are part of the Administration’s nation-wide tour to reach millions of Americans who still need protection against…MORE

Dozens of Cows Die After Semi They Were Loaded in Crashes in Fort Worth

Dozens of Cows Die After Semi They Were Loaded in Crashes in Fort Worth

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Fire Department says about 50 cows were killed when the semi trailer they were loaded in crashed in Fort Worth on Sunday afternoon. The truck went off the road on West Loop 820 near Team Ranch Rad at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Spokesman Mike Drivdal told the Fort…MORE

President Biden Calls For Defensive Airstrikes In Syria and Iraq

President Biden Calls For Defensive Airstrikes In Syria and Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Defense Department says the U.S. military conducted airstrikes against what it says were “facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups” near the border between Iraq and Syria. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says the militias were using the facilities to launch unmanned aerial vehicle attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. Kirby says…MORE

Are Texas Evictions About to Increase?

Are Texas Evictions About to Increase?

DALLAS (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions that was enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, has been the only tool keeping millions of tenants in…MORE

Texas Democrats Sue The Governor

Texas Democrats Sue The Governor

Austin (AP) – Texas Democratic lawmakers are suing Republican Governor Greg Abbott after he vetoed Capitol paycheck funds because they walked out to block sweeping new voting restrictions. The lawsuit filed Friday reflects the tensions that remain more than a month after Democrats staged a late-night quorum break to stop the GOP from passing tougher…MORE

Texas Supreme Court Rules In 2017 Mass Shooting

Texas Supreme Court Rules In 2017 Mass Shooting

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Supreme Court has ruled survivors and relatives of those who were killed in a 2017 mass shooting at a church cannot sue a sporting goods chain for selling the rifle used in the attack. The court threw out four lawsuits against Academy Sports and Outdoors that alleged a San Antonio…MORE