(AP) – Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12. The company released the preliminary findings Tuesday based on testing on more than 3,700 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States. Earlier this month, the U.S. and Canada authorized another vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech to be used starting at age…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – House Bill 1927, better known as constitutional carry, is officially headed to Governor Abbott’s desk. The Texas House, and then the Senate, began the week by approving changes agreed on by both chambers. “When you have prosecutors not prosecuting serious crimes, and when you have law enforcement that is not supported,” said…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Early voting in local run-off elections is now open in North Texas. Eligible voters have until June 1 to cast a ballot early in the June 5 runoff’s, with the exception of Memorial Day, when polls are closed. As is the same for voters in Collin and Dallas Counties, Tarrant County…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President Donald Trump says he is seriously considering another run for the presidency in 2024. Trump made his comments on the Dan Bongino Show on WBAP. He says he will announce his official decision “when the time is right.” During the interview Trump said his administration’s decision to invest in vaccines…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) in partnership with the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA) is launching a Restaurant Recovery Initiative to assist Texas restaurants in developing new strategies to operate safely, leverage new technologies and maximize profits in the modern era. The Restaurant Recovery Initiative is built around a series of training videos in…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott announced that more than $2 billion in pandemic food benefits for Texas families with kids in school will get loaded onto Lone Star Cards this week. North Texas grocery stores are preparing for the surge by ordering more products and beefing up staff. The US Department of Agriculture approved the…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas kids ages 12-15 received COVID shots by the tens of thousands across Texas in the first week of eligibility. Over a year after the pandemic triggered shutdowns and other restrictions nationwide, over 100,000 kids have gotten vaccinated, according to the Texas Tribune. A pediatric nurse told the publication that it was…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the crisis at the southern border rages on… local sheriffs in the Rio Grande region are blaming the Biden administration’s immigration policies for the surge. The border crisis continues to threaten the health and safety of Texans, as drugs and thugs continue to pour into the United States. Governor Greg Abbott has denounced…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott had a different approach to the pandemic than his Democratic counterparts. In Texas, COVID cases continue to decline and the economy is accelerating. Texas ended its mask mandate in March, prompting criticism from President Joe Biden. Following what the president called “neanderthal thinking” in regards to Texas lifting its…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Earmarks were banished from Congress over a decade ago, but the funding for lawmakers’ pet projects is making a sudden return. About $14-billion will be devoted to earmarks in this year’s spending bills. Aiming to avoid scandal, lawmakers have revamped the process, now requiring that earmark requests be made public and that lawmakers…… MORE
