SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A police official in Texas says 29 people out of up to 1000 have been recovered from a big rig that was stopped near San Antonio, including one person who was taken to a hospital. Lt. Jesse Salame says a passerby called police to report a suspicious semitruck. An officer performed…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The group that manages the grid that provides electric power to most of Texas assures that the grid will provide sufficient power to meet peak summer demand. In a Thursday statement, however, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it expects record-breaking demand for electric power that could mean tight reserve…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republican lawmakers advanced a sweeping elections bill early Friday following hours of discussion that would put America’s biggest red state closer to imposing a raft of new voting restrictions in the face of growing warning from corporations. The key vote at 3 a.m. in the Texas House followed hours of…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The open border policy of President Biden could be on pace to allow two million illegal immigrants across the border this year. Although the crisis continues, border patrol agents are getting more efficient at processing detainees. Fox News’ William Lajeunesse reporting from a federal facility in Donna, Texas, says that back in march…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Austin police have discovered the body of a Texas Longhorn’s football player. Fox’s Matt Napolitano says the body was found west of the University of Texas campus, Thursday. Authorities are investigating the death of redshirt sophomore football player Jake Ehlinger. Jake’s body was found Thursday afternoon. Jake is the younger brother of former…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-Texas residents and businesses recovering from uninsured or underinsured losses and damage caused by February’s severe winter storms have two weeks left to register for disaster assistance with FEMA and apply for a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loan. The deadline to register with FEMA and apply with the SBA is May…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)-– The Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office today filed paperwork seeking a sentence of life in prison, not the death penalty, for 78-year-old Glen Samuel McCurley. McCurley was arrested on a charge of capital murder September 21, 2020, for the 1974 murder of 17-year-old Carla Walker. “The decision to seek or not…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn joined North Texas businesses General Motors, Toyota, Raytheon, and Qorvo on Thursday at the Perot Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas to highlight their challenges with a semiconductor shortage and how it affects North Texas consumers, jobs, and national security. Last year, Senator Cornyn authored the CHIPS for…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Thursday that the state has reached another milestone in its COVID-19 vaccination process. According to DSHS, the department will no longer allocate COVID-19 vaccine to providers on a weekly basis. Now that the supply of COVID-19 vaccine is regularly exceeding demand, DSHS will…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas Department of Aviation and MCI Diagnostic Center have partnered to bring a COVID-19 testing and vaccine site to Dallas Love Field. According to airport officials, COVID-19 testing for passengers departing to destinations that require a negative COVID-19 test upon arrival is the primary mission of the pop-up site.…… MORE
