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Operations at Federally Run COVID Vaccine Sites Partially Extended in Texas

Operations at Federally Run COVID Vaccine Sites Partially Extended in Texas

AUSTIN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has partially approved a request to extend operations for the Federally run COVID-19 vaccination sites in Arlington, Dallas, and Houston through May 18. FEMA’s extension includes federal personnel who will continue to assist in operating the sites, but an extension of federal supplies and doses of vaccine has…MORE

Texas, Louisiana Sue US Government Over Deportation Holds

Texas, Louisiana Sue US Government Over Deportation Holds

DALLAS (AP) — Texas and Louisiana sued the federal government Tuesday alleging immigration authorities have declined to take custody of people who have been convicted of crimes and could be subject to deportation. In a complaint filed with a federal court in Houston, the states contend that changes in immigration policy by President Joe Biden’s…MORE

Texas Senate Passes Bill Giving Homeowners Right To Exercise Religious Freedoms

Texas Senate Passes Bill Giving Homeowners Right To Exercise Religious Freedoms

Austin (WBAP/KLIF)  – The Texas Senate has unanimously approved the Homeowners Religious Freedom Act.  It provides protection for homeowners who wish to place certain religious displays in their front yard.  Republican State Senator Bettencourt sponsored the bill saying too many homeowners’ associations have adopted restrictive rules that would order the removal of religious displays on…MORE

STARR Tests Cancelled on First Day Due to Technical Difficulties

STARR Tests Cancelled on First Day Due to Technical Difficulties

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The first day of standardized testing in Texas has been canceled for thousands of students across several public school districts due to widespread technical issues. The technical glitch Tuesday morning caused a variety of problems for students taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR. Students…MORE

UNT HSC, Tarrant County Plan to Open Additional Vaccination Sites

UNT HSC, Tarrant County Plan to Open Additional Vaccination Sites

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The UNT Health Science Center and Tarrant County continue their partnership to open more vaccination sites and get people vaccinated. Two sites are open so far, one in the Fort Worth Stop Six neighborhood at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and the latest, a site at the Saginaw Recreation Center. Syliva Trent-Adams with the UNT…MORE

Fort Worth Mayor Price’s Rolling, Walking Town Halls Return for Final Series

Fort Worth Mayor Price’s Rolling, Walking Town Halls Return for Final Series

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Grab your helmets and walking shoes, because with sunny spring weather comes the return of Mayor Betsy Price’s moving town halls for the “Goodbye-cycle Tour,” Price’s final series of town halls as mayor of Fort Worth. Supported by Comerica Bank and FitWorth, the rolling and walking town halls will take place all…MORE