DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott has authorized the Texas Workforce Commission to submit the application for the additional $300 made available under President Trump’s Lost Wage Assistance Executive Order. Eligible Texans can expect to see the additional $300 per week on their first payment request after Aug. 23. These funds will be backdated to…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – After two weeks of declines, the number of laid-off Americans filing new unemployment benefit claims rose to 1.1 million last week. It’s the latest evidence that employers nationwide are still cutting large numbers of jobs as the COVID-19 pandemic continues it’s grip on the economy. There have been gains in some sectors…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge on Thursday cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to get President Donald Trump’s tax returns, rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers to block a subpoena issued to his accounting firm. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero’s ruling echoes his prior decision in the case, which was…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) – Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme “We Build The Wall.” The charges were contained in an indictment unsealed Thursday in Manhattan federal court. Federal prosecutor alleged that Bannon and three others “orchestrated a…… MORE
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump lobbed a series of attacks directed at his predecessor and a former presidential competitor last night. The attacks came as former President Barack Obama and 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton spoke during Democrats virtual convention. Among tweets, the president wrote: “I live in New York. Even the most Liberal friends…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A massive fire that broke out at the Poly America plant in Grand Prairie Wednesday night was expected to burn for a day or two, but firefighters were able to douse the blaze as of last evening. The fire started when a when a power line fell onto plastic sheeting…… MORE
MONT BELVIEU, Texas (AP) – A Texas judge has ruled a school district’s hair policy is discriminatory after two Black students were suspended for their dreadlocks. According to KTRK-TV, the decision from the judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas came late Monday, nearly a month after the school district…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The number of coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals fell below 6,000 Wednesday for the first time since June, but newly reported deaths topped 300 for the fourth time this month. Texas also reported 6,000 new cases as the number of total deaths pushed past 10,500 since tracking began in March, the…… MORE
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)-The Denton County Commissioners awarded Denton County businesses a total of $35 million to support the local economy. The county set aside money from the CARES Act budget to support struggling businesses. “Having a vibrant workforce and business environment is very important to the Denton County Commissioners Court and we realized with Covid-19, and…… MORE
MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas County is warning residents that a statewide COVID-19 reporting backlog has skewed recent numbers. Collin County took its advisory to its website this week after days of what it calls “inaccuracies” from the state. When you visit Collin County’s online COVID-19 dashboard a red warning box pops up advising residents…… MORE
