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
An ERCOT Report Explains Power and Grid Failures During the Recent Severe Winter Storms
Dallas, TX – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, in a preliminary report, says that weather-related problems were the main reason generators were knocked offline during the recent Texas winter storms. ERCOT says it found that 54% of the power outages were due to conditions like freezing lines and ice on wind turbines. 26% of…… MORE
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
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 (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
Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick Addresses Backlash from Corporations over Election Legislation
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick lashed out at big corporations and political leaders on Tuesday over continued push back against election legislation being considered in Austin. Patrick also hammered Major League Baseball for moving its All Star Game out of Atlanta because of recently passed elections laws in Georgia that tighten voting…… MORE
Mother of Two Young Irving Girls Charged with Murder in their Deaths
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas mother is jailed in the killings of her two young daughters. Officers arrested and charged 30-yearold Madison McDonald this week after they said she admitted to killing her daughters, 1-year-old Lillian Mae McDonald and 6-year-old Archer Hammond. According to Police, on Monday, at approximately 10:00 p.m. McDonald went to…… MORE
Off-Duty Celina Police Officer and Daughter Killed in Chain Reaction Crash in Grayson County
GRAYSON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Police departments across North Texas are mourning the loss of an off-duty Celina police officer and his young daughter who were killed in a chain reaction crash Monday afternoon. Celina city officials confirmed 33-year-old Detective KC Robinson and his six-year-old daughter Brynlee died at the scene. The accident happened around…… MORE
Corporate America Reacts to Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law: “Election Integrity Act of 2021”
Corporate America is reacting to Georgia’s new voting law. It’s called the “Election Integrity Act of 2021, and the 98 page bill has been deemed controversial in some aspects and is said to include lots of changes. Tonya J. Powers with FOX News Radio joins Dave & Amy to try to help us make sense…… MORE
Gov. Abbott Bans Vaccination Passports [WATCH]
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order on banning government agencies and political subdivisions from creating a vaccine passport requirement. The order, dated April 5, also “prohibits organizations receiving public funds from requiring consumers to provide documentation of vaccine status in order to receive any service or enter any place.” In…… MORE
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