(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas-based company is closing its remaining coal-fired power plants in Illinois. Vistra Energy had already shuttered four Ilinois power plants in Canton, Coffeen, Havana and Hennepin and agreed to close another near Peoria as part of a legal settlement. However, the Houston-based company announced that it plans to close its four remaining Illinois…… MORE
Texas Coronavirus Deaths Eclipse 16,000
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas health officials report 2,181 newly reported positive Coronavirus tests and 33 additional deaths, Sunday. The one number not being reported by the state is how many of those newly reported positive tests came from the over 71,000 active cases of COVID-19. The Texas health department, reported a total of nearly 766,000 positive…… MORE
Deputies Accuse Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of Crimes
DALLAS (AP) – Several top deputies of Texas’ attorney general have accused him of crimes including bribery and abuse of office in an internal letter saying they’ve reported the actions to law enforcement. In a brief letter, seven senior lawyers wrote that they reported Republican Ken Paxton for potentially breaking the law “in his official…… MORE
Latest COVID-19 Numbers For North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas County reports 474 new positive cases of COVID-19, plus 154 older cases, and 21 probably cases, for a total of 638 confirmed cases. The county reported that diabetes has been an underlying high-risk health condition reported in about a third of all hospitalized patients with COVID-19. About 25 % of…… MORE
Immigration Crackdown Continues
New York (AP) – Two former U.S. health officials tell AP that Vice President Mike Pence in March directed the nation’s top disease control agency to use its emergency powers to effectively seal the borders against immigrants and asylum seekers over the objections of its scientists. Three people with direct knowledge of the situation say…… MORE
Texas Has Had Three Quarters Of A Million Coronavirus Cases
Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report 3,346 newly reported coronavirus cases and 3,660 previous cases that had been unreported for a total increase of 7,006 cases. The Texas health department on Saturday reported 763,010 total cases and 15,992 deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The department on Friday reported 756,004…… MORE
Suspect Arrested For Politically Motivated Assault
Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – Denton Police have arrested a suspect in a politically motivated assault. They say 44 year old Jason Lata sucker punched a protest demonstrator saturday afternoon at a Buc-ees on I-35E. The attack was recorded on several cell phones, and quickly circulated on social media. The recordings show a man in a MAGA…… MORE
The “I am Vanessa Guillen Act Rally” Scheduled in Albuquerque Saturday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico activists are scheduled to hold a rally to support a proposal that would change how active duty service members file sexual harassment and assault claims. The “I am Vanessa Guillen Act Rally” slated for Saturday in Albuquerque seeks to pressure the state’s congressional delegation to endorse the measure. Under…… MORE
Hundreds of Austin teachers pledge not to show up to teach
Austin (AP) – Hundreds of teachers in the Austin Independent School District have pledged not to return to classrooms Monday when schools re-open for in-person learning for up to 25% of its students. About 850 teachers said they will remain away out of concern for the threat of coronaviral infection to their students and themselves.…… MORE
Special Delivery En Route To International Space Station
Houston (AP) – A space station cargo ship is chasing after the International Space Station with a special food delivery. Northrop Grumman launched the shipment Friday night from Virginia. Stashed aboard the Cygnus capsule are radish seeds for growing, and a smorgasbord of fancy meats and cheeses for feasting. The delicacies include prosciutto, Genoa salami,…… MORE
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