BROWNSVILLE (AP) – A push to delay the start of in-person classes in one South Texas county could face a legal challenge based on religious freedom. Officials in Cameron County, which has been a COVID-19 hot spot in recent months, delayed in-person classes at public and private schools until after September 28th. According to the…… MORE
Texas Rep. Van Taylor Warns of ‘Tsunami of Foreclosures’ in Hotel & Convention Sector
Collin County (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Congressman Van Taylor warns of a “tsunami of foreclosures” in the real estate industry, in particular the hotel and convention sector in Collin County’s corporate hub. That’s why Rep. Taylor has co-authored bi-partisan legislation in Washington dubbed the HOPE Act (Helping Open Properties Endeavor). The aim is to save the…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: It’s the Republicans Turn, and Storms Colliding
0:24 — Clayton Neville is at the RNC in Charlotte, North Carolina, and joined Dave & Amy to set the scene for President Trump’s eventual re-nomination. Also, Scott Sidway joins the crew to talk about Luka Doncic and the Mavs’ big buzzer-beating playoff win, and some racial controversy surrounding some trash talk in the series.…… MORE
Texas Oil and Gas Operations Relieved of Environmental Concerns
Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules intended to protect health and the environment because of the coronavirus outbreak, The Associated Press has found. The result: approval for less environmental monitoring at some Texas refineries and at an army…… MORE
Top Trump Aide Kellyanne Conway To Leave White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest serving advisers, announced Sunday that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month. Conway, Trump’s campaign manager during the stretch run of the 2016 race, was the first woman to successfully steer a White House bid,…… MORE
Trump Announces Plasma Treatment Authorized for COVID-19; NTX Doctor Reacts
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the federal government has granted emergency authorization for treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. Flanked by FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Trump made the announcement from the White House briefing room. While Trump is calling the move “a breakthrough” and one of…… MORE
Scaled Back RNC Kicks Off in Charlotte with Nominations
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBAP/KLIF) President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be renominated Monday as the Republican National Convention begins in Charlotte. The nomination inside the Charlotte Convention Center will be the only day of the RNC in the Queen City before focus shifts to Washington D.C. Approximately 330 delegates will renominate the President…… MORE
Parkland Shooting Survivors Seek to Engage the Youth Vote
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) – A group of Parkland school shooting survivors are hitting the road to help register young voters across the country before the November election seeking to bring about their vision for gun reform. The student group March For Our Lives was founded by David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Jaclyn Corin and several other…… MORE
The Search For Two Missing Crew Members Comes To An End
UPDATE: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard has ended the search for two crew members of a dredging boat who went missing following an explosion last week in the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas. The end of the search was announced late Saturday night, a few hours after the Coast Guard…… MORE
Governor Abbott Issues State of Disaster Warnings as Hurricanes Approach the Coast
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Hurricane Marco and what could become Hurricane Laura are set to slam into the gulf coast this week. The Governor of Texas held a press conference Sunday afternoon to speak on what the state is doing to prepare. Governor Greg Abbott has now issued a State of Disaster for 23 texas counties…… MORE
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