GOP & Democrats Are Still Far Apart on Another Stimulus Bill

WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) _ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows continue to debate a new coronavirus stimulus package. Pelosi said that she still wants a sweeping stimulus deal this week to the tune of $3.4 trillion — but she made it…MORE

Texas Medical Board Warns Docs Who Claim Covid-19 Cure

HOUSTON (AP) – The Texas board that licenses doctors has warned physicians that it could take action against anyone who falsely advertises a cure for COVID-19. The Houston Chronicle reports that the Texas Medical Board issued its warning after a Houston-area pastor and doctor, Dr. Stella Immanuel, very publicly touted hydroxychloroquine as a cure for…MORE

Texas Today: Almost 9,200 new coronavirus cases, 245 deaths

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials reported almost 9,200 confirmed new coronavius cases Tuesday as a convention center in the hard-hit Rio Grande Valley opened as a makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients. The Department of State Health Services on Tuesday reported 245 confirmed new deaths from the virus that has taken a particularly grim…MORE

The Metroplex Nears 100,000 COVID-19 Cases

(WBAP/KLIF) — The Metroplex is approaching a hundred thousand positive tests for Coronavirus.  Almost 1,900 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in North Texas, Tuesday. Tarrant county listed 805 additional positives, Dallas county 641, Collin county 318 new cases and Denton county had 95 newly infected residents. Overall, Dallas county reports more than 52,000 cases…MORE

Organizers of Back the Blue Crusade Say They Were Duped

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Participants in a Back the Blue crusade across the metroplex on Sunday say there were set-up by a minister at Friendship West Baptist Church. More than 2,000 vehicles were involved in the ride that started in Bedford and stopped at the church. Organizer Nathan Abrams says that’s when a confrontation ensued between…MORE

Texas Leaders say State is “Rich in Inventory of PPE” as Some Students Return to Classroom

SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott visited the Texas Division of Emergency Management’s Warehouse in San Antonio on Tuesday, where he provided an update on the state’s distribution of Personal Protective Equipment  to Texas school districts. The Governor said that the state will continue to purchase and distribute PPE to schools at no cost…MORE

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