(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins is criticizing Governor Greg Abbott for not doing enough to protect Texas against the Coronavirus pandemic. Although the governor moved to shut down bars and restrict restaurant capacity to 50% on Friday, Jenkins believes another 30-day stay-at-home order along with a mandated mask requirement is also necessary. The…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: VP Does Dallas, and Reversing a Dumb Mask Rule
0:26 — Vice President Mike Pence with all sorts of Texas dignitaries in Dallas on Sunday, and all of them said the same thing: wear a mask! Our Clayton Neville was there and recaps the entire series of events. 7:17 — A county in Oregon had a really dumb mask rule in place, but as…… MORE
Businesses weigh reopening – or close again – as cases rise
It’s not the reopening businesses were hoping for. After months of shutdown, restaurants, stores and even amusement parks announced their reopening with fanfare. But now that states like Texas and Arizona are seeing alarming surges in reported cases of COVID-19, businesses large and small must decide whether to keep their doors open. In some cases,…… MORE
Brother Of Man Shot By Austin Police Beanbag Is Asking For Change
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The brother of a 20-year-old student who was shot and seriously injured by police at a protest in Austin, Texas, says officers’ use of less lethal munitions, such as beanbags, should be reviewed. Justin Howell was hospitalized in critical condition after the May 31 protest and discharged this week. He was…… MORE
Mike Pence in Texas Today, But No ‘Campaign Events’ This Week For Pence in Florida & Arizona
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence has called off campaign events in Florida and Arizona for this coming week as the states experience a surge in new coronavirus cases. The White House says Pence will still travel to those states to meet with their governors and health teams. Florida and Arizona have set records…… MORE
Brother of Man Shot by Austin Police With Beanbag is Speaking Out
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The brother of a 20-year-old student who was shot and seriously injured by police at a protest in Austin, Texas, says officers’ use of less lethal munitions, such as beanbags, should be reviewed. Justin Howell was hospitalized in critical condition after the May 31 protest and discharged this week. He was…… MORE
A Fort Worth Woman Accused of Fraud, Burning Down Her Own Home
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Prosecutors allege that a woman burned down her $1.6 million suburban Fort Worth mansion while trying to destroy documents from her husband’s health care clinic as authorities were investigating the couple for fraud. A seven-count federal indictment, filed June 17, charges Mark and Melissa Kuper with conspiracy to commit health…… MORE
Vice President Pence, Coronavirus Task Force Urge Texans to Wear Masks Amid Spike in Hospitalizations
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and local health officials Sunday in Dallas as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to experience steep increases. The COVID-19 positivity rate in Texas was just over 4% at the end…… MORE
Vice President Mike Pence Speaks at Dallas ‘Celebrate Freedom’ Rally
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The Vice President took a visit to Dallas Sunday morning to speak at a Dallas church and meet with state leaders to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Pence spoke at First Baptist Dallas Sunday morning for a the ‘Celebrate Freedom Rally’. In his 30 minute speech, Pence spoke about the accomplishments made…… MORE
Texas House Speaker Says Not Wearing a Mask is Keeping Businesses Closed
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- The debate on if the government should be allowed to implement mask requirements rages on in Texas as the state halts its reopening due to a massive spike in confirmed cases and hospitalizations. Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen told WFAA’s Inside Texas Politics that if Texans want to see businesses re open…… MORE
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