Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report a record of more than 4,400 new coronavirus cases in the state, and 25 additional deaths due to COVID-19. A total of 107,735 confirmed cases, an increase of 4,430, and 2,165 deaths were reported during the weekend. Officials had reported 3,454 new cases on Friday after a previous…… MORE
There may, or may not be a Texas State Fair this year.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – It is uncertain whether there will be a State Fair of Texas this year, or not. A statement from the fair says no decision has yet been made about holding it during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers say they’ll have a decision sometime in mid or late July, but they admit finding…… MORE
New Cases Covid 19 Still Climbing in North Texas
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – North Texas appears to stay on track for a growing second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic virus, with new case numbers Saturday showing at least a doubling from only two weeks prior. Dallas County Saturday reported 395 new cases of Covid 19, and two additional deaths. Tarrant County reports 180…… MORE
Vacant Police Jobs Could Allegedly Be Cut in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin would cut 100 police officer vacancies and postpone the graduation of its July cadets as part of a broader effort to overhaul its police department. City Manager Spencer Cronk on Thursday sent a memo to the City Council in which he proposed several changes to how the police department should…… MORE
Six Members of President Trump’s Campaign Staff Reportedly Test Positive For Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s campaign says six staff members setting up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign’s communications director, Tim Murtaugh, says that “quarantine procedures” have been initiated and no staff members who tested positive will attend the event. He says no one who…… MORE
Central Texas City Aims to Woo Tesla With $68 Million In Tax Breaks
$68 million tax breaks may go to put Tesla plant to Austin AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – An Austin-area school district is considering offering more than $60 million in tax incentives to attract a proposed Tesla “gigafactory” to Central Texas. Tesla revealed the Del Valle Independent School District proposal in an application filed Thursday with the…… MORE
President Trump says he will renew effort to end DACA protections
Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll renew his effort to end legal protections for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the United States as children. Trump on Friday denounced a Supreme Court ruling that the administration improperly ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2017. Through executive action, Trump…… MORE
There will be no cruising from U.S. ports this summer
Miami (AP) – The Cruise Lines International Association is announcing that ships will not be sailing from U.S. ports throughout the summer, extending a pause put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. The current no-sail order issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on March 14 is set to expire July…… MORE
Arlington will hold a fourth of July parade
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – The organizers of Arlington’s fourth of July parade have decided it will be held this year despite the number of events that are being canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In years past the parade has drawn 75,000 spectators to Arlington streets to watch more than 150 parade entries pass by. Organizers…… MORE
Richland Highschool To Change ‘Rebels’ Mascot
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- As confederate statues across the country are being removed and buildings are being renamed due to associations with the confederacy and slavery, a North Richland Hills high school has decided to change its mascot. The Richland High School mascot will no longer be ‘Rebels’ after the Birdville ISD board of…… MORE
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