AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott today updated Texans Tuesday on incoming supplies of Personal Protective Equipment and other resources to aid Texas’ response to COVID-19. The Governor announced that the newly established Supply Chain Strike Force has already secured more than $83 million of purchase orders for essential supplies. Additionally, the Governor announced that the…… MORE
Medical Supplies in North Texas Warehouse Being Donated Locally, Nationally and Globally in Response to COVID-19
GRAND PRAIRIE (WBAP/KLIF)- World Vision, a humanitarian aid organization is helping with the Coronavirus locally, nationally and globally. Roberta Taylor says one of their national warehouses is in Grand Prairie and they have extra gloves, masks and gowns to send to hospitals in Dallas, other impacted states and a total of 17 countries. It’s the…… MORE
North Texas Counties Issuing Stay at Home Order
DALLAS/FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Local governments across the metroplex are implementing more restrictions to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. Collin County Judge Chris Hill said the region is so connected that it’s important to be aware of what each county is doing to stop the spread. “Collin County citizens who work in Tarrant, Dallas or Denton…… MORE
Trump Weighs Scaling Back Social Distancing Guidelines
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is weighing how to refine nationwide social-distancing guidelines to put some workers back on the job amid the coronavirus outbreak. At a virtual town hall hosted by Fox News on Tuesday, Trump said he is hoping the country will be reopened by Easter. Health experts have made clear that…… MORE
Tarrant County Issues Stay-At-Home Order To Curb the Spread of the Coronavirus
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News) – Residents in Tarrant County are now under a “Stay-At-Home” order as officials develop practices to fight the ongoing spread of the coroanvirus. At a press conference Tuesday morning, Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price, Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams and Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley outlines the details of the order. Mayor…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: A Texan in Italy, and a Texan in Texas Says Grandparents Need to Work!
(Note: As we all work from separate locations due to COVID-19, we are still working out the kinks. Including podcast posting. The normal production you’re used to hearing will be back soon!) 0:01 — Dr. Sheri Neill is a Music Education professor from TCU who has spent the last several weeks in Italy…and she’s still…… MORE
Tokyo Olympics Officially Delayed
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) – The Tokyo Olympics have been officially postponed until 2021. The International Olympic Committee along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and local organizers have decided that the Tokyo Games cannot go ahead as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. The IOC says the games will be held “not…… MORE
Texas Moves to Ban Most Abortions Due to Virus Outbreak
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The governor and attorney general of Texas are moving to ban most abortions in the state during the coronavirus outbreak, declaring they don’t qualify as essential surgeries. Attorney General Ken Paxton said Monday that the order issued over the weekend by Gov. Greg Abbott barred “any type of abortion that is…… MORE
Trump Considers the Economic Impact of Shutdown as Backlash Grows
Westwood One (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump’s push to get the U.S. economy back on a fast track is expected to front and center today, even when some experts warn social distancing and shutdown of many businesses should continue for as much as a couple months. President Trump says he wants to reopen the country for…… MORE
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Suggests Seniors Like Him Are Willing to Die to Get the Economy Moving
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick agrees with President Trump who believes that the economy needs to get moving again, even in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. During the coronavirus briefing Monday Trump said, :”Our country wasn’t meant to be shut down.” “This is not a country that was built for…… MORE
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