UPDATE: 09/12/2021 6:05 PM – Forecasters warn some areas of the Texas Gulf Coast, notably, from Port Aransas to Sargent could see near hurricane force or hurricane force winds if the storm sits over warm Gulf waters much longer. The storm is expected to bring tropical storm winds to much of the Texas Gulf coast…… MORE
Other States Follow Texas’ Lead On New Laws
Undated (AP) – The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues. While private residents filing lawsuits is a fixture of some arenas like environmental law, some warn that expanding it and applying it to…… MORE
Salesforce Offers To Help Its Employees Leave Texas
Dallas (AP) – Business-software company Salesforce says it will help employees leave Texas if they are worried about a new law that severely restricts abortion in the state. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made his position clear by retweeting a CNBC story describing the company’s offer to help employees relocate. Benioff said in a tweet directed…… MORE
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and warm. High: 92. Winds: SE 5-15 MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated storms possible (20%). High: 90. Winds: SE 10-15.… MORE
Three Shot in West Dallas; Investigation Underway
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – Dallas Police are investigating the early Saturday morning shooting of three people at the Holiday Hills II Apartments on Bahama Drive. Authorities say shots were exchanged between a man who died, and described as the alleged instigating suspect, 27 year old Rolando Benitez, and a man and woman. The woman, 22…… MORE
Big 12 Adds New Members
Undated (AP) – The Big 12 has added four new members. BYU, UCF, Cincinnati ,and Houston have formally accepted invitations to join the athletic league. The Big 12 has moved quickly after learning it will lose Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference no later than July 2025. BYU says all of its sports will…… MORE
New Texas Law Sees Abortion Patients Leaving The State
Austin (AP) – Abortion clinics in Oklahoma and Kansas report they are seeing a high volume of patients from Texas now that a new state law banning most abortions has gine into effect in Texas. The Biden administration this week sued Texas over the law, arguing it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.”…… MORE
SATURDAY: sunny and hotter. High: 95. Winds: S 5-10. SUNDAY: sunny and warm. High: 94. Winds: S 5-10.… MORE
Drugs, Sex Offenders, and Illegal Immigrants Continue to Pour Into Texas
(WBAP/KLIF) — As more illegal aliens pour into the Rio Grande Valley, concerns grow regarding narcotics entering as well. Texas DPS Lieutenant Christopher Olivarez says that he has seen hundreds of pounds of marijuana as well as large quantities of cocaine and fentanyl cross the border illegally. Texas DPS Sergeant Jason Bazan says these smugglers…… MORE
Reporters Given First Glimpse of Afghan Evacuees at Fort Bliss
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Biden administration denies reporters a chance to interview Afghan evacuees being held at Fort Bliss. The base in El Paso is one of eight military installations where evacuees are being housed while undergoing medical and security checks. The reporters were taken on a three hour tour of the facility. The media was…… MORE
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