DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth ISD is now having to deal with thousands of students in quarantine. More than 5,000 students and teachers in the school district are having to stay home after being exposed to COVID-19. Over the past week, some 72 district staff and more than 450 kids tested positive for the corona virus.…… MORE
Health Officials Closely Watching COVID Cases in Texas Schools
(WBAP/KLIF) — Health and education officials are watching COVID cases among students and school staff in Texas. Less than a month into the school year, Texas schools districts have seen a record number of COVID-19 cases in the classroom. The state says last week more than 27-thousand students and 4-thousand staff members had tested positive. Multiple…… MORE
South Dakota Recalling National Guard Troops From Texas
Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says the National Guard troops that she deployed to the U.S. border with Mexico will return to South Dakota later this month. The Republican governor deployed 48 National Guard troops to Texas in July. The deployment came in response to a request from Texas and…… MORE
Uber And Lyft To Defend Drivers
Undated (AP) – Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new Texas law prohibiting most abortions. The Texas law bans abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks, and often before women know they’re pregnant. Rather than be…… MORE
Opponents Of New Law Sue The Governor
Austin (AP) – Opponents of a sweeping Republican elections overhaul in Texas filed a lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott before he had even signed the changes into law. A broad coalition of voting rights attorneys, disability rights groups, and faith-based organizations filed lawsuits Friday over the far-reaching voting bill in Texas known as Senate Bill…… MORE
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Austin Judge Protects Abortion Clinics From Lawsuits
(WBAP/KLIF) — A state judge has shielded Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits allowed by a new state abortion law. The Texas “Heartbeat Law”, which took effect Wednesday, allows anyone anywhere to sue anyone connected to an abortion in which cardiac activity was detected in the embryo. However, state District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble issued a temporary…… MORE
Laredo City Tired of President Biden’s Broken Border Promises
(WBAP/KLIF) — Border Patrol agents in Texas are using every tool at their disposal, including air boats, to deter illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S. border. Local government officials are outraged at the lack of help from Washington D.C. Laredo city leaders are turning on President Biden as Border Patrol continues to be overwhelmed with the…… MORE
Court Rules Against Fort Worth ISD’s Mask Mandate
(WBAP/KLIF) — A court strikes down the mask mandate of a North Texas school district. The 141st District Court in Tarrant County issued a temporary injunction against Fort Worth ISD for issuing a mask mandate in defiance of Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order. The court ruled, Friday, that the district cannot require students and faculty to…… MORE
COVID Spike Prompts University of Dallas to Transition into Virtual Learning
IRVING (WBAP/KLIF) – The University of Dallas announced this week that it has transitioned to virtual learning in an effort to curb a recent COVID-19 outbreak. Officials with the University said that at least 25 students tested positive for COVID since Monday. “We anticipate more will be coming in for testing in the next few…… MORE
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