Governor Abbott Orders Texas Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of U.S. Service Members Killed in Kabul Attack

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has ordered Texas flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff to honor the U.S. service members who lost their lives during an attack at the airport yesterday in Kabul, Afghanistan. I ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the U.S. service members killed in yesterday’s horrific…MORE

DFW Group Demanding Congress Take Action on Eviction Moratorium

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texans are reacting to a U.S. Supreme court ruling that lifts the Biden administration’s moratorium on evictions. The Supreme Court said that the CDC doesn’t have the authority to issue the eviction moratorium, essentially ending the protection for Americans who can’t afford to pay their rent. The Dallas Fort Worth Tenants…MORE

All Eyes on Ida

Today, Sunny, Breezy, Humid, 94 (100) / 78, Winds Se10-20 Saturday, PtCldy, Humid, Isolated PM Storms, 93 / 76 Sunday, PtCldy, Isolated PM Storms, 92 / 77 Monday, Isolated Showers and Storms, 94 (100)  Tuesday, Mostly Sunny, 96 (102) / 77MORE

Virus Surge Breaks Hospital Records Amid Rising Toll on Kids

Kentucky and Texas joined a growing list of states that are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming doctors and nurses and afflicting more children. Intensive care units around the nation are packed with patients extremely ill with the coronavirus — even in places where hospitalizations have not yet…MORE

School Boards Oppose Governor’s Mask Ban

Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The School Boards in Dallas and Fort Worth each took steps Thursday night opposing Governor Abbott’s executive order that bans local officials from instituting mask mandates. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees decided to join an existing multi-district lawsuit challenging the Governor’s order. Fort Worth’s School Board formally adopted a mask…MORE

Voting Reform Bill Makes Progress In Texas Legislature

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A controversial voting reform bill was passed by the Texas House a little before midnight Thursday night. That’s the measure Democratic members blocked for weeks by leaving the state in protest. The House will take a final vote on the measure Friday. then the Senate, which has already passed its own version,…MORE

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