KLIF Morning News: Words like Racist, Jim Crow, Restrictive & Oppressive Being Used to Describe Voter Laws…Seriously?

President Biden was in Philadelphia on Tuesday talking about voting rights. While speaking at the National Constitution Center, the President criticized Republican states for passing new voter laws, and compared the laws to Jim Crow laws. Fox News Radio’s Rachel Sutherland joined Dave & Amy this morning with details on this story.MORE

Death Toll Rises to 210 From February Texas Freeze

The deaths newly tallied by the Texas Department of State Health Services boost the toll from 151 to 210 deaths, most from exposure to the sometimes-subzero temperatures. Still, some were blamed on carbon monoxide poisoning as freezing Texans sought warmth from cars and outdoor grills. The count remained preliminary and may change as more deaths are confirmed,…MORE

Typical July Heat

Today, Sunny, Breezy, 93 / 75, Winds S10-20 Thursday, Mostly Sunny, Breezy,, 94 (98) / 76, Winds S15-20G Friday, Sunny to PtCldy, Windy, 95 (99) / 77, Winds S15-20G Saturday, PtCldy, Breezy, 94 / 78 Sunday, Isolated PM Storms, 95 / 78MORE

Abortion Providers Challenge New Law In Texas

UNDATED (AP) – A coalition of abortion providers and advocates are challenging in court a Texas law empowering private citizens to sue anyone helping a woman get an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The lawsuit filed Tuesday asked a U.S. district court to block the law before it takes effect in September. Opponents of…MORE

Three North Texas Firefighters Return from Surfside Florida, Offering Peer Support

GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Three North Texas firefighters, two from Garland and one from Grapevine were part of a group of 12 nation-wide that were sent to Surfside Florida to offer peer support. Garland Fire Captain J.D. Schulgan said they went to stations and the site where the condo collapsed speaking with search and recovery workers. “It…MORE

GOP State Voting Restrictions ‘Un-American,’ Biden Declares

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Joe Biden is declaring that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” as he urges passage of federal legislation to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures regarding voting access. Biden laid out what the White House called “the moral case” for voting rights in a speech in Philadelphia Tuesday…MORE

DFW Hospital Council says Delta Variant is Leading to an Uptick in COVID Patients

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Hospital Council is concerned about a recent spike in COVID hospitalizations in North Texas. CEO Steve Love said Tuesday that more than 600 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Texas, which is the highest number since March. “It could increase but probably will not surge to what it was,”…MORE

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