AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of Texas Republicans wants to audit the 2020 election results in just the large, mostly Democratic counties across the state. If they get their way, they’ll miss many of the real — but minor — errors in the state’s vote count. That’s according to a team of researchers that conducted a…… MORE
Top QB Recruit To Skip Senior Year At Southlake Carroll High
Southlake (AP) – The player considered to be the top quarterback prospect in the class of 2022 says he is skipping his senior year of high school in Texas and plans to enroll at Ohio State for the upcoming semester. Quinn Ewers explained in a Twitter post that he would soon be completing the course…… MORE
US Employers Ratchet Up Pressure On the Unvaccinated
NEW YORK (AP) — Employers are losing patience with unvaccinated workers. For months, most employers relied on information campaigns, bonuses and other incentives to encourage their workforces to get the COVID-19 shot. Now, a growing number are imposing rules to make it more onerous for employees to refuse, from outright mandates to requiring the unvaccinated…… MORE
A Break from the Heat but Low Air Quality
Smoke from western wildfires and low-level ozone concentrations will make air quality in NTX poor today. Today, Sunny, 91 / 73, Winds NE5-10 Wednesday, Mostly Sunny, 93 / 75 Thursday, PtCldy, Isolated PM Storms possible, 95 / 76, Winds S5-10 Friday, Sunny, Humid, Isolated PM Storms possible, 97 / 78, Winds S8-10 Sat-Sun, Sunny, Breezy,…… MORE
Rural NTX Struggling to Get COVID Vaccination Rates Up; Hospitalizations Surge
Cleburne, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The push continues to vaccinate eligible Texans as the Covid delta variant is increasingly impacting people who have not been vaccinated. Rural counties in north texas are having a rough go of it. Dr. Rahulkumar Singh [rah-ul-ku-mar sing], Chief Medical Officer at Texas Health Harris Methodist Cleburne Hospital says that they’ve…… MORE
$1 Trillion Infrastructure Debate Finally Opens in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is looking to speed up consideration of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. He promised on Monday that fellow Democrats would work with Republicans to put together a package of amendments for the Senate’s consideration. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act clocked in at some 2,700…… MORE
Duncanville ISD Students Return to Full In Person Learning
DUNCANVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- Students at Duncanville ISD returned to campus for face-to-face learning. The school year began earlier this year because the district added 11 days to the calendar to catch students up from learning loss caused by the pandemic. “The purpose of those additional 11 days of instruction is to try and have some accelerated learning…… MORE
Graham 1st Vaccinated Senator to Test Positive for COVID-19
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for the coronavirus. The South Carolina Republican is the first senator to disclose a breakthrough infection after being vaccinated. Graham said in a statement Monday afternoon that he “started having flu-like symptoms Saturday night” and went to the doctor Monday morning. Graham said…… MORE
State and Local Officials Celebrate the Early Completion of the $370 million I-635/SH 121 Project
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and NorthGate Constructors celebrate the completion of the I-635/SH 121 Interchange Project north of DFW Airport. This $370 million project widened SH 121 to accommodate a new interchange and new direct connectors for FM 2499 and SH 26 to reduce congestion and improve safety in the area.…… MORE
A Staggered Start to the School Year Begins in North Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A North Texas school district is beginning the school year in phases. Students and staff at five Dallas ISD schools returned to the classroom on Monday for what will be a longer year than others in the district will have. “These five schools are pioneers in getting caught up from learning loss,”…… MORE
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