AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott announced that more than $2 billion in pandemic food benefits for Texas families with kids in school will get loaded onto Lone Star Cards this week. North Texas grocery stores are preparing for the surge by ordering more products and beefing up staff. The US Department of Agriculture approved the…… MORE
Texas Kids Are Getting Their Shots in the Arm in Huge Numbers
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas kids ages 12-15 received COVID shots by the tens of thousands across Texas in the first week of eligibility. Over a year after the pandemic triggered shutdowns and other restrictions nationwide, over 100,000 kids have gotten vaccinated, according to the Texas Tribune. A pediatric nurse told the publication that it was…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: The DFW Housing Market Is Nuts!
The housing market in DFW has been exploding for awhile now, but Dave and Scott have some new numbers to really put things in perspective…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Crazy Incentives to get People Vaccinated
You won’t believe what some businesses are doing to try and incentivize people to get the COVID vaccine. Dave & Scott tell you about a Las Vegas business and a dating app on what they’re doing, right after a discussion about population decline across the globe.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Compromise on an Infrastructure Bill?
Are we starting to see some compromise toward reaching an infrastructure bill out of Washington DC? Fox’s Rachel Sutherland joined Dave & Scott to discuss the latest on negotiations, and then talk about whether or not UT students actually walked out of their graduation over the weekend.… MORE
Texas Border Crisis Affects Entire U.S.
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the crisis at the southern border rages on… local sheriffs in the Rio Grande region are blaming the Biden administration’s immigration policies for the surge. The border crisis continues to threaten the health and safety of Texans, as drugs and thugs continue to pour into the United States. Governor Greg Abbott has denounced…… MORE
Re-Opening Texas…the right call!
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott had a different approach to the pandemic than his Democratic counterparts. In Texas, COVID cases continue to decline and the economy is accelerating. Texas ended its mask mandate in March, prompting criticism from President Joe Biden. Following what the president called “neanderthal thinking” in regards to Texas lifting its…… MORE
Lawmakers Can Now Fund Pet Projects
(WBAP/KLIF) — Earmarks were banished from Congress over a decade ago, but the funding for lawmakers’ pet projects is making a sudden return. About $14-billion will be devoted to earmarks in this year’s spending bills. Aiming to avoid scandal, lawmakers have revamped the process, now requiring that earmark requests be made public and that lawmakers…… MORE
Could Beto Be Back? O’Rourke Mulling Bid For Texas Governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But Beto O’Rourke is making a political life decision again. Three years after becoming Democrats’ breakout star out of Texas, and a year removed from crashing back to Earth in a short-lived presidential run, O’Rourke is again weighing another campaign — this…… MORE
More Rain (off and on)
Today, Cloudy, Humid, Scattered to Numerous showers and storms, tapering of after dark, 75 / 69 Winds SE8-10 Tuesday, More Scattered showers and storms, 81 / 70, Winds S10-20 Wednesday, PtCldy, Humid, Isolated showers and storms, 85 / 74, Winds S10-15 Thursday, Partly to Mostly Cloudy, Breezy and Humid, 86 / 73, Winds S15-20 Friday,…… MORE
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