US Recommends ‘Pause’ for J&J vaccine Over Blood Clot Reports

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration said it was investigating clots in six women…MORE

Nominees to the Texas Public Utilities Commission Advance in State Senate

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people nominated to the Texas Public Utility Commission advanced monday toward confirmation in the Texas Senate. A shake-up of the PUC came amid February’s power emergency, which left millions of Texans without power for days. Finance expert Peter Lake was nominated by Governor Greg Abbott to be the next chairman, while…MORE

N. Texas Congresswoman Urges Biden To Go To Border

Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – Republican Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne is urging her supporters to sign a petition telling President Biden he must visit the border immediately.  In an email, Van Duyne says she visited the border recently and “I saw first-hand, the thousands of children crammed into profoundly inadequate holding facilities because that’s what Biden wanted. More than…MORE

Students at Aledo ISD School Punished for Setting up ‘Slave Trade’ Auction on Social Media

ALEDO (WBAP/KLIF)- A  slave trade auction on social media set up by Aledo ISD students is under investigation. The Aledo Independent School District said students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus cyberbullied and harassed other students based on their race. “There is no room for racism or hatred in the Aledo ISD, period,” said Superintendent…MORE

Fort Worth Cancer Center hosts Special COVID-19 Shot Event for High-Risk Cancer Patients

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers are getting second dose Covid-19 shots this week thanks to a partnership with the Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders in Fort Worth and Tarrant County Public Health. Dr. Albert Parra with the center says these individuals are highly vulnerable to severe Covid-19 symptoms due to suppressed…MORE

Expiration Waiver Issued by Governor Abbott During Pandemic Expires this Week

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding the public the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses and identification cards ends on April 14. The waiver, granted by Governor Greg Abbott in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, applied to DLs, commercial DLs, commercial learner permits, ID cards and election identification certificates…MORE

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