FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The Fort Worth Fire Department continues to provide assistance in the southern part of Louisiana in the aftermath of Ida, which made landfall on Sunday as a category 4 hurricane. Fort Worth firefighters, and others from across North Texas, are part of a statewide task force providing recovery help to Louisiana.…… MORE
Biden Pledges ‘All the Assistance that’s Needed’ After Ida
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says his administration is “ready to provide all the assistance that’s needed” in response to a massive wildfire in California and to Hurricane Ida, which knocked out power and wreaked havoc along the Gulf Coast before causing deadly flooding and tornadoes in the Northeast. Biden outlined his administration’s response…… MORE
Biden Blasts High Court Failure to Block Texas Abortion Curb
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is lambasting the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state. He said Thursday he is directing federal agencies to do what they can to “insulate women and providers” from the impact. Hours earlier, in the middle of the…… MORE
Texas School System Closes After 2 Teachers Die of COVID-19
WACO, Texas (AP) – A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent School District officials closed its seven suburban Waco schools for the rest of the week Tuesday after the Saturday COVID-19 death of 41-year-old Natalia Chansler. She taught social studies to sixth graders…… MORE
TEA Says COVID-19 Pandemic Had ‘Catastrophic’ Impact on Student Progress
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The head of the Texas Education Agency gave a stark assessment of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on school operations and student achievement. Mike Morath told members of the Texas Department of Education Wednesday that ongoing outbreaks of the virus within school districts has led to closures and lapses…… MORE