Today, Sunny, Breezy, Humid, 94 (100) / 78, Winds Se10-20 Saturday, PtCldy, Humid, Isolated PM Storms, 93 / 76 Sunday, PtCldy, Isolated PM Storms, 92 / 77 Monday, Isolated Showers and Storms, 94 (100) Tuesday, Mostly Sunny, 96 (102) / 77… MORE
Virus Surge Breaks Hospital Records Amid Rising Toll on Kids
Kentucky and Texas joined a growing list of states that are seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in a surge that is overwhelming doctors and nurses and afflicting more children. Intensive care units around the nation are packed with patients extremely ill with the coronavirus — even in places where hospitalizations have not yet…… MORE
School Boards Oppose Governor’s Mask Ban
Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The School Boards in Dallas and Fort Worth each took steps Thursday night opposing Governor Abbott’s executive order that bans local officials from instituting mask mandates. The Dallas ISD Board of Trustees decided to join an existing multi-district lawsuit challenging the Governor’s order. Fort Worth’s School Board formally adopted a mask…… MORE
Voting Reform Bill Makes Progress In Texas Legislature
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A controversial voting reform bill was passed by the Texas House a little before midnight Thursday night. That’s the measure Democratic members blocked for weeks by leaving the state in protest. The House will take a final vote on the measure Friday. then the Senate, which has already passed its own version,…… MORE
Southwest Airlines Trims Schedule Again To Solve Flight Problems
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines is reducing the number of flights it will operate the rest of this year. Southwest has struggled all summer with high numbers of delayed and canceled flights. CEO Gary Kelly said Thursday that the cuts in the schedule should create a more reliable travel experience. Southwest says it will trim…… MORE