INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Big 12 leaders held a call without Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday to discuss how to keep the league’s flagship schools from bolting to the Southeastern Conference — and contingency plans to survive without them. “There was no panic,” a person familiar with the meeting told The Associated Press on condition of…… MORE
Unvaccinated Kids Contracting COVID Delta Variant; More Republicans Now Say ‘Get the shot’
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to persuade vaccine skeptics to roll up their sleeves and take the shots as a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant sends caseloads soaring. But it may be too late to change the minds of many who are refusing. After months of ignoring – and, in some…… MORE
Get Ready for Triple-Digit Heat
Today, Mostly Sunny, Breezy, 97 (104) / 79, Winds S10-20 Saturday, Sunny, Breezy, Hot, 99 / 80, Winds S10-20 Sunday, Sunny, 100 / 80 Monday, Sunny, 101 / 80 Tue-Wed, Continued Sunny and hot, 100 / 101… MORE
Texas Begins Jailing Border Crossers On Trespassing Charges
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is beginning to arrest migrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border. Authorities said Thursday that at least 10 people have been jailed so far and more are expected in the coming weeks. The arrests are part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s actions that he says are needed to slow…… MORE
Illegal Immigrant Crime Continues at Texas Border
(WBAP/KLIF) — More than a million migrants have already crossed the U.S. border. The border crisis threatens the safety of both U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants. Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin details how the open border gates are effecting his community. the mayor believes that the number of migrants that will enter the country this year…… MORE