GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF)- Three North Texas firefighters, two from Garland and one from Grapevine were part of a group of 12 nation-wide that were sent to Surfside Florida to offer peer support. Garland Fire Captain J.D. Schulgan said they went to stations and the site where the condo collapsed speaking with search and recovery workers. “It…… MORE
GOP State Voting Restrictions ‘Un-American,’ Biden Declares
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Joe Biden is declaring that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” as he urges passage of federal legislation to combat efforts by Republican-led state legislatures regarding voting access. Biden laid out what the White House called “the moral case” for voting rights in a speech in Philadelphia Tuesday…… MORE
DFW Hospital Council says Delta Variant is Leading to an Uptick in COVID Patients
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The DFW Hospital Council is concerned about a recent spike in COVID hospitalizations in North Texas. CEO Steve Love said Tuesday that more than 600 people are hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Texas, which is the highest number since March. “It could increase but probably will not surge to what it was,”…… MORE
Texas Republicans Call on Sergeant at Arms to Send for Return of Democrats
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Republicans are calling for Democrats to return to the current special legislative session in Austin after dozens of them broke quorum over a Republican-led voting measure. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers from Texas flew to Washington D.C. on Monday to lobby for Federal voting legislation. The move essentially stalled the voting…… MORE
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Gets Green Light From Feds to Send Him, 3 Others Into Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The race for commercial space flight continues. Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin has received federal approval to launch people into space. The Amazon founder will take off in his New Shepard rocket from West Texas next Tuesday. He’ll be joined by his brother, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer and…… MORE