DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas health officials are shifting strategies in their continuing effort to make COVID-19 vaccines available to those Texans wishing to get them. Rather than allocate weekly doses based on county population, as has been done until this week, state health officials are taking requests from providers and passing those numbers on…… MORE
Bills to Bring Casino Gambling to Texas Go Bust … Again
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Another attempt to bring legalized casino gambling and sports betting to the Lone Star State appears to have gone bust in the Texas legislature … again. Millions of dollars was spent by gambling interests to promote the effort, while dozens of lobbyists backed the issue. Texas lawmakers who sponsored such bills told…… MORE
GPFD Recovers Body From Joe Pool Lake; Officials Urge Use of Life Vest or Floating Device
Grand Prairie, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The body of an elderly man was recovered from Joe Pool Lake over the weekend. The Grand Prairie Fire Department says the 75-year old man dove off a boat late Saturday afternoon and never resurfaced. Divers who searched the lake until dark, recovered the man’s body when they resumed the…… MORE
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Today – Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. High 64F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Tonight – Thunderstorms likely. Low 57F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Tomorrow – Thunderstorms in the morning, overcast during the afternoon with occasional rain. Potential for heavy…… MORE
A Texas Mayor Reportedly Resigns After Multiple DWI Arrests
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) – A North Texas mayor has submitted his resignation following his third driving while intoxicated arrest. Granbury Mayor Nin Hulett had been arrested on April 25 on a DWI charge, which had initially been a class B misdemeanor. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the charge was upgraded to a felony on May…… MORE