Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – As of today (Monday) any person over the age of 50 is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine in Texas. Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties are opening their wait lists to anyone 50 and over who wishes to be inoculated. Applicants can register through the county websites, or by telephone. Those who…… MORE
Texas Has The Most Teams In NCAA Basketball Tournament
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF/AP) – The Lone Star State will be well represented in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. In fact, seven Texas teams made the bracket, which ties a previous record set in 2018. Three schools, Baylor (1), Houston (2), and Texas (3) are among the top three seeds. Baylor headlines the South Region with the program’s…… MORE
Thousands Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – There was no St. Patrick’s Day parade or other official celebration of the holiday this year, but crowds of revelers gathered over the weekend along Dallas’ Greenville Avenue anyway. A few were masked. Most were not. Social distancing was ignored. Texas’ statewide mask mandate was lifted last Wednesday, and businesses were free…… MORE
Higher Gasoline Prices Expected
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Oil and gasoline prices rebounded after last year’s collapse in fuel demand, and appears to be rising further. Last April, oil prices fell by more than $50 a barrel in a single day to less than zero. But, in recent weeks, oil prices have surged to over $65 a barrel, a level…… MORE
White House Calls on FEMA to Help Process Solo, Undocumented Children at the Mexico Border
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF, Dallas, Texas. ASSOCIATED PRESS; CBS NEWS – WBAP/KLIF – The White House is calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency for help to care for and process record numbers of undocumented children arriving at the border seeking asylum. FEMA will help for the next three months in this mandate;…… MORE