DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Biden Administration has partially approved Governor Greg Abbott’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration. The Governor requested the Major Disaster Declaration on Thursday for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance in all 254 counties. President Biden approved the request for Individual Assistance in only 77 counties but every Texas county was…… MORE
Murder Suspect Was Sex Offender
Dallas (AP) – Authorities say a man who killed his wife and then wounded two Dallas officers during a standoff before killing himself was convicted twice of sexually assaulting people. Police Chief Eddie Garcia said during a news conference Friday that 57 year old Sergio Sanchez had “an extensive violent criminal history,” and didn’t want…… MORE
Suspected Russian Hack Drives US Action
Washington (AP) – U.S. officials are scrambling to reinforce the nation’s cyber defenses following a sweeping hack that may have exposed government and corporate secrets to Russia. The breach involving hijacked software from Texas based SolarWinds Inc. has exposed the limitations of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency. That’s prompted the Biden administration and members of…… MORE
Lack Of Planning Caused Cold Catastrophe
Undated (AP) – Meteorologists started warning about this week’s killer cold as much as three weeks in advance, yet catastrophe still happened. National Weather Service officials point to lengthy and accurate forecasts with clear messages, but experts in weather and disaster say it was such a strange and huge event that it simply overwhelmed everyone.…… MORE
Lawsuit Filed Over Nasty Winter Week
Dallas (AP) – The blackouts that left much of Texas cold and thirsty have drawn their first lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Friday in a Nueces County Court in Corpus Christi alleges the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, manager of the state’s main electric grid, ignored repeated warnings of weaknesses in the state’s electric power infrastructure.…… MORE