FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – The TCU football team will not participate in its scheduled bowl game this week, according the University’s athletic department. “Over the last 24 hours, between a combination of COVID-19 related issues, injuries, and other circumstances, we have fallen below the established BIG 12 Conference threshold for student-athlete availability that we have…… MORE
North Texas Experiencing Uptick in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations as 2020 comes to an end. “Our hospital numbers are at all-time highs and our availability of ICU beds in the region is at an all-time low,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Tuesday. According to Jenkins, one in four persons currently…… MORE
Biden Criticizes Pace of Vaccine Rollout, Vows to Accelerate
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden is criticizing the Trump administration for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is “falling far behind.” Biden says “it’s gonna take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people” at the current pace. He is vowing to ramp up the current speed of vaccinations five to…… MORE
Proposed Legislation Protects Concerned Texans in Good Faith
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A State Representative from North Texas is behind a bill that promotes the commonly used phrase, “see something, say something.” Plano Representative Matt Shaheen announced this week that he has filed legislation to protect Texans reporting suspicious activity in good faith from being sued in civil courts. “In cases like the San…… MORE
Gallup Poll Ranks President Trump, Michelle Obama ‘Most Admired’ Male/Female in US
Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Gallup is out with a new ‘Most Admired’ poll, which has President Trump edging out Former President Barack Obama for the first time in 12 years as most admired man in America. Eighteen percent of the 1,018 respondents gave the title to Trump, while Obama was most admired by 15%. President-elect Joe…… MORE