AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott is taking the ruling related to 127,000 drive-thru ballots in Harris County in stride after a federal judge ruled Monday the votes would be counted. The method of voting was adopted as a safety precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ruling is the result of an effort by…… MORE
High Stakes Fuel Turnout Surge in Suddenly Competitive Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is unusually shaky ground for Republicans as voters head to the polls in America’s biggest red state. The high stakes in Texas ripple beyond whether President Donald Trump is genuinely at risk of becoming the first Republican presidential nominee since 1976 to lose the Lone Star State. Democrats were also…… MORE
Texas Now Leading US in COVID-19 Cases
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the U.S. so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation, the data from Sunday — the most recent available — says that there have been 938,503 cases in Texas, the…… MORE
Dallas County GOP And Democratic Chairs Call For Calm
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas GOP Chair Rodney Anderson and Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Carol Donovan have issued a joint statement calling on residents remain calm during the vote counting process. In the statement Anderson and Donovan say, “It is important to remember Texas law allows mail-in ballots to arrive after Election Day and still…… MORE
Cuban’s Decision to Support Biden is Fueled by Ongoing COVID Pandemic
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talked up his support for Joe Biden 2020. Cuban told ‘ The Athletic’ sports writer Sam Amick, that the COVID pandemic fueled his decision: Cuban said, among other things, “You always have to realize that without leadership, there’s instability and instability is the worst thing that can…… MORE