Governor Abbott Announces Federal COVID-19 Emergency Funding For Local Governments

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that his Public Safety Office will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties throughout the COVID-19 response. These funds come from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program authorized by the federal Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations Act. The first…MORE

Oklahoma’s Governor Says he Has Tested Positive for COVID-19

Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating at home. The first-term Republican governor made the announcement Wednesday. The 48-year-old Stitt has backed one of the country’s most aggressive reopening plans, has resisted any statewide mandate on masks and rarely wears one…MORE