Zavalla (WBAP/KLIF) – A 40 year old pilot was killed early Saturday morning when his small plane crashed as he tried to land on a private runway in East Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety says James VanLue of Tomball was killed in the crash about 2:00 AM, but no one happened upon the…… MORE
Texas Restaurant Association Celebrates Mixed Drinks To-go Extension
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association is celebrating the extension from Governor Greg Abbott on allowing mixed drinks under the alcohol-to-go waiver. TRA President Dr. Emily Williams Knight says this is another helpful moment during the struggles in the coronavirus pandemic. “If you’re a restaurant that now that has a lot of bottles that…… MORE
Dallas County Breaks Record with Over 550 New Cases Saturday
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Another record breaking day with Dallas County reporting 561 new COVID 19 cases and seven deaths. “It is imperative that we all wear our masks outside of our homes and around other people,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins tweeted Saturday afternoon. “It’s up to all of us to flatten the curve and…… MORE
Lt. Gov Patrick on Fox: Governor’s Order is a Pause in Reopening
(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says Governor Greg Abbott’s action to close bars amid a rise in COVID-19 cases is simply a pause in the reopening process. Patrick on Fox News said state leaders must try to protect lives while also protecting a person’s liberty. “Right now, let’s take a week or ten…… MORE
No Police Reform Bill Just Yet…
HOUSTON (AP) – Without major changes in almost every state, a national police misconduct database like what the White House and Congress have proposed after George Floyd’s death would fail to account for thousands of problem officers. The outlook for a policing bill is newly uncertain after Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a Republican proposal…… MORE