AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Restaurant Association reacted Friday to Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to scale back the state’s phased reopening which impacts both bars and restaurants. The order includes the following: All bars and similar establishments that receive more than 51% of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages are required to close…… MORE
Funding Extended for Federally-Supported COVID-19 Testing Sites in Texas
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the federal government has granted his request to extend operations of Community Based Testing Sites across Texas. The funding was set to expire at the end of this month. The federal government will maintain support for the program while surging resources to Dallas and Houston in order to…… MORE
Chris Salcedo: Governor Abbott on His Order
Governor Abbott joined the program to explain, in detail, his executive order. Do you agree with what Gov. is Abbott doing?… MORE
Chris Salcedo: Texas Re-Opening on Pause
Breaking news on the program. Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive action to combat the increase of COVID-19. Chris goes into the details of the order.… MORE
3 NC Police Officers Caught Using Hate Speech; One Wanted to ‘Wipe blacks off the map’
Wilmington, NC (WBAP/KLIF) – Three Wilmington, North Carolina, police officers have been fired after they were heard on video spewing “hate-filled speech” and referring “to Black people as the n-word,” Police Chief Donny Williams said Wednesday. The officers were identified as Officer James Gilmore, Corporal Jesse Moore II and Officer Kevin Piner. According to a…… MORE