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15 Members of NTX Family Test Positive for COVID-19 After Party; Tarrant County May Extend Mask Mandate

15 Members of NTX Family Test Positive for COVID-19 After Party; Tarrant County May Extend Mask Mandate

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Daily COVID-19 cases continue to track in the quadruple digits across North Texas’ biggest counties. Dallas County reported 1,862 new positive COVID-19 cases and one death on Sunday. Tarrant County reported 1,537 new cases and 6 additional fatalities. The numbers do not represent the highest numbers in either county but continue…MORE

More Coronavirus Deaths Reported In El Paso, National Guard Will Assist

More Coronavirus Deaths Reported In El Paso, National Guard Will Assist

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – The Texas National Guard has sent a 36-member team to El Paso to assist morgues handle the number of dead as a result of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Statewide, the Texas health department on Saturday reported a one-day high of 12,597 new cases, nearly 20,500 dead and…MORE

FBI Opens Investigation Into Texas AG Ken Paxton Allegations

FBI Opens Investigation Into Texas AG Ken Paxton Allegations

DALLAS (AP) – The FBI recently opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton abused his office to benefit a wealthy donor, two people with knowledge of the probe told The Associated Press. The case arises from a sprawling mire of investigations, counter investigations, lawsuits and criminal allegations. It involves a…MORE

Rise in COVID-19 Cases Impacting Local Nursing Homes

Rise in COVID-19 Cases Impacting Local Nursing Homes

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County is reporting record numbers in its nursing homes surrounding the continued spread of COVID-19. Dallas County Health and Human Services reports over 850 COVID-19 cases from 84 separate long-term care facilities, including 304 staff members in the last 30 days. That’s the highest number facilities reporting outbreaks since the pandemic…MORE