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High Stakes Fuel Turnout Surge in Suddenly Competitive Texas

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

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 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

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

North Texas Businesses Boarding Up with Talk of Potential Unrest After Election

North Texas Businesses Boarding Up with Talk of Potential Unrest After Election

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A number of North Texas businesses are playing it safe with talk of potential unrest after Tuesday’s election results are tallied. Stores and restaurants in Downtown Dallas, Victory Park, and parts of Fort Worth are boarding up windows in case of looting or riots. “We’re using a mallet and screwing them up…MORE