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The Latest COVID-19 Numbers For Texas

The Latest COVID-19 Numbers For Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials report 1,292 new coronavirus cases and 37 additional deaths due to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The Texas Department of State Health Services on Sunday reported 735,132 coronavirus cases and 15,522 deaths. The true number of cases is likely higher though because many people haven’t been…MORE

Memorial Service For Ceasar Rios Scheduled For Monday

Memorial Service For Ceasar Rios Scheduled For Monday

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Memorial services for Ceasar Rios are scheduled for Monday at 10a.m.  Rios was a driver engineer with Dallas Fire Rescue for nearly a decade. He was a native of dallas, but died in a motorcycle accident in Nebraska on September 20th. Services will be held at Concord Church on Pastor Bailey Drive…MORE

Astronaut Plans To Cast Ballot From Space Station

Astronaut Plans To Cast Ballot From Space Station

Houston (AP) – NASA astronaut Kate Rubins tells The Associated Press she plans to cast her next vote from space – more than 200 miles above Earth. Rubins and two cosmonauts are in Star City, Russia, just outside Moscow. She’s preparing for a mid-October launch and a six-month stay at the International Space Station. Texas…MORE

Election Fraud Charged In East Texas

Election Fraud Charged In East Texas

Longview (AP) – An East Texas county commissioner and three other people have been indicted on charges that they fraudulently solicited mail-in votes from able-bodied voters by claiming they were disabled, often without the voters’ knowledge or consent. Gregg County Commissioner Shannon Brown and three paid workers of Brown’s 2018 Democratic primary campaign are charged…MORE