AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – FEMA and President Trump have approved a Federal Emergency Declaration request submitted by Governor Greg Abbott for help that might be needed because of Tropical Storms Marco and Laura. The assistance will include federal aid and reimbursement for evacuations and shelters. Tropical Storm Marco was downgraded from a hurricane Sunday night. Tropical…… MORE
BROWNSVILLE (AP) – A push to delay the start of in-person classes in one South Texas county could face a legal challenge based on religious freedom. Officials in Cameron County, which has been a COVID-19 hot spot in recent months, delayed in-person classes at public and private schools until after September 28th. According to the…… MORE
Collin County (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Congressman Van Taylor warns of a “tsunami of foreclosures” in the real estate industry, in particular the hotel and convention sector in Collin County’s corporate hub. That’s why Rep. Taylor has co-authored bi-partisan legislation in Washington dubbed the HOPE Act (Helping Open Properties Endeavor). The aim is to save the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kellyanne Conway, one of President Donald Trump’s most influential and longest serving advisers, announced Sunday that she would be leaving the White House at the end of the month. Conway, Trump’s campaign manager during the stretch run of the 2016 race, was the first woman to successfully steer a White House bid,…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the federal government has granted emergency authorization for treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma. Flanked by FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar Trump made the announcement from the White House briefing room. While Trump is calling the move “a breakthrough” and one of…… MORE