Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state. The move announced Thursday is a dramatic ramp up of the Republican governor’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Abbott had pushed Texas’ aggressive reopening…… MORE
GALVESTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Anyone thinking of hitting the beaches in Galveston for the Fourth of July weekend needs to make an alternate plan. Galveston Mayor Jim Yarbrough decided to close all city beaches over the holiday to prevent overcrowding as COVID-19 cases continue to surge statewide. The closure begins at Friday at 5 a.m. and…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -Dallas’ largest Police Association is calling the department’s new Video Release Policy “misguided.” Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said this week that video of all Officer involved shootings and encounters that lead to injury or death would be released in 72 hours. The announcement comes amid recent protest and national outcry over Police…… MORE
ADDISON (WBAP/KLIF) -Addison’s Kaboom Town is still set for Friday night but the way you watch the show will be a little different. With a rising number of COVID-19 cases in North Texas, fireworks in this year’s show will be shot off from an undisclosed out of town location. The only way to watch, on…… MORE
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says the positive jobs report Thursday shows the U.S. economy is “roaring back” from the coronavirus. U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% as the job market improved for the second straight month. However, the economy remains far short of…… MORE