AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. The March increase – the most since August – was…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Atmos Energy Corp. faces a record 1.6-million dollars in fines in connection with a house explosion in 2018 that killed a young girl. The Railroad Commission of Texas, which oversees pipeline safety, found that the Dallas-based company failed to adequately detect gas leaks in the days and even months prior to the…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – American Airlines has issued a statement rejecting a newly passed Texas Senate bill that the airline says “would make it more difficult to vote.” The statement reads that it is “strongly opposed” to Texas Senate Bill 7 and “others like it,” making the Fort Worth-based carrier the latest major corporation to stand…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Proposed overhauls of Texas’ power grid that buckled during February’s deadly winter storm are moving through the state legislature. Some of the reforms passed Tuesday in the Texas Capitol include new oversight and mandates that power plants prepare for more extreme weather. More than 100 people died in subfreezing weather in…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas State House of Representatives will consider a series of bills Tuesday to reform ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission. State Representative Matt Shaheen of Plano says the legislature will among other things reform the six figure salaries the ERCOT board members and require all board members to live in Texas. …… MORE