Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S Representative Louie Gohmert of Tyler has tested positive for Covid-19, according to Politico. Gohmert was pre-screened at the White House Tuesday morning before a flight to Texas with President Donald Trump. Gohmert is known for not wearing a mask and in an interview in June said if he contracted the coronavirus…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus is sweeping through a Texas women’s prison. Nearly half of the almost 1,300 prisoners at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell have tested positive for COVID-19. The outbreak is the second largest at a federal prison. The facility reported 310 new cases of the virus, Tuesday, just two days after revealing 200 inmates…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Five airlines including American Airlines have reached tentative agreements for new loans from the government to help them survive the virus pandemic. The Treasury Department said Thursday it has letters of intent with American, Spirit, Frontier, Hawaiian and SkyWest. Those and all other leading U.S. airlines previously accepted a combination of grants…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The brother of a 20-year-old student who was shot and seriously injured by police at a protest in Austin, Texas, says officers’ use of less lethal munitions, such as beanbags, should be reviewed. Justin Howell was hospitalized in critical condition after the May 31 protest and discharged this week. He was…… MORE
DFW (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Citizens all over the state are celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday which celebrates the day slaves were freed in Texas in 1865. Multiple events are being held across DFW. The Not My Son organization is holding a celebration in Dallas at Lofty Spaces off of Montgromery Street from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.…… MORE