AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Abbott delivered the keynote address to the largest graduating class in the history of the Texas Department of Public Safety on Friday in Austin. During his remarks, Governor Abbott congratulated the graduating members of the DPS A-2021 class and thanked them for their service to the Lone Star State. “Texas is…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott issued a new Executive Order which will prevent local officials’ ability to limit capacity at businesses or to require vaccines or face masks. Governor Abbott said the order “emphasizes that the path forward relies on personal responsibility rather than government mandates.” The Governor said they combined several existing covid-19 executive…… MORE
Washington DC (AP) FDA regulators have taken action that will make it easier to get a cheaper and similar version of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore. Doctors now have to specifically prescribe what’s called a biosimilar or OK substituting it for a more expensive brand-name insulin. Wednesday’s move by the Food and Drug Administration…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – Country music icon Willie Nelson will help close out the 4-day “march for democracy” from Greenville to the State Capitol this weekend in Austin. The march, spear-headed in-part by former Texas congressman Beto O’rourke in a call for federal voting rights legislation, will close out with a rally on Saturday. In a…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The crisis at the U.S. southern border continues as local governments are calling on the Biden administration to stop the spread of COVID through the release of illegal immigrants into their communities. Governor Greg Abbott has issued an executive order in an attempt to combat the influx of COVID-19 through illegal immigrants. With…… MORE