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COVID Soaring in Texas Border Towns

COVID Soaring in Texas Border Towns

(WBAP/KLIF) — While the Biden administration races to deal with an influx of migrants at the U.S. southern border, Republicans are condemning President Biden for reversing many of his predecessor’s border policies.  Republicans leaders are blasting the President  for endangering Americans by the the surge of COVID through the open southern border. Local government officials…MORE

Activists Calling for Kaufman County Deputy to be Fired after Video goes Viral

Activists Calling for Kaufman County Deputy to be Fired after Video goes Viral

FORNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas activists are calling for a Kaufman County deputy to be fired after a video of an arrest in Forney went viral. The video shared on social media shows a Kaufman County Deputy straddled on top of 18-year-old Nekia Triggs who’s seen bubbling and spitting up from the mouth.  (The below…MORE

Biden Announces Requirements for Unvaccinated Federal Employees

Biden Announces Requirements for Unvaccinated Federal Employees

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden has announced strict new testing, masking and distancing requirements for federal employees who aren’t vaccinated. He’s hoping to boost sluggish vaccine rates among the millions of people who draw federal paychecks and set an example for private employers around the country. The move by the federal government – the nation’s…MORE

SEC Invites Oklahoma and Texas to Join League — in 2025

SEC Invites Oklahoma and Texas to Join League — in 2025

AP College Football Writer Southeastern Conference university presidents voted to invite Texas and Oklahoma to join the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank. The latest step in a move that has the potential to help reshape college sports came two days after Texas and Oklahoma requested to join…MORE

Methodist Health System Requires COVID-19 Vaccine for its Workforce

Methodist Health System Requires COVID-19 Vaccine for its Workforce

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Methodist Health System announced on Thursday that it is mandating all of its workforce be vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 1. In an email sent to approximately 10,000 employees and medical staff Thursday morning, Methodist senior executives explained the decision. “The highly contagious Delta variant is causing another spike in the number…MORE