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Critics Say Kamala Harris Should’ve Visited the Rio Grande

Critics Say Kamala Harris Should’ve Visited the Rio Grande

(WBAP/KLIF) — Critics are calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to visit the Rio Grande Valley, the busiest sector along the border. Fox’s Alex Hogan says the increase in border apprehensions are up by 267% in El Paso, while the Rio Grande Valley is up 406%.  Many migrants cross the U.S. – Mexico border at one…MORE

Southwest Airlines Workers Getting a Raise

Southwest Airlines Workers Getting a Raise

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Texas based airline is boosting wages to lure new employees. Southwest Airlines will increase it’s minimum wage to $15 an hour and raise the pay of thousand of airport workers.  According to Fox’s Hilary Barsky, the move is meant to retain current employees and attract new ones. The Dallas-based carrier says that…MORE

New TX Law Allows for Study of Psychedelics as Treatment for Veterans with PTSD

New TX Law Allows for Study of Psychedelics as Treatment for Veterans with PTSD

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)-Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that will allow for the study of psychedelics as a treatment for PTSD in veterans. Under the new psychedelics law, Texas will study potential benefits and risks of magic mushrooms, ketamine and MDMA- but it will be controlled dosing. “A lot of people think of ketamine…MORE

AP Source: Mavs Pick Title-winning Guard Kidd after Carlisle

AP Source: Mavs Pick Title-winning Guard Kidd after Carlisle

DALLAS (AP) – Jason Kidd is coming back to Dallas again, this time to replace the coach he won a championship with as the point guard of the Mavericks 10 years ago. A person with direct knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press Kidd and the Mavericks have agreed on a contract. The person…MORE

Chauvin Gets 22 1/2 Years in Prison for George Floyd’s Death

Chauvin Gets 22 1/2 Years in Prison for George Floyd’s Death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, whose dying gasps under Chauvin’s knee led to the biggest outcry against racial injustice in the U.S. in generations. The punishment handed out Friday fell short of the 30 years that…MORE