AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott announced that more than $2 billion in pandemic food benefits for Texas families with kids in school will get loaded onto Lone Star Cards this week. North Texas grocery stores are preparing for the surge by ordering more products and beefing up staff. The US Department of Agriculture approved the…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas kids ages 12-15 received COVID shots by the tens of thousands across Texas in the first week of eligibility. Over a year after the pandemic triggered shutdowns and other restrictions nationwide, over 100,000 kids have gotten vaccinated, according to the Texas Tribune. A pediatric nurse told the publication that it was…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — As the crisis at the southern border rages on… local sheriffs in the Rio Grande region are blaming the Biden administration’s immigration policies for the surge. The border crisis continues to threaten the health and safety of Texans, as drugs and thugs continue to pour into the United States. Governor Greg Abbott has denounced…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott had a different approach to the pandemic than his Democratic counterparts. In Texas, COVID cases continue to decline and the economy is accelerating. Texas ended its mask mandate in March, prompting criticism from President Joe Biden. Following what the president called “neanderthal thinking” in regards to Texas lifting its…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Earmarks were banished from Congress over a decade ago, but the funding for lawmakers’ pet projects is making a sudden return. About $14-billion will be devoted to earmarks in this year’s spending bills. Aiming to avoid scandal, lawmakers have revamped the process, now requiring that earmark requests be made public and that lawmakers…… MORE