Dallas, TX – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, in a preliminary report, says that weather-related problems were the main reason generators were knocked offline during the recent Texas winter storms. ERCOT says it found that 54% of the power outages were due to conditions like freezing lines and ice on wind turbines. 26% of…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The first day of standardized testing in Texas has been canceled for thousands of students across several public school districts due to widespread technical issues. The technical glitch Tuesday morning caused a variety of problems for students taking the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, also known as STAAR. Students…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The UNT Health Science Center and Tarrant County continue their partnership to open more vaccination sites and get people vaccinated. Two sites are open so far, one in the Fort Worth Stop Six neighborhood at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and the latest, a site at the Saginaw Recreation Center. Syliva Trent-Adams with the UNT…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Grab your helmets and walking shoes, because with sunny spring weather comes the return of Mayor Betsy Price’s moving town halls for the “Goodbye-cycle Tour,” Price’s final series of town halls as mayor of Fort Worth. Supported by Comerica Bank and FitWorth, the rolling and walking town halls will take place all…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick lashed out at big corporations and political leaders on Tuesday over continued push back against election legislation being considered in Austin. Patrick also hammered Major League Baseball for moving its All Star Game out of Atlanta because of recently passed elections laws in Georgia that tighten voting…… MORE