UNDATED (AP) – An Associated Press survey of Division I athletic directors found that nearly 73% believe allowing athletes to be compensated for use of their name, image or likeness will decrease the number of schools that have a chance to be competitive in college sports. Nearly 28% said fewer schools would be competitive. Most…… MORE
Brownsville, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas city was taken by surprised when Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he would donate $30 million to revitalize it and its schools, after appealing to people to move there to work for SpaceX. Billionaire techie Elon Musk tweeted Friday that he was donating $20 million to schools in…… MORE
Denton, TX – The Denton Police Department says the driver of the vehicle suspected in multiple attempted kidnapping cases in the county over the weekend was arrested on an unrelated charged of driving while intoxicated on Sunday. Authorities were searching for a man they believe has been involved in multiple attempted kidnappings over the past…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – The count of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Texas has continued to decline, even as state health official reported more than 1,600 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports 21 new fatalities from COVID-19 Sunday along with 1,465 confirmed cases of…… MORE
Austin (AP) – The state of Texas says it will receive another 2.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine this week. The Texas Department of State Health Services said Friday that more than 1 million first doses will be sent to vaccination sites in 200 counties, and about 900,000 first and second doses will go…… MORE