Undated (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, April 1, is the last day to register to vote in the upcoming May 1 election. There are several important races to be decided in that election, including mayoral races in Fort Worth, Arlington and Plano, among others. Voters in Congressional District 6 will also fill Representative Ron Wright’s vacant seat.…… MORE
Austin — (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Senate passed seven abortion-related bills Tuesday. One, the so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. That’s roughly six weeks into a pregnancy, and is often before the expectant mother knows she’s pregnant. Another bill would allow anyone in Texas to sue anybody who intends…… MORE
Boca Chica (AP) – SpaceX has suffered another failed landing of Starship, its prototype Mars rocket. A camera on the rocket froze Tuesday, and dense fog in South Texas obscured views of the rocket coming apart right before touchdown. Other video showed debris raining down and explosions could be heard. That was the fourth full-scale…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ power grid that buckled during February’s deadly winter storm would operate under new oversight and require power plants to prepare for more extreme weather under overhauls that moved closer to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk Tuesday. Six weeks after more than 100 people died in subfreezing weather in Texas, including many of…… MORE
UNDATED (AP) – The NFL regular-season schedule is expanding from 16 to 17 games, the first increase since the league went from 14 to 16 games before the 1978 season. Team owners approved the 17th game today as expected, with the extra contest being an interconference matchup based on where teams finished in the previous…… MORE