HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is prioritizing election integrity legislation this session. The Governor named election integrity as an emergency legislative item earlier this year and doubled down on his priorities during a briefing Monday in Houston. He was joined by Senator Paul Bettencourt and Representative Briscoe Cain, who have both filed several pieces of…… MORE
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – The U.S. government will use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be used for up to 90 days beginning as early…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. officials have arrested and charged two men with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick with bear spray during the Jan. 6 riot, but they do not know yet whether it caused the officer’s death. Authorities arrested 39-year-old George Tanios, of Morgantown, West Virginia, and 32-year-old Julian Khater, of Pennsylvania, Sunday.…… MORE
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Houston’s police chief is leaving the city to become the chief of the Miami, Florida police department. Art Acevedo formally accepted the Miami job Monday morning, saying “it’s the right thing for me to do, and the right time to do it.” Acevedo sent an email to his staff late Sunday calling…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Efforts to vaccinate Texans from COVID-19 continue to ramp up. This week, the state will receive 800,000 first doses of vaccine to be shipped to providers across Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services is allocating 656,810 doses to at least 445 providers in 178 counties. About 200,000 first doses…… MORE