San Antonio (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal battle against San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and the city’s top leadership has entered a new phase. Paxton has filed a petition in a state district court in San Antonio seeking to strip McManus of his job. Paxton has been tangling with San Antonio…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas has reported 290 more deaths from COVID-19, but the number of hospitalizations is plummeting. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports the state’s pandemic death toll from COVID-19 now totals 42,575. The state’s number of confirmed and probable coronavirus cases rose by 7,332 to almost 2.63 million. An estimated 174,645…… MORE
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health advisers have endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson that’s expected to provide an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts ruled on Friday that J&J’s vaccine protected against COVID-19 and should be made available for adults. The FDA…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The federally operated COVID-19 vaccination site at Globe Life Field in Arlington is fully operational. The site officially opened its doors on Friday and utilizes the Tarrant County vaccine registration website to schedule appointments for eligible patients. At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Marines and Sailors from 1st…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is hearing firsthand from Texans clobbered by this month’s brutal winter weather. Biden and his wife, Jill, are hearing from emergency officials and visiting a food bank. The president thanked emergency workers for doing “God’s work.” It’s his first trip to a major disaster site since he took office…… MORE