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A State Moratorium on Shutting Off Utilities For Non-Payment is Set to End Friday

A State Moratorium on Shutting Off Utilities For Non-Payment is Set to End Friday

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Some Texas residents want an extension of a state moratorium on shutting off utilities for non-payment The moratorium is set to end on Friday. That’s when the Public Utility Commission of Texas is expected to make a decision on whether to extend it, according to the Dallas Morning News. The moratorium was…MORE

Innocent Victim Caught in the Middle of A Gunfight in Uptown Overnight

Innocent Victim Caught in the Middle of A Gunfight in Uptown Overnight

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A shooting between two groups in Uptown overnight left an innocent woman caught in the crosshairs with a gunshot wound. Two groups of people were fighting when gunfire broke out around 2AM, according to WFAA. The woman who was leaving her job at House of Heroes eatery on McKinney Avenue around 2am…MORE

Governor Greg Abbott Signs Law that Prohibits any Texas Business From Requiring Vaccine Information

Governor Greg Abbott Signs Law that Prohibits any Texas Business From Requiring Vaccine Information

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF)- Governor Greg Abbott signed a law that prohibits any business in Texas from requiring employees to provide vaccine information or so-called “vaccine passports”. The bill in question is Senate Bill 968 (SB 968) by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst. SB 968 is an extensive bill that covers many issues beyond just the vaccine information limit, but the…MORE

FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

WASHINGTON (AP)- Government health officials on approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug from Biogen based on study results showing it seemed “reasonably likely”…MORE