(WBAP/KLIF) — A growing group of Republicans plan to oppose the electoral votes during the certification of the 2020 Presidential Election. Texas Senator Ted Cruz is gaining recruits in a bid to reject the certification. Lawmakers are set to vote on certifying the election this week, but Cruz and other lawmakers are calling for a committee…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is passing on a fifth season with the Longhorns to enter the NFL draft. Ehlinger announced the decision in a video Sunday, a day after Texas fired coach Tom Herman and replaced him with Steve Sarkisian. Ehlinger finished his Texas career with 11,436 yards passing and 94…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — One woman was killed and three deputies wounded in a Houston nightclub shooting early Sunday morning. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says the three deputies were working a second job when they responded to the shooting and were shot by 25-year-old Joseph Anthony Gonzalez.. All three are expected to survive. A spokesman for…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — The Coronavirus pandemic in Texas spread to more than 14,500 more residents over the weekend. Health officials in the Lone Star State report almost 1.6 million COVID-19 cases and close to 28,000 deaths. 50 of those fatalities were reported, Sunday. The Metroplex has a total of over 421,000 cases. Total cases per county…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has hit a new record high for COVID-19 hospitalizations. State health officials reported 12,563 Coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals Sunday, an increase of more than 240 from Saturday. It was the sixth time in seven days that the state reported record breaking hospitalizations. The surge continues to strain state medical resources. The…… MORE