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North Texas Experiencing Uptick in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

North Texas Experiencing Uptick in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations as 2020 comes to an end. “Our hospital numbers are at all-time highs and our availability of ICU beds in the region is at an all-time low,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Tuesday. According to Jenkins, one in four persons currently…MORE

Biden Criticizes Pace of Vaccine Rollout, Vows to Accelerate

Biden Criticizes Pace of Vaccine Rollout, Vows to Accelerate

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – President-elect Joe Biden is criticizing the Trump administration for the pace of distributing COVID-19 vaccines, saying it is “falling far behind.” Biden says “it’s gonna take years, not months, to vaccinate the American people” at the current pace. He is vowing to ramp up the current speed of vaccinations five to…MORE

Proposed Legislation Protects Concerned Texans in Good Faith

Proposed Legislation Protects Concerned Texans in Good Faith

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A State Representative from North Texas is behind a bill that promotes the commonly used phrase, “see something, say something.” Plano Representative Matt Shaheen announced this week that he has filed legislation to protect Texans reporting suspicious activity in good faith from being sued in civil courts. “In cases like the San…MORE

Texas Representative Sues Vice-President Mike Pence

Texas Representative Sues Vice-President Mike Pence

(WBAP/KLIF) — Vice President Mike Pence has been sued by a Texas congressman.  Republican representative Louie Gohmert of Texas sued the vice-president, Sunday, in a bid to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory. Gohmert’s lawsuit hones in on Pence’s presiding roll in the upcoming January 6th meeting to finalize the electoral votes, thus sealing Biden’s…MORE