Austin (AP) – Texas health officials report a record of more than 4,400 new coronavirus cases in the state, and 25 additional deaths due to COVID-19. A total of 107,735 confirmed cases, an increase of 4,430, and 2,165 deaths were reported during the weekend. Officials had reported 3,454 new cases on Friday after a previous…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – It is uncertain whether there will be a State Fair of Texas this year, or not. A statement from the fair says no decision has yet been made about holding it during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organizers say they’ll have a decision sometime in mid or late July, but they admit finding…… MORE
DALLAS – WBAP/KLIF – North Texas appears to stay on track for a growing second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic virus, with new case numbers Saturday showing at least a doubling from only two weeks prior. Dallas County Saturday reported 395 new cases of Covid 19, and two additional deaths. Tarrant County reports 180…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin would cut 100 police officer vacancies and postpone the graduation of its July cadets as part of a broader effort to overhaul its police department. City Manager Spencer Cronk on Thursday sent a memo to the City Council in which he proposed several changes to how the police department should…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s campaign says six staff members setting up for his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus. The campaign’s communications director, Tim Murtaugh, says that “quarantine procedures” have been initiated and no staff members who tested positive will attend the event. He says no one who…… MORE