FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Recent numbers show that a Fort Worth prison is reporting 20% of the COVID-19 cases inside Federal U.S. prisons. According to the Bureau of Prisons, the Federal Medical Center reports at least 241 of its approximate 1,300 total cases. The FMC plans to start testing inmates and staff without symptoms. But…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve says it will keep its key short-term interest rate near zero for the foreseeable future as part of its extraordinary efforts to bolster an economy that is sinking into its worst crisis since the 1930s. The Fed says it will also continue to buy Treasury and mortgage bonds to…… MORE
HOUSTON (AP) – A Houston medical diagnostic lab is now capable of testing thousands of blood samples for coronavirus antibodies. SynerGene Laboratories, a facility owned by Principle Health Systems, is offering a COVID-19 test developed by pharmaceuticals giant, Abbott Laboratories. It tests for antibodies for the novel coronavirus and can can detect whether a person…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas billionaire hotelier whose company was the single largest recipient of COVID19 aid funds meant for small business, says that he “will not return the money.” Monty Bennett, CEO of Ashford Inc. received over 96-million dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to the Dallas Morning News. The money went to…… MORE
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas has appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) denial of Texas’ Major Disaster Declaration request for Public Assistance for Dallas and Erath Counties following severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes during the period of October 20-21, 2019. The Governor sent a letter to FEMA…… MORE