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Driver License Offices Closed All Labor Day Weekend

Driver License Offices Closed All Labor Day Weekend

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Department of Public Safety will be updating its driver license system over the Labor Day weekend. All driver license offices in the state of Texas will be closed from Friday until the day after Labor Day (Monday). The DPS customer call center will not be working. All the online license…MORE

ERCOT Again Issues Conservation Request for Wednesday

ERCOT Again Issues Conservation Request for Wednesday

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is, once again, asking the public to conserve energy but for a shorter period of time. The Conservation Appeal from ERCOT runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Wednesday evening. ERCOT said in a statement that the request is due to unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low…MORE

ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal

ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity between 5 pm and 9 pm Tuesday to protect the power grid. The request was issued because of the unexpected loss of thermal generation and expected low wind generation. ERCOT expects similar conditions to persist through tomorrow and asks Texans to stay tuned for additional…MORE

Texas Deploys Hurricane Response Resources to Florida

Texas Deploys Hurricane Response Resources to Florida

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management, on Tuesday, to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia. “The State of Texas is sending personnel and resources to Florida as Hurricane Idalia prepares to make landfall in Florida tomorrow,” said Governor Abbott. “Texans understand…MORE

Texas National Guard Soldier Shoots Into Mexico

Texas National Guard Soldier Shoots Into Mexico

El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) A member of the Texas National Guard stationed in El Paso as part of Operation Lone Star touched off an international protest by firing at least one shot into Mexico. The unidentified guardsman reportedly shot across the Rio Grande into Mexico. A Mexican man standing on the Mexican side of the border…MORE