DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The effort to assist families impacted by this week’s explosion at a South Dallas apartment complex is citywide. The American Red Cross DFW continues to work with the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management and apartment property management to assist residents displaced by the explosion. Following the blast, local officials evacuated…… MORE
Congress Passes Bill to Avert Partial Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) – With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through December 3rd. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The votes will help avert one crisis, but efforts to stave off a second crisis that…… MORE
Dallas Mavericks to Require Proof of COVID Vaccination or Negative Test to Attend Home Games
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas Mavericks, on Wednesday, announced the team’s COVID related requirements for the upcoming season. According to requirements sent to season ticket holders, and posted on the team’s website, the Mavs are requiring fans to show proof of a negative COVID test within 48 hours of attending a home game or to…… MORE
Texas utilities slip through a loophole; no winterization has begun
The Texas Tribune reports state senators were furious to learn that natural gas companies won’t have to better prepare their facilities for extreme weather before 2023. Senators blamed the Railroad Commission even though the legislature passed the bill and the governor signed it. Here’s how Dave & Amy explained it this morning on KLIF. Read…… MORE
Governor Abbott to Appeal FEMA Denial of Federal Emergency Declaration Over Border Surge
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott is planning to appeal the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of the state’s emergency declaration request amid recent surges at the Texas-Mexico border. The denial on Wednesday of supplemental federal assistance comes in the wake of a recent surge of more than 16,000 migrants, many of them Haitian,…… MORE