DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- According to health officials, North Texas Covid-19 hospitalizations appear to be leveling off from the latest surge. The North Texas Medical Society Coalition reports the amount of new positive COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals is declining. On Sunday, Texas reported 111 pediatric COVID-19 patients in North Texas, a slight decrease form last week’s…… MORE
Texas Appellate Judge Ruled FWISD Cannot Require Masks Until at least January
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- An appeals court has ruled that Fort Worth ISD cannot require face coverings in school at least for the remainder of the semester. The Second Court of Appeals of Texas based in Fort Worth has put in place a temporary injunction preventing the Fort Worth School from requiring face masks until a…… MORE
Texas Increases Readiness Level in Response to Tropical Storm Nicholas
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – In response to severe weather threats along the Gulf Coast due to Tropical Storm Nicholas, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas State Operations Center to increase its readiness to Level II beginning Tuesday morning. The storm is forecast to begin impacting the Texas coast on Tuesday. According to the Governor,…… MORE
Governor Abbott Signs Damon Allen Act into Law
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 6, the Damon Allen Act, into law at the Texas Pastor Council’s Safer Houston Summit on Monday. The bill recently passed the state legislature and prohibits the release on personal bond of defendants charged with a violent offense or who are charged while released on…… MORE
Richardson ISD Among 6 School Districts Named in Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Lawsuit
RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The battle over whether school districts in Texas can implement mask mandates continues to heat up. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit on Friday against Richardson ISD and five other districts over their requirements, which are in defiance of Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates. The district imposed…… MORE