Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Fort Worth Unveils New Website to Track and Compare Schools
The Data Dashboard FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Parents in Fort Worth can now track their school’s progress in helping kids learn to read online. The website ReadFortWorth.org lets parent...
May 09, 2017
State Lawmakers Considering Bill That Allows State-Funded Adoption Agencies to Deny non-Christian, Gay Parents
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Many state-funded Texas adoption agencies routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants on religious grounds – and now they are backing legislation being...
May 09, 2017
ACLU issues Texas ‘Travel Advisory’ after passage of SB 4
The American Civil Liberties Union has issued a travel advisory for Texas just days after Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 4 into law. Officials with the ACLU are advising anyone traveling to Texas to a...
May 09, 2017
Texas House Approves Bill to Crack Down on Improper Student-Teacher Relationships
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas House has approved a preliminary measure that would punish principals and superintendents who fail to report improper student-teacher relationships. Under Sen...
May 09, 2017
Celina Police looking for man creeping on young women
CELINA, TX (WBAP/KLIF News) – A man has been walking into Celina businesses trying to coerce young women into posing naked. Investigators say it happened at four different places that employed y...
May 09, 2017
Fort Worth Man Sues Employer For Causing Him Trauma and Illness
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) A Fort Worth man is suing his former employer, claiming his work traumatized him and harmed his health. Jeremy Hoes says Accu Care Mortuary Service did not provide him with...
May 09, 2017
West Nile Virus Found in Coppell
COPPELL (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Coppell is confirming the presence of West Nile Virus found in one of its mosquito traps. The virus was found in a trap near Villawood Lane, a few blocks a...
May 09, 2017
Dallas County Reports 90 Mumps Cases So Far This Year
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Dallas County has provided an update on this year’s mumps outbreak. The Health Department says there have been 90 cases in 2017 — 69 of those connected to t...
May 09, 2017
Texas Gov. Urges Churches to Support Bathroom Bill
Robert Morris, of Gateway Church in Southlake, instructed his congregation over the weekend to pressure state lawmakers to advance a bill prohibiting schools and local communities from creating ordina...
May 09, 2017
Despite Recent Campus Stabbings, Texas Houses Eases Knife Restrictions
Texas State Capitol, Austin AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A week after one University of Texas student was killed and three others injured in a knife attack on campus, the state House has voted to allow ...
May 08, 2017
