Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Dallas Pensions Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
The Texas Senate by a vote of 30-0 approved its version of HB-3158 Tuesday. Senator Royse West said the plan would return the troubled Police & Fire Pension Fund to financial solvency in 46 years....
May 23, 2017
Texas Senate Approves Banning Drones over Stadiums, Jails
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Drone flights could soon face new restrictions in Texas. The Texas Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to ban drones over sports arenas and jails. The measure makes flying a dr...
May 23, 2017
Denton Airport Suffers Damage, Flipped Planes Due to Storm
DENTON (WBAP/KLIF News) — The airport in Denton suffered some significant damage because of strong winds early this morning. The City of Denton says around 15-20 airplanes were damaged, with som...
May 23, 2017
First Men’s Domestic Violence Shelter Opens in Dallas
The first domestic violence shelter for men in Texas has opened in Dallas. The Family Place has offered family violence services to women, men and children and saw a recent need to give men a shelter ...
May 23, 2017
Texas bathroom bill could expose secrets of transgender kids
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Schools in Texas could be forced to reveal the identities of some transgender students under a bill headed for passage in the state Legislature. Some schools have quietly ag...
May 23, 2017
State Republicans Trying to Prohibit Coverage of Abortion on Certain Health Plans
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers are reviving efforts to prohibit coverage of abortion by some health insurance plans with just a week left to deliver the bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...
May 23, 2017
New Video Released of Richardson Road Rage Incident
Courtesy: Richardson Police Department RICHARDSON (WBAP/KLIF News) — Richardson Police have released new surveillance video of a road rage incident that left one person dead last week. The depar...
May 23, 2017
Record Number of Texas Moms Die During Childbirth
Courtesy of: CNN AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas – where the rate of maternal mortality has spiked in recent years for reasons not fully understood – is poised to take an initial step tow...
May 23, 2017
More Texas high schoolers who fail tests could graduate
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More Texas high schoolers could soon have a chance to graduate without passing all of the state’s mandatory tests. The Texas House on Monday voted to extend an alterna...
May 23, 2017
Texas’ ‘Second-Chance’ Bill would Seal Some Criminal Records
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Legislature is moving closer to approving a bipartisan law letting some first-time, low-level offenders seal their criminal records – keeping them from being...
May 22, 2017
