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Denton Salvation Army in Need of Food Donations to Fill Empty Shelves

Denton Salvation Army in Need of Food Donations to Fill Empty Shelves

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Denton Salvation Army is in need of food to stock up their shelves. It’s Summer time, school is out and more family members are needing food and support from Denton’s Salvation Army. Lieutenant Whitney Houston says currently their shelves are bare, trying to keep up with the demand “I don’t want them…MORE

Collin College Approved to Grant Four-Year Degrees

Collin College Approved to Grant Four-Year Degrees

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF) – Collin College will soon offer four-year degrees for its students. According to Collin College, the school received preliminary notification this week that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees approved the college’s level change application from a Level I Institution, granting two-year degrees, to a Level…MORE

Alliance Texas to be Safety Test Hub for Future Global Transportation Technologies

Alliance Texas to be Safety Test Hub for Future Global Transportation Technologies

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Alliance Texas will soon be the hub for Uber and other companies to test driver-less cars and air taxi technology. Alliance Texas, a 26,000-acre master-planned development and home to Fort Worth Alliance Airport is working with several companies to improve mobility, globally. Wyatt Smith is the head of Business Development for Uber Elevate,…MORE

Damaging Storm Exposes Out of Date Traffic Signals in Dallas

Damaging Storm Exposes Out of Date Traffic Signals in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Last Sunday’s damaging storm is prompting more attention to traffic signals in the City of Dallas. Traffic lights were out across North Texas for days after the storm. Many of them were flashing red because they were running on backup batteries. But some signals in Dallas were just plain out, not working at…MORE

Texas Native Whataburger Sells to Chicago Company

Texas Native Whataburger Sells to Chicago Company

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas based Whataburger has been sold to a Chicago company. The family owned business, which first set up show in Corpus Christi 68 years ago, has now sold a majority of the company to BDT Capital Partners. A bank which specializes in the purchasing of family owned businesses. The headquarters will remain in…MORE

Gov. Abbott Extends Life of State Plumbing Board Through 2021

Gov. Abbott Extends Life of State Plumbing Board Through 2021

Fort Worth, Austin (WBAP.KLIF) – By executive order, Governor Greg Abbott extended the life of a state board that regulates plumbers. The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners is good to go at least until the state legislature reconvenes in 2021. Lawmakers abolished it effective September first after deeming it ‘not worth keeping around’ during…MORE

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Students in Sports

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Students in Sports

Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco ISD is eliminating its pay-to-play fee for student athletes. The district began charging $100 for middle schoolers and 200 dollars for high schoolers to take part in athletics in 2017 after local voters rejected a tax increase. That’s now going away because of the state legislature’s school funding bill, which…MORE

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Student Athletes

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Student Athletes

Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco ISD is eliminating its pay-to-play fee for student athletes. The district began charging $100 for middle schoolers and 200 dollars for high schoolers to take part in athletics in 2017 after local voters rejected a tax increase. That’s now going away because of the state legislature’s school funding bill, which…MORE