DALLAS – The Texas House has given preliminary approval to House Bill 126, a measure that would allow universities in the state to directly compensate student athletes for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Under current Texas law, only third-party entities—such as corporate sponsors and athletic boosters—are permitted to pay student athletes…… MORE
A federal judge on Monday issued a significant legal setback to the Trump administration, halting its efforts to rescind the legal status and work permits of more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. These individuals arrived in the United States under President Joe Biden’s controversial CHNV humanitarian parole program. U.S. District Judge…… MORE
TEXAS – The measles outbreak in Texas continues to grow, with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reporting a total of 561 cases since January. The outbreak, primarily centered in West Texas, is now one of the largest in recent state history. Latest Developments On Tuesday, state officials confirmed 20 new cases, with…… MORE
DALLAS – Lowe’s announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Artisan Design Group (ADG), a leading provider of interior design and installation services, for $1.325 billion. The transaction, which will be funded with cash on hand, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025. About Artisan Design GroupHeadquartered…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas — Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old charged with murder in connection to the fatal stabbing of a fellow student during a high school track meet, has been released from custody after a judge approved a significant bond reduction. On Monday, a Collin County judge lowered Anthony’s bond from $1 million to $250,000. Shortly after,…… MORE
WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) New figures are in for the March Consumer Price Index, decreasing point one percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, after rising point 2 percent in February. Over the last 12 months, the “all items” index increase 2.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. Index for energy fell 2.4 percent in March, as…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WFAA News 8 -The Dallas Mavericks issued an invite to a hand-selected group of media members on Monday, offering them the chance to attend a “small media roundtable discussion” on Tuesday with Mavs CEO Rick Welts and General Manager Nico Harrison. The invite, sent out with less than 24 hours’ notice, beckoned individual…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – The US Department of Transportation is pulling millions of federal dollars earmarked to develop high-speed rail between Dallas and Houston. Amtrak had previously received a nearly $64 million dollar grant for the proposed 240-mile rail line, but will now spend the money on other projects. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the high-speed rail…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top advisers and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele say that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Trump administration officials are emphasizing that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison…… MORE
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has been denied bail Monday after a brief court appearance. Cody Balmer did not enter a plea to charges that include attempted homicide, terrorism and arson.…… MORE
