(WBAP/KLIF) – According to the most recent data released by the Texas Education Agency, withdrawals from public school to homeschool in the spring of 2021 were 40% up over the prior year. The Texas Home School Coalition said this week that it fielded 1,702 inquiries from new homeschoolers this past August. That is below the…… MORE
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US inflation slows for 2nd month but remains stubbornly high; Dow plummets
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, though many other items rose in price, indicating that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier. Though still painfully high, that…… MORE
Texas Secretary of State Lays out How to Register to Vote
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has released the first installment of ‘SOS 101,’ a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8, 2022 General Election. In the first SOS 101 video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of the voter registration process in Texas, including…… MORE
Gov. Abbott says Migrant Buses are Providing “Much-needed Relief” to Border Communities
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas continues working to stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people across the southern border. According to Governor Greg Abbott, since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to more than 302,600 migrant apprehensions and more than 19,700 criminal arrests, with more than 17,200…… MORE
Report: Texas DPS Chief Wishes His Agency Took Command During Uvalde Tragedy
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says that he wishes his agency would have taken command of the police response the the Uvalde shooting massacre. Steve McCraw made comments to USA Today as part of an interview published on Sunday. On May 24, a gunman armed with an AK-47…… MORE
King Charles III Makes First Address as Monarch
LONDON – King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” at the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, and has vowed to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation. Charles is making his first address to Britain and the Commonwealth as monarch. He became king on Thursday after the queen’s death. “That promise…… MORE
Uvalde Police Respond to a Shooting
(WBAP/KLIF) — UPDATE 9:46 pm — Uvalde police have four suspects in custody in connection to a gang-related shooting at a city park. Officers responded to calls of a shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park at about 5:30pm where two victims were shot. According to KSAT in San Antonio, the victims were a 22-year-old and a…… MORE
Texas Leaders Reflect on Life of Queen Elizabeth II
(WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas residents, and local leaders, reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. “Laura and I were honored to have known Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit.,” said former President George W. Bush in a statement posted by the George W.…… MORE
Texas Leaders Reflect on Life of Queen Elizabeth II
(WBAP/KLIF) – North Texas residents, and local leaders, reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. “Laura and I were honored to have known Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a woman of great intellect, charm, and wit,” said former President George W. Bush in a statement posted by the George W.…… MORE
Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96
LONDON – Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died. She was 96. Elizabeth spent more than seven decades on the throne as the U.K. rebuilt from war, lost an empire, transformed its economy and both entered and left the European Union. She was a constant presence, the only monarch most Britons…… MORE
