ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – Allen ISD is being sued in federal court over its mask policy. A group of Allen ISD parents are behind the Federal right to life lawsuit. “I hope that people understand that we are fighting for the most vulnerable among us,” said Therissa Grefsrud, who is one of the parents behind the suit.…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday removed 18 appointees named to U.S. military academy boards by Donald Trump in the final months of the Republican president’s term in office, according to the White House. Cathy Russell, director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, sent letters to 18 people named to the boards…… MORE
Grayson County (WBAP/KLIF) – A Grayson County Sheriff’s office investigator died last night after chasing a suspects who ran off during a traffic stop. The office says that round 7PM the suspects were pulled over near Park Place and McGee in Sherman, and that during the chase and physical altercation, one of the officers involved…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer is on administrative leave after being seen on video shooting in the direction of an unarmed man. According to the Dallas Police Department, On September 2, 2021, at approximately 8:33 p.m., Dallas Police Officers responded to an armed encounter call the night of September 2 at 9727 Rustown…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – If you are thinking about buying a house, get ready to fork over a load of cash for the down payment. Homebuyers in the area are shelling out close to $40,000 in down payments, according to research done by LendingTree. That is an all time high for the area, but still bellow…… MORE
Bexar County, TX (WBAO/KLIF) – The Bexar County judge was reportedly harassed over the weekend in the parking lot a popular grocery store over his mask mandate. County Judge Nelson Wolff was at an H-E-B in San Antonio when woman began recording herself that he should be ashamed of himself for masking children. In a…… MORE
Dallas/Fort Worth – As new daily COVID-19 cases continue to soar across Texas and nationwide, the American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday said that children now account for 22% of new cases in the U.S. In many cases children showed symptoms just days after started school, a testament highly infectious and rapidly spreading Delta variant.…… MORE
AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that he will convene a third special legislative session at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 20, 2021. The proclamation identifies 5 agenda items for the third Special Session. “The Texas Legislature now has the opportunity to redraw legislative and congressional districts in accordance with the new census…… MORE
TYLER (WBAP/KLIF News) – After months of bitter fighting within the Texas Legislature, Governor Greg Abbott signed the Election Integrity bill known as Senate Bill 1 into law. At a ceremony in Tyler on Tuesday, Abbott was joined by the bill’s authors, Republican State Senator Brian Hughes and Republican Representative Andrew Murr. Senate Bill 1, or…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign Senate Bill 1 – otherwise known as the election integrity bill – into law later this morning. The governor will be joined in Tyler for the signing ceremony by the bill’s authors, State Senator Bryan Hughes and Representative Andrew Murr. Republicans touted the bill as…… MORE
