Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Saying people are “fed up with testing,” State Representative Matt Krause has filed the ‘Student Testing and Assessment Reform Act,’ which would cut down on the number of standardized tests that aren’t federally required. The bill would included doing away with writing tests in fourth and seventh grades and the social…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke says he has made up his mind about a 2020 presidential run and will announce his intentions “soon.” The former Texas congressman is considered a strong early contender for the Democratic nomination after nearly upsetting Sen. Ted Cruz last November. He said in a statement Wednesday that he and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) – The president’s former personal lawyer claims Donald Trump was told in advance that WikiLeaks planned to release emails damaging to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 White House campaign. That’s what Michael Cohen is telling the House Oversight and Reform Committee. In his prepared testimony, Cohen says he was in Trump’s office in 2016 when…… MORE
NASHVILLE (WBAP/KLIF News) — Two North Texas churches named by the Southern Baptist Convention president as possible harbors for sexual abuse have been cleared of organizational wrongdoing. The SBC released a statement saying First Baptist Church in Bedford and Arapaho Baptist Church in Garland took active steps as congregations when “affected by the actions of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas City Councilman Kevin Felder turned himself into police Tuesday morning after an arrest warrant was issued Monday in connection with an alleged crash earlier this month. Felder is accused of hitting a teen on a scooter and leaving the scene of an accident. The councilman surrendered himself to Dallas County jail…… MORE
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The North Texas Tollway Authority says a bill filed by State Representative Matt Shaheen to get rid of tollways once they’re paid off is a bad idea. House bill 463, proposes that a toll project becomes a part of the state highway system and the commission shall maintain the project without…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – An arrest warrant has been issued for Dallas City Councilman Kevin Felder for leaving the scene of an accident. Felder is accused of leaving the scene where a teenager was hurt riding on a scooter in South Dallas. Felder was seen leaving Dallas City Hall Monday without speaking to reporters. He put…… MORE
Texas City, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In the wake of more frequent school shootings, one Texas school district has taken safety to a whole new level. Texas City ISD, near Galveston is on a mission to become the safest school system in the nation, by arming guards with AR-15s, using facial recognition technology, and tracking students…… MORE
Irving (WBAP/KLIF) – Two people are dead and a third is injured after a wrong-way crash on 183 in Irving. Officer Robert Reeves is with Irving Police and says they got the call about someone going the wrong way around 3:00 this morning, when it smashed into another car. Both drivers were killed. 183…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Information from Carrollton Police Department Carrollton, Texas – A Carrollton police officer shot and killed an armed man Saturday after he advanced on officers pointing a gun and refused commands to drop it. It happened at approximately 5:30 p.m., Saturday February 23, 2019 in the 1100 block of Walnut Street in…… MORE
