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El Centro Marks Anniversary of Police Attack

El Centro Marks Anniversary of Police Attack

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – El Centro marked the anniversary of the attack that left five police officers dead on Friday. The college was evacuated the night of July 7, 2016, and a police robot was used to kill the gunman inside. On Friday, the school hosted a ceremony to honor the officers who were killed…MORE

Trump Administration Backs Texas Voter ID Law in Court

Trump Administration Backs Texas Voter ID Law in Court

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) – The Trump administration says Texas has rid its voter ID law of any discriminatory effects and is asking a judge who once compared the measure to a “poll tax” to not take further action. The U.S. Justice Department under former President Barack Obama had previously joined minority rights groups in…MORE

Baylor Settles Lawsuit With Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault

Baylor Settles Lawsuit With Woman Who Alleged Sexual Assault

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Baylor University has agreed to a settlement with one of several women who sued amid a sexual assault scandal that rocked the nation’s largest Baptist school. A settlement notice was filed in federal court in Texas on Thursday. No details were released. Several women have sued Baylor, alleging the university ignored…MORE

Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Call to Stand With Police on July 7th

Governor Abbott Issues Statewide Call to Stand With Police on July 7th

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Governor Greg Abbott issued a statewide call to stand with law enforcement in Texas to mark the one-year anniversary of the attack on Dallas Police. The request comes amidst numerous memorial events around Dallas to honor of Officers Brent Thompson, Michael Smith, Michael Krohl, Patrick Zamarripa and Lorne Ahrens, who gunned down…MORE

Monument to Fallen Officers Unveiled in Dallas

Monument to Fallen Officers Unveiled in Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – A private donor has unveiled a monument to the five police officers killed July 7, 2016. The monument, along Trinity Strand Trail was funded by a business owner nearby, Jim Lake. Lake says he had originally planned an open space with picnic tables for people using the trail. “After the events…MORE

Dallas Housing Market Looks to be Too Much for Millennials

Dallas Housing Market Looks to be Too Much for Millennials

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Owning a home in DFW looks to be a struggle for millennials. According to apartment finder ABODO, only 28.7 percent of millennials own a home in the area. DFW ended up being ranked No. 106 when it came to cities with the most millennial home ownership. Over the past fiver years home prices…MORE

Court: Detained Immigrant Children Entitled to Court Hearing

Court: Detained Immigrant Children Entitled to Court Hearing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court says immigrant children who cross the border without their parents have the right to a court hearing to challenge any decision to detain them instead of turning them over to family in the U.S. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that two laws passed…MORE

Dallas County Becomes First Human Rights County in Texas

Dallas County Becomes First Human Rights County in Texas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas County has become the first county in Texas and only the second in America to designate itself a Human Rights County, joining eleven U.S. cities that have followed the United Nation’s initiative that aims to develop Human Rights communities throughout the world. “Human Rights abuses occur in our community, our country and our…MORE

Flower Mound Couples Death Ruled Murder-Suicide

Flower Mound Couples Death Ruled Murder-Suicide

ALBUQUERQUE (WBAP/KLIF News) —  New Mexico police have ruled the death of a Flower Mound couple a murder-suicide. The bodies of Jacob Kokotkiewicz, 31, and Ursula Kokotkiewicz, 32, were found Thursday in a pickup truck along Interstate 40 west of Albuquerque. According to the Star-Telegram, a 9mm handgun was found between Jacob Kokotkiewicz legs. He was positioned…MORE

Lunch Shaming…It’s a thing.

Lunch Shaming…It’s a thing.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – Public school districts in the U.S. are rethinking how they cope with unpaid lunch debts amid a wave of outrage over practices that single out children by taking food out of their hands or stamping them with a payment reminder. The U.S. Agriculture Department is requiring districts to adopt policies…MORE