DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) — The Dallas-Fort Worth is in the midst of an extraordinary population boom brought on by domestic migration. Domestic migration is where people move from one part of a country to another. People are attracted to metroplex by the furtile job market, above average schools and economical housing. The growth in Dallas and Tarrant counties can be…… MORE
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A Fort Worth Police Officer Facing Disciplinary Action Monday
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – Fort Worth Police say they expect an announcement Monday on what, if any disciplinary action one of their officers will receive. It has to do with an officer seen on video that went viral last month. The internal investigation into the officer’s encounter, in which Jacqueline Craig and her two daughters…… MORE
North Texas schools get passing letter grades
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — State schools have received their 2016 report cards and while all districts in North Texas passed all have room for improvement. All North Texas schools are meeting state standards but according to the Dallas Morning News 11 have earned an F grade in least one of four categories. Schools with the lowest…… MORE
TX Lawmakers Try to Stop Future ‘Faithless Electors’
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) — Lawmakers in Texas want to stop future “Faithless Electors”. On Wednesday, State Senator-Elect Dawn Buckingham of Lakeway filed Senate Bill 394, also known as the Texas Elector Accountability Act. The bill would create civil penalties for faithless electors and ban them from ever participating in the Electoral College again. It’s a companion…… MORE
CDC Issues Zika Alert in Brownsville
DALLAS (AP) – Federal health officials say pregnant women should consider postponing travel to Brownsville, Texas, because of concerns about mosquitoes there spreading the Zika virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the warning Wednesday. It advises doctors to tell pregnant women and their sex partners to take precautions and to consider putting…… MORE
Coach Charlie Strong Wants to Stay At Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas coach Charlie Strong says he wants to stay with the Longhorns and believes the school’s promise that he won’t be evaluated until after the final game of the season on Friday. Strong spoke Monday amid reports that he will be fired after his third season. But Strong said administrators have…… MORE
Waxahachie Firefighter Pleads Guilty in Hazing Case
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) – A volunteer firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a new recruit in a “rite of initiation” at a Texas firehouse has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. Prosecutors say Keith Edward Wisakowsky entered the plea Thursday in Waxahachie and received a suspended one-year jail sentence. Felony aggravated sexual assault charges were dropped against…… MORE
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is returning to his native state to teach a 10-day elective course on governmental leadership at Texas A&M University. The university announced Friday that Bush’s class will begin Jan. 6 and conclude before the regular spring semester begins. He’s joining the faculty at the university’s…… MORE
Time For That Annual Fall Ritual
WASHINGTON (AP) – Get ready for the annual fall ritual of turning back your clocks by one hour, and relish that extra hour of sleep this weekend. Daylight saving time is ending and it’s back to standard time for most people in the United States. The change comes at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, and…… MORE
Clergy join Dakota access pipeline protestors
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of clergy of various faiths joined protests Thursday against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in southern North Dakota, singing hymns, marching and ceremonially burning a copy of a 600-year-old document. The interfaith event was organized to draw attention to the concerns of the Standing Rock Sioux and push elected…… MORE
