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North Texas Schools Use Open Enrollment to Boost Attendance

North Texas Schools Use Open Enrollment to Boost Attendance

“We were losing students, and we wanted to make sure that we maintained the number of teachers and the capacities of our campuses were met,” Dr. David Vinson said. Photo Courtesy of AP CROWLEY, Texas — While open enrollment is a new idea for some North Texas school districts, others—like Crowley ISD—have been utilizing it…MORE

Fire Destroys Vital North Texas Food Pantry, Neighborhood Rallies To Help

Fire Destroys Vital North Texas Food Pantry, Neighborhood Rallies To Help

The pantry, will continue with Friday’s distribution still scheduled to go ahead. PROSPER, Texas — A devastating fire struck Neighbors Nourishing Neighbors, one of the few food pantries in Prosper, just six days ago. The blaze, believed to have started in a nearby warehouse, destroyed much of the facility. But in what could have been…MORE

Abbott Requests Fed Reimbursement for Operation Lone Star

Abbott Requests Fed Reimbursement for Operation Lone Star

(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has officially requested that the federal government reimburse Texas for costs associated with securing the border. The governor sent letters, Thursday, to congressional leadership saying Texas was forced to respond to the border crisis with state resources and tax dollars to the tone of more than $11 billion. Abbott…MORE

Texas Among Several States Served New Settlement from Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma

Texas Among Several States Served New Settlement from Oxycontin Maker Purdue Pharma

ASSOCIATED PRESS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma,…MORE

North Texas City Pauses Residential Growth to Focus on Infrastructure and Safety

North Texas City Pauses Residential Growth to Focus on Infrastructure and Safety

The mayor says this allows the city the time to formulate a plan to address concerns Photo Courtesy of WFAA PRINCETON, Texas — The City of Princeton has enacted a 180-day moratorium on new residential developments to address growing concerns over infrastructure and public safety. This marks the second consecutive moratorium issued by the city,…MORE

School Staffer Injured Trying to Avoid Chair a Student Threw, Officials Say

School Staffer Injured Trying to Avoid Chair a Student Threw, Officials Say

The incident happened Tuesday at Collins Intermediate School CORSICANA, Texas — A staff member at Corsicana Independent School District was injured on Tuesday after trying to dodge a chair thrown at them by a student, according to school officials. The incident took place at Collins Intermediate School, the same campus where earlier this school year,…MORE

House Passes Immigrant Detention Bill

House Passes Immigrant Detention Bill

The Laken Riley act was passed with Bipartisan support Photo Courtesy of AP WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives gave final approval Wednesday to the Laken Riley Act, a sweeping bill that mandates the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or violent crimes. The bill, which marks the first significant immigration legislation President Donald…MORE

Dallas City Council Approves Next City Manager

Dallas City Council Approves Next City Manager

The current interim city manager is set to take on the permanent role – one that, in Dallas’ form of government, has more responsibility and power than the mayor DALLAS — A former Dallas City Hall intern is poised to become the city’s most influential public official after the Dallas City Council voted to appoint…MORE

John Brennan Complains After Losing Security Clearance

John Brennan Complains After Losing Security Clearance

Brennan was one of 51 intel officials who signed a letter claiming Hunter Biden’s laptop had the ‘earmarks’ of a Russian operation Ex-CIA Director John Brennan responded to the revocation of his security clearance on Tuesday, accusing President Donald Trump of “misrepresenting the facts” regarding the Hunter Biden laptop story. Trump issued an executive order…MORE

A New Fast-Moving Fire Sparks in California

A New Fast-Moving Fire Sparks in California

(WBAP/KLIF) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Evacuations were ordered on Wednesday for remote communities near a new fast-moving wildfire in mountains north of Los Angeles, as Southern California endured another round of dangerous winds ahead of possible rain over the weekend. The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and quickly ripped through 3…MORE