DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The City of Dallas is becoming more aggressive when it comes to professional sports. During the first ever meeting of the Dallas City Council Ad-Hoc Committee on recruiting and retaining pro sports teams, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson didn’t hesitate to identify the issue. “The City of Arlington, the City of Frisco, the…… MORE
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Home School Enrollment is up in Texas, but COVID isn’t the Sole Reason
(WBAP/KLIF) – According to the most recent data released by the Texas Education Agency, withdrawals from public school to homeschool in the spring of 2021 were 40% up over the prior year. The Texas Home School Coalition said this week that it fielded 1,702 inquiries from new homeschoolers this past August. That is below the…… MORE
US inflation slows for 2nd month but remains stubbornly high; Dow plummets
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sharply lower prices for gas and cheaper used cars slowed U.S. inflation in August for a second straight month, though many other items rose in price, indicating that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices surged 8.3% in August compared with a year earlier. Though still painfully high, that…… MORE
Trump Team Takes Aim at Records Probe; Calls it ‘Misguided’
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers are dismissing his retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home as a “storage dispute.” His attorneys are urging a judge to keep in place a directive that temporarily halted key aspects of the Justice Department’s criminal probe. In a motion filed Monday, the Trump team also…… MORE
Texas Secretary of State Lays out How to Register to Vote
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has released the first installment of ‘SOS 101,’ a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8, 2022 General Election. In the first SOS 101 video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of the voter registration process in Texas, including…… MORE
Gov. Abbott says Migrant Buses are Providing “Much-needed Relief” to Border Communities
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas continues working to stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people across the southern border. According to Governor Greg Abbott, since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to more than 302,600 migrant apprehensions and more than 19,700 criminal arrests, with more than 17,200…… MORE
Report: Texas DPS Chief Wishes His Agency Took Command During Uvalde Tragedy
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says that he wishes his agency would have taken command of the police response the the Uvalde shooting massacre. Steve McCraw made comments to USA Today as part of an interview published on Sunday. On May 24, a gunman armed with an AK-47…… MORE
Northwest ISD Superintendent Dies Unexpectedly
(WBAP/KLIF) — Northwest ISD loses its superintendent unexpectedly. Superintendent David Hicks died, Friday, following a medical emergency. Northwest ISD announced that the newly appointed district leader passed away unexpectedly and acknowledged the impact he made on staff and students during his short time as superintendent. Hicks was approved by the school board in march of…… MORE
Texas Child Molester Sentenced to 60 Years
(WBAP/KLIF) — A Rowlett man will spend 60 years in federal prison for molesting a young girl. 35-year-old Mark Alan Miller was sentenced this week to 60 years in prison for two counts of production of child pornography. In January of 2020, the girl’s father caught the Rowlett man raping his daughter in her bedroom…… MORE
King Charles III Makes First Address as Monarch
LONDON – King Charles III says he feels “profound sorrow” at the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, and has vowed to carry on her “lifelong service” to the nation. Charles is making his first address to Britain and the Commonwealth as monarch. He became king on Thursday after the queen’s death. “That promise…… MORE
