DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – What many refer to as ‘critical race theory’ is now officially banned in Texas schools. After lengthy debate Friday night and Saturday morning, House bill 3979 successfully passed early Saturday morning. In a written statement Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said the bill “makes certain that critical race philosophies including the 1619…… MORE
Houston (AP) – Police in Houston say officers fatally shot a man who approached them during a traffic stop, then pulled a gun and opened fire. Assistant Police Chief James Jones says officers had stopped a pickup truck for speeding early Friday and the driver said he was fleeing gunfire from someone in a car…… MORE
Killeen (AP) – A Texas grand jury has declined to indict a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man who rushed toward him during a mental health call. The case was presented Wednesday to a Bell County grand jury, which declined to indict Killeen police Officer Reynaldo Contreras. Contreras, a five year veteran…… MORE
Boston (AP) – The computer problem that caused delays and long check-in lines for multiple airlines at airports across the nation on Friday morning is being blamed on a hardware failure. Texas-based Sabre is a company that multiple airlines use for flight check-in services. It says it experienced an outage that affected several customers. Sabre…… MORE
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A new freeway off ramp opened Saturday morning connecting northbound I-35E to the Dallas North Tollway. The entrance to the new ramp is located about 1/2 a mile south of the old ramp. It exits I-35E just before passing under the Woodall Rodgers Freeway. The change is part of a $79 million…… MORE
AUSTIN, TX – Before the current legislative session ends on may 31, Governor Abbott notified lawmakers via email that allocation of some $16b in Covid-19 relief funds will be handled during a special legislative session this fall. Abbott had already planned for a special session later this year to allow legislators to do their once-every-ten-years redistricting…… MORE
AUSTIN — Major banks and tech firms could be barred from future contracts in Texas, under a Republican-led effort to punch back at companies that cut ties with the firearms industry. A bill nearing Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk would stop the state from inking contracts with businesses that refuse to work with gun sellers, manufacturers…… MORE
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- Tim O’Hare, a man of many titles: former Tarrant County Republican Chair, former Farmers Branch Mayor, Lawyer and founder of the Southlake PAC is vying for a new title, the Tarrant County Judge in 2022. “It seems like our country has been turned upside down on what right is wrong, wrong is…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas House and Senate conferees reached an agreement on House Bill 1927, better known as constitutional carry. The measure would do away with the need to have a license to carry a gun in Texas. “By working together, the House and Senate will send Governor Abbott the strongest Second Amendment legislation in…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The City of Fort Worth is sponsoring a one-day vaccine event for Fort Worth ISD students aged 12-15 years and their eligible family members on Saturday, May 22 at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 505 W. Felix St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents are encouraged to preregister, but walk-ups…… MORE
