Texas Teachers Don’t Like What Texas Politicians Are Doing About Their Schools

Austin (AP) – The state’s top teachers group is criticizing state guidelines for starting the school year while the coronavirus pandemic is still raging. The Texas State Teachers Association says the guidelines pronounced Friday by Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and the state’s other Republican leaders would unfairly punish public school districts that…MORE

Justice Department Schedules 2 Additional Federal Executions

Washington (AP) – The Justice Department has scheduled two additional federal executions weeks after it fought off last-minute legal challenges, and successfully resumed federal executions following a 17 year pause. The executions of Christopher Andre Vialva and William Emmett LeCroy were announced on Friday. They are both scheduled to be carried out in late September.…MORE

Keene ISD to Open for In-Person Classes Starting Tuesday

KEENE (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Larger school districts have pushed the start of school back while also offering online and virtual learning when classes begin as COVID-19 continues to spread. But one of North Texas’ smaller communities will be opening its doors come Tuesday. Superintendent of Keene ISD Ricky Stephens told WFAA-TV he will be opening all…MORE

Two Women Arrested On Capital Murder Charges in the Death of a 4-Year-Old Boy

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Two women have been arrested for the deadly beating of a four year old boy. WFAA-TV reports after a four month long investigation, 23-year-old Fort Worth resident Shannon Gray and her girlfriend 24-year-old Reyna Marie Sanchez are each facing capital murder charges in connection with the death of Gray’s son, Stetson…MORE

Tupps Brewery to Relocate and Expand in McKinney’s Historic Mill District

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- TUPPS Brewery is relocating and expanding its campus to the historic Mill District of Downtown McKinney. The campus will include a tasting taproom in the original 120-year-old grain milling building, a state-of-the-art production facility and a retail shopping area featuring local craftsman. “The City of McKinney is committed to revitalizing the eastside of…MORE

Governor Abbott, Texas Leaders Release Statement on School Re-Openings

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor, and House Education Chairman Dan Huberty have clarified their positions on the start of school amid the Coronavirus pandemic. “The Texas Education Agency’s guidance for opening public schools in Texas for the 2020-21 school year remains the same…MORE

Register for a Virtual Seminar Aimed to Help People Improve Interactions with Police

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth District 8 City Councilmember Kelly Allen Gray is urging people to sign up for a virtual seminar aimed at improving community relations with police officers. In the free seminar, “Serve & Protect: I Am Not A Threat,” participants will hear from current and retired police officers and engage in a question-and-answer…MORE

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