Arlington Council Plans Public Meetings Ahead of Vote for $523 Million Budget for 2020

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The Arlington City Council took its first look Tuesday at the proposed $523 million Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget, which includes a recommendation for a property tax rate reduction for the fourth year in a row. Proposals for next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, include significant investments in public safety and technology, continuation…MORE

LULAC Demands Texas Lawmakers Hold Special Legislative Session After El Paso Massacre

EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF News) – In the aftermath of the El Paso massacre where 22 people were gunned down by a man who espoused white supremacist views and told police he targeted Hispanics, the League of United Latin American Citizens is calling for action. LULAC President Domingo Garcia said Governor Greg Abbott and other Texas lawmakers…MORE

North Texas Organization Heads South with Truckload of Supplies for Asylum Seekers

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A truckload of supplies is heading from North Texas to Laredo this week to help a church housing U.S. asylum seekers. ‘Texas Baptist Men,’ one of the state’s largest disaster relief organizations, is loading a tractor-trailer with water, clothes and other supplies that will be distributed to people legally seeking asylum in…MORE

Texas Schools Get Bleeding Control Kits As Mandated in New School Safety Law

Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas’ new school security law requires all schools have Bleeding control kits beginning September 1, 2019 and no later than Jan 1, 2020. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, Pantego Christian Academy in Arlington recently received over 3000 kits from Fort Worth Firefighter Charities and Cook Children’s Hospital.  Several other North Texas schools…MORE

Beto O’Rourke Now Supports National Gun Licensing Program

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Beto O’Rourke is joining a number of his Democratic presidential rivals in support of a national gun licensing program. The former Texas congressman said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that states that require gun licensing, mandate universal background checks or stop the sales of assault-style weapons are saving…MORE

Richardson ISD Teacher Found Dead Amid Exploitation of a Child Allegations

Garland – Richardson, Texas (WBAP/KLIF) A Richardson teacher who was under investigation for exploitation of a child was found dead. Garland Police have not released details surrounding the death 45-year old Robert Howard Temple whose body was found Tuesday. Temple taught at J.J. Pearce High School and was allegedly involved in a relationship with a…MORE

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Visits Migrant Detention Centers in McAllen, Texas

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sees comprehensive immigration reform not only as Congress’ official work but also as its moral responsibility as she finishes up a tour of Central America. Pelosi traveled with a congressional delegation to explore the causes of immigration and possible solutions. The group visited Guatemala and…MORE

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