MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF)- Collin County’s District Clerk is suspended from from handling new passport applications because of a 5-year passport fraud investigation in Plano and McKinney over documents dating back to almost a decade ago. District Clerk Lynne Finley said they are cooperating with the investigation and have done nothing wrong. “Somewhere along the lines something could…… MORE
Health Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Support Vaccine Legislation Amid Measles Outbreak
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Health advocates are pushing lawmakers for vaccine legislation amid a measles outbreak in Texas and other states. The Centers for Disease control reports more than 120 measles cases so far in ten states, including five outbreaks of three or more cases in Washington state, Texas, and New York. “We are in a vaccine crisis…… MORE
Keurig- Dr Pepper Moves its Headquarters to Frisco
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- Keurig- Dr Pepper is moving it’s Texas headquarters from Plano to Frisco. The new 350,000 square foot facility will be located at Dallas Cowboys headquarters, The Star, and will be ready in 2021.”Having the opportunity to move into a very dynamic, walkable, mixed-used environment in the star is very important they care about their…… MORE
Judge Sets $100,000 Bond for “Empire” Actor Jussie Smollett
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has set a $100,000 bond for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging an attack against himself in downtown Chicago last month. The 36-year-old actor said little other than giving his name at the beginning of Thursday’s hearing. Smollett’s attorney asked Cook County Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr.…… MORE
Proposed Bill Would Increase Pay for Texas Teachers Based on Merit
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill presented in the Texas House of Representatives would reward good teachers with higher pay. Representative Matt Shaheen proposed the legislation and said teacher pay raises in Texas have historically been based on tenure. He feels teacher pay should instead be determined on merit. “If you’re a great teacher producing great results…… MORE
Proposed Bill Would Increase Pay for Texas Teachers Based on Merit
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill presented in the Texas House of Representatives would reward good teachers with higher pay. Representative Matt Shaheen proposed the legislation and said teacher pay raises in Texas have historically been based on tenure. He feels teacher pay should instead be determined on merit. “If you’re a great teacher producing great results…… MORE
Proposed Bill Would Increase Pay for Texas Teachers Based on Merit
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – A bill presented in the Texas House of Representatives would reward good teachers with higher pay. Representative Matt Shaheen proposed the legislation and said teacher pay raises in Texas have historically been based on tenure. He feels teacher pay should instead be determined on merit. “If you’re a great teacher producing great results…… MORE
Woman Accused of Robbing 3 North Texas Banks Arrested
Arlington (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington Police have arrested a woman suspected of robbing three North Texas banks. The woman, identified as Alexis Young is charged with robbing the Compass Bank in Arlington early this month. She’s suspected of two other bank robberies in Fort Worth on February 11. In each case, police say Young handed the…… MORE
Cornyn Launches the ‘Stop Beto Fund’
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn, who is up for re-election in 2020, sent a letter to supporters Wednesday saying, “We need to be ready anything,” referring to a possible challenge from former Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Speaking to reporters in Fort Worth on Friday, Cornyn said, “O’Rourke’s Senate bid against fellow Texan U.S.…… MORE
Texas border county, nonprofit sue Trump over ’emergency’
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A West Texas border county and a nonprofit civil rights group have jointly filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to overturn President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration. Trump issued the declaration Friday to circumvent Congress and finance his border wall project along the Southwest border. El Paso County and…… MORE
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