LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Republicans may use a new tactic to stymie a pair of ballot initiatives that would raise the minimum wage and require paid sick leave: adopt the laws themselves ahead of the November election, then change those measures later. The unprecedented strategy is being pushed within the GOP-led Legislature so it’s…… MORE
Millions of Dollars Needed for Safe & Healthy Schools Initiative
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Education Agency is asking lawmakers for $54 million to pay for school safety initiatives in a request just months after deadly gunfire on a campus. The Houston Chronicle reports the TEA made the request Thursday in its legislative budget request. The May attack at Santa Fe High School left…… MORE
The DACA program is still alive, for now
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – A federal judge in Houston has refused to issue an injunction requested by Texas and eight other states to temporarily halt the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Judge Andrew Hanen decided that ending the program now would immediately deprive DACA recipients “of their ongoing lawful status and ability to work.”…… MORE
The driver license renewal process can be improved
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite widely reported long wait times at DPS offices for drivers license renewals in Texas, and a proposal from the state’s Sunset Advisory Commission that they be taken away from the Department of Public Safety, DPS director Steve McCraw insists his agency can do the job best — if the legislature provides…… MORE
Alleged MS-13 Gang Members Busted in Dallas
DALLAS – (Associated Press) – The FBI says five men in a subgroup of the MS-13 gang are arrested as suspects in a Dallas western wear store holdup. The FBI says one of the men admitted to being the leader of the subgroup, called the PLS. The indictment filed charges the five with robbery,…… MORE
North Richland Hills Officer First Female Sniper in North Texas
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (WBAP/KLIF)- Officer Amanda Kneisel with the North Richland Hills Police Department is the first female to pass the sniper course in the 10-year history of the Fort Worth Police Department’s sniper training program. Kneisel has wanted to be a police officer since she was 4 years old, she tells other girls to follow…… MORE
Arlington Police and Arlington ISD team up to Train Students for Active Shooter Situations
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Arlington ISD and The Arlington Police Department teamed up for training for active shooter situations. Arlington Police went to Dan Dipert Career and Technical Center and showed the students simulator technology which has the ability to engage students in real life situations. Arlington ISD Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said this reality based…… MORE
President Trump to Campaign for Senator Cruz
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump will be campaigning for Senator Ted Cruz in the fall. President Trump made the news official in a tweet Friday afternoon saying, in part, that he will be doing a major rally in October in the biggest stadium in Texas. I will be doing a major rally for Senator…… MORE
San Antonio Man Indicted in “Make America Great Again” Hat Theft
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A grand jury in Texas has indicted a 30-year-old man on a felony theft charge after he was accused of throwing a drink at a supporter of President Donald Trump before walking off with the teenager’s “Make America Great Again” hat at a fast food restaurant. The attack earlier this summer…… MORE
Motorcyclist Killed Overnight on Parkerville Road in DeSoto
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A deadly crash on southbound Parkerville Road this morning claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Police say the victim had been traveling with several other bikers through DeSoto around one this morning when the accident occurred. The victim lost control of his motorcycle and fell off of his bike. When he got…… MORE
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