AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas will invest an additional $94.6 million in federal funds to support higher education, according to Governor Greg Abbott. Last year, the Governor allocated $175 million to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support Texas higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This additional funding in higher education is…… MORE
City of Arlington Launches New Website for Illegal Fireworks Complaints Ahead of Independence Day Weekend
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – There’s a new website for Arlington residents who want to file a complaint about illegal fireworks. It’s an effort to prevent the annual spike in 9-1-1 fireworks-related phone calls that inundate the city each year around the Fourth of July weekend. Setting off fireworks is illegal within the City of Arlington and…… MORE
Tarrant County Nixes Immediate Arrests for Some Low Level Crimes
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County officials announced a change in policy related to low-level crimes. Most low level marijuana offenses and criminal mischief for losses between $100 and $750 are among crimes that will no longer result in immediate arrest, but a citation will be issued instead. The Tarrant County Law Enforcement Executives…… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Grammar Is Racist, Says This College
A university is claiming that standard English, AKA proper grammar, is being used to “maintain racist assumptions about black language.” What?? Dave and Amy discuss.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Speaker Trump in 2022?
Could former President Trump be setting his sights on a different political aspiration in 2022? Dave and Amy explain the latest analysis floating around the internet.… MORE
KLIF Morning News: Good News for Some Who Got The COVID Vaccine!
Turns out, the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines may last longer than originally anticipated! Dave & Amy talk about that and MUCH more in today’s KLIFnotes.… MORE
TEA: Texas STAAR Test Results Show Declines Across All Subjects & Grade Levels
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency released Spring 2021 STAAR test results on Monday which show that math suffered the biggest decline in proficiency across all grade levels. The TEA cites learning disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for the number of students not meeting grade level increases from 2019 across all subject areas…… MORE
‘It definitely feels early’: GOP’s Long Race to 2024 Begins
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In the past week alone, Nikki Haley regaled activists in Iowa, Mike Pence courted donors in California and Donald Trump returned to the rally stage, teasing a third campaign for the White House. The midterms are more than a year away, and there are 1,225 days until the next presidential…… MORE
Rain easing up at Mid-Week
Upshot of the Independence Weekend Forecast: Mainly DAYTIME showers and storms (ending generally by sunset so evening fireworks shows can proceed. Today, More multiple rounds of Showers and Storms, 87 / 75, Winds SE8-10 Wednesday, Isolated PM Showers and Storms, 91 / 77 Thursday, Isolated PM Showers and Storms, 90 / 70 Friday, Increasing PM…… MORE
Two People Killed In Gas Line Explosion In Collin County
FARMERSVILLE (WBAP/KLIF)- The Collin County Medical Examiners office says 22 year-old Ethan knight of Mesquite and 35 year-old Deric Tarver of El Campo were the victims of the gas pipeline explosion northeast of Dallas. The Collin County Sheriff’s Office said the accident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The workers were subcontractors for Atmos…… MORE
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