DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – It’s a tradition for the Dallas Mayor to place a wreath at an annual memorial to honor fallen police officers but this year Mayor Mike Rawlings has been asked to stay away. The Fraternal Order of Police President Michael Walton sent Rawlings a letter asking him not to attend this…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Parents in Fort Worth can now track their school’s progress in helping kids learn to read online. The website ReadFortWorth.org lets parents compare reading scores within the district and with schools in other cities. It’s part of the Fort Worth Independent School District’s effort to get all third graders reading at level…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Many state-funded Texas adoption agencies routinely deny non-Christian, gay, and unmarried applicants on religious grounds – and now they are backing legislation being considered Tuesday by the state House designed to protect them from potential lawsuits. The private organizations, which are paid by the state to place foster children with adoptive…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas House has approved a preliminary measure that would punish principals and superintendents who fail to report improper student-teacher relationships. Under Senate Bill 7, these high-level school administrators would face a felony jail sentence or a fine of up to $10,000. Representative Ken King (R-Hemphill) sponsored the bill and said it…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A week after one University of Texas student was killed and three others injured in a knife attack on campus, the state House has voted to allow carrying large knives in many areas of the state. Bill sponsor John Frullo, a Lubbock Republican, says knives with blades longer than five-and-a-half inches…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Area Rapid Transit gave an overview of its plans for a subway to the Dallas City Council’s Transportation Committee Monday afternoon. DART chief executive Gary Thomas laid out three potential routes. He said public meetings are planned for next month and they’re hoping to submit a plan for funding to the…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has approved allowing concealed carry permit holders to have guns in their locked cars parked outside schools. Sen. Bryan Hughes’ bill was approved Monday 25-6. A similar, bipartisan measure has cleared a committee in the state House but not yet reached a floor vote in that chamber. It…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Protestors gathered outside the Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin Monday morning to speak out against a law banning so-called sanctuary cities. The law makes sheriffs, police chiefs and other local leaders subject to a misdemeanor charge and jail time if they refuse to honor detainer requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Governor Greg Abbott…… MORE
A local activist group says it won’t be satisfied until the Balch Springs Police Officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Jordan Edwards is indicted. Minister Dominique Alexander, President and Founder of the Next Generation Action Network, was grateful to Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson for charging former Officer Roy Oliver with…… MORE
NORTH TEXAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The second annual Bike to Work challenge is now underway and organizers want North Texans to get involved. The North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Amanda Wilson said they’ve partnered with DART and the Denton County Transportation Authority to host challenges for its passengers via tryparkingit.com. She said the initiative encourages people to get…… MORE
