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
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Despite Recent Campus Stabbings, Texas Houses Eases Knife Restrictions
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
DART Hopes to Submit Subway Plans to Federal Government Later This Year
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
Texas Senate Green Lights Guns in Parked Cars at Schools
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
Protestors in Austin Speak Out Against Law Banning Sanctuary Cities
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
Activist group calling for indictment of Balch Springs Police Officer
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
Second Annual Bike to Work Challenge Now Underway
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
Fired Balch Springs Officer Faces Murder Charge in the Death of Jordan Edwards
BALCH SPRINGS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas judge signed an arrest warrant for a former Balch Springs police officer who shot an killed an unarmed black teenager last Saturday. Roy Oliver, who now faces a murder charge, was fired by the department on Wednesday. The department initially said the car 15-year-old Jordan Edwards was riding in was…… MORE
FBI in Houston Asking Public to Help Catch Serial Bank Robber
HOUSTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – The FBI in Houston is looking for a serial bank robber that has hit several banks in Houston and Sugarland. The woman allegedly robbed at least three banks in December of 2016. Investigators said the woman never spoke but handed tellers a threatening note demanding cash. No one was physically hurt during any…… MORE
Texas Lawmakers Push Changes to STAAR Testing for Students
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas House passed a bill Wednesday that would scale back the number of standardized tests that students in public school would have to take. Representative Gary VanDeaver’s (R-New Boston) House Bill 515 said his bill would cut the number of standardized tests to the minimum number required by federal law.…… MORE
