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Price in Trump’s Crosshairs as Expensive Travel Scrutinized

Price in Trump’s Crosshairs as Expensive Travel Scrutinized

(CNN) — The White House said Thursday it was considering adopting new oversight of administration officials’ use of private planes as President Donald Trump’s health boss — who announced he would pay back the government for only part of his series of charter flights — finds his job in jeopardy. Trump has fumed about Health and Human…MORE

Several Children Injured After Car Crash At Frisco Daycare

Several Children Injured After Car Crash At Frisco Daycare

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF News) – Several children were injured at a daycare in Frisco after a car reportedly crashed into a fence. It happened at the Primrose School of Frisco near Teal Parkway and Main Street around 5 p.m. Thursday. The Frisco Police Department’s Colby Hill said that multiple children were taken to the hospital. The severity of…MORE

McKinney ISD Hit With Complaint Over Prayer at Employee Assembly

McKinney ISD Hit With Complaint Over Prayer at Employee Assembly

MCKINNEY (WBAP/KLIF News) – A complaint has been filed against the  McKinney Independent School District over a prayer that took place at a staff meeting last month. The meeting was held at the Prestonwood Baptist Church; a tradition that has lasted a decade. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation said Superintendent Rick McDaniel stepped over the line when he…MORE

Whataburger Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Accusations of Discriminatory Hiring Practices

Whataburger Facing Federal Lawsuit Over Accusations of Discriminatory Hiring Practices

SAN ANTONIO  (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Whataburger on behalf of a former manager in Tallahassee, Florida. An attorney for the EEOC said Vanessa Burrous, a white woman, was pressured by upper management to only hire white employees. According to the lawsuit, Burrous was directed to “review the…MORE

Cowboys Hall of Fame Player Weighs In On Kneeling Debate

Cowboys Hall of Fame Player Weighs In On Kneeling Debate

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)  Dallas Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith says his former team made an effort to support all the NFL players by taking a knee before the National Anthem Monday night, but he still thinks the team was on the fence. In an interview on HOT 93.3, Smith says if you’re protesting, you pick…MORE

Puerto Rico Crisis: What the Jones Act Controversy is All About

Puerto Rico Crisis: What the Jones Act Controversy is All About

(CNN Money) — The Jones Act is an obscure, century-old law that requires all goods ferried between U.S. ports to be carried on ships built, owned and operated by Americans. Now critics say it’s making it difficult to get critical supplies into Puerto Rico. The Jones Act, when it was established in 1920, was meant…MORE

Trump Sells Tax Plan as ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity

Trump Sells Tax Plan as ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Opportunity

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a Republican framework for tax reform that calls for sweeping tax cuts and a simplification of the tax code, framing the effort in a speech as a historic opportunity. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and I guess it’s probably something I could say that I’m very good at,” Trump…MORE

Video of Woman Refusing to Deplane Southwest Airlines Flight Goes Viral

Video of Woman Refusing to Deplane Southwest Airlines Flight Goes Viral

(WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines is apologizing after video of a woman removed from a flight from Baltimore to Los Angeles went viral. The woman claimed to have a deadly pet allergy when she noticed a service dog on board the flight, but didn’t have medical paperwork to prove it. The airlines says its policy states that…MORE

Attorney General Ken Paxton Now Accepting Sanctuary City Complaints

Attorney General Ken Paxton Now Accepting Sanctuary City Complaints

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – A day after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit allowed Texas to enforce portions of its “sanctuary cities” law, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that his office is now accepting complaints. Paxton said that Senate Bill 4 allows his office to pursue civil penalties against or remove…MORE