Yearly Archives: 2016

Plano Aims to Reduce Mosquito Population

Photo courtesy City of Plano Plano (WBAP/KLIF News) – Plano has released fish into a dozen lakes and ponds that will eat mosquito larva. The move aims to reduce the population of mosquitoes heading into the season when cases of West Nile Virus are most common. “We’ve always started early in the year,” says Director…MORE

Home Appraisal Values Up Across N TX, so Taxes are too

DALLAS & COLLIN (WBAP/KLIF News) Property appraisals are skyrocketing in Dallas and Collin counties. Which sounds good, until your tax bill arrives. Evan Fetter is with “Lower My Texas Property Taxes.” He says customers are getting sticker shock with some increases at as much as 44%. You’re protected a bit if you have a homestead exemption, which caps your…MORE

Texas Leads Nation in Refugee Resettlement

(WBAP/KLIF News) – More refugees resettled in Texas than any other state between October 2015 and March 2016, according to the Department of State’s Refugee Processing Center.MORE