AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The state bar of Texas is investigating whether attorney general Ken Paxton violated its rules of professional conduct. The move comes after the A-G issued a non-binding legal opinion in days following a U-S Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage. Paxton told county clerks across Texas they could opt out of…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) – The Dallas City Council says no to a porn convention. The Council voted 8-7 to ban the Exxxotica Expo from being held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. Senator Hutchison credits Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings with leading the charge against the event. “I applaud him for standing up and I…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A third person in Dallas County has tested positive for the Zika Virus. The infected person had recently returned from a trip to Honduras, according to the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department. “This was the result of a mosquito bite while the person was traveling in an area where the virus…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF NEWS) Eight varsity programs in Frisco ISD will start wearing Nike uniforms. The district formalized a 5-year deal with the brand worth nearly two million dollars, according to the Dallas Morning News. On the opening week of football season in August, the teams will also play each other in the state’s first domed high school venue, the…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) will be pushing for mental health reform in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. “Our jails and our streets have become places where people suffering from mental illness, basically, are left without treatment and without recourse,” said Sen. Cornyn. “Our goal in the hearing is to…… MORE