AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — There are now more than 200 school districts in Texas that have adopted policies allowing staff to carry firearms, a number that spiked in the weeks following a deadly high school shooting in Florida. Dax González with the Texas Association of School Boards tells the Corpus Christi Caller-Times that as of…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
Councilman Says Dallas Council Won’t Intervene in Push for Mandatory Sick Leave
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Dallas City Council is expected to stay out of the push to create mandatory paid sick leave for low wage workers and let voters decide — assuming it gets to that point. Councilman Phil Kingston spoke to WFAA’s “Inside Texas Politics” and said he does not expect the city council…… MORE
American Airlines Pays Up To Settle Collusion Lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) – American Airlines has agreed to pay $45 million to settle a lawsuit that says it and other major U.S. airlines colluded to drive up the price of airfares. In settling the case, American denied any wrongdoing. The company, in a statement, said fighting the case in court would be costly. Earlier…… MORE
Laura Bush: Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy is Cruel and Immoral
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — Former first lady Laura Bush is calling a new zero tolerance immigration policy from the Trump Administration cruel and immoral. Bush wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, saying she appreciates the need to enforce international boundaries, but that the government should not be in the business of “warehousing children…… MORE
Five dead as SUV chased by Border Patrol crashes in South Texas
BIG WELLS, Texas (AP) — At least five people were killed and several others hurt Sunday as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people during a suspected “smuggling event” crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents in South Texas, authorities said. The SUV carrying 14 people went out of control at more than 100…… MORE