GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Grapevine Colleyville ISD is taking an extra step to limit the use of cell phones in the classroom. The school board voted this week to ban them and impose a fine for repeat offenders. During Monday’s meeting, one board member stressed support between officials, educators and parents will be key…… MORE
Texas Senators Grill Utility Executives About Massive Power Failure After Hurricane Beryl
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from Houston’s largest utility provider explain the massive electricity failure that occurred when Hurricane Beryl hit the city on July 8. CenterPoint Energy’s chief executive officer told a panel of state senators in the Texas Capitol on Monday that…… MORE
Biden Calls for Supreme Court Reforms in Texas Speech
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that “extremism” on the U.S. Supreme Court is undermining public confidence in the institution and called on Congress to quickly establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He also called on lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.…… MORE
Texas Senators Cruz; Cornyn Introduce Sanctions Against Mexico for Failure to Deliver Mandated Water.
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. DALLAS – (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have introduced legislation that would place sanctions on Mexico for failure to deliver water to the Rio Grande as per a 1944 international treaty that allows for and mandates the sharing of water resources between…… MORE
Fort Worth’s City Manager to Retire
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth will soon be looking for a new City Manager. After serving as City Manager for over ten years, David Cooke is retiring. After being first reported by the Fort Worth Report, the city later confirmed the news. A statement from Cooke called his ten years at the top of…… MORE