(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Last week, the house Public Education Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 2, which sets a billion dollar cap on voucher spending for the first two years. Lawmakers debated for hours, expressing concerns over the impact on teacher pay, retirement systems, public school funding, and which students would gain access…… MORE
Tarrant County Health Officials Are Notifying the Public of Measles Exposure in Grapevine
(WBAP/KLIF) – GRAPEVINE, TX – Tarrant County Public Health has confirmed a measles case linked to two Grapevine locations, and are urging all unvaccinated visitors to monitor for symptoms. According to local health officials someone tested positive for the measles in Grapevine after visiting Great Wolf Lodge between March 28th and March 30th, and Grapevine…… MORE
Judge Awards $6.6 Million To Whistleblowers Who Reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton To FBI
A district court judge has ruled in favor of four whistleblowers who said that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against them for reporting bribery allegations, awarding his employees more than $6 million combined in damages. In her judgment, Travis County Judge Catherine Mauzy says that Paxton violated state law by firing the former employees…… MORE
Elon Musk Says He Hopes For Zero Tariffs With Europe Someday
U.S. President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs has triggered an escalating trade war and sent global markets plummeting. The S&P 500 fell 6% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 5.5% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 5.8%. China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week, part…… MORE
Trump Goes All In With Bet That The Heavy Price Of Tariffs Will Pay Off For Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new tariffs mark an all-in bet that his economic vision will pay off for Americans. It’s the realization of his decades of advocacy for a protectionist foreign policy and the belief that free trade was forcing the United States into decline. The early reviews have given Democrats some hope…… MORE