Keller, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Keller Independent School District (KISD) passed a resolution on Monday (September 11, 2023) that could result in the district withholding recapture funds to the state. Recapture or ‘Robinhood’ funds are a portion of property tax revenues from more affluent school districts that are redistributed by the state to poor districts. KISD…… MORE
Texas Education Agency Delays Release of School Rankings
The Texas Education Agency [TEA] has delayed an expected late September release of its annual school ratings . The agency cited the need to make adjustments to account for academic decline attributed to the pandemic. The move comes amid pushback from several school districts that sued to stop the TEA from releasing school rankings compiled…… MORE
[UPDATES] Paxton Impeachment Trial
Day 7: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted communications with a lawyer he hired to investigate law enforcement officials probing one of the Republican’s wealthy donors, the lawyer testified at Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday. The testimony from Brandon Cammack on the sixth day of the historic proceeding…… MORE
Classmates of TCU Student Killed in Shooting Creating Memorial Scholarship
(WBAP/KLIF News ) – The classmates of a murdered Texas Christian University student are creating a memorial scholarship in honor of his memory. 21-year-old Wes Smith was fatally shot outside a bar in the popular West 7th entertainment district in Fort Worth in the early morning hours of September 1, in what police say was…… MORE
Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante Captured in Pennsylvania after Weeks on the Run
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania police say escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante has been captured after two weeks on the run. State police announced Cavalcante’s capture on social media Wednesday and planned a news conference announcing details. His condition wasn’t immediately released. Heavily armed police had descended on the South Coventry Township area, closing roads…… MORE