(WBAP/KLIF News ) – A telecom giant is relocating its headquarters to North Texas. In a Wednesday morning press release, Frontier Communications said the move from Norwalk, Connecticut will bring more than 3,000 jobs to the Dallas area over the next decade. The company said the relocation will establish Frontier as one of the largest…… MORE
Keller ISD Could Block Robin Hood Funding Over Alleged State Transparency Issues [WATCH]
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