FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- On Tuesday the Fort Worth ISD Board of Education will consider the “Compensation Allotment” (pay increases) required under HB3 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature. Almost two months ago, the trustees approved the 2019-2020 school year General Fund Budget. However, Fort Worth ISD trustees agreed with Superintendent Kent Scribner that the “Compensation…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A Dallas Police Officer was hospitalized Tuesday after being hit by a DART train, according to the Dallas Police Department. “At approximately 12:40 p.m., DART Police responded to a report of a northbound Green Line light-rail vehicle making contact with an adult male as it was pulling into the Pearl/Arts District Station,”…… MORE
PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – A seminar aimed at teaching the best ways to respond to an active shooter scenario will be held Tuesday night in Plano. The training session is free and open to the public. It will be hosted by the Plano Police Department, in partnership with the Plano Fire-Rescue, Public Safety Communications, and Emergency…… MORE
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dozens of catering workers who service American Airlines were arrested during a protest outside the Fort Worth-based carrier’s headquarters Tuesday morning. Hundreds of Unite Here-represented workers showed up to protest what they said were low wages being paid by American to its catering subcontractor LSG Sky Chef and Gate Gourmet…… MORE
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) – Attorneys representing a teenager charged in a school shooting last year at a Texas high school are seeking a mental evaluation, saying their client cannot understand the legal proceedings against him. Dimitrios Pagourtzis is charged with capital murder for the May 2018 attack at Santa Fe High School that left 10…… MORE