AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican-led Texas House has approved a bipartisan school finance bill that would pour $9 billion into the state’s public education system — lawmakers’ latest attempt to revamp a funding structure the state Supreme Court has deemed barely constitutional. Houston Republican Rep. Dan Huberty’s proposal would pump $6.3 billion into the…… MORE
DALLAS (AP) – Texas prisons will no longer allow clergy in the death chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated if his Buddhist spiritual adviser couldn’t accompany him. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says effective immediately it will only permit…… MORE
FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF)- The Frisco Fire Department, Police and the U.S Postal Service are investigating suspicious fires in the city. Jake Leeper with the Frisco Fire Department says this happened around residential areas on Nicolson Drive and Robinson Drive in West Frisco at around 4 am. He says two recycling bins were torched outside two homes as well…… MORE
ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF)- Homeland Security Investigations arrested about 280 illegal immigrants at the CVE Technology Business in Allen. HSI said they were searched and taken into custody for unlawfully working in the U.S. This criminal investigation befan after HSI said they received multiple tips that the company may have knowingly hired and many of the employees were using…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – Vegetarian fast food is headed to North Texas. Taco Bell will soon be using the Dallas market to test some of its new vegetarian options. Around 200 locations in DFW will be adding the meatless items to their menu. Some of the new menu items include a vegetarian Quesarito and the vegetarian Crunchwrap…… MORE