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Allen ISD Parents Angry Over Rezoning Proposals

Allen ISD Parents Angry Over Rezoning Proposals

ALLEN (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Parents in Allen ISD are sounding off over the district’s proposals to address overcrowding in some schools and dwindling enrollment in others. District leaders are considering either repurposing or closing some campuses. The situation sparked a protest outside the district’s school board meeting Monday night and some parents pleaded with…MORE

Arlington PD Mourns Death of Recruit Officer

Arlington PD Mourns Death of Recruit Officer

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – The Arlington Police Department is mourning the death of a Police recruit Officer. According to APD, Recruit Marquis Kennedy was a member of Academy Class 62, which began instruction on July 25. He was pronounced dead by medical staff on Sunday, September 25. The cause of his death is under investigation. APD…MORE

Texas Attorney General Urges Stricter Controls on Robocalls

Texas Attorney General Urges Stricter Controls on Robocalls

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Paxton, on Monday, signed a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging it to adopt stricter controls to prevent unsolicited robocalls.   In May 2022, the FCC placed new obligations upon gateway providers, which Paxton said are the points of entry for foreign illegal robocalls entering the U.S. telephone network. Paxton is calling for some of those same protections to be applied to…MORE

Texas Election Officials Confident in Voting Systems

Texas Election Officials Confident in Voting Systems

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Secretary of State John Scott has released another in a series of videos educating voters about election administration in Texas ahead of the November 8 General Election. In the most recently published video, Secretary Scott provides an overview of voting systems in Texas, and the processes for certifying and deploying voting…MORE