DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Children’s Health has announced it will no longer host its annual holiday parade. The organization had hosted the event for nearly 30 years. Hospital spokesman Scott Summerall telling WFAA-TV, “We have decided to move forward with other new and meaningful ways to bring cheer to families in our community this holiday…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal audit has heaped more criticism onto Texas’ troubled child welfare system that a federal judge ruled unconstitutional. The report published Tuesday by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says Texas potentially put foster kids in jeopardy by failing to meet investigative deadlines. The…… MORE
DALLAS, TX – Participating in this summer’s Blue Star Museums program, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, and the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station offer free admission to the nation’s active duty military personnel, including National Guard and Reserve, and their…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas’ Republican House speaker says he won’t work anymore on a “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people, putting the hotly debated legislation in jeopardy. House Speaker Joe Straus said Friday it was “absurd” how much time lawmakers have spent prioritizing efforts to pass a North Carolina-style law that would restrict bathroom rules…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers have voted to allow handgun permit holders to have guns in their parked cars outside schools. The Senate gave final approval to the measure Saturday, sending it to Gov. Greg Abbott for his consideration. The vote came a day after Abbott signed into law a sharp decrease in fees…… MORE