AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) — Lawmakers in Texas want to stop future “Faithless Electors”. On Wednesday, State Senator-Elect Dawn Buckingham of Lakeway filed Senate Bill 394, also known as the Texas Elector Accountability Act. The bill would create civil penalties for faithless electors and ban them from ever participating in the Electoral College again. It’s a companion…… MORE
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CDC Issues Zika Alert in Brownsville
DALLAS (AP) – Federal health officials say pregnant women should consider postponing travel to Brownsville, Texas, because of concerns about mosquitoes there spreading the Zika virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the warning Wednesday. It advises doctors to tell pregnant women and their sex partners to take precautions and to consider putting…… MORE
Coach Charlie Strong Wants to Stay At Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas coach Charlie Strong says he wants to stay with the Longhorns and believes the school’s promise that he won’t be evaluated until after the final game of the season on Friday. Strong spoke Monday amid reports that he will be fired after his third season. But Strong said administrators have…… MORE
Texas Board Votes to Reject Criticized Mexican-American Book
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Board of Education has unanimously rejected a Mexican-American studies textbook that experts say is rife with factual errors and anti-Hispanic bias. Wednesday’s 14-0 preliminary move must still be affirmed by a final vote Friday. But it likely dooms a textbook that has long been disputed. Two years ago, the…… MORE
Waxahachie Firefighter Pleads Guilty in Hazing Case
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) – A volunteer firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a new recruit in a “rite of initiation” at a Texas firehouse has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault. Prosecutors say Keith Edward Wisakowsky entered the plea Thursday in Waxahachie and received a suspended one-year jail sentence. Felony aggravated sexual assault charges were dropped against…… MORE