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Plano ISD Superintendent Announces Plans to Retire

Plano ISD Superintendent Announces Plans to Retire

PLANO (WBAP/KLIF) – After 33 years of service in public education, Plano ISD Superintendent Sara Bonser informed the Plano ISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday that she will retire at the end of this school year in order to spend more time with family. “Balancing work and family has always been important to me, but…MORE

Lawsuit Filed Over Dallas’ Regulation on Sexually Oriented Businesses

Lawsuit Filed Over Dallas’ Regulation on Sexually Oriented Businesses

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Owners of sexually oriented businesses in Dallas are pushing back against a new regulation. The Dallas City Council voted on Wednesday to require all sexually oriented businesses in the city to close daily between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. The recommendation came from Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia who told the council…MORE

Volunteers Needed For Cleanup of Fish Creek in Arlington and Grand Prairie

Volunteers Needed For Cleanup of Fish Creek in Arlington and Grand Prairie

ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – “The Mission Continues” organizations is in need of volunteers to help clean up Fish Creek, which cuts through Arlington and Grand Prairie for eight miles before flowing into the Trinity River. U.S. Marine Corps veteran and TMC member Angel Carter said because the creek is a storm drainage for both cities,…MORE

Will virus ever be ‘over’? Most Americans think not: AP-NORC poll

Will virus ever be ‘over’? Most Americans think not: AP-NORC poll

ATLANTA (AP) — Early in the pandemic, Ryan Wilson was careful to take precautions — wearing a mask, not really socializing, doing more of his shopping online. The 38-year-old father and seafood butcher from Casselberry, Florida, says he relaxed a bit after getting vaccinated last year. He had a few friends over and saw his…MORE

GOP State Senator: Texas “violated Voting Rights Act and US Constitution”

GOP State Senator: Texas “violated Voting Rights Act and US Constitution”

El Paso, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a sworn statement related to a court challenge over new redistricting boundaries for Texas District 10 in Fort Worth, retiring Republican State Senator Kel Seliger said in a declaration signed in November and reaffirmed in a video deposition earlier this month, that he believes his party violated federal voting…MORE