AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The State of Texas will invest an additional $94.6 million in federal funds to support higher education, according to Governor Greg Abbott. Last year, the Governor allocated $175 million to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support Texas higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This additional funding in higher education is…… MORE
ARLINGTON (WBAP/KLIF News) – There’s a new website for Arlington residents who want to file a complaint about illegal fireworks. It’s an effort to prevent the annual spike in 9-1-1 fireworks-related phone calls that inundate the city each year around the Fourth of July weekend. Setting off fireworks is illegal within the City of Arlington and…… MORE
Tarrant County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County officials announced a change in policy related to low-level crimes. Most low level marijuana offenses and criminal mischief for losses between $100 and $750 are among crimes that will no longer result in immediate arrest, but a citation will be issued instead. The Tarrant County Law Enforcement Executives…… MORE
Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency released Spring 2021 STAAR test results on Monday which show that math suffered the biggest decline in proficiency across all grade levels. The TEA cites learning disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for the number of students not meeting grade level increases from 2019 across all subject areas…… MORE
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In the past week alone, Nikki Haley regaled activists in Iowa, Mike Pence courted donors in California and Donald Trump returned to the rally stage, teasing a third campaign for the White House. The midterms are more than a year away, and there are 1,225 days until the next presidential…… MORE