The number one priority is said to be school choice in the Texas legislature Image Courtesy of WFAA Dallas, Texas – The Texas legislative session kicks off on Tuesday, with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushing school vouchers as his top priority. He’s urging Gov. Greg Abbott to make the bill an emergency item to expedite…… MORE
University presidents have been facing growing political pressures. WFAA Austin, Texas – Many were surprised when University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell announced Tuesday he would leave to lead Southern Methodist University in Dallas. But for Holden Thorp, former chancellor of the University of North Carolina, the move wasn’t unexpected. Thorp resigned in…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Governor Greg Abbott is deploying more than 135 firefighters, emergency management and medical personnel, as well as more than 45 fire engines, ambulances, command vehicles, and equipment to California as crews battle ongoing wildfires in the southern part of the state. This deployment is coordinated under the Emergency Management Assistance…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – DALLAS, TX – Dallas Fire Rescue is deploying six personnel to assist with ongoing wild land fire response efforts in Los Angeles County, California. The deployment includes a type 3 fire engine staffed with four wild land firefighters as part of a strike team composed of resources from around the state. Additionally, two…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump. It was an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead. The department disclosed Smith’s departure in a court filing…… MORE