GARLAND (WBAP/KLIF News ) – A Garland ISD bus driver is being hailed as a hero for saving a middle school student from a potential predator caught lingering around Berkner High School in Richardson. The district says on May 18th, the driver, known as Reva, noticed a man trying to lure one of her students…… MORE
TERRELL (WBAP/KLIF) – A celebrity from North Texas is donating a gift to his hometown. Actor Jamie Foxx, who was born and raised in Terrell, is behind a new basketball court at Breezy Hill Park. The court is red and has “Jamie Foxx” written in its center, and “Foxx Hole: Believe & Achieve” above that.…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said on Tuesday that he is tired of dysfunction in the State House of Representatives. Patrick was speaking at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The comments came hours after Governor Abbott announced he would call several special sessions to address his legislative priorities.…… MORE
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shaking up elections in Texas’ largest county, the GOP-controlled Legislature on Tuesday approved abolishing a position in Harris County that oversees more than 2 million voters around Houston months before the city chooses a new mayor. The election bills approved in the House would not apply to any of Texas’ 253…… MORE
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Amid support from Republicans in his home county, the Texas Senate has approved a plan to hold the impeachment trial for Attorney General Ken Paxton no later than August 28th. House Investigating Chairman Andrew Murr says the Senate will set the rules of the trial.The House has set a board of managers…… MORE