AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Senate has approved a bill allowing drivers to offer donations to help the state clear its backlog of untested rape kits. The proposal asks drivers renewing their licenses to donate $1 or more to help test rape kits awaiting analysis. Advocates say that while the driver license renewal approach…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said he’s ready to take the Legislature to a special session over the “bathroom bill” and property tax relief. “The two bills that I have discussed today…property tax relief and privacy are among the highest priority of the people of Texas. Whether or not we have a…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Senate is discussing the future of an agency that provides bus service to more than half of the local school districts in Dallas County. Republican Senator Don Huffines filed the bill to get rid of Dallas County Schools, claiming the agency is unreliable. State Representative Rafael Anchia backed up that claim…… MORE
A former Baylor University volleyball player has filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school claiming she was gang raped by Baylor football players. The woman referred to in the lawsuit as Jane Doe says she was brutally raped by at least four and as many as eight Baylor football players after a party in 2012.…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Dallas Police Department held services late Wednesday morning to honor fallen officers on Police Memorial Day. The event recognizes the sacrifices made by Dallas officers who’ve given their lives in the line of duty, including the five officers killed in the July 7th ambush. Hundreds of people gathered for the ceremony,…… MORE