(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Dustin Burrows has been elected as the new Texas House Speaker. Burrows is an attorney from Lubbock, who was first elected to the Texas House in 20-14. As speaker, he will be tasked with appointing lawmakers to legislative committees and selecting who will serve as each committee’s chair. Burrows was…… MORE
Neuralink is a company founded by Musk to provide brain implants Image Courtesy of AP Elon Musk has confirmed that a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, which is working on groundbreaking technology to connect the human nervous system with machines. Speaking during an interview at a Las Vegas…… MORE
Who is eligible depends on several factors Photo Courtesy of AP Here’s who is eligible: In total, the IRS will distribute around $2.4 billion to approximately 1 million taxpayers by the end of January 2025. Payment Breakdown Eligibility Requirements: The IRS has published further details online for taxpayers who want to know more about their…… MORE
Former NFL defensive end Robert Quinn faces multiple charges Robert Quinn (Charleston Co. Jail) NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Former NFL defensive end Robert Quinn, who played for the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested early Friday morning in South Carolina after authorities say he attempted to flee the scene of an accident. Quinn, 34, faces charges of leaving…… MORE
Grand Prairie, TX – A fatal car accident occurred early Monday morning at the intersection of the North Highway 161 service road and the westbound IH-30 service road. According to Grand Prairie Police, a Nissan passenger car traveling westbound on the IH-30 service road collided with a Dodge pickup truck heading south on the Highway…… MORE
No discussions about renewing Mccarthy’s contract Credit AP Mike McCarthy Expected to Depart as Head Coach of Dallas Cowboys DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not expected to return as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, WFAA confirmed on Monday. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, McCarthy and the Cowboys have not engaged in discussions about…… MORE
Sid Miller in a recent editorial called for a “compassionate and sensible” cannabis policy. DALLAS — Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has been fielding messages from across Texas since Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick proposed a ban on all forms of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive compound in cannabis. According to Miller, the messages have largely come from…… MORE
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
