{"id":10272,"date":"2019-04-16T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/wfaa-texas-politics\/"},"modified":"2019-04-16T14:31:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T14:31:50","slug":"wfaa-texas-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/wfaa-texas-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"WFAA Texas Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MNCTYPf7GS0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>WFAA, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, the Tegna-owned ABC affiliate, had its second Cronkite win. The jury cited WFAA\u2019s overall commitment to political coverage that included prominent debates, roundtable discussions, truth tests and long-form reporting pieces on national security at the southern border. They were also hailed for dedicating the kinds of resources needed to produce in-depth political reporting. WFAA\u2019s \u201ccreative, diverse, thought-provoking and entertaining\u201d programming could be something aired on the national level, the jury said.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on WFAA Texas Politics<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=WFAA+Texas+Politics&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">WFAA Texas Politics - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fsports%2Fwnba%2Fcaitlin-clarks-dallas-arrival-brings-wnbas-private-flight-policy-back-spotlight%2F287-c303c720-49ba-4375-b752-2b4172d63fe7&amp;c=11076037804023203234&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCaitlin Clark's Dallas arrival brings WNBA's often disagreeable private flight policy back to spotlight\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyday passengers shared a commercial flight with Clark and the Indiana Fever Thursday. The WNBA heavily relies on commercial flights for in-season away games.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fhealth%2Fproposed-changes-to-medicaid-plans-could-dismantle-coverage-for-125000-low-income-families-in-north-texas%2F287-8bc22b59-7968-4b7c-a6df-36b5c8afd332&amp;c=18130876926281921071&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'It would be devastating': Proposed changes to Medicaid plans in Texas could dismantle coverage for 125,000 low-income families in North Texas\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>If health officials move to dismantle health plans, 1.8 million low-income Texans will lose their healthcare coverage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fut-dallas-protestors-released-from-collin-county-jail%2F287-7dec2d05-7672-4200-bf7b-b5e2f1e56adb&amp;c=17408300825667265186&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUT Dallas protestors released from jail after appearing before Collin County Judge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We make sacrifices for the Palestinian cause regardless,\u201d a UTD student said when asked if his detention overnight in jail was worth the trouble.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Findexnowdelete%2Far-AA1aHwU0&amp;c=13326097021253180813&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCan Colin Allred beat Ted Cruz? Political experts weigh in on the chances\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kimi Lynn King follows and teaches Texas politics as a professor at the University of North Texas. She says money and name recognition have to be the two focuses for Allred if he\u2019s going to have any ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fdallas-cowboys-dak-prescott-lawsuit-accuser-motion-filed%2F287-04d90627-8719-4b39-b8da-48a388ebc09a&amp;c=4467606234893992745&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSources: Dallas Police won't pursue sexual assault charges against Dak Prescott, found no evidence to support accuser's claim\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>COLLIN COUNTY, Texas \u2014 Editor's note: The video published above is a WFAA report from April when the woman accusing Dak Prescott of sexual assault dropped her lawsuit in Dallas County to move the case ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffort-worth-mayor-committee-focused-urban-rail%2F287-ea1d8d23-177b-460e-867b-00dc3651cbde&amp;c=4514756906323365789&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFort Worth mayor creates committee focused on urban rail\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker announced the creation of the Urban Rail Committee Supporting Economic Development &amp; Tourism on Thursday. The committee, formed in partnership with ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffort-worth-texas-alliance-hillwood-development%2F287-c96bc196-b67f-4f16-bec2-dbda676526b3&amp;c=2069667710545211056&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHillwood plans jumbo industrial space in DFW\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new building, called Alliance Westport 14, will provide access to Intermodal Parkway, FM 156 and the BNSF Railway Alliance Intermodal Facility, Hillwood says.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Ffeatures%2Fpopstroke-tiger-woods-dfw-putt-putt-the-colony%2F287-ea33e645-acc1-41b9-ac72-ad1e761ab671&amp;c=5155640432016164953&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t'Not your grandpa's mini-golf' | PopStroke, Tiger Woods partner to bring putt-putt into the 21st century\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>PopStroke, which partnered with Tiger Woods and Taylor Made, opened in late March at the Grandscape. It features two 18-hole courses. One, the black course, is a little easier. The other, the blue ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fsports%2Ftexas-rep-reiterates-simple-stance-comes-womens-sports&amp;c=16432368837469318626&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas rep reiterates 'simple' stance when it comes to women's sports\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas, reiterated that the state will refuse to adopt the Biden administration's Title IX changes. Several other states have joined Texas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fmansfield-texas-earthquake-detected-dfw-north-texas-map-usgs%2F287-258deff0-1315-4d92-a55a-1f3b174b29d7&amp;c=4879264403852125189&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2 earthquakes detected in North Texas, police getting calls from public\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The USGS map said the earthquake was detected just over four miles southwest of Mansfield, which is located in Tarrant County.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftexas%2Fdecayed-power-pole-sparked-the-largest-wildfire-state-history-texas-house-committee-confirms%2F287-4948e2b6-6027-40de-8600-73153efb0570&amp;c=13109232981846018889&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDecayed power pole sparked the largest wildfire in state history, Texas House committee confirms\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>LUBBOCK COUNTY, Texas \u2014 A decayed utility pole that broke, causing power wires to fall on dry grass in the Texas Panhandle, sparked the state\u2019s largest wildfire in history, a Texas House committee ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66347682ede5447fa5d5718346966d07&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kagstv.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fut-dallas-protest-encampment-palestinian-sraeli%2F287-a7c1f1d1-434f-4144-b62f-24b77c0f1113&amp;c=14600096311730248184&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMultiple protesters arrested after law enforcement dismantles UT Dallas student's pro-Palestinian encampment\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The encampment was set up Wednesday morning in the UT Dallas Chess Plaza. The students are seeking a response to the group's demands from the administration.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WFAA, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, the Tegna-owned ABC affiliate, had its second Cronkite win. The jury cited WFAA\u2019s overall commitment to political coverage that included prominent debates, roundtable discussions, truth tests and long-form reporting pieces on national security at the southern border. They were also hailed for dedicating the kinds of resources needed to produce in-depth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[86,187],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/MNCTYPf7GS0.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10272"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}