(WBAP/KLIF) — A federal appeals court says the Texas “winner-take-all” system used to assign electoral college votes is constitutional. Wednesday’s ruling by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is the latest defeat for those who say presidential electoral votes should be assigned based on the statewide vote percentage. The court says 48…… MORE
WBAP Morning News: Your Calls – Where Is Your Level of Concern Over COVID-19?
In a matter of days, we went from not having to worry about it, to some organizations saying we need to prepare for the worst. We took calls this morning from listeners, and it seems like many aren’t that worried, are you? … MORE
Ex-Houston Cop May Have Falsely Convicted 71 People
(WBAP/KLIF) — Prosecutors allege 69 additional people might have been falsely convicted based on bogus evidence from an ex-Houston police officer. The announcement came, Wednesday, after judges declared two previously jailed brothers innocent, after being convicted based on testimony from Gerald Goines. Many of the ex-officer’s cases are now under review. Goines’ work has come under…… MORE
Bernie Blitzes Texas, Will it Work?
(WBAP/KLIF) — Bernie Sanders and the rest of the 2020 field are beginning a new blitz into Texas ahead of Super Tuesday. Only California has more delegates at stake next week than the Lone Star State. That’s putting the nation’s biggest conservative state in helping decide who democrats put up against President Donald Trump in…… MORE
Texas Looms Large as Super Tuesday Bonanza for Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bernie Sanders packed a rodeo arena in Dallas. Mike Bloomberg has spent more than $13.5 million on television ads around Houston alone. And neither Joe Biden nor Elizabeth Warren can afford big losses. For a change, Texas matters in picking a presidential nominee. As more than a dozen states go to…… MORE