Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Fort Worth Animal Control Doing $10 Adoptions This Weekend
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — If you’re on the fence about adopting a new pet, this may be the weekend to do it. The Fort Worth Animal Care and Control Center is doing $10 adoptions all we...
May 26, 2017
Improper Teacher-Student Relationship Bill Signed by Governor Abbott
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a crackdown on inappropriate relationships between teachers and students. The measure requires principals and superintendents to report ...
May 26, 2017
Miss Black Texas 2016 says she was wrongfully arrested
COMMERCE, Texas (AP) – An East Texas police chief is on leave pending investigation after he was accused of wrongfully arresting Miss Black Texas 2016. Carmen Ponder tells KXAS-TV that Commerce ...
May 26, 2017
Texas Lawmakers Finalize Deal on $217 Billion Spending Bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers say they’ve finalized a $217 billion state budget deal with only a few days left to deliver the spending bill to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The compr...
May 25, 2017
National Missing Children’s Day Launches Billboard Campaign
A national billboard campaign has been launched to recognize Missing Children’s Day. The month-long effort across the Dallas region is aimed at generating leads in the case of Maria Elizalde, wh...
May 25, 2017
President Trump to Take Travel Ban to Supreme Court
Cherry blossom trees bloom on the grounds of the U.S. Supreme Court. WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to review an appeals ...
May 25, 2017
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Replica on Display in Sachse
For those North Texans who want to pay their respects to Vietnam Veterans this Memorial Day, a unique opportunity has come to Sachse. The Vietnam Combat Veterans Memorial Moving Wall, a half-size repl...
May 25, 2017
Trump’s Border wall proposal would be built mostly in Texas
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Trump Administration’s proposed budget calls for spending $2.7 billion for border security including a 74 mile wall separating the U.S. from Mexico, mostly in...
May 25, 2017
Texas Approves Hunting Feral Hogs by Hot Air Balloon
Photo courtesy of WFAA TV AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas lawmakers have approved hunting feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons. The state already allows shooting feral hogs from helicopters. ...
May 25, 2017
Texas Voucher Clash Kills Sweeping School Finance Fix
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A standoff between Texas’ Republican-majority House and Senate over a modest voucher program has killed an ambitious, bipartisan $1.6 billion school finance plan. The ...
May 24, 2017
