Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Ag Commissioner plans feral hog apocalypse
Texas wild hogsYouTube photo AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) — There are an estimated 2.5 million wild hogs in Texas and state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has just declared war on them. He says he pl...
Cumulus Media Feb 23, 2017

AG Paxton calls Lifting of Transgender Guidelines Encouraging
(WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Attorney General says the decision to lift Obama-era transgender bathroom guidelines is encouraging. Ken Paxton, in a statement, says the action taken by the Trump Admini...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2017

Ft. Worth Mayor’s “State of the City” Focuses on Education, Struggling Neighborhoods
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF News) – The mayor of Fort Worth has laid out a vision for the next eight years. Betsy Price delivered her sixth “State of the City” address since taking office....
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2017

Supreme Court Orders New Hearing for Black Texas Inmate
Cherry blossom trees bloom on the grounds of the U.S. Supreme Court. WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has ordered a new court hearing for a black Texas prison inmate who claims improper testi...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2017

Corporate investment groups warn Texas leaders of bathroom bill consequences
CNN.com AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus all received a letter Tuesday from institutional investors urging them to reje...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2017

Tom Brady’s Missing Super Bowl Jersey Worth Big $$$
(Courtesy: CNN) BOSTON (AP) – The value of Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey is listed as $500,000 on a Houston Police Department report. The New England Patriots quarterback is...
Cumulus Media Feb 22, 2017

Lawmaker Calls to Educate Public over Flag Confusion
(WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas lawmaker is pushing a resolution raising awareness of a minor yet major difference between two flags. Some smartphone users have been using an emoji flag of Chile as an emo...
Cumulus Media Feb 21, 2017

Judge Blocks Texas Cutting Medicaid to Planned Parenthood
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A federal judge has stopped Texas from cutting off Medicaid dollars to Planned Parenthood over secretly recorded videos taken by anti-abortion activists in 2015. The decisio...
Cumulus Media Feb 21, 2017

Houston Police Chief: No Injuries Amid Gunfire Reports
HOUSTON (AP) – The police chief in Houston says no one has been found injured and there’s no evidence of a shooting amid reports of gunfire inside the hospital at the Texas Medical Center....
Cumulus Media Feb 21, 2017

Tacos May Become Texas State Dish
Courtesy of: uvu.edu (WBAP/KLIF News) Tacos may become the new official dish of texas. A change.org petition suggests it’s time to change the state food. Chili con Carne has been the official di...
Cumulus Media Feb 21, 2017









