Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

School Boards Oppose Governor’s Mask Ban
Dallas/Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The School Boards in Dallas and Fort Worth each took steps Thursday night opposing Governor Abbott's executive order that bans local officials from instituting ma...
Cumulus Media Aug 27, 2021

Voting Reform Bill Makes Progress In Texas Legislature
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – A controversial voting reform bill was passed by the Texas House a little before midnight Thursday night. That’s the measure Democratic members blocked for weeks by le...
Cumulus Media Aug 27, 2021

The Latest: Biden says Kabul Attackers ‘Will Pay’
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is pressing ahead with the evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan after attacks that killed 13 U.S. servicemembers and dashed hopes of ending the 20-...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mask Mandate for San Antonio Schools, Could set Precedent
SAN ANTONIO (WBAP/KLIF) – A mask requirement for San Antonio schools was temporarily blocked by the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday. The decision to grant the emergency motion for temporary reli...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

Governor Abbott Issues Statement on U.S. Military Members Killed in Kabul Airport Attack
(Gov. Greg Abbott) AUSTIN – Texas Governor Abbott asked Texas for prayers on Thursday after it was reported that several U.S. military members were killed in an attack at the airport in Kabul, A...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

Dallas 14-year-old Charged with Murder After High-Speed Police Chase Ends in Crash
[WFAA photo]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – A Dallas 14-year-old is charged with murder after an armed carjacking led to a high-speed police chase that ended with a crash. The deadly incident prompted...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

US, Afghan officials: At least 72 killed in airport attack Including 12 Service Members
(WFAA) UPDATE 2:00 PM: KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan official says at least 60 Afghans were killed and another 143 were wounded in the attack outside Kabul airport. The official spoke on conditi...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

FDA Warning: ‘You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously y’all. Stop it.’
(Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – As the COVID Delta variant continues to spike, Texas has also seen a spike in a dangerous and...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

US Jobless Claims Rise by 4,000 to 353,000
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in five weeks even though the economy...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021

Half Of US Workers Favor Employee Shot Mandate: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) – Half of American workers are in favor of vaccine requirements at their workplaces at a time when such mandates are gaining traction now that the government has given full approva...
Cumulus Media Aug 26, 2021









