Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Capitol, Austin AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans pressed ahead with their push for tougher election laws Tuesday, vowing to ensure Democrats' weekend victory over SB-7 is merely temporary....

(S Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – After a year hiatus, due to the covid-19 pandemic, the time-honored tradition of the State Fair of Texas is returning in all its lone star glory this fall. Mark Glieber, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Former President Donald Trump (WFAA/2020) Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has received the endorsement of former president Donald Trump. In a written stat...

Facebook Photo FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Fort Worth has closed Lake Worth until further notice due to high elevation levels caused by heavy rain. This closure includes all recreational activity includin...

(Photo: DPA) AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed several pieces of legislation into law on Tuesday that are aimed to stop cities from defunding the police and enhance penaltie...

MCALLEN (WBAP/KLIF) – U.S. Senator John Cornyn will tour the Texas-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday. The Senator will be joined by Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), U.S. Representatives ...

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Political experts say Texas Governor Greg Abbott is within his power to remove pay for lawmakers after pledging to do so in response to Democrats letting the clock run out o...

There's a wild card in the push to return to pre-pandemic life: Many workers don't want to go back to the jobs they once had. Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits and st...

(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) HOUSTON (AP) – Houston residents and officials are seething over a Texas agency’s decision to not award the city a single cent of the initial $1 billion...

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Monday that state lawmakers delivered one of the most conservative legislative sessions the state has ever seen, but insisted more work needs...