Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News
Profanity Laced Podcast Mocks Governor Abbott’s Wheelchair Use
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott is denouncing audio posted online by a well-known conservative group. In the recording the podcasters are heard mocking...
Jun 19, 2020
Fort Worth Officer Dragged Under Stolen Vehicle in Stable Condition and Has ‘Long Road to Recovery’
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Fort Worth Police officer was critically injured after being dragged underneath a stolen vehicle. Officer Mather Brazeal, a 3 year veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department...
Jun 19, 2020
Austin Area School District Offering $68 Million in Tax Breaks To Reel In Tesla Plant
AUSTIN (AP) – Tesla wants to build an almost 5 million square foot manufacturing facility to the Austin area and a local school district is considering offering about $68 million to close the de...
Jun 19, 2020
Dallas County Issues Mask Requirement for Businesses
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas County Commissioners Court passed a measure with a 3 to 2 to vote on Friday to order all businesses in the county to require masks for any customers 10 years of a...
Jun 19, 2020
Austin City Leaders Weigh Cutting 100 Police Vacancies
Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Austin would cut 100 police officer vacancies and postpone the graduation of its July cadets as part of a broader effort to overhaul its ...
Jun 19, 2020
Frisco ISD Not Happy About Leaked Media Report
Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath shared information with state lawmakers regarding instruction for the next school year. The...
Jun 19, 2020
Multiple Juneteenth Events Scheduled Across DFW
Courtesy of WFAA-TV DFW (WBAP/KLIF NEWS)- Citizens all over the state are celebrating Juneteenth, the holiday which celebrates the day slaves were freed in Texas in 1865. Multiple events are being hel...
Jun 18, 2020
Texas Hovering Around 100,000 COVID-19 Cases
(WBAP/KLIF) — Texas has just under 100,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 2,100 deaths. The Metroplex has nearly 28% of the state’s total with close to 28,000 infected residents. Nearly 600 No...
Jun 18, 2020
Catholic Diocese of Dallas to Resume In-Person Mass Later this Month
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Catholic Diocese of Dallas announced on Thursday that in-person mass can resume June 28 at 50% capacity as the church slowly reopens from coronavirus restrictions. Bisho...
Jun 18, 2020
Process to Remove Confederate Monument in Dallas is Underway
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The removal of the confederate monument in Dallas’ Pioneer Park is underway. As of Thursday morning, fencing surrounding the monument was being removed and equipment w...
Jun 18, 2020
