Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Mother Arrested For Pretending To Be A Middle School Student

Mother Arrested For Pretending To Be A Middle School Student

El Paso (WBAP/KLIF) – A Texas woman who was arrested for posing as her daughter at a middle school in El Paso says she did it to push for better security on the school’s grounds. Despite the fact that Casey Garcia is 30 years old she managed to go to to seven out of her…MORE

Floods Are Occurring Along The Brazos River

Floods Are Occurring Along The Brazos River

Weatherford (WBAP/KLIF) – The Red Cross has opened a flood shelter for residents of Parker County. So much rain has fallen in the county that two dam gates are open at Possum Kingdom Lake’s Morris Sheppard Dam. The Brazos River Authority advises anyone living near low-lying areas along the Brazos River to take immediate precautions.…MORE

Bills Aimed at Weatherizing, Strengthening Texas Power Grid Signed into Law

Bills Aimed at Weatherizing, Strengthening Texas Power Grid Signed into Law

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Recently passed energy-sector reform bills were been signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday during a ceremony in Austin. The state legislation followed February’s deadly winter storm that left millions of Texans without power amid unprecedented cold temperatures. The Governor opened his remarks by praising the legislature for accomplishing…MORE

H-E-B expansion announcement in McKinney

H-E-B expansion announcement in McKinney

McKINNEY, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – H-E-B announced Tuesday they will continue their D-FW expansion plans by opening a store in McKinney on the northeast corner of Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway. The store is expected to open in spring 2023. “Today is an exciting day for our community as we announce the upcoming arrival of this…MORE