Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

New US Census Director Nominee is a Native Texan

New US Census Director Nominee is a Native Texan

Washington – AP (WBAP/KLIF)  – President Joe Biden says he’ll pick the president of the American Statistical Association to lead the U.S. Census Bureau as it works toward releasing data from the 2020 census that will be used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts. If confirmed, Robert Santos, a Mexican American from San Antonio, would become…MORE

Former Texas Lt. Governor Arrested By Dallas Police

Former Texas Lt. Governor Arrested By Dallas Police

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) Former Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst was arrested by Dallas Police Tuesday on a misdemeanor charge of family violence assault. According to police, a woman called late tuesday afternoon saying she was assaulted by a man she knew in the 33-hundred block of West Mockingbird Lane near Dallas Love Field. Police identified that…MORE

Texas Students Disciplined Over ‘Slave Trade’ on Snapchat

Texas Students Disciplined Over ‘Slave Trade’ on Snapchat

ALEDO, Texas (AP) — Students at a North Texas high school are being disciplined for their role in a mock slave auction they conducted on social media. A group of students at the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus in the Fort Worth suburb of Aledo set up the so-called “slave trade” of Black classmates on Snapchat,…MORE

Texas Energy Managers Call For Conservation On A Beautiful Spring Day

Texas Energy Managers Call For Conservation On A Beautiful Spring Day

DALLAS (AP) — The electric grid manager for most of Texas issued an electricity conservation watch Tuesday, appealing to customers to conserve electricity despite weather conditions typical for spring. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which previously came under fire after it was accused of mismanaging its resources in preparing for the historic freeze in…MORE