Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

An Immigrant Holding Camp Has Bad Water

An Immigrant Holding Camp Has Bad Water

Austin (AP) – Texas’ environmental regulator has barred most uses of the water at a Midland oilfield camp that’s been converted into a holding center for immigrant teenagers. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Friday ordered federal agencies to stop using water at the site for anything other than flushing toilets or washing clothes.…MORE

Angry Man Refuses To Wear Mask, Stabs Restaurant Manager

Angry Man Refuses To Wear Mask, Stabs Restaurant Manager

League City (WBAP/KLIF) – Police in League City, southeast of Houston, are searching for 53 year old James Schulz. He allegedly refused to wear a mask at a local Jack in the Box, and then stabbed the shift manager when he insisted. The shift manager is expected to recover. He was stabbed three times in…MORE

No Charges for Texas Officer in Killing of College Student

No Charges for Texas Officer in Killing of College Student

DENTON, Texas (AP) – A grand jury has declined to indict a North Texas police officer in the fatal shooting of a college student who had refused to drop a frying pan and a cleaver and then advanced toward police with the pan. The Denton County grand jury made the decision Thursday about the officer.…MORE

Texas Power Grid Operator Gets a Pass. For Now.

Texas Power Grid Operator Gets a Pass. For Now.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Supreme Court has sidestepped a ruling on whether the state’s embattled power grid operator can be sued. The decision today comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas remains under fire following February’s deadly blackouts. More than 50 people died in the winter storm and resulting blackouts, which left…MORE