Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas Lawmakers Approve $1 Billion Dollar Private School Voucher Plan

Texas Lawmakers Approve $1 Billion Dollar Private School Voucher Plan

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers have passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition. Thursday’s vote is a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide and one that has been pushed by President Donald Trump. The measure won final approval from the state…MORE

Cowboys Take Alabama Offensive Lineman Tyler Booker With 12th Pick In NFL Draft

Cowboys Take Alabama Offensive Lineman Tyler Booker With 12th Pick In NFL Draft

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have selected Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Booker with the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft. It was a somewhat surprising choice for a club without an overwhelming need, but with priorities seemingly higher than another blocker, despite the retirement of six-time All-Pro right guard Zack Martin. The…MORE

AMBER ALERT CANCELED: Girl Found Safe

AMBER ALERT CANCELED: Girl Found Safe

(WBAP/KLIF) — The North Richland Hills Police Department has canceled an Amber Alert for a missing teenage girl. Police had been searching for 15-year-old Ivanna Gonzalez who was last seen on April 18th in a residential area near Cross Timbers baseball fields. Police say the girl was found safe. (Copyright 2025 WBAP/KLIF Newsroom News. All…MORE

Texas Man Executed For The Murder Of A 20 Year Old Mom

Texas Man Executed For The Murder Of A 20 Year Old Mom

(WBAP/KLIF) – Moises Mendoza has been executed for the murder of a former high school classmate. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office confirmed Mendoza was pronounced dead at 6:30 Wednesday evening. Court documents indicate Mendoza confessed to killing 20 year old Rachelle Tolleson prior to his trial in 2005. Mendoza took Tolleson from her Farmersville…MORE

Governor Abbott Signs Law Creating a State Version of DOGE

Governor Abbott Signs Law Creating a State Version of DOGE

(WBAP/KLIF) — Governor Greg Abbott held a bill-signing ceremony for signing Senate Bill 14, which is a law that creates an efficiency office in Texas, similar to President Trump’s DOGE. The bill intends to streamline and improve the way state agencies enact and enforce regulations as the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office. In a statement, Lt.…MORE