Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Whataburger Worker Unwittingly ‘Resigns’ in a Dust Up Over Her BLM Mask

Whataburger Worker Unwittingly ‘Resigns’ in a Dust Up Over Her BLM Mask

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Five Fort Worth police cruisers responded to a Whataburger in the city Tuesday after a worker refused to leave. 19-year old Ma’kia Congious served up a two-week notice during a contentious conversation with Whataburger manager’s after a customer complained about her Black Lives Matter mask, which, according to the Fort Worth…MORE

Beirut Tragedy Brings Back Memories In West, TX

Beirut Tragedy Brings Back Memories In West, TX

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The staggering videos from the Lebanese capital are grimly familiar to Tommy Muska thousands of miles away in Texas: a towering blast, a thundering explosion and shock waves demolishing buildings with horrifying speed. It is what the mayor of West, Texas, lived seven years ago when one of the deadliest fertilizer plant explosions in U.S.…MORE

Texas GOP Lawmakers Sue Governor Over Virus Tracing Contract

Texas GOP Lawmakers Sue Governor Over Virus Tracing Contract

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Five Texas GOP lawmakers sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday over a $295 million contact tracing deal signed during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic that they claim skirted oversight and amounted to the governor exceeding his authority. The lawmakers are among the most conservative in the state Legislature,…MORE

Dallas Mayor Requests Audit of Company Running COVID-19 Test Site

Dallas Mayor Requests Audit of Company Running COVID-19 Test Site

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The company running one of the largest COVID-19 testing sites in the metroplex is now under the microscope. The Honu Management Group operates the Eastfield College test site under a $14-million contract being paid by the City of Dallas and Dallas County. It previously ran the site at the University of Dallas. The…MORE

Tarrant County Leaders Can’t Restrict Kenneth Copeland ‘Southwest Believers’ Convention in Fort Worth

Tarrant County Leaders Can’t Restrict Kenneth Copeland ‘Southwest Believers’ Convention in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- A Southwest Believers’ Convention featuring Televangelist Kenneth Copeland is expected to bring in nearly 3,000 guests to the Fort Worth Convention Center throughout this week. Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley said they couldn’t stop it because religious events are protected by the Governor’s Order. However, Whitley says he’s disappointed. “I’ve been watching the…MORE