(WBAP/KLIF) — The Texas Secretary of State’s office has released final numbers for the 2022 Mid-terms, which show a 45% turnout of registered voters. That number is down from the 53% benchmark set during the 2018 Mid-terms. Sam Taylor at the Secretary of State’s office noted an interesting trend this year as an increasing number…… MORE
Grapevine, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Grapevine police arrested a convicted sexual assault offender Thursday in connection with an alleged armed sexual assault last Saturday (November 4th.) Police say the incident happened in a parking lot in the same location where 20-year old Antony Acosta was taken into custody for a similar crime three years ago. Police…… MORE
Uvalde County, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – The final vote count in one South Texas county may be considered a surprise. Amid weeks of backlash from the families of the Uvalde school massacre victims, stats show that Uvalde County gave an overwhelming thumbs up to Governor Greg Abbott’s re-election bid. . When all of the precincts were…… MORE
FORT WORTH – (WBAP/KLIF) – Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo legend W.R. “Bob” Watt has passed away at the age of 88; sources say he died peacefully at home on Wednesday. Watt played a key role in the stock show’s growth, beginning in college, and then onto the Board of Directors in 1958, where…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — In the wake of a teacher shortage in North Texas, one district is making an effort to change that. Fort Worth ISD is like many school districts in the Metroplex that are having a hard time hiring and retaining teachers. That prompted the school board to provide incentive pay to help curb that…… MORE