Where Was Uvalde P.D.’s SWAT Team?

Uvalde (WBAP/KLIF) – Many questions are swirling about the actions, or lack thereof, of the Uvalde Police Department during Tuesday’s school shootings. A Texas Department of Public Safety briefing Thursday said several Uvalde Police officers were inside Robb Elementary School four minutes after the gunman got there and began shooting children. He also fired at…MORE

Hot, Dry and Windy for Memorial Weekend

WBAP WX CNTR FCST 5-27-22 INCREASING FIRE DANGER THROUGH THE WEEKEND TODAY…SUNNY AND WARM..                           HIGH NEAR 89                           WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT..FAIR AND MILD..                           LOW NEAR 67 TOMORROW…SUNNY, WINDY AND HOT..                           HIGH NEAR 95 / LOW NEAR 73                           WINDS SOUTH 20-30 MPH AND GUSTY SUNDAY…SUNNY, WINDY AND HOT…                           HIGH…MORE

Texas Leads the Nation in Population Growth

(WBAP/KLIF) — One North Texas county ranked number one in the country for its population boom. The United States Census Bureau, Thursday, released numbers showing Rockwall as the nation’s fastest growing county in the country. The North Texas county increased by 6.5% from 2020 to 2021. Five Texas cities rank in the top 15 on…MORE

Uvalde, TX Native Matthew McConaughey Says, “It’s time to reevaluate.”

Texas (WBAP/KLIF) Actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas expressed heartbreak over Tuesday’s mass shooting in his home town. In a Twitter post,he wrote, “Once again we have tragically proven that we are failing to be responsible for the rights our freedom grants us.” In the post Oscar winning writes that “it’s time to…MORE

Very Few Voted In The Primary Runoff Elections

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The May 24 primary runoff elections were widely ignored by north Texas voters. The figures show 4% of Dallas County voters cast ballots in the Democratic primary. Republican turnout was even less at 3%. In Tarrant County, 2% voted in the Democratic primary, 5.5% in the Republican primary. The largest voter turnout…MORE

Texas Court Overturns Execution Sentence

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has spared the life of a convicted murderer. Juan Ramon Meza Segundo was scheduled for execution for the rape and murder of an 11 year old girl in 1986. Cold case investigators arrested him 19 years after it happened. The court overturned Segundo’s sentence, finding he…MORE

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