Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
Texas Lawmaker Wants to More Than Double the State Minimum Wage
Austin, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Raising the state minimum wage is on the radar for at least one Texas lawmaker this session. Rep.Ron Reynolds (D) Houston, filed a bill that would more than double the m...
Jan 23, 2019
Child Safe After Dramatic Carjacking in Fort Worth
Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – A search continues for suspects after a dramatic carjacking at a Fort Worth Quiktrip this morning. A woman had left the car running, and unlocked with her 13-year old da...
Jan 23, 2019
Texas AG Launches Website To Fight Opioid Abuse
Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a new website to inform and educate Texans about the dangers of misusing prescription painkillers. The new site, Dose of Reali...
Jan 23, 2019
Buc-ee’s opens first location outside of Texas
Photo courtesy WFAA LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) - A company known for its massive convenience stores has come to Alabama to open its first location outside of Texas. Buc-ee's unveiled its new location on Inters...
Jan 23, 2019
A Bizarre Bus Crash Near Houston, But No Injuries Reported
SPRING, Texas (AP) – Authorities say no students were hurt after a man suffering from a gunshot wound crashed a car into a school bus near Houston on Tuesday morning. Harris County Sheriff Ed Go...
Jan 22, 2019
Air Traffic Controllers Growing Frustrated as Partial Shutdown Continues
(WBAP/KLIF) – A growing number of air traffic controllers in North Texas are voicing frustrations as the partial government shutdown continues. Thousands of air traffic controllers are furloughe...
Jan 22, 2019
More to be Removed From Dallas Park Where Robert E. Lee Statue Once Stood
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The granite plinth that the statue of Robert E. Lee sat on in Dallas’ Oak Lawn Park, formerly Lee Park, will be disassembled and archived in a secure location on City ...
Jan 22, 2019
Dallas State Representative Runs for Mayor
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – State Representative Eric Johnson is the latest candidate to enter the mayor’s race in Dallas. Johnson is the chair of the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation and has r...
Jan 22, 2019
DPS Increases Reward For Man on Top 10 Most Wanted List
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The Texas Department of Public Safety is offering a 15,000 reward for a gang member on the state’s top 10 most wanted list. DPS says 45 year old Anthony Gonzales ...
Jan 22, 2019
DFW Food Truck Feeding Federal Workers for Free as Partial Government Shutdown Continues
[photo courtesy of Ruthie’s Rolling Cafe Twitter]DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – As the partial government shutdown over border wall funding continues, a popular DFW food truck is rallying aroun...
Jan 22, 2019
