Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
And the Big Texas Choice Awards Finalists Are….
Courtesy: State Fair of TX DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The ten finalists for the 13th Annual Big Tex Choice awards have been unveiled by the State Fair of Texas. According to a news release, there are ...
Aug 16, 2017
Dallas spends millions to settle police misconduct lawsuits
Photo courtesy WFAA DALLAS (AP) – Records show that Dallas has spent almost $11 million in the past five years settling more than 20 lawsuits against police, a huge increase compared to the prev...
Aug 16, 2017
Texas Lawmakers End Special Session Early, Fail To Pass Bathroom Bill or Property Tax Reform
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) — The Texas House has ended its part in the special session in Austin. State representatives adjourned for the end of their session Tuesday night. The House and Senate ha...
Aug 16, 2017
Fort Worth Officially Votes Not to Join Sanctuary Cities Lawsuit
FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF News) — The City of Fort Worth has now officially decided not to join a statewide lawsuit fighting the anti-sanctuary cities law. The vote came early Wednesday morning afte...
Aug 16, 2017
Texas Education Agency reports improvement in Texas schools
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 95 percent of Texas school districts, and around 89 percent of individual schools, have met minimum education standards – slight improvements over last year....
Aug 15, 2017
WATCH: Texas Sheriff Calls Back Scammer Who Claimed to be Deputy
Sheriff calls phone scammer. Dep Marshall doesn’t work for us! It’s a SCAM#5129911693 pic.twitter.com/Cjete792ST - Sheriff Robert Chody (@SheriffChody) August 15, 2017 GEORGETOWN, Texas (A...
Aug 15, 2017
Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott Officially Appeals Suspension
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott filed an appeal on Tuesday to the six-game suspension handed down by the National Football League last week. The league said...
Aug 15, 2017
Dallas Considers Removing Memorials to Confederate Leaders
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF News) – Dallas may remove monuments to Confederate leaders. Several members of the city council want Dallas to remove the Confederate War Memorial next to the Dallas Convention...
Aug 15, 2017
President Trump Says Both Sides to Blame Amid Charlottesville Backlash
(CNN) — In a remarkable news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower, President Donald Trump blamed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday on both sides of the conflict, equating the...
Aug 15, 2017
Neighbors Gather as Investigators Search South Dallas House Where Lancaster Teen was Found Dead
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Crowds gathered in a South Dallas neighborhood Tuesday afternoon while local and federal investigators searched for evidence at the house where a Lancaster teenager was...
Aug 15, 2017
