Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
High Stakes Fuel Turnout Surge in Suddenly Competitive Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas is unusually shaky ground for Republicans as voters head to the polls in America’s biggest red state. The high stakes in Texas ripple beyond whether President Do...
Nov 03, 2020
Texas Now Leading US in COVID-19 Cases
WFAA AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas has surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests in the U.S. so far, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. As the coron...
Nov 03, 2020
Dallas County GOP And Democratic Chairs Call For Calm
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas GOP Chair Rodney Anderson and Dallas County Democratic Party Chair Carol Donovan have issued a joint statement calling on residents remain calm during the vote counti...
Nov 03, 2020
Cuban’s Decision to Support Biden is Fueled by Ongoing COVID Pandemic
Mark CubanPhoto courtesy WFAA Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban talked up his support for Joe Biden 2020. Cuban told ‘ The Athletic’ sports writer Sam Amick, tha...
Nov 03, 2020
North Texas Businesses Boarding Up with Talk of Potential Unrest After Election
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – A number of North Texas businesses are playing it safe with talk of potential unrest after Tuesday’s election results are tallied. Stores and restaurants in Downtown D...
Nov 02, 2020
Texas Federal Judge Rules that 127K Drive-In Ballots Cast in Harris County are Valid, Cannot be Thrown Out
HARRIS COUNTY(WBAP/KLIF)- About 127,000 drive-in votes in Harris County will be counted, per a ruling by a federal judge. A group of Republicans challenged the voting method, claiming it violates the ...
Nov 02, 2020
The Tarrant County Elections Office Hires More Board Members to Count Mail-In Ballots, After Scanning Error
TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Elections Office hired additional ballot board members after facing a shortage of workers available. “This was due to a variety of reasons. Most of...
Nov 02, 2020
Former President Will Keep His Vote to Himself
President George W. Bush poses for his official portrait in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library DA...
Nov 02, 2020
League of Women Voters of Texas Urges Voters to Continue Casting Record Numbers of Ballots Election Day
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF News) – Election day is tomorrow and politicians, advocacy groups and election officials are making their final pitch for Texans to continue to show up in record numbers at the...
Nov 02, 2020
Actor Eddie Hassell Fatally Shot in Grand Prairie
(Photo by George Pimentel/Getty Images) GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) - The actor Eddie Hassell, known for his roles in the NBC show "Surface" and the 2010 Oscar-nominated film "The Kids Are All Right," h...
Nov 02, 2020
