Category Archives: 24/7 Newsroom News
El Paso Scales Back
PHOTO: WFAA El Paso (AP) – Officials in El Paso say tighter virus restrictions will be put in place there in an effort to stop a surge in newly reported COVID-19 cases. El Paso County is the fir...
Oct 15, 2020
Texas Governor Appoints A New Justice To The State Supreme Court
Austin (AP) – Texas’ governor appointed a new justice to the state Supreme Court Thursday, filling the vacant seat of a recently retired judge. Republican Governor Greg Abbott appointed Re...
Oct 15, 2020
Texas Billionaire Charged In Huge Tax Fraud Scam
Houston (WBAP/KLIF) – Federal prosecutors have charged Texas billionaire Robert Brockman with conducting a $2 billion tax fraud scheme that they say is the largest such case ever brought against...
Oct 15, 2020
Denton County Polling Place Temporarily Closes after Poll Worker Contracts COVID-19
(Facebook) LEWISVILLE (WBAP/KLIF) – The Denton County Elections Administration temporarily closed a polling location in Lewisville on Thursday over concerns surrounding COVID-19. According to el...
Oct 15, 2020
Governor Abbott Appoints Rebeca Huddle to Texas Supreme Court
(Office of Gov. Greg Abbott) EL PASO (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott announced his appointment of Rebeca Huddle to the Texas Supreme Court on Thursday in El Paso. Huddle will replace Justice ...
Oct 15, 2020
Trump Seizes on Biden-Ukraine Story
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – Republicans are fuming that two of the most-used social media networks in the U-S actively stopped people from sharing an article appearing in the New York Post newspape...
Oct 15, 2020
Dak Prescott Says He’s in “Good Spirits” After Season Ending Injury
(Dak Prescott Instagram) DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott said Thursday that he’s ready to start his “road to a comeback.” The Instagram post came j...
Oct 15, 2020
Governor Abbott Announces COVID-19 Rapid Testing Pilot Program For Texas School Systems
Getty Images DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- School districts across Texas could soon receive more than 1 million Covid-19 rapid tests for students and staff. Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency, and...
Oct 15, 2020
Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Senator Kamala Harris Suspends Travel After Two Staffers Test Positive for COVID-19
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Senator Kamala Harris has canceled travel through Sunday and will suspend in-person events until Monday after two staffers tested pos...
Oct 15, 2020
Last day to Complete 2020 Census Count
Facebook Photo DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- The U.S. Census Count concludes Thursday following a decision by the U.S. Supreme court which allowed the Trump Administration to stop the count a month earlier than...
Oct 15, 2020
