Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Alliance Texas to be Safety Test Hub for Future Global Transportation Technologies

Alliance Texas to be Safety Test Hub for Future Global Transportation Technologies

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Alliance Texas will soon be the hub for Uber and other companies to test driver-less cars and air taxi technology. Alliance Texas, a 26,000-acre master-planned development and home to Fort Worth Alliance Airport is working with several companies to improve mobility, globally. Wyatt Smith is the head of Business Development for Uber Elevate,…MORE

Damaging Storm Exposes Out of Date Traffic Signals in Dallas

Damaging Storm Exposes Out of Date Traffic Signals in Dallas

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Last Sunday’s damaging storm is prompting more attention to traffic signals in the City of Dallas. Traffic lights were out across North Texas for days after the storm. Many of them were flashing red because they were running on backup batteries. But some signals in Dallas were just plain out, not working at…MORE

Texas Native Whataburger Sells to Chicago Company

Texas Native Whataburger Sells to Chicago Company

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas based Whataburger has been sold to a Chicago company. The family owned business, which first set up show in Corpus Christi 68 years ago, has now sold a majority of the company to BDT Capital Partners. A bank which specializes in the purchasing of family owned businesses. The headquarters will remain in…MORE

Gov. Abbott Extends Life of State Plumbing Board Through 2021

Gov. Abbott Extends Life of State Plumbing Board Through 2021

Fort Worth, Austin (WBAP.KLIF) – By executive order, Governor Greg Abbott extended the life of a state board that regulates plumbers. The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners is good to go at least until the state legislature reconvenes in 2021. Lawmakers abolished it effective September first after deeming it ‘not worth keeping around’ during…MORE

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Students in Sports

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Students in Sports

Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco ISD is eliminating its pay-to-play fee for student athletes. The district began charging $100 for middle schoolers and 200 dollars for high schoolers to take part in athletics in 2017 after local voters rejected a tax increase. That’s now going away because of the state legislature’s school funding bill, which…MORE

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Student Athletes

Frisco ISD to Eliminate Pay-to-Play Fees for Student Athletes

Frisco, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Frisco ISD is eliminating its pay-to-play fee for student athletes. The district began charging $100 for middle schoolers and 200 dollars for high schoolers to take part in athletics in 2017 after local voters rejected a tax increase. That’s now going away because of the state legislature’s school funding bill, which…MORE

Texas City Bans Abortion; Says It’s A ‘Sanctuary’ For Unborn

Texas City Bans Abortion; Says It’s A ‘Sanctuary’ For Unborn

WASKOM, Texas (AP) – A small Texas city has passed a local abortion ban and declared itself a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” Right to Life of East Texas says the vote Tuesday by the all-male Waskom City Council means the city along the Louisiana border is “standing for life.” The ordinance refers to groups…MORE

Austin Airport to Consider Welcoming Non-ticketed Visitors

Austin Airport to Consider Welcoming Non-ticketed Visitors

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport officials are considering opening the airport’s terminals to non-ticketed visitors who want to access the facility’s food, beverage and retail offerings. The Airport Advisory Commission on Tuesday mulled over the idea of welcoming non-ticketed visitors as long as they pass through security, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Bryce Dubee, an airport…MORE

WATCH: Fort Worth Police Release Body Cam Video in Officer Involved Shooting

WATCH: Fort Worth Police Release Body Cam Video in Officer Involved Shooting

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – According to Fort Worth Police, Officers followed protocol in Sunday’s shooting that killed 20-year-old JaQuavion Slaton. Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus said Thursday that Slaton was shot while hiding from Officers in a pickup truck while they were serving a warrant. The department released portions of the body cam video,…MORE