Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Keller ISD Could Block Robin Hood Funding Over Alleged State Transparency Issues [WATCH]

Keller ISD Could Block Robin Hood Funding Over Alleged State Transparency Issues [WATCH]

Keller, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – Keller Independent School District (KISD) passed a resolution on Monday (September 11, 2023) that could result in the district withholding recapture funds to the state. Recapture or ‘Robinhood’ funds are a portion of property tax revenues from more affluent school districts that are redistributed by the state to poor districts. KISD…MORE

Texas Education Agency Delays Release of School Rankings

Texas Education Agency Delays Release of School Rankings

The Texas Education Agency [TEA] has delayed an expected late September release of its annual school ratings . The agency cited the need to make adjustments to account for academic decline attributed to the pandemic. The move comes amid pushback from several school districts that sued to stop the TEA from releasing school rankings compiled…MORE

[UPDATES] Paxton Impeachment Trial

[UPDATES] Paxton Impeachment Trial

Day 7: Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted communications with a lawyer he hired to investigate law enforcement officials probing one of the Republican’s wealthy donors, the lawyer testified at Paxton’s impeachment trial Tuesday. The testimony from Brandon Cammack on the sixth day of the historic proceeding…MORE

Classmates of TCU Student Killed in Shooting Creating Memorial Scholarship

Classmates of TCU Student Killed in Shooting Creating Memorial Scholarship

(WBAP/KLIF News ) – The classmates of a murdered Texas Christian University student are creating a memorial scholarship in honor of his memory. 21-year-old Wes Smith was fatally shot outside a bar in the popular West 7th entertainment district in Fort Worth in the early morning hours of September 1, in what police say was…MORE

Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante Captured in  Pennsylvania after Weeks on the Run

Escaped Murderer Danelo Cavalcante Captured in Pennsylvania after Weeks on the Run

POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania police say escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante has been captured after two weeks on the run. State police announced Cavalcante’s capture on social media Wednesday and planned a news conference announcing details. His condition wasn’t immediately released. Heavily armed police had descended on the South Coventry Township area, closing roads…MORE

More Scattered Showers Expected Today

More Scattered Showers Expected Today

Scattered showers are expected today with the highest rain chances along and south of I-20. A few thunderstorms are possible, but no severe weather is expected. Highs will mostly be in the 80s. Wednesday A 40 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday Night A…MORE

ATF Dallas Offers up to $15,000 Reward on the Shooting Death of Kyrie Barnes

ATF Dallas Offers up to $15,000 Reward on the Shooting Death of Kyrie Barnes

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives hopes a $15,000 reward will help lead to an arrest in the shooting death of a 7 year old Pleasant Grove boy. Kyrie Barnes was shot on July 2, 2023, at approximately 9:32 p.m inside his family’s apartment on Rothington Road. He died on…MORE

FWPD: Triple Fatality Crash Involve 5 Vehicles Including Two 18-Wheelers

FWPD: Triple Fatality Crash Involve 5 Vehicles Including Two 18-Wheelers

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – What started as a minor crash shortly after 9 last night on I-35W northbound at Berry Street in Fort Worth snowballed into major triple fatality accident involving five vehicles Officer Daniel Segura with Fort Worth PD says the driver of a large truck had stopped to help two vehicles involved in…MORE

Keep the Umbrellas Handy this Week

Keep the Umbrellas Handy this Week

Rain chances will continue across the area today, although there will be fair amount of dry time during the day. Highs will mostly be in the upper 70s and 80s, although a few locations in Central Texas will be able to reach 90. Higher rain chances will exist overnight into early Wednesday morning, with a…MORE