Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Census Bureau Says Texas Was Undercounted In 2020

Census Bureau Says Texas Was Undercounted In 2020

Washington (WBAP/KLIF) – The US Census Bureau has released the results of a follow-up survey it conducted on the accuracy of its own national head count in 2020. It concludes not all states were counted equally well. Six states had the greatest number of errors, and Texas is one of that half-dozen. According to the…MORE

Cornyn Slams Texas AG Ken Paxton

Cornyn Slams Texas AG Ken Paxton

Washington (AP) – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has blasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal woes as an “embarrassment.” The senator on Thursday gave the sharpest rebuke of Paxton to date from a senior Texas Republican as Paxton appears poised to win the party’s nomination for a third term. Paxton has been under state felony…MORE

Cornyn Slams Texas AG Ken Paxton

Cornyn Slams Texas AG Ken Paxton

Washington (AP) – U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has blasted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal woes as an “embarrassment.” The senator on Thursday gave the sharpest rebuke of Paxton to date from a senior Texas Republican as Paxton appears poised to win the party’s nomination for a third term. Paxton has been under state felony…MORE

Texas A&M To Pump $1.5 Billion Into Fort Worth

Texas A&M To Pump $1.5 Billion Into Fort Worth

(WBAP/KLIF) — Cowtown has become the talk of the country after a major partnership between the city and Texas A&M. Fort Worth will receive a $1.5 billion boost from Texas A&M. The university’s Board of Regents voted, Thursday, to approve an urban research campus in the downtown area. John Goff of ‘Fort Worth Now’ says…MORE

Motive Unclear in Deadly Shooting Outside Lockheed Martin

Motive Unclear in Deadly Shooting Outside Lockheed Martin

WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF) – Police continue to investigate a motive after a man is said to have shot himself inside a vehicle at the gate of the Lockheed Martin facility. According to the White Settlement Police Department, as officers arrived they determined that a man in his early 60’s was dead inside a car at…MORE

Motive Unclear in Deadly Shooting Outside Lockheed Martin

Motive Unclear in Deadly Shooting Outside Lockheed Martin

WHITE SETTLEMENT (WBAP/KLIF) – Police continue to investigate a motive after a man is said to have shot himself inside a vehicle at the gate of the Lockheed Martin facility. According to the White Settlement Police Department, as officers arrived they determined that a man in his early 60’s was dead inside a car at…MORE

Vandalism Prompts Canceled Classes at North Texas High School

Vandalism Prompts Canceled Classes at North Texas High School

FRISCO (WBAP/KLIF) – A senior prank prompted canceled classes at a Frisco high school. According to Frisco ISD, classes at memorial high school are canceled Thursday and Friday because of damage caused by vandalism during a senior prank. Frisco Police are working with the district to identify the students involved. A letter from the district…MORE

Texas Department Of Criminal Justice Release New Photos of Escaped Inmate

Texas Department Of Criminal Justice Release New Photos of Escaped Inmate

LEON COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – The search for a convicted murderer who escaped custody in Leon County last week continues and authorities are releasing more information about his escape and new photos. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said 46-year-old Gonzalo Lopez escaped from a transport bus that was taking him from Alfred Hughes…MORE

White Settlement PD: Isolated Shooting at Lockheed Martin; One Person Dead

White Settlement PD: Isolated Shooting at Lockheed Martin; One Person Dead

UPDATED: 9:17AM Fort Worth – White Settlement (WBAP/KLIF) – One person is dead after an isolated shooting at Lockheed Martin’s main gate this morning. White Settlement police responded to the location around 5:35am, where a man was found dead in a vehicle; a suspicious package was found as well. WSPD Chief Chris Cook said that…MORE

THURSDAY: Another hot and breezy day with highs in the 90s to low 100s

THURSDAY: Another hot and breezy day with highs in the 90s to low 100s

Storms are expected ahead of incoming cold front during Friday evening and into Saturday morning. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 96. South wind between 14 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. Breezy, with a south wind between 17 and 22 mph, with gusts…MORE