Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

The Uvalde Tragedy Shaped How a First-Year Teacher Plans to Handle Safety in Her Classroom [LISTEN]

The Uvalde Tragedy Shaped How a First-Year Teacher Plans to Handle Safety in Her Classroom [LISTEN]

As school districts state-wide re-evaluate school safety, an incoming- first-year teacher at Dallas ISD chimes in. Texas (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Education Agency has ordered local school districts across the state to audit and correct security deficiencies at their schools before the start of the next school year.The order especially targets how secure exterior doors…MORE

Hundreds of Homeowners Show Support at Tarrant County Appraisal Meeting for Embattled Fort Worth Realtor Under Investigation

Hundreds of Homeowners Show Support at Tarrant County Appraisal Meeting for Embattled Fort Worth Realtor Under Investigation

TARRANT COUNTY (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Hundreds of homeowners rallied at the Tarrant County Appraisal District Thursday amid the investigation into a Fort Worth realtor known for helping at least 90,000 residents protest their property tax appraisals for free. The district is investigating accusations against Chandler Crouch, a property tax consultant and licensed realtor, that…MORE

Trial for US Basketball Star Begins in Moscow-Area Court

Trial for US Basketball Star Begins in Moscow-Area Court

Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) – American basketball star Brittney Griner has arrived at a Moscow-area court where she is scheduled to go on trial. Griner was arrested in February on cannabis possession charges at an airport while traveling to play for a Russian team. Police said she was carrying vape canisters with cannabis oil. Her…MORE

Paxton Sues Biden Administration for 28th Time

Paxton Sues Biden Administration for 28th Time

(WBAP/KLIF) — Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit against the Biden Administration for imposing climate change initiatives on the auto industry. Paxton joined 10 other states to petition for a review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s corporate average fuel economy standards. The regulation seeks to substantially increases the number of electric vehicles…MORE

Reports: Brunson to Leave Dallas Mavericks

Reports: Brunson to Leave Dallas Mavericks

DALLAS (WBAP.KLIF) – There are reports that Dallas Mavericks Guard Jalen Brunson could leave the team to go play for the New York Knicks. That’s according to NBA reporter Mark Stein and The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Brunson is an unrestricted free agent this summer and can sign with any team in the offseason. The four-year…MORE

Governor Abbott, others Respond to Supreme Court Ruling on EPA Regulations

Governor Abbott, others Respond to Supreme Court Ruling on EPA Regulations

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is applauding the U.S. Supreme Court decision to invalidate what he calls a “power grab” by the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling said the EPA can’t pass sweeping regulations without congressional approval. “I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate the EPA’s power grab and rein in this…MORE

Texas Leaders React to SCOTUS Decision on ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

Texas Leaders React to SCOTUS Decision on ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

(WBAP/KLIF) – Texas leaders reacted on Thursday to a Supreme Court decision that allows the Biden administration to end the Trump era Remain in Mexico immigration policy. Governor Greg Abbott said that the ruling will only embolden the Biden Administration’s open border policies. “More than fifty people recently died in a trailer—people who were allowed to cross our…MORE

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman on High Court

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman on High Court

WASHINGTON DC (WBAP/KLIF News ) – In a historic moment for the United States, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson became the first black woman to be sworn into the Supreme Court. Outgoing Justice Stephen Breyer officially stepped down Thursday and swore her in. Justice Jackson, a former public defender and federal appeals court judge, is Breyer’s…MORE

DFR: Woman Arrested; 3 Firefighters Injured in House Fire

DFR: Woman Arrested; 3 Firefighters Injured in House Fire

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Three Dallas firefighters were injured and a woman has been arrested in connection with an overnight house fire in Northwest Dallas. When firefighters arrived around 12:15am heavy smoke and fire was seen coming from a side of the one-story house on Mail Avenue near Love Field. Jason Evans with Dallas Fire Rescue…MORE