Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

GOP State Senator: Texas “violated Voting Rights Act and US Constitution”

GOP State Senator: Texas “violated Voting Rights Act and US Constitution”

El Paso, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – In a sworn statement related to a court challenge over new redistricting boundaries for Texas District 10 in Fort Worth, retiring Republican State Senator Kel Seliger said in a declaration signed in November and reaffirmed in a video deposition earlier this month, that he believes his party violated federal voting…MORE

Houston investigators take custody of Man Accused of Killing Cpl. Charles Galloway

Houston investigators take custody of Man Accused of Killing Cpl. Charles Galloway

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 51-year-old man who had been on the run after being accused of fatally shooting a Houston-area deputy during a traffic stop this past weekend has been arrested in Mexico.  Oscar Rosales was taken into custody by Mexican law enforcement early Wednesday morning. “We are working with our law enforcement…MORE

Methodist Health System to Construct Hospital in Northern Collin County

Methodist Health System to Construct Hospital in Northern Collin County

CELINA (WBAP/KLIF)  — Methodist Health System announced plans on Wednesday to build its newest hospital in the growing Collin County city of Celina. Approved Tuesday by the system’s Corporate Board of Directors, Methodist Celina Medical Center will be a $200 million project on 46.7 acres of land at the southeast corner of the Dallas North…MORE

Dallas City Council Votes to Regulate Hours at Sexually Oriented Businesses

Dallas City Council Votes to Regulate Hours at Sexually Oriented Businesses

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – The Dallas City Council voted on Wednesday to regulate hours of operation at sexually oriented businesses in the city. The regulation will require those businesses to close daily between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia has been an advocate of the regulation for months with the thought that…MORE

Man Who Sold Pistol Used in Synagogue Hostage Crisis Federally Charged

Man Who Sold Pistol Used in Synagogue Hostage Crisis Federally Charged

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) -The man who investigators say sold the gun to the man who held four people hostage at a Colleyville synagogue earlier this month has been arrested and charged. 32-year-old Henry Michael Williams reportedly admitted that he sold a pistol to Malik Faisal Akram at an intersection in south Dallas. He was charged Tuesday…MORE

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire

WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire, according to multiple news sources. The opening paves the way for President Joe Biden to make his first appointment. The Liberal Justice was nominated for the High Court by President George W. Bush in 2005 and took his seat in September…MORE

Britain: Two Additional Arrests Made in Colleyville Hostage Siege

Britain: Two Additional Arrests Made in Colleyville Hostage Siege

United Kingdom(WBAP/KLIF) – Authorities in Britain now say two additional arrests have been made in connection to the Colleyville synagogue siege nearly two weeks ago. Two men were taken into custody for questioning this morning by the Manchester Police Department. Last week, two other men were arrested and later released in the UK, as were…MORE

COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in the US

COVID-19 vaccine booster drive is faltering in the US

NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 booster drive in the U.S. is losing steam, worrying health experts who have pleaded with Americans to get an extra shot to shore up their protection against the highly contagious omicron variant. Just 40% of fully vaccinated Americans have received a booster dose, according to the Centers for Disease…MORE