Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect, With High Court Mum

Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect, With High Court Mum

Austin (AP) – A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight Wednesday, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in the United…MORE

A Careless Dallas IT Worker is Looking for a New Job

A Careless Dallas IT Worker is Looking for a New Job

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The lone Dallas IT worker who was responsible for deleting a massive amount of Dallas police files, apparently had done it at least twice before. that worker is has been fired, according to the Dallas Morning News. Officials reviewed the city’s complete data archive dating back to 2018 and discovered that the…MORE

PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth

PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Professional Bull Riders (PBR) announced that bull riding’s most prestigious event, the PBR World Finals, will move to Fort Worth, Texas, and Dickies Arena starting in 2022 as part of a comprehensive schedule restructure for its premier series. The new PBR Unleash The Beast regular season will span from January-May, culminating with…MORE

Coming Sept. 5: A Better Connection for Trinity Metro Customers

Coming Sept. 5: A Better Connection for Trinity Metro Customers

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- Trinity Metro will roll out its newly redesigned bus system with more frequency, extended hours and better customer options on Sunday, Sept. 5. Known as A Better Connection, the redesign will offer customers more direct routes that reach their destination without having to go through downtown. To help customers visualize some of…MORE

Texas Election Bill Heads to Governor Abbott’s Desk

Texas Election Bill Heads to Governor Abbott’s Desk

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas legislature has given final approval to the Republican-led election bill that Democrats stalled by breaking quorum in the regular session and both special sessions. The House voted to approve the final version of SB 1 early Tuesday afternoon. “All members voting,” House Speaker Dade Phelan announced on the House floor.…MORE

Biden Praises Airlift, Defends Departure From ‘Forever War’

Biden Praises Airlift, Defends Departure From ‘Forever War’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing the nation, a defensive President Joe Biden on Tuesday called the U.S. military airlift to extract more than 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies to end a 20 year war an “extraordinary success,” though more than 100 Americans and thousands of Afghans looking to leave remain. Twenty-four hours after the departure…MORE

Texas Motor Speedway Opens Campground for Hurricane Ida Evacuees

Texas Motor Speedway Opens Campground for Hurricane Ida Evacuees

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Motor Speedway is opening one of its campgrounds free of charge to victims of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida in Texas and Louisiana. The campground is located on speedway property off Highway 114, just south of the Lone Star Kartpark. The adjacent shower/restroom facility will be open and available. Directional…MORE

PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena

PBR World Finals Moves to Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena

The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World Finals are moving to Fort Worth… It’s moving from Las Vegas to Dickies Arena starting in 2022. The move is part of a comprehensive schedule restructure for the PBR’s premier series. The regular season will span from January to May, culminating in a seven-day championship festival in Cowtown. Dickies…MORE

Ida’s Aftermath: No Power, no Flights, Scant Drinking Water

Ida’s Aftermath: No Power, no Flights, Scant Drinking Water

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana communities battered by Hurricane Ida are now dealing with the possibility of weeks without power in the stifling, late-summer heat. Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving 1 million people and businesses in Louisiana without power. The entire city of New Orleans is dark and officials say they don’t know…MORE

Princeton ISD’s Smith Elementary to Close for 1 Week Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

Princeton ISD’s Smith Elementary to Close for 1 Week Due to COVID-19 Outbreak

PRINCETON (WBAP/KLIF News) – A COVID-19 outbreak at Smith Elementary School in Princeton ISD prompted officials to close the campus for a week in an effort to curb the spread. According to the Collin County district’s COVID-19 dashboard, there are 125 active cases among students and 16 among staff at all campuses as of Tuesday morning.…MORE