Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Floods Are Occurring Along The Brazos River

Floods Are Occurring Along The Brazos River

Weatherford (WBAP/KLIF) – The Red Cross has opened a flood shelter for residents of Parker County. So much rain has fallen in the county that two dam gates are open at Possum Kingdom Lake’s Morris Sheppard Dam. The Brazos River Authority advises anyone living near low-lying areas along the Brazos River to take immediate precautions.…MORE

Bills Aimed at Weatherizing, Strengthening Texas Power Grid Signed into Law

Bills Aimed at Weatherizing, Strengthening Texas Power Grid Signed into Law

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Recently passed energy-sector reform bills were been signed into law by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday during a ceremony in Austin. The state legislation followed February’s deadly winter storm that left millions of Texans without power amid unprecedented cold temperatures. The Governor opened his remarks by praising the legislature for accomplishing…MORE

H-E-B expansion announcement in McKinney

H-E-B expansion announcement in McKinney

McKINNEY, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – H-E-B announced Tuesday they will continue their D-FW expansion plans by opening a store in McKinney on the northeast corner of Custer Road and Eldorado Parkway. The store is expected to open in spring 2023. “Today is an exciting day for our community as we announce the upcoming arrival of this…MORE

Governor Abbott to Host Security Summit at Southern Border

Governor Abbott to Host Security Summit at Southern Border

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott will host a Border Security Summit on Thursday evening in Del Rio. The meeting comes amid a continued surge of crossings at the southern border. According to the Governor’s office, Governor Abbott’s Border Security Summit will bring together Texas sheriffs, police chiefs, county judges, mayors, and landowners to hear from state…MORE

Expletives Hurled at a Former Congressman on His ‘Texas Drive for Democracy’ [WATCH]

Expletives Hurled at a Former Congressman on His ‘Texas Drive for Democracy’ [WATCH]

Denton (WBAP/KLIF) – Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke‘s has launched ‘Texas Drive for Democracy,’ a voter registration drive that stopped in Denton County Monday. During comments before an enthusiastic crowd gathered at North Lakes Park, O’rourke spoke out against Texas Senate Bill 7; and praised Democratic State Rep.  Michelle Beckley who joined her colleagues in opposing…MORE

Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley will not Seek Re-election

Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley will not Seek Re-election

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF) – Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley announced on Tuesday that he will not seek a fifth term in the upcoming 2022 election. Judge Whitley has served as the Tarrant County Judge since 2007, having previously served as a Tarrant County Commissioner since 1997. “After much deliberation with fellow leaders, friends, and, most…MORE

A State Moratorium on Shutting Off Utilities For Non-Payment is Set to End Friday

A State Moratorium on Shutting Off Utilities For Non-Payment is Set to End Friday

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – Some Texas residents want an extension of a state moratorium on shutting off utilities for non-payment The moratorium is set to end on Friday. That’s when the Public Utility Commission of Texas is expected to make a decision on whether to extend it, according to the Dallas Morning News. The moratorium was…MORE

Innocent Victim Caught in the Middle of A Gunfight in Uptown Overnight

Innocent Victim Caught in the Middle of A Gunfight in Uptown Overnight

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – A shooting between two groups in Uptown overnight left an innocent woman caught in the crosshairs with a gunshot wound. Two groups of people were fighting when gunfire broke out around 2AM, according to WFAA. The woman who was leaving her job at House of Heroes eatery on McKinney Avenue around 2am…MORE