Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Cowboys Settle For Progress in Near-upset of 8-0 Steelers

Cowboys Settle For Progress in Near-upset of 8-0 Steelers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Garrett Gilbert breathed some life into an offense that needed it and had the Dallas Cowboys 23 yards from a big upset in his first career start six years after the quarterback was drafted. The Cowboys had to settle for progress in a season that’s just about lost, falling 24-19 to…MORE

Allen West: “Cowboy Up Y’all.”

Allen West: “Cowboy Up Y’all.”

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF)  Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West has reacted to the outcome of the 2020 Presidential election.  See his full statement released on social media below: “The news has been announced that the Democrat Socialists have found and counted enough votes to declare Joe Biden the 46th President. Biden and Harris will be similar…MORE

Grass Roofed Houses Going On Sale In Frisco

Grass Roofed Houses Going On Sale In Frisco

Frisco (WBAP/KLIF) – “Tapestry” is a 121 home project built in Frisco by India’s Total Environment Homes. The company says it has an ecologically friendly approach to homebuilding. Its houses will have grass rooftops, and the architects say they are designed to be bigger on the inside than they look on the outside. There is…MORE

New Office Tower Proposed For West Dallas

New Office Tower Proposed For West Dallas

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – If the Zoning Commission approves, the Dallas skyline may be changed in a year or two. The developers of west Dallas’ Trinity Groves Project want to build a 400 foot office tower on the west side of the Trinity River. They want to put it at the foot of the Margaret Hunt…MORE

Voter Turnout Highest Since 1968

Voter Turnout Highest Since 1968

Undated (AP) – The 2020 presidential election has officially hit the highest voter turnout in more than 50 years. The turnout rate in last week’s presidential election eclipsed the 61.6% of voting-age Americans who voted in the 2008 election. It now has the highest turnout rate since 1968. As new votes are still slowly tallied,…MORE

Post Election ‘America Is Great’ Rally in Rockwall

Post Election ‘America Is Great’ Rally in Rockwall

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – Trump supporters gathered in Rockwall Sunday afternoon for an ‘America Is Great’ rally. Republican Senator Bob Hall was one of speakers. Here’s what he had to say when asked whether or not he thought the outcome of the election had been determined. “No. No. Most of the votes haven’t even been…MORE

New COVID-19 Numbers for Texas

New COVID-19 Numbers for Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Texas health officials on Sunday reported 5,404 new cases of the coronavirus, with almost 2,000 of those cases coming from the hard-hit El Paso area. The state’s total number of cases since the pandemic began is nearing 1 million, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, which puts the…MORE

George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden; Says,”outcome is clear”

George W. Bush Congratulates Joe Biden; Says,”outcome is clear”

Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – Former President George W. Bush has has congratulated President-elect and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In a news release from his Dallas home, Bush said, “Though we have political differences, I know Joe Biden to be a good man, who has won his opportunity to lead and unify our country.”…MORE

One Killed In Southeast Texas Bar Fight

One Killed In Southeast Texas Bar Fight

Montgomery (AP) – One man is dead, a suspect is at large following a fatal shooting at a southeastern Texas bar. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to Shanahan’s Bar in Montgomery, some 45 miles north of Houston, a little after midnight Saturday. They found 25 year old Roland “Cody” Hutton of…MORE

COVID-19 Continues Its Texas Rampage

COVID-19 Continues Its Texas Rampage

Austin (AP) – The number of reported coronavirus cases in Texas has increased by another 7,677. More than 1,000 of those are in El Paso where a coronavirus surge has formed a significant part of the statewide COVID-19 trend. The El Paso health department reported 1,020 new cases Saturday for a total of 61,104. 1,064…MORE