Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

TABC Suspends Alcohol Permit for North Texas Bars Violating COVID-19 Requirements

TABC Suspends Alcohol Permit for North Texas Bars Violating COVID-19 Requirements

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced Tuesday that a week long effort to enforce the state’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols resulted in emergency orders to suspend the liquor licenses of five businesses. According to the TABC, as part of “Operation Safe Open,” agents inspected businesses across Texas to ensure they’re following…MORE

Texas, Other States File Lawsuit against Google

Texas, Other States File Lawsuit against Google

AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – State Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Tuesday that Texas is suing Google for engaging in what he called “anticompetitive and exclusionary practices” that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. Texas joins the U.S. Department of Justice and the States of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, and…MORE

2 Houston Officers Shot Before Suspect’s Arrest

2 Houston Officers Shot Before Suspect’s Arrest

HOUSTON (AP) – Authorities say two Houston police officers were shot before a SWAT team was dispatched to the scene, where the suspect was arrested. Police Chief Art Acevedo tweeted Tuesday that two officers had been shot. Joe Gamaldi, the head of the Houston police officers union, says two officers were taken to a hospital.…MORE

What’s Next for McKinney’s James Throckmorton Statue?

What’s Next for McKinney’s James Throckmorton Statue?

McKinney, TX (WBAP/KLIF) – McKinney City Council will hear tonight from an advisory board created to look into what to do with a Confederate statue located on McKinney’s downtown square. The board has spent the last few months gathering research and hearing from the public to determine the fate of the James Throckmorton statue. Throckmorton…MORE

High Court To Review Two Cases Involving Trump Border Policy

High Court To Review Two Cases Involving Trump Border Policy

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings and a second about the administration’s use of money to fund the border wall. The justices’ decision to hear the cases…MORE

Cornyn Raises Eyebrows After Revelations That He Disagreed With Trump on Several Issues

Cornyn Raises Eyebrows After Revelations That He Disagreed With Trump on Several Issues

Dallas-Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – Senator John Cornyn is being blasted by Democrats over news that he disagreed with President Trump on several issues but chose to keep his opposition private rather than speaking up. The comments were made in a private interview with the Fort Worth Star Telegram’s editorial board. Cornyn reportedly told the panel…MORE

Tarrant County Elections Admin: “DO NOT Tamper with the Barcode on the Carrier Envelope”

Tarrant County Elections Admin: “DO NOT Tamper with the Barcode on the Carrier Envelope”

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Tarrant County Elections Office sent out an important message after receiving mail-in ballots with the barcode scratched out or written over. Elections Administrator Heider Garcia says there’s rumors circulating about how the barcode is used to find personal information about the voter and that is not true. Garcia said luckily, those…MORE