Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Heider Garcia Sworn-in as Dallas County Elections Administrator

Heider Garcia Sworn-in as Dallas County Elections Administrator

(WBAP/KLIF) — Dallas County officially installs a new Elections Administrator. A ceremony was held in Dallas County, Wednesday, as Heider Garcia was officially installed as the county’s new Elections Administrator. After being sworn in by Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Garcia provided what he feels is his key to running successful elections, which is implementing technology,…MORE

European Union Reaches Deal to Handle Incoming Migrants.

European Union Reaches Deal to Handle Incoming Migrants.

TEXAS TRIBUNE – (WBAP/KLIF) – Much like American states bordering with Mexico, the European Union has reached a new deal on how to handle incoming migrants between its nations; the costs, and where they will be placed. Under the new European Union system, countries not at the borders of EU countries will have a choice…MORE

West Texas Saddles Up For Gas Pipeline Challenge

West Texas Saddles Up For Gas Pipeline Challenge

West Texas residents are saddling up in protest against a proposed natural gas pipeline. The natural gas pipeline would run very near the 2 thousand strong tpopulation of Van Horn, and the threat of eminent domain is just one concern. According to the Texas Tribune, the proposed Saguaro Connector Pipeline would run from the Permian…MORE

Texas Wins Latest Legal Round Concerning Border Razor Wire

Texas Wins Latest Legal Round Concerning Border Razor Wire

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas office of Attorney General wins another round in court in it’s efforts to keep in place concertina, or razor wire, on the banks of the Rio Grande. It was placed by Texas with the stated intent of stopping the illegal…MORE

Southwest Airlines and its Pilots Union Reach New Preliminary Labor Deal

Southwest Airlines and its Pilots Union Reach New Preliminary Labor Deal

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News ) – Southwest Airlines and its pilots’ union reached a new preliminary labor agreement this week after years of negotiations. The five-year deal is worth about $12 billion. Raises are expected to match increases of 40% or more over four years that pilots at other airlines are getting. “This AIP comes after…MORE

DFW Murder Rate Headed in Two Different Directions

DFW Murder Rate Headed in Two Different Directions

(WBAP/KLIF) — The murder rate in two major North Texas cities heading in opposite directions. Dallas-Fort Worth has seen a dramatic drop in violent crime as Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia and Fort Worth’s Neil Noakes have implemented aggressive crime reduction plans. However, homicides in the City of Dallas have jumped 10% over last year…MORE

Colorado Supreme Court Removes Trump from Ballot

Colorado Supreme Court Removes Trump from Ballot

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain…MORE

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Over New Texas Border Law

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Over New Texas Border Law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Civil rights organizations on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and permit local judges to order them to leave the country. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Austin, came less than 24 hours after Republican…MORE