Text DFW to 24042 to join 97.9 The Beat’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). Follow The Beat On Twitter: Here’s the latest update on marijuana laws in Texas. Currently, the possession of any amount of marijuana is illegal in the Lone Star state and can be punishable by fines and jail time. […]

Follow The Beat On Twitter: Dallas officials are struggling to find solutions that confiscate guns from violent offenders. By law, anyone convicted of a crime is required to turn over their firearms to the judge. So far the program hasn’t had much success, which has caused many victims their lives. See the video below for more […]

The stoner holiday – April 20 – is here and more and more states are taking the steps to make marijuana legal. In past years, its…

Teenage rapper Chief Keef is really trying to prove he’s about that thug life. The Chicago spitter is headed back to jail for 90 days…

I kind of had a suspicion,  but now I’m about 90% sure. She really didn’t give a clear statement on her orientation. …… Raven-Symone, who played 3-year-old Olivia on the 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show,” indicated for the first time Friday that she is a lesbian. Read the full story here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/02/showbiz/raven-symone-comes-out/index.html?c=homepage-t