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More than 2.3 million voted in the Democratic primary, the party's highest turnout since at least 2000. It also marked the first time since 2008 that Democratic participation exceeded Republican turnout. In other news, Lancaster beat previously unbeaten Austin Westlake to win the UIL Class 6A Division II state championship; No. 4 Texas beat three-time defending champion and third-ranked South Carolina 78-61 on Sunday to win its first Southeastern Conference Tournament title.  In the Big 12 Championship game, West Virginia avenged two regular-season losses to TCU, beating the reigning Tournament champion 62-53 in this year's conference title game on Sunday; and Snarf's Sandwiches opened another location in North Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our food team is growing! In this episode, we introduce the newest member of the DMN crew before diving headfirst into the glorious chaos of a Weird Sausage Taste Test — dubbed the "Fizzy Glizzy" — where nothing is off-limits and palatability is not guaranteed. We also have the scoop on a Giant Hot Dog Challenge making waves in the D-FW dining scene (think: meat sweats, bragging rights, and a very big bun). And because we believe in balance, we swing to the other end of the food spectrum to talk salads — the local spots that are doing them right, the ones that break your heart and why a great salad in Dallas is both rarer and more exciting than it should be.Eat Drink D-FW is your guide to the Dallas-Fort Worth food scene at dallasnews.com/food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just as Team USA is about to start its quest for the World Baseball Classic title, manager Mark DeRosa, a Ranger in 2005-06, joins John and Evan to discuss his team's chances, his fervor for putting together the roster and even the possibility of Wyatt Langford joining the roster at some point in the tournament. But first, John and Evan run through the various injuries impacting the Rangers in spring training and mull the pitching situation. Finally, the guys end their historic tour of Rangers spring training sites with reminiscing over the surprise move to Surprise. What once was a dusty little desert ghost town sure has grown up, but the facility has remained leading edge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The local Republican Party's decision to revert Dallas County to precinct-based voting caused hundreds of voters to go to the wrong polling sites on Tuesday – but it also triggered a cascade of problems within county operations that further derailed voters. In other news, parents in Coppell ISD are demanding answers after ammunition was found on three separate occasions on a middle school campus; Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to press forward with his GOP challenge to incumbent Sen. John Cornyn despite President Donald Trump's demand that the candidates wrap up the fight; and expect possible delays on Interstate 30 as more of the Canyon project's 2.3 mile stretch begins construction. The Texas Department of Transportation broke ground on the I-30 Canyon project Thursday morning in downtown Dallas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Interfaith leaders in the Park Cities are urging residents to fight proposed service reductions by Dallas Area Rapid Transit, saying the cuts could leave workers, low-income worshippers and people with disabilities without reliable access to jobs, services and churches. In other news, President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an end to the Republican Senate race in Texas, promising to soon endorse either incumbent Sen. John Cornyn or his challenger Attorney General Ken Paxton; the Republican fight for attorney general heads to a runoff that will test whether Mayes Middleton or Chip Roy can consolidate support from voters who backed their eliminated rivals. The race could also become more volatile as Middleton and Roy now have only one target left: each other; and Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of getting a first job, squeezing opportunities for young and entry-level workers in fields most exposed to AI while boosting pay for more experienced employees whose know-how is harder for software to imitate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt talk [00:12] about Joe's mock draft 2.0 and what it portends for the Cowboys with the 12th pick. Joe tells us what he learned at the combine and how that affected his picks since his first mock draft. Should Jerry Jones trade up? Down? Whatever he does, they need two impact players on Day 1. [35:15] Evan tells us where the Rangers are at the mid-point of spring training. Still a lot to be determined, particularly in the bullpen and on the bench, but, except for the back of the rotation, everything else seems set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Starting the day off cloudy with a morning shower possible. A thunderstorm will roll into the area this afternoon with the possibility of flooding downpours, high winds and hail. There is also a possibility of an isolated tornado. The high will be 81. Those conditions will stick around into the evening with heavy rain, thunderstorm activity and damaging wind gusts possible. The overnight low will be 65. Sen. John Cornyn was leading the GOP field with Attorney General Ken Paxton close behind, but neither secured a majority, setting up a May rematch and weeks of renewed attacks. On the Democratic side, state Rep. James Talarico of Austin beat U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas, after pushing rival strategies for a party shut out of statewide office for more than three decades. In other news, hundreds of voters were turned away from Dallas County polls Tuesday when they arrived at typically universal voting sites but were rerouted to their assigned polling place due to a switch prompted by the county Republican Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Cross Examining History podcast, Talmage Boston interviews Jeffrey Rosen, outgoing President and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, on his new book The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former Dallas County court reporter who alleges she was repeatedly sexually harassed by a judge is suing him and the county. In other news, more than 200 residents packed Dallas' City Council chambers to defend their cause: bulldoze or buff City Hall; the Texas Rangers law enforcement organization are bringing back a figure from the past, one who disappeared under a shroud of controversy nearly six years ago; and more than a decade after longtime Dallas entrepreneur Phil Romano opened the “restaurant of his lifetime,” Italian joint Saint Rocco's, it closed in Trinity Groves to make way for something new. Saint Rocco's last dinners were served last Friday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The weekend attack on Iran by U.S. and Israeli forces triggered worldwide protests, including in Dallas where over 100 people gathered downtown Sunday to denounce the military action. In other news, a Dallas woman who usually uses her social media accounts to feature videos of the different dogs she walks, is now using her platform to help others also stranded in Qatar following the weekend attack on Iran; three people are dead and 14 others were injured in a mass shooting early Sunday outside Buford's bar on West Sixth Street in downtown Austin. Among the dead was the suspected gunman who was shot by officers; and a group of women developers is planning a development in a South Dallas neighborhood near where many of them grew up. Women Breaking Ground is a collective of Black women developers and women in real estate who are working together in a field they say is male-dominated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The D-FW restaurant scene never sleeps — and neither do we. This week, we're breaking down a wave of new openings you'll want to add to your list immediately. Then, we're wading into a restaurant practice that has diners firmly divided: some swear by it, others can't stand it. Where do you fall? Tune in and decide for yourself. Plus, all the latest food and drink news from our team at dallasnews.com/food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a breakdown of the first week of exhibitions, Team Mexico's manager for the WBC and former Ranger Benji Gil joins the guys to talk about his club, which includes Rangers outfielder Alejandro Osuna and Robert Garcia. Benji was also Osuna's manager in winter ball and raves about him. Plus, what Osuna can learn from two weeks around Randy Arozarena, Jarren Duran and Alek Thomas. Benji discusses the potential magnitude of Team Mexico winning the tournament. And, of course, John has to ask him about twice losing his job to Kevin Elster. Finally, the guys reminisce about training in Port Charlotte, Fla., and the time the racing pests took an unexpected tumble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is trying to do what no Texas Democrat has done since 1990: win the governor's office. And she's doing it as an angry mom. In other news, rapper Cardi B endorses Jasmine Crockett in Texas U.S. Senate race saying, 'Please vote for my sister'; police unions urge focus on new UNT Dallas academy; and three Dallas City Council members are pushing for the city to consider moving the Dallas Wings into the American Airlines Center as delays and cost overruns continue to plague the WNBA team's planned relocation to a new practice facility and downtown arena. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt analyze the Cowboys' signing of Javonte Williams and what's next for George Pickens. Joe also tells us how many new defensive starters he thinks Christian Parker needs. (Hint: It's a lot). How many can they get in the draft? Should they trade up or down? The guys discuss it all. Evan tells us that Josh Jung is off to a nice start in camp, and he needs it. This is a pivotal year for Jung. And if Wyatt Langford posts a big year, the Rangers will pay for it. More than they'd like, probably. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The City Council voted Wednesday to pay the money to settle a 2025 condemnation lawsuit to acquire land near the old Dallas Morning News campus from a company owned by developer Ray Washburne. In other news, the Texas Workforce Commission is launching a new Child Care Business Support initiative to uplift child care providers as a key part of the state's workforce infrastructure; a new trial is underway for nine people charged in a shooting that wounded a police officer last year outside a U.S. Customs and Enforcement detention center in Alvarado; and El Reyno Taqueria in Hurst mega hot dog, measuring 2 feet and weighing 6 pounds. Eat it in 15 minutes and win $100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waymo is now ridable in Dallas. The robotaxi rideshare service launched to certain riders in Dallas. The company says certain riders who have already downloaded the app will be invited to start taking rides today. In other news, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines resumed flights to parts of Mexico on Tuesday, following two days of cancellations in connection with civil unrest sparked by the killing of a powerful cartel leader in Mexico; the Texas attorney general sued Aid Access over mail-order abortion pills, his office announced Tuesday. The suit is the second to be announced in the past month targeting an organization for allegedly mailing abortion medication into Texas; and Texas Health Resources is planning to build a hospital in McKinney, with the medical campus slated to open in 2028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Entrepreneur and real estate developer Craig Hall is this week's guest on Intersections podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States warned Americans in five Mexican states to shelter in place after violence erupted in the country following the death of a notorious cartel leader. It is not known how many Americans or Texans are stranded. In other news, Dallas police on Monday released edited body-camera footage of a federal drug operation in West Dallas, showing the moments before a Dallas SWAT officer fatally shot a man that the city's chief described as a known drug dealer; Carrollton voters have been surprised to be greeted by an election worker directing voters toward check-in tables and machines for Republicans on one side of the room and Democrats on the other. Being forced to publicly identify their party inside voting centers has rattled some voters; and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrated the groundbreaking of the Fairview Texas Temple on Saturday in a private ceremony after years of tension with the town over the permit to build the 120-foot-tall structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Texas' hometown carriers Southwest Airlines and American Airlines canceled flights to parts of Mexico Sunday after the country's army killed the leader of a powerful cartel during an operation to capture him. In other news, Oncor submitted an application last week to build a more than 200-mile-long 765-kilovolt transmission line from Somervell County to Howard County. Company and state officials have said the project is an important piece of improving Texas' power grid, but certain segments of the proposed routes near a state park have caused local frustration; the Trinity River Audubon Center has a new leader; and the hero of the US men's hockey team who scored the winning goal in overtime to beat Canada 2-1 has ties to North Texas. Ellen Weinberg-Hughes grew up in Dallas, forming part of the legendary 1984 Dallas Sting Soccer Club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we're sitting with a restaurant story that's hard to shake — a local spot just trying to survive in a tough industry. We've also got fresh numbers from the Texas Restaurant Association on how Dallas diners showed up (or didn't) in Q4. Plus, a Bad Bunny inspired pop-up bar, what we're eating this week, and some personal news from our host and food editor Anna Butler. Get the latest from our team at dallasnews.com/food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Applebee's on-again, off-again caper returns once again the Sunday, deemed National Margarita Day, when Applebee's 10-ounce margarita will cost $1 at 48 Applebee's stores in Texas, including 26 in D-FW.  In other news, a 38-year-old man died Monday after he drove his vehicle the wrong way on the Dallas North Tollway and collided with another vehicle; Dallas-based developer Harwood International is facing another foreclosure. County records show roughly 20 units owned by the developer at its Bleu Ciel condo tower are set to be auctioned off after the developer defaulted on a loan issued by TexasBank; Dr. Daniel Valencia has become a bilingual social media phenomenon with his “Valencia Diet,” a meal plan focusing on consuming whole and unprocessed foods, such as fruits, vegetables, proteins and carbohydrates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have threatened sanctions against students and schools that facilitate walkout protests. Texas officials have threatened to strip funding from districts, decertify teachers and replace elected trustees with a state-appointed board of managers. In other news, what didn't air on CBS may be doing more for James Talarico than if it had. Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with the Democratic Senate candidate was blocked Monday; a Collin County jury has sentenced a father of six to life in prison for repeatedly physically abusing and starving his children; and the Dallas Mavericks announced Wednesday morning that guard Kyrie Irving will not return to play this season as he continues his recovery from ACL surgery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Shawn McFarland talk all Rangers, all the time, in a podcast that covers everything from how to pronounce "Schumaker" to Kip Fagg's draft record. Skip Schumaker's oratorical style; Joc Pederson's conditioning; the past dynamic between Corey Seager and Marcus Semien; and a make-or-break year for multiple Rangers, it's all here. Get it while it's hot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to federal records, a private school in North Dallas received checks totaling more than $28,000 from a bank account controlled by Jeffrey Epstein. The Texas Torah Institute, a Jewish school for boys, received two checks in 2008 and one in 2009. In other news, Republican controller candidate Don Huffines is scrambling to contain fallout from revelations that his family bought a New Mexico ranch once owned by Epstein;  late-night host Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked an interview with James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, preemptively caving to pressure from the FCC; and the Olympic struggles continued for Plano's Amber Glenn as she skated to a disappointing 13th position after the short program in the women's singles figure skating competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lucy Billingsley on the future of downtown Dallas and real estate development in the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The owner of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government. In other news, tensions erupted this month at a Frisco City Council meeting with some arguing without evidence that Indian Americans were committing visa fraud, echoing recent charges from Texas Republicans, and stealing jobs from Americans whose ancestors emigrated longer ago; North Texas, it's time to head back to the polls again! The March 3 primary election is fast-approaching.  Do you feel ready for the polls? The Dallas Morning News Voter Guide can help prepare you to cast your ballot. Check out the guide to compare candidates, get recommendations, and build your own ballot. Visit dallasnews.com/voterguide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talmage Boston interviews Garry Kasparov, chess champion and founder of the cross-partisan Renew Democracy Initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While Crockett and Talarico aren't hurling insults at each other, their supporters, especially online, have been bickering over the candidates' perceived failings with some of the exchanges tinged with racial overtones, even if unintentional. In other news, after more than a decade atop Texas agriculture policy, longtime commissioner Sid Miller is facing a rare, fully loaded Republican revolt; a 51-year-old woman died Friday when she was stabbed in the neck by her son following a domestic altercation in Fort Worth; and some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or their day-to-day routines, taking mini-sabbaticals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Evan break down the start of camp (at least before Sebastian Walcott got hurt) before former Rangers GM Doug Melvin joins the show. With this being the 30th anniversary of the Rangers' first playoff team, the fellas will occasionally look back at key members from that team -- and Melvin put together an incredibly durable pitching staff. He also revisits some of the trades he was most proud of and some he wasn't. And then, John regales with tales of the Rangers' first spring training site, a high school baseball field in Pompano Beach, Fla., where Pete Incaviglia once hit a baseball straight through the wooden fence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get tips on searing your best steak ever, just in time for Valentine's Day, thanks to Nick and Sam's chef John Kleifgen. The Dallas Morning News food team also discusses the newly opened Delilah, a reinvented Georgie with chef Bruno Davaillon at the helm, and the Rio Bravo video controversy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters in Dallas ISD will see a proposed $6.2 billion bond issue on the ballot in May. The district's board voted unanimously Thursday to send the proposal to voters. In other news, a contractor died Tuesday after a water main break in Frisco;  a collective of 800 live music venues across the state endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection bid on Thursday; and a new class at TCU's Neely School of Business may inspire a student or two to become a landman themselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas decided Wednesday to sacrifice some of its power to keep the region's transit service alive. The high-stakes move is aimed at stopping a half-dozen suburbs from bolting from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit. In other news, the Dallas City Council turned to a new search firm Wednesday to recruit a watchdog responsible for sniffing out wasteful spending, fraud and corruption in City Hall; and after four years as chief of the southern Dallas County school district, DeSoto ISD Superintendent Usamah Rodgers is retiring. The district's board unanimously approved a retirement agreement with Rodgers at a meeting Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Brad Townsend discuss [00:26] exactly who made the trade that wiped away the last of Nico Harrison's fingerprints on the Mavs. Brad also tells us of the trades the Mavs didn't make. [22:00] The guys discuss what a bore the Super Bowl was, unless you were DeMarcus Lawrence, the other Cowboys pass rusher who got away. [33:27] And Evan, who's already in Surprise, tells us about the competition for the last spot in the Rangers' rotation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The most sweeping evaluation of Dallas City Hall in its 48-year history is nearing the finish line, with the review's leader saying findings could be released publicly as early as Feb. 20. In other news, Dallas Police Department leadership placed the 52-year old Jaime Castro, who spent 27-years as a law enforcement officer and led the Dallas Police Association, on leave in November as part of a months-long investigation into a multi-vehicle crash in northwest Dallas that killed a pedestrian; Southwest Airlines' customers have taken to social media platforms to complain about things like lack of overhead bin space and not being allowed to switch seats, even when there are plenty open; and companies are moving away from fully remote work policies with hybrid setups gaining traction and return-to-office requirements emerging as the most common model. Nationally, 87% of jobs are now entirely in-office. Dallas showed similar findings with 85% fully in-office positions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nate Sheets is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Crayola Experience in Plano was closed on Monday at The Shops at Willow Bend amid challenges at the mall and speculation about the Dallas Stars considering the site. In other news, American Airlines' flight attendants have voted no confidence in the leadership of CEO Robert Isom, the first time they have taken such an action against a sitting chief executive in its nearly 50-year history; a program designed to get district support staff members trained and certified as teachers is one of several creative solutions districts across Texas have had to adopt recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 More than 50 years since the last infestation, Texas cattlemen are bracing for the screwworm's potential comeback. Cases are proliferating in a Mexican state that borders Texas, with the pest having escaped containment by an international eradication program that banished it for decades. In other news, the Dallas Police Department said two of its officers shot and killed a man Sunday evening after responding to reports of a person threatening to harm himself at an apartment complex in the Oak Lawn area. Also, about 41% of those celebrating Valentine's Day plan to eat at home rather than go out, a shift tied in part to tighter budgets and a desire for simpler plans; and is Delilah, Dallas' sexiest new restaurant, worth the hype? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt [2:50] discuss what the Cowboys will do with George Pickens — franchise or sign him long-term — and how much money they'll free up with restructures. Joe expects Jerry Jones to go all in, or as close as he'll come, to maximize Dak Prescott's last years. [26:30] Evan and Kevin analyze how much a pending work stoppage next year will affect the Rangers' decision-making this season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're naming names! Or at least Evan Grant is. Evan, a News reporter who typically covers the Texas Rangers, is moonlighting on the food team and trying to find the city's best burgers. Did he get it right? We want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rangers GM joins John and Evan to discuss spring training projects and prospects and also to give more insight into how the Rangers went about the acquisitions the team made during the offseason. Evan does his best to give his own spring preview, but does his best investigative journalism to uncover John's middle name. And finally, the fellas wax poetic about winter caravans gone by and whatever happened to the exploding Winnebago from the 1980s. What a decade the '80s were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 150 students walked out of Forney and North Forney high schools Thursday to protest the ongoing immigration crackdown in American cities. The protest was the latest in a series of walkouts in schools across Texas. In other news, on weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center better known as EPIC, have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars; the Mavericks made another move before the trade deadline, sending recently acquired Malaki Branham to Charlotte for Tyus Jones. And about 300 goats were deployed Thursday by the city to White Rock Lake to take on their newest assignment: eating invasive plants near the Bath House Cultural Center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podium at Frisco City Hall became a soapbox for residents to speak about H-1B visas and immigration Tuesday night. The uncharacteristic turnout was prompted by social media posts urging people to address an “Indian takeover” of the city at the meeting. In other news, a bruising Republican primary race between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton erupted Wednesday with the men trading personal insults; state Democratic lawmakers and community advocates held a news conference Wednesday to express strong opposition to a planned “mega” migrant detention center in Hutchins right before city leaders held a private meeting to discuss what actions the city could take; the Dallas Mavericks pulled off another huge trade this week. Davis is being traded to the Washington Wizards as part of a massive deal including multiple players and draft picks. Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star, will join the Wizards along with Jaden Hardy, D'Angelo Russell and Dante Exum in exchange for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, two first-round and three second-round draft picks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Five years ago, the body of 28-year-old Christopher Whiteley was found near a wooded creek bed in Hood County, about 55 miles outside of Fort Worth.Deputies theorized a cougar had killed him. Texas wildlife experts said that was impossible. So what really happened?From its earliest moments, an investigation by The Dallas Morning News found the examination into Whiteley's death was riddled with false assumptions and errors that forensics and wildlife experts say left too many unanswered questions.Now, the fourth season of The Unforgotten podcast from Free Range Productions in association with The Dallas Morning News examines Whiteley's story in a six-part series entitled “Kill Site.” The series is hosted by Free Range's Wes Ferguson, a former Texas Monthly editor based near Austin. The podcast draws from a 2021 investigation by former News staff reporter Charles Scudder, who is a contributor on the show.Bonus: Episode 8: “What really happened"With the case officially closed, Wes and Charlie confront the questions that refuse to go away.This series contains mature subject matter and strong language, listener discretion is advised.Read The News' 2021 report on Whiteley's case, complete with maps, timelines and visuals: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/09/23/authorities-say-a-hood-county-man-was-killed-by-a-cougar-texas-wildlife-experts-say-its-impossible/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The operation — which a police spokesperson said was meant to ensure people were warm and safe — drew criticism from nonprofit homeless service providers, who called it poorly timed ahead of the icy weather and at odds with the more compassionate approach they say the city has tried to embrace in recent years. In other news, federal and local law enforcement officials said Tuesday they are expanding a multiagency public-safety initiative into northwest Dallas, promising a tougher push against violent crime, drug trafficking and human trafficking in what they cast as one of the city's most troubled corridors; a judge has granted an extension for the state to deliver a key response in Robert Roberson's death penalty case, according to documents obtained Tuesday by The Dallas Morning News; and the owners of North Texas burger joint Fred's Texas Cafe have opened a new restaurant in Crowley, a town about 15 miles south of downtown Fort Worth, near Burleson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jim Keyes, former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO, joins Intersections Podcast to talk about education. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talmage Boston interviews Philip Taubman, a historian with Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation, on his new book McNamara at War: A New History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices