The Dallas Morning News

Everything you need to know about what's going on across North Texas. Coming up on the Debrief, a fallen soldier from Carrollton is laid to rest, Dallas' Texas Stock Exchange completes its trading launch and Texas attracts Gen Z movers. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well, it's less than a week until the trade deadline and John and Evan have been moved by the Rangers' recent hot streak. What is there to do? How can the Rangers do it? But the team deserves a chance to compete is the guys' perspective. Then Royce Clayton, at the center of the Rangers' 1998 trade-deadline makeover, joins the fellas to discuss the trade that brought him and Todd Stottlemyre to Texas, why he refused to move off shortstop for Alex Rodriguez and how much money Taco Bell actually owes him for a viral World Series moment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A North Texas doctor and a Freestone County med spa owner have both been arrested and charged with murder in the 2023 death of a patient. In other news, UNT has denied 11 professors funding for memberships to professional organizations it says violate the state's DEI ban — a move some faculty members describe as unjustified and warn could undercut their career development; in a list of the 10 best state fairs for festival food in the United States from Yelp, the State Fair of Texas is sixth on the list of 10, and Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers and Atlanta Dream star Angel Reese will not be punished after what was supposed to be a light-hearted post from the WNBA's official X account went viral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant look at the Rangers' prospects heading into Monday's trade deadline and discuss what makes this year different from last year. Besides the fact they're in first place. Kevin asks if anyone scares you. They also discuss whether to trade or keep Corey Seager and ask why Rangers owners are always so cheap. Calvin Watkins joins the guys to decipher what Jerry Jones was talking about in his opening address from Oxnard, when he said he'd make a big trade if necessary. Is he really just one piece away? And Calvin gets to the bottom of DaRon Bland's foot problems, thus spawning a new nickname for the organization that gave you Too Tall Jones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Attorneys for a woman who sued Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones for an alleged sexual assault at a 2018 social event are seeking to remove the judge overseeing the case, arguing she has favored Jones and questioning her court staff's contacts with a social media commentator. In other news, a 40-acre data center campus proposed by Dallas developer Crow Holdings may spell the end of Dallas' Market Hall building; and nearly three-quarters of Texas' confirmed cyclosporiasis cases this year have come from just two regions of the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday, officials announced indictments against six men and two women in connection with an ongoing investigation at an adult novelty store in northwest Dallas. In other news, former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was issued a citation Monday for refusing to take a test for intoxication, stemming from his arrest in Wisconsin last Thursday; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into feminine products and various cosmetics related to toxic chemicals; and American Airlines flight operations were recovering Tuesday evening after an IT outage forced the airline to briefly ground all of its flights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The North Texas Tollway Authority and Dallas police are in talks over expanding officer patrols on toll roads within the city, a move that could put Dallas officers on more routine assignments there as state police prepare to let their agreement with the toll authority expire. In other news, a single-engine plane crashed at Arlington Municipal Airport on Monday morning. The pilot was the only person on board and escaped with no injury; HBO's John Oliver is picking a fight with Buc-ee the beaver. Oliver accused the chain of "outright bullying." and Chan Ho Park joined Mark Cuban's investment group to purchase the Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson proposed several ideas in a newsletter Sunday as ways to cut spending and raise revenue while Dallas confronts a projected $51 million gap in its next budget. In other news, a man accused of breaking into a woman's apartment was shot and killed by Fort Worth police Sunday morning;  in April, the CDC issued an advisory, warning Americans of a nationwide rise in tick-borne illnesses. The agency reported tick bite-related ER visits reached their highest levels since 2017; and retiring is getting more expensive. Meet the mother-daughter duo with a solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a huge series against Seattle looming, what's the guys' level of optimism about the Rangers' ability to make a declaration that they belong? Are they merely in first place or can they be a first-place team? Then we break down the ever-growing impact of injuries and how that might further impact the ability to declare their intent. Then Evan's longtime archnemesis on the Rangers' beat, TR Sullivan, joins to discuss his new book, his 32 years on the beat and how competitive the beat was between Evan and TR, with John often having to referee. Finally, with two guys who tried on Rangers' uniforms briefly going into the Hall of Fame this weekend, John and Evan talk Hall of Fame memories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Nashville International Airport earlier this month. In other news, Midwest Poultry Services is voluntarily recalling Texas-produced white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs distributed from farms between June 6 and July 3, with sell-by or best-by dates between July 20 and August 17. They were shipped to Kroger stores in Texas and Louisiana and Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi; PT Organics Limited is voluntarily recalling select Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4-ounce fruit puree pouches after an internal packaging defect was found. The recalled pouches were sold exclusively at Target, Kroger and Meijer stores nationwide between March 6 and July 13. The recall applies only to Banana & Strawberry 4-ounce pouches with:Barcode: 8 15367 01078 0Lane number: 4 (printed on the rear right-hand seam) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 20-year-old student at Texas Christian University was deported Tuesday to El Salvador following an arrest last month in Arlington. In other news, an 80-year-old man was arrested in Colorado this July in connection with the Grapevine cold case killing of 35-year-old Beverly Bruneau in the 1980s; a woman was arrested last week in connection with a 14-year-old fatal stabbing after Arlington police received help searching for new investigative leads from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's genealogy program; and Dallas city employees returned from furlough to an email from City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert promising a pizza party if they clean up their desks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A consortium backed by BlackRock and Abu Dhabi-based fund MGX has completed the $40 billion acquisition of North Texas-based Aligned Data Centers. In other news, one of downtown Dallas' most recognizable walls was reduced to an interim layer of blue in May. What would you like to see in its place? Click here to share your thoughts; Jake Paul shared more about his family office and why he decided to start one in a Q and A with the Dallas Morning News; and the Dallas Stars have finally reached a resolution to their difficult contract negotiation with Jason Robertson, signing the forward to a short-term deal to bring him back for next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19-year old U.S. Army Pvt. Isabella Gonzales of Carrollton, and 25-year old First Lt. Tyler James Feehan of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, died following an attack in Jordan. Gonzales was a 2025 graduate of Hebron HS. In other news,  South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is laying off hundreds amid the move of its U.S. headquarters to Plano; President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products; and a new 37,000-square-foot Admirals Club will be in Terminal C, where American recently opened the first phase of a $3 billion expansion at the airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tropical Depression Two has formed in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, putting Texas and the western Gulf Coast in the forecast for potential impacts this week. In other news, The Mexican iceberg lettuce linked to an outbreak of cases of explosive diarrhea was distributed in Texas for more than two weeks; Texas hemp consumers will soon face new limits on which THC products they can legally buy. Beginning July 31, products containing cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC and THCP will be banned in Texas; and 16-year old Chess grandmaster Andy Woodward of McKinney traveled to St. Louis to defend his U.S. Junior Chess Championship title against nine of the nation's strongest players under the age of 20. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the All-Star break, John and Evan spend more time on Jacob Latz's All-Star performance than Jacob Latz spent in his six-pitch effort to strike out Luis Arraez in Philadelphia. Then the guys touch on the Rangers' move to the BZZR app for a direct-to-consumer streaming option. And Evan muses on how much it pays (no pun intended) for him, as a borderline Boomer, to just keep shelling out for cable while trying to grasp the hard and chaotic transition to streaming that can leave consumers scrambling and frustrated. Then, it's time for our favorite cycle: The Bengie Molina, 2010 edition. The former Rangers catcher joins the guys to talk about that magical night 16 years ago in Boston, on how being considered so slow was a motivating factor for him and on the legacy of both the Molina brothers as catchers and Puerto Rican catchers, in general. Finally, John keeps peddling his cycle on The Archives in Arlington when he visits some of the more notable cycles in club history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catastrophic flash floods in Texas have killed two people and forced hundreds of rescues in areas still reeling from devastating floods a year ago. In other news, the World Cup is over and so is its grass. The natural grass will be removed from AT&T Stadium; more than two dozen curious farmers, ranchers, environmentalists, energy industry employees and more convened in northeast Texas recently to learn about agrivoltaics; will Texas High School football coaches have to worry about some of their players signing NIL deals? And the Dallas Wings' home game against the New York Liberty, originally slated for last night, was postponed to Monday. The game was postponed due to mechanical issues with the Liberty's charter flight. All tickets purchased for Thursday's game will be honored for Monday's 7 p.m. tipoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Kevin on World Cup coverage, Shawn McFarland joins Evan for a Rangers roundtable. And, boy, do we get to a lot. Has this team wasted chances in the first half? How many games will the Rangers be able to count on from Corey Seager after the break? And could they pull a fast one - consider trading Seager AND still contending for a playoff spot this season? Oh, and we even get into a little draft talk before the most important question of all. Will the Rangers make the playoffs, yes or no? Oh, and we try to come up with our fondest memories from dear departed "Dallas Stadium." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 It's expected FIFA will award the 2031 Women's World Cup to the US in November or December, ahead of the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil. In other news, since last June, a bill signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott making daylight saving time permanent has been in line to go into effect should the federal government enable states to do so; Karmelo Anthony's defense attorneys struck a handshake deal intended to protect their client from his past. The “gentleman's agreement” detailed in Howard's affidavit, meant the jury would see the case through a narrow lens; and a Prosper man won a pair of tickets to Sunday's World Cup final in New Jersey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As thousands of supporters packed Dallas Stadium on Tuesday for the World Cup semifinal between Spain and France, visitors praised the tournament's organization, the food and the hospitality. In other news, as cyclosporiasis cases continue to increase nationwide, a source of the outbreak has still not yet been identified; a Frisco man was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in prison for attacking a security guard with a machete inside the Islamic Center of Frisco last year; exas-based Legacy Casting put out a casting call for extras to pose as store customers in a commercial filming in Frisco this week. The pay is $250. Interested applicants can apply through mycastingfile.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talmage Boston interviews Peter Onuf and Frank Cogliano on their newest book Thomas Jefferson Survives. They are leading Jeffersonian scholars and between the two of them have written 15 books on Jefferson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Haley Popp, who owns Hive Bakery, ignited an outcry for refusing to celebrate July 4. In other news,former DISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa on Monday launched his campaign for Dallas mayor, becoming the first major candidate in the 2027 race; Ben Abbott is one of several prominent figures weighing a run for mayor in the November 2027 election to replace Mayor Eric Johnson, who will leave office because of term limits; Blake Poston, founder of Cover2 Capital, said his company hopes to begin construction on The Savannah, a high-rise at McKinney Avenue and North Central Expressway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prices for the cheapest tickets to Tuesday's World Cup semifinal at Dallas Stadium dropped by 60% but the cheapest ticket on the secondary market still costs more than $1,600 to watch France against Spain. In other news, for a few weeks this summer, Frisco and Mansfield became home away from home for Sweden's and Czechia's World Cup teams with local officials saying the international attention will have lasting benefits; leading Texas Republicans took to social media after the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, celebrating the native South Carolinian as a great conservative leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Evan salute Jacob Latz making the AL All-Star team and continue to struggle to define the 2026 Rangers. But at least this time, they get some help for their problem. Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young stops by the show to discuss the state of the team at the season's midpoint, the club's needs at the deadlines and whether the Rangers will have resources to add talent. Young also discusses his own frustrations with the first-half performance. And, as Evan puts it, it's time for this Rangers team to go. Finally, with Latz making the All-Star team, the guys revisit the most unlikely Rangers All-Stars ever. So, it's time to talk Jeff Zimmerman and Roger Pavlik. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas County has recorded more heat-related illness compared to the same time last year. In other news, a man who lost his wife and infant son in a recent natural gas explosion in Oak Cliff has sued Atmos Energy; Jeremy Theron Smith pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon that was classified as a hate crime. According to the record, Smith conceded that his motive for the crime was his bias against Asian Americans; and a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a community college and advocacy groups cannot reopen a lawsuit that ended the Texas Dream Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Cuban has taken his increasingly public dispute with Dallas Mavericks majority owner Patrick Dumont to court, accusing his business partner of shutting him out of the team's plans for a new arena and other lucrative development opportunities. In other news, two faculty groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block the Texas Tech University System from implementing its policies on how professors can discuss race, gender and sexual orientation in the classroom; Dallas' transportation and public works department has major gaps in how it oversees contracts, payments and other spending nearly two years after the city merged the agencies; and two Dallas-Fort Worth barbecue joints have closed during a summer of soaring beef prices. Farmers Branch restaurant Crossbuck BBQ is shuttered permanently, and Plano's Yearby's Barbecue and Waterice is relocating to Allen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sports Day Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant discuss the Rangers' position with three weeks until the All-Star break and what the organization will have to see to make improvements. Kevin says missing out this year would be especially egregious given the performance of Jacob Latz, who's made himself into an All-Star closer, along with bounce-back years from Josh Jung, Zeke Duran, Joc Pederson and Jake Burger. Evan says if they don't make it, it falls into the laps of Corey Seager, Wyatt Langford and Evan Carter, who have mostly been unavailable. Kevin tells us what he thinks of May's influence on the Mavs' roster construction, and the guys wonder why the USMNT has never quite realized the bright future everyone's been talking about for 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Several North Texas counties, including Dallas County, have reported or are investigating cases of cyclosporiasis, a diarrhea-inducing intestinal illness. In other news, former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had stage 1 CTE when he died by suicide in November, according to an announcement from the Concussion and CTE Foundation on Tuesday; Texas' school voucher-like program promised students with disabilities up to $30,000 to pay for private schooling; and White Castle, the fast-food company known for its square-shaped sliders, is planning its second Texas restaurant in Fort Worth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ahead of the World Cup, the Lockhart Smokehouse staff thought they were well prepared for the surge in barbecue-craving customers. In other news, the Texas Education Agency is rolling out a new program that offers third graders who are struggling academically a way to get extra help; when does your child head back to school? Find specific dates here. and Frisco King, the latest show from Fort Worth-raised Taylor Sheridan, is looking for extras for shoots in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. For more specifics, check here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 1,800 pounds of illegal fireworks were confiscated on the Fourth of July as Dallas police worked alongside the Dallas Fire-Rescue's arson division to stop the sale and use of illegal fireworks. In other news, a Dallas mother has been found guilty of murder by a Collin County jury months after police said she left her 15-month-old in a vehicle on a day when temperatures topped 90 degrees; It will cost more than $2,300 for an upper-deck seat to see Portugal's all-time great, Cristiano Ronaldo, against Spain's 18-year-old phenom Lamine Yamal. Hardly any tickets remain for less than $2,600; and U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of star U.S. forward Flo Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a turnaround! Here comes home-field advantage: What a difference a week makes. The guys are getting whiplash from the Rangers' turnaround that saw them win six straight, storm into first place in the AL West and look like an energized team with a real identity. After they finish catching their breath from the turn of events, John welcomes in former Ranger manager Bobby Valentine, who guided the team from 1985-92. Bobby V regales the fellas with how ahead-of-the-curve Tom Grieve was as a GM, how John turned him from Bob to Bobby and which of the Rangers' great Puerto Rican talents from the period made the biggest impression. Finally, presidential historian John takes us down a walk through the Rangers, July 4 and the Declaration of Independence. A mashup only he could pull off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas Republicans said in the wake of this week's Supreme Court ruling affirming automatic citizenship for anyone born in the United States should stop issuing birth certificates if the parents aren't citizens. In other news, as Dallas-Fort Worth prepares to host its second knockout-round match of this World Cup, last-minute asking prices for tickets on the secondary market have dropped significantly; Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a record-breaking dive coaster coming to Arlington's Six Flags Over Texas, will open Thursday, July 9th; and Dallas-based hospitality management company Local Favorite Restaurants acquired popular chain Cotton Patch Café. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump announced Tuesday that Dallas will host the Republican Party's first national midterm convention. In other news, Ross Tower is for sale. No asking price wasn't disclosed in the listing though the Dallas Central Appraisal District values the property at more than $99 million for tax purposes; Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a record-breaking dive coaster coming to Arlington's Six Flags Over Texas, will open to the public next Thursday, July 9th; and popular dessert shop MilkShake Factory is opening its second North Texas location this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Mike Curtis discuss the arrival of Dusty May as the 11th coach in Mavs history. Mike notes that he comes with a reputation as a communicator, and he demonstrated those skills in his introductory news conference. Now, if he can communicate with Kyrie Irving, it's all good. Mike also tells us whom he expects the Mavs to try to sign as free agency kicks in. Kevin apologizes for writing that the Rangers are probably going nowhere at the trade deadline. Now that they're in first place after sweeping a four-game series in Toronto, though, is it sustainable? Evan tells us what needs to happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas officials are furloughing most city employees for three days to address a more than $30 million budget shortfall. Several employees told The Dallas Morning News they were confused by the timing of the announcement. In other news, a divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, the court struck down Trump's order; Avelo Airlines will initially offer nonstop flights from McKinney National Airport to five leisure destinations starting later this year; and Masai Ujiri and Mike Schmitz will pivot their focus to free agency with Denver's Bruce Brown, LA Clipper John Collins, Detroit's Javonte Green, Chicago's Collin Sexton and Anfernee Simons as possible targets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February, genetic technology gave investigators a new lead for a 1984 Fort Worth cold case: a woman found strangled at a landfill. In other news, a 15-year-old died Saturday after entering Lake Jacksonville in East Texas to help a young child whose inflatable device had drifted into deeper water; a man with a machete was allegedly shot and killed by his neighbor in Fort Worth Sunday; and two local coffee cafes are offering free drinks and coffee every Monday this summer. Capital One Café is offering free handcrafted beverages every Monday through Sept. 7. North Texas-based Pax & Beneficia Coffee is also offering free drinks every Monday at its Deep Ellum location.  According to Pax & Beneficia's Instagram page, everything, including drinks and food, are free all day to guests as a way to show gratitude to all of their supporters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The chief of the Mabank Fire Department died after being struck while directing traffic Saturday night. In other news, to graduate high school, Texas students are mandated to take a personal financial literacy course, starting with the freshman class entering this fall; as the World Cup moves into its knockout stages, fans from several countries have experienced matches in some of the United States' top stadiums and wonder why Dallas wasn't considered for the Final; and could Kawhi Leonard become a Dallas Maverick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The restaurant carousel keeps spinning — we say goodbye to Sevy's and Mija BBQ while welcoming La Lupita and Walkers' to the D-FW scene. Then the World Cup takes over: international visitors have been flooding our social feeds, and for some reason, Buc-ee's has become a must-stop pilgrimage for soccer fans from across the globe. And Sarah can't stop thinking about Freddy — the viral German superfan who's stolen hearts (and algorithms) everywhere he goes. Is he a genuine one-of-a-kind character, or the most brilliant marketing stunt the sport has ever seen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Around some lovely background music, perhaps to make the sound of another breakdown of the Rangers' offensive failings more relaxing, John and Evan toss around what could happen. Then we discuss how the loss of Jack Leiter exposes a weakness the Rangers wanted to keep hidden. Then, Rangers Hall of Famer and Fort Worth Christian head coach Rusty Greer joins the fellas to discuss the scrutiny of Grady Emerson, the best high school player in the nation. Greer coached Emerson this year and has been close to the draft process around him. Finally, John cracks open the archives to search for others like Greer who played every game of their MLB careers as a Ranger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A DART bus partially entered a "construction excavation" after part of a roadway gave way on Harry Hines Boulevard early Thursday, sending 15 passengers to area hospitals. In other news, a booster club mother is suing Plano ISD in federal court after a battle with the district over who should pay for renovations to a stage in Jasper High School; the Texas State Board of Education voted early Thursday to give preliminary approval to an amended list of state social studies standards that draws even stronger connections between Islam and violence; and Tormenta Rampaging Run was supposed to open at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington on Friday but is delayed on an unclear timeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas College has chosen Matthews Development, a firm that has led several large projects in Dallas, to oversee its planned $500 million campus and mixed-use development downtown. In other news, financial behemoth JPMorgan Chase is laying off hundreds in Plano; the Canadian rock trio, Rush, postponed its Wednesday night concert at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth “due to unforeseen travel and border-related delays impacting our touring production"; and in place of the former New York Sub in University Park, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' nephew plans to open a coffee shop and music hangout called Rollin Joe's across from the SMU campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Mike Curtis discuss the hiring of Michigan's Dusty May as the 11th head coach in Mavs history and what that means for the direction of the organization. Will they be contenders next year? Or does the hiring of a first-time NBA coach mean they're committed to a rebuild around Cooper Flagg? The Rangers haven't shown signs of playoff-caliber baseball for an extended period all season, though it's been better of late. Will Ray Davis commit to help at the deadline and a last gasp before potential work stoppage next season, or will the Rangers stumble into oblivion?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Under federal law, producers of child exploitation material must pay a minimum of $3,000 in restitution to each of their victims. That would seem stricter than the restitution rules related to child sex trafficking, which also mandates compensation to victims but with no minimum amount. In reality, the problems that prevent child sex trafficking victims from receiving restitution also persist in child pornography cases. The News found recent local cases involving children 12 or younger. None of those pedophiles was forced to pay restitution, nor was it sought by prosecutors or required by judges. Read the stories in the “Abused and Abandoned" series now at dallasnews.com/abusedandabandoned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For years, federal and state laws have mandated survivors of child sex crimes to be financially compensated by their abusers. But a yearlong Dallas Morning News investigation found THAT promise is rarely fulfilled — especially in North Texas, where restitution is often never pursued or ordered. The effects are lasting. Many survivors are left without the money they need for counseling, medical treatment, housing and other support as they try to recover from devastating abuse. Why does the system so often fail the very people it was designed to protect? And how can that be changed? Read the stories in our investigative series: “Abused and Abandoned” at dallasnews.com. In today's headlines: Former Michigan head coach Dusty May has agreed to become the next coach in Dallas; interest in succeeding Eric Johnson as mayor already has produced a long list of potential contenders, even though the election remains more than a year away; Six Flags Over Texas is delaying the launch of its highly anticipated dive coaster, Tormenta Rampaging Run; Frisco King starring Samuel L. Jackson as a hitman who aims to start a new life in Frisco is looking for a few extras. For more info and to apply go to: mycastingfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ground at Klyde Warren Park shook Sunday afternoon as hundreds of Argentinian fans jumped and chanted in anticipation of their national team's first North Texas game in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. If Lionel Messi scores a goal in his sixth straight World Cup match Monday, he'll notch a historic footnote and break an all-time worldwide record. In other news, a standout steel-frame luxury residence is on the market for $15m in Frisco, and its views align with its name: Infinity; a cyber attack has exposed the personal information of more than 3 million Texans. Texas Parks and Wildlife said Saturday that a vendor that handles the sale of state hunting and fishing licenses was the victim of a data breach; and Henderson Avenue in Dallas has become Dallas' country-western corridor. Beyond retail stores, a new bar and restaurant called Stay Darlin' is the latest spot for cowboys and cowgirls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John and Evan break down the Rangers' current issue of getting down early with no pulse thereafter and discuss Corey Seager's reliability. Then one of the best stories of the season, Jacob "High Leverage" Latz joins the guys to talk about his long road to becoming the best breakout story of the season. Latz discusses how his previous challenging experiences prepared him to go from jilted starter to star reliever. And he weighs in on what we should call him for a nickname. Then, in the Archives in Arlington, John leans into the multi-inning closer theme to tell the story of Jim "The Emu" Kern and his amazing 1979 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer is here, and the Eat Drink D-FW crew is feeling the urge to roam. This week, the team shares their favorite food cities to visit — and trust us, a few of these picks will catch you off guard. From hidden regional gems to the usual suspects with a twist, we're breaking down what makes a city worth the trip when great food is the whole point. Whether you're planning a summer getaway or just daydreaming at your desk, this one's packed with inspiration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices