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SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant are joined by Lia Assimakopoulos and Brad Townsend to discuss [9:00] a busy time in Dallas sports. Besides describing the Wings’ debut, Kevin asks Lia if the Stars have reached a tipping point with their third consecutive conference finals. What if they don’t beat the Oilers and make the Stanley Cup Final? [20:08] Brad tells us how Scottie Scheffler, who won his third major over the weekend, has turned himself into the PGA Tour’s most dominant player since Tiger Woods. [32:15] Brad also gives his take on Cooper Flagg, whom he calls the draft’s best two-way prospect since LeBron James. [46:30] And Evan pinpoints what led to the collapse of the Rangers’ bullpen and their best hopes of reconstructing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 2: The one with Mark Teixeira - John & Evan break down the Rangers' exceptional starting pitching and defensive performance to begin the year. Mark Teixeira joins the guys to talk about his eventful five years with the Rangers, blowing Evan off for an interview on the day he was traded to the Braves and he takes our first Better Get To Know a Rangers Legend Questionnaire. And John stumps Evan with a trivia question involving the longest winning streak in Rangers history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas measles outbreak has grown by only four cases since last week, marking another period of progress as health officials work to slow the spread of the virus. State health officials announced Tuesday that 722 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak first erupted in late January — an increase of four since Friday’s update, when only one additional case was reported. In other news, Prosper is expanding its aerial drone fleet in hopes of reducing emergency response times and providing greater safety for the city‘s police officers, firefighters and medics; the homeless population is down nearly 5% from last year in Dallas and Collin counties, Housing Forward announced in the 2025 State of Homelessness Address; Greyhound expects to begin operating out of a new Dallas terminal this fall, after more than 70 years of the national bus company serving customers downtown; and have you ever wondered whatever happened to your favorite Dallas restaurant? What’s going on with that project in your neighborhood? Curious Texas could help find an answer. With Curious Texas, The Dallas Morning News invites readers to ask questions about North Texas and the Lone Star State. It’s a chance for you to join the reporting process and help choose what topics the newsroom covers. What questions do you want Curious Texas to investigate? Submit them now at curious texas dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city of Dallas is considering taking out a $1 billion loan to move forward with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center project. Staff will brief the City Council Wednesday on the updates to the convention center plan. Also, after sitting through more than two months of auditions, training and performances, American Idol fans were minutes away from finding out the winner of season 23 when WFAA’s Chief Meteorologist Pete Delkus appeared on screen shortly before 10 p.m., warning of severe weather — including possible tornadoes, thunderstorms and flash floods — in counties across the region. Frustrated viewers took to social media to express their displeasure; Katy Perry’s “Lifetimes” tour stop at American Airlines Center has been moved to Thursday night to accommodate the Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers’ NHL playoff game; and whatever happened to your favorite Dallas restaurant? What’s going on with that project in your neighborhood? Curious Texas could help find an answer. With Curious Texas, The Dallas Morning News invites readers to ask questions about North Texas and the Lone Star State. It’s a chance for you to join the reporting process and help choose what topics the newsroom covers. What questions do you want Curious Texas to investigate? Submit them now at curious texas dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Texas residents shouldn’t put their umbrellas away just yet. After rain both Saturday and Sunday, more precipitation is in store for today. There’s a potential for some isolated early morning showers, before more severe storm chances return in the afternoon and evening. The showers are most likely to be severe for the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and the counties to the north and northeast. If thunderstorms do develop, hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes will all be possible in the late afternoon. Today’s high will be 83 and the low will be 73. In other news, a bipartisan bill with stars Taylor Sheridan, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson behind it, is advancing through the Legislature and may bolster Texas as a formidable filming site. Senate Bill 22 would establish a biennial fund of $500 million for 10 years; Katy Perry had been scheduled to bring her tour to the American Airlines Center Wednesday but the singer will have to find a new date because the venue will be busy hosting the NHL’s Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Dallas Stars and the Edmonton Oilers; and Dallas' Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship on Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Health care workers in Texas would have whistleblower protections for reporting legal, regulatory and ethical violations under a bill the Senate passed Thursday. The lawmakers voted 21-10 to send the proposal to the House. In other news, police are seeking the public’s help to find a 76-year-old woman who was taken from an assisted living facility in Denton earlier this week. Karen May Taube was last seen about 5 p.m. Monday. A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday. An arrest warrant has been obtained for Eva Haron of Michigan. Haron and Taube’s whereabouts were unknown Thursday, but police said the pair may be traveling together in a white 2018 Ford F150 with Michigan license plate DXZ9489. Also, Post Malone will headline the 2025 Cattle Baron’s Ball, an annual North Texas party that’s the world’s largest single-night fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. And the Dallas Stars will at the very least, need another game to clinch their spot in the Western Conference finals. With a chance to end the series at Canada Life Centre in Game 5 in Winnipeg, the Stars offense went cold again, as the Jets secured a 4-0 win to force Game 6. The Stars still hold a 3-2 series lead with the opportunity to end it on home ice on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You heard it here first. There's a new place to play croquet in North Texas that has some serious food and beverage clout backing it up. The Tango Frogs are also back on Dallas' Greenville Avenue, and we have some fresh ideas for easy appetizers to bring to any function (but namely graduation parties at the moment). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas school officials are striking DEI goals from district language, according to online records. A document regulating employment practices was amended May 2 to remove a section on recruitment and retention through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion. In other news, Gateway Church founder Robert Morris asked his former church for millions of dollars including ongoing retirement payments that the church denied, according to court documents filed by the church.; the State Fair of Texas celebrates its long-standing tradition as one of the nation’s oldest fairs with this year’s theme, “Texas Shines Bright.” The annual event will unfurl at Fair Park in South Dallas from Sept. 26 to Oct. 19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant are joined by staff writers Myah Taylor and Lia Assimakopoulos to talk [32:30] about the Stars’ second round series against the Jets and [15:20] Friday’s debut of the Wings and their new star, Paige Bueckers, the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft. Evan tells us about the impact of Bret Boone as the Rangers’ new hitting coach. And Kevin and Evan discuss [00:50] the second shocking development of the Mavs in the last three-and-a-half development: the Mavs moving from 11th to first in the lottery to earn the right to draft Cooper Flagg. Or at least we hope that’s what Nico Harrison does. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first edition of the SportsDay Rangers podcast, John and Evan [2:05] break down Bret Boone's first week on the job as hitting coach, [13:03] chat with Michael Young about the serendipitous, random meeting that led to Boone's arrival in Texas and how Evan's wedding paved the way for Michael to rejoin the organization. [36:45] Also, the guys recount some eventful mid-season coaching changes, including the time the Rangers tried to drag another Hall of Fame manager out of retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It will be easier than ever for parents to opt their children out of public school vaccine requirements under a bill given initial passage in the Texas House late Tuesday. In other news, School leaders and advocates worry that the Texas Senate is dragging its feet to deliver on promises to provide the largest infusion of state dollars into public education; after multiple break-ins and animal thefts at Texas zoos in recent years, state zoos have teamed up with advocacy groups and elected officials to support a couple of bills in the Texas Legislature that could provide some relief. House Bill 1720 and Senate Bill 2969 will strengthen the penalties for trespassing at zoological facilities and create penalties surrounding habitat intrusions; and the Dallas Stars are on the verge of eliminating the Winnipeg Jets in the Stanley Cup playoffs after a 3-1 win at the American Airlines Center last night. The third member of the Stars’ Finnish line, Mikeal Granlund scored a hat trick. It was the third hat trick in the last five games for Dallas but Granlund’s first since 2017. The series heads back to Winnipeg for game 5 on Thursday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With less than a 2 percent chance of landing the first overall pick in Monday evening’s NBA draft lottery, the ping pong ball popped up for the Mavericks, securing the top pick in the upcoming NBA draft. With that top pick, it gives Dallas the ability to land Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the consensus top selection. In other news, Dallas’ Office of Equity and Inclusion, which was heavily featured in the region’s human rights proposal required to host next year’s FIFA World Cup, could be on the chopping block if a Texas Senate bill intended to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion departments in local governments becomes law; the Texas House overwhelmingly endorsed a bill that would fund a grant program for research and medical trials ibogaine, a centuries-old psychoactive drug derived from a plant indigenous to Central Africa, increasingly viewed by the medical and science community as the next big hope in trauma, depression, addiction and brain injury treatment; and the Dallas Cowboys will open the upcoming NFL season on the road against Super Bowl Champ Philadelphia on Thursday, September 4. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get ready for a warmup, sunny and warm today with a high of 86. Clear skies tonight with a low of 64. Texas summer is knocking on the door this week, hitting North Texans with the potential for our first 100-degree day of the year. In other news, Dallas used their home-ice advantage to their favor Sunday, securing a 5-2 win over the Jets in Game 3. Forward Mikko Rantanen again led Dallas in a three-point outing, but it was third-pair defenseman Alexander Petrovic who scored the game-winning goal 3:51 into the third period. The Stars now hold a 2-1 lead in the series and will host Game 4 on Tuesday night; the bodies of two men were pulled from Joe Pool Lake Sunday after they apparently fell out of a boat before possibly drowning in the water Saturday. The Grand Prairie Public Safety Dive Team responded to a report of two possible drownings Saturday afternoon at Joe Pool Lake; Jennifer Nguyen started Garland’s Asian American Heritage Festival three years ago because she wanted to shine a light on the contributions and beauty of her community. Garland boasts a large Southeast Asian population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas House gave initial approval to a bill Thursday that would ban citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning properties in Texas, moving the state one step closer to creating barriers for property ownership to people from countries deemed hostile. On a largely partisan vote of 85-60, the House approved the bill, making it the latest Republican-led policy once considered too extreme for the House now on a direct path to becoming law as the chamber shifts further to the right. In other news, North Texas’ Catholic community reacted with surprise and excitement to Thursday’s news that Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church; separate bills making their way through the Texas Legislature have banks and consumer advocates on edge, posing challenges to the state’s financial infrastructure and its pro-business bent. At issue are two sets of bills regulating credit card processing fees, which collectively set a record of nearly $188 billion last year, according to Nielsen Report data; and the Academy of Country Music Awards — colloquially dubbed country’s “party of the year” — assembled many of the genre’s biggest stars in Frisco Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What should you know about the new Gas Monkey Icehouse in North Texas? Well, other than details about the menu, owner Richard Rawlings is expected to film episodes for his YouTube show at the new spot. Plus, get details on an upcoming mezcal and tequila expo and a new restaurant going into Denton Square. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas school trustees would have to vote on requiring prayer time at campuses under a bill debated Wednesday. Public schools would have to provide a daily period for prayer and reading of religious texts outside of instruction time. In other news, a new leader is coming to the University of Texas at Dallas — Prabhas Moghe, of Rutgers University. Moghe, whose background is in chemical and bioengineering, is currently the executive vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Rutgers; Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said officials are not in a hurry to adjust interest rates, adding tariffs could lead to higher inflation and unemployment. Powell said Wednesday, “If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they’re likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth and an increase in unemployment.”; and actor Sam Elliott was spotted last week on the patio of Joe T. Garcia’s, an iconic Mexican restaurant in Fort Worth known for its celebrity sightings. The legendary restaurant shared a photo of the 80-year-old actor on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Tim Cowlishaw discuss [8:20] the Stars’ Game 7 win over Colorado and what it means going into the second round against the Jets. Tim reminds us that momentum is hit-and-miss in hockey, especially if your goalie is only occasionally great, as is the case with Jake Oettinger. [26:10] Evan explains what Chris Young wants from Bret Boone, the Rangers’ new co-hitting coach. [41:30] Kevin says no franchise in the NBA has given up on better point guards than the Mavs, who traded Jason Kidd before his prime, let Steve Nash and Jalen Brunson walk, then traded Luka Doncic in his prime. That’s at least three Hall of Famers. [56:30] The guys also discuss the Kentucky Derby and a contract extension for the Big 12’s Brett Yormark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Tuesday, Abundance Energy, sonnen and Energywell announced a collaboration meant to bring the behind-the-meter, battery-enabled technology to the Lone Star State. A virtual power plant is a network of decentralized energy sources working together to generate, store and manage electricity. In other news, a political action committee accused of breaking election laws raised six figures for a Prosper Independent School District trustee election — but its secretive spending failed to unseat the two incumbents it aimed to replace; Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center announced on Tuesday that they have secured a nine-figure financial donation as they work toward constructing a $5 billion pediatric campus in Dallas that will span nearly 5 million square feet; and Micah Parsons wants a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys. A first-round draft pick in 2021, the premier edge rusher has become a household name as one of the most feared defenders in the NFL. Parsons, a four-time Pro Bowler who has twice been named to the All-Pro team, has 52.5 sacks in four seasons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A storm system will bring widespread showers and thunderstorms to the area today. Some storms could produce damaging winds and large hail. A Flood Watch is in effect for North Texas, including Dallas and Fort Worth until 1 a.m. Wednesday with the possibility of 1 to 3 inches of rainfall. In other news, Dallas City Council and school board elections attracted few eligible voters, a decades long trend that has voting advocates trying to figure out how to make local contests more appealing. According to the county’s elections department, Dallas County municipal elections attracted only 8.4% of 1.4 million registered voters; a second teenager has been arrested in connection with the March slaying of a 14-year-old boy in east Oak Cliff. 17-year old Juan Saucedo was arrested Sunday and booked into the Dallas County jail on a capital murder charge in the death of Adam Gutierrez; falling crude prices will eventually translate into lower prices at the gas pump for consumers, but that doesn’t mean it’s all good news ― especially for Texas-based oil producers; and Paige Bueckers might be getting ready for her rookie season with the Dallas Wings, but she is still on the receiving end of awards for her collegiate career. Bueckers was named the winner of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards’ Honda Sport Award for basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas families will be able to access public money to pay for private school through a new school choice program. Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed into law an education savings account program with near-universal eligibility — positioning the state to potentially have the largest school choice program in the nation soon. In other news, University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken is leaving to be the next president of the University of California; Next up, change is coming to the southern sector and the western half of the city as newly elected Dallas City Council members Maxie Johnson and Laura Cadena bring years of experience in the public arena; and the retail industry is navigating another year that’s been fraught with closures and other cuts — and it’s not getting any easier. In the past several months, big and small names in the retail market have announced shops were closing up around the country with many of those plans hitting North Texas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Thursday to protest the Trump administration as part of May Day Strong, a series of volunteer-led nationwide demonstrations. As many as 1,000 protests were scheduled for May 1, a date historically known as May Day or International Workers’ Day. In other news, Dallas police Chief Daniel Comeaux fired two civilian employees Thursday who were accused of separate offenses. Billy Flores and Evelyn Keith, both 911 call analysts, were fired for “engaging in adverse conduct.” Also, American Airlines will invest $4 billion into DFW International Airport’s forthcoming Terminal F, doubling the size of the project and creating a “crown jewel” in the world’s third busiest airport. And there will be a game seven in the first round Stanley Cup playoff series between the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche. The Stars had a 4-3 advantage at the start of the third period but the Avalanche scored four consecutive goals in the final 20 minutes to win game 6 7-4. The series returns to American Airlines Center for Game 7 tomorrow night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chef Andre Natera of the Chefs PSA podcast makes a special guest appearance on Eat Drink D-FW and discusses why food is feeling all the same right now, how restaurants can stand out in a Instagram-driven world and what makes great chefs, well, great. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the final installment of Season 2 of Beyond Talking Points, host Abby McCloskey speaks with Rick Perry, former Governor of Texas and U.S. Energy Secretary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore convene on David’s last podcast as he enters semi-retirement. [8:15] Before hitting the door, David tells us what the Cowboys were thinking before their early-round picks, in particular, and how they went for value over need. [27:20] Evan gives us the low, low-down on the Rangers’ offense, including the awful chase numbers across the board and whether firing the hitting coaches or adding a bat is the answer. [48:30] Kevin points out the importance of the Stars’ breakout Game 5 win and what Jake Oettinger’s play portends going forward. And it’s Nelson Week at Craig Ranch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Texas Senate approved a bill Wednesday that takes aim at the State Fair of Texas’ gun ban. The policy was put in place last year after a gunman shot three fairgoers in 2023. Tthe bill’s author, state Sen. Bob Hall, R-Rockwall, said the move denied “citizens their right to self-defense.” The legislation, headed to the Texas House of Representatives, would prevent contractors from banning guns in government-owned public spaces, unless state law says otherwise. In other news, detainees at the Bluebonnet immigrant detention center in the small city of Anson, about 200 miles west of Dallas sent the outside world a message this week: S-O-S; in a surprising alliance, the Texas oil and gas lobby has joined forces with renewable energy developers to sink a proposal that would require all existing solar and wind generators to guarantee they can provide power when needed; nd the Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing out of the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and ending the Colorado Avalanche’s season. The Stars won Game 5 in a convincing fashion to take a 3 games to 2 lead in the series that returns to Denver for Game 6 tonight. NHL teams that hold a 3-2 series lead win the series 79% of the time. In the last 30 years in Dallas, they’ve had even better results, winning 94.1% of the time with a 16-1 series record after holding the 3-2 advantage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bill that would clarify when Texas physicians can legally perform an abortion to save a mother’s life unanimously passed the state Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 31, also known as the Life of the Mother Act, would allow doctors to intervene and provide abortion care to pregnant women who are experiencing medical emergencies. In other news, Texas health officials reported 17 new measles cases on Tuesday, bringing the total confirmed cases since late January to 663. The state’s public health department estimates that fewer than 10 of the confirmed cases — about 1% — are “actively infectious.”; one Monday last fall, only about half of Cleburne students showed up to class. The reason for such low attendance? Families were fearful after threats of violence against Cleburne ISD campuses had zoomed across Snapchat in the days before. Similar scares have become common, a trend that’s strained police resources, led to the arrests of young children and interrupted students’ focus in the classroom; and H-E-B is ready to open its first namesake store in North Texas. The company will officially launch on May 14 in Melissa at 6 a.m. The San Antonio grocer’s new store is at 1230 Central Expressway, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 121. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dallas-Fort Worth is among the most ozone-polluted metro areas in the U.S. That’s according to new data from the American Lung Association. The 26th annual State of the Air report ranked D-FW as No. 10 out of 228 metropolitan areas for worst high ozone days — a setback from previous rankings. In other news, a man is in jail and facing murder charges after Dallas police connected two separate shootings by tying bullet casings, a cellphone number and a vehicle to both scenes, records show. 30-year old Garrett Hudgens is facing murder charges in connection with fatal shootings on April 4 in West Oak Cliff and April 23 near Fair Park; a novel experiment underway in West Texas could help determine whether long-abandoned nuclear technology could be the future of Texas power. At Abilene Christian University, a research lab is working to create the nation’s first nuclear research reactor in more than 40 years; and the Dallas Stars needed a response, and it couldn’t have come in more convincing fashion. Scoring just nine seconds into Game 5 at American Airlines Center, the Stars showed up from the start and took down the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Monday to take a 3-2 series lead. The Stars will have the chance to end the series Thursday night in Game 6 at Colorado. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bishop T.D. Jakes, who founded The Potter’s House and has led the Dallas megachurch for almost 30 years, announced at a Sunday morning service that he will be handing leadership of the church over to his daughter and son-in-law. Their appointment will occur later this year. In other news, two young men are dead and a third was injured in a shooting when a fight broke out at an Arlington gas station Saturday night. At about 10:06 p.m., Arlington police officers responded to a reported shooting at a gas station in the 5600 block of South Cooper Street; a throng of people gathered in downtown Dallas Sunday afternoon to rally against the Trump administration’s policy changes that have affected labor, federal workers and immigrants’ rights. According to organizers, the rally held at Civic Garden was part of May Day celebrations across the country, an event also known as International Workers’ Day; and the NFL draft is an unpredictable force. A prime example came this weekend when a pair of area quarterbacks were selected far later than expected. Shedeur Sanders and Quinn Ewers went into the third day of the draft Saturday afternoon waiting to hear their names called. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city of Dallas is suing 3M, DuPont and other chemical companies, alleging they contaminated some of the area’s drinking water. The lawsuit alleges 3M and other companies manufactured and sold PFAS, often called “forever chemicals.” PFAS are known to be toxic, extremely persistent in the environment and capable of causing significant health risks. In other news, nearly one year after UTD students set up an encampment on campus to protest the war in Gaza, 14 were indicted on misdemeanor charges. Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said in a Thursday news release that they were indicted on charges of obstructing a passageway, which is a Class B misdemeanor; for the third time in four years, the Dallas Cowboys used their first-round pick on an offensive lineman. Alabama’s Tyler Booker was the choice at No. 12 and will be asked to follow in the footsteps of Zack Martin at right guard, the future Hall of Famer who announced his retirement in the offseason. And each year, more than eight hundred million tons of greenhouse gases are emitted across the state of Texas, a Dallas Morning News investigation found. The Lone Star State ranks top in the nation for carbon dioxide emissions. Experts say those emissions have had a significant impact on climate change. And those changes are impacting everything from temperatures – the average annual temperature of Dallas has risen by as much as three degrees Fahrenheit the past century – to weather patterns that create drought and wildfires. Efforts are underway to curb emissions and find new sources of energy that place less strain on the environment, but supply chain limits, safety risks and partisan divisions among lawmakers have presented challenges. Read the full investigation – A Changing Climate – at dallasnews.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Beyond Talking Points, host Abby McCloskey talks with Pia Orrenius, a labor economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, about the effects of migration and deportations on the American economy, workforce and culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's the deal with reservations right now? The Dallas Morning News food team talks about the apps that are a must to skip the wait. Plus, the team shares more on the new Chuy's location, a Colombian restaurant with heart, the hottest new rooftop patio for spring, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss [3:20] the Cowboys’ draft prospects, including the fact that they could go several ways and still come away with a starter. [28:30] Evan analyzes the lineup changes made by Bruce Bochy in an attempt to shake them from their funk. [44:00] Kevin says it’s a good thing Nico Harrison isn’t the Rangers’ GM, because he’d probably try to trade Corey Seager after yet another hamstring injury. Nico’s second press conference in a week didn’t do anything to rectify the mess the Mavs have made this year, but it’s getting clearer that he’s a my-way-or-the-highway kind of executive who could soon find himself down the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A middle school student in Collin County has tested positive for measles, health officials confirmed Wednesday, the first reported case in a child in the Dallas-Fort Worth area this year amid an outbreak of cases in Texas. The student attends Willow Springs Middle School in Lucas, part of the Lovejoy Independent School District, according to Collin County Health Care Services. In other news, the North Texas Food Bank announced Wednesday that Annam Manthiram has joined its executive leadership team as its new chief external affairs officer; “softness” in demand from domestic leisure travelers stung Southwest Airlines during the first quarter as the Dallas-based carrier pushed ahead with turnaround plans that include fees for checked bags and premium seating in the coming months. On Wednesday, Southwest Airlines reported a $149 million net loss between January and March on $6.4 billion in revenue; and Dallas’ Planning and Development Department will change how it calculates commercial remodeling permit fees after losing $8.6 million because of a staff error. The Dallas City Council approved the change without discussion during Wednesday’s meeting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thousands of voters across North Texas headed to the polls Tuesday for local elections. It was the first day of early voting, where residents cast ballots for mayors, city council members and million-dollar bonds. In other news, the measles outbreak that began in Gaines County in January has grown to 624 cases in Texas, according to a Tuesday morning update from the state public health department; tributes poured in for Denton County Precinct 3 Commissioner Bobbie Mitchell and her slain husband, Fred, as more details emerged Tuesday about a stabbing that police say led to the arrest of the couple’s grandson Monday morning at their home in Lewisville; nd Sprouts Farmers Market, following years of waiting, is weeks away from opening in southern Dallas. The grocer is set to open the store in Oak Cliff — located at North Hampton Road and Fort Worth Avenue — on June 20, according to its website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge on Monday refused to reduce the multimillion-dollar bond for the 17-year-old accused of shooting at least four people at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas last week. Tracy Haynes Jr. is being held in Dallas County jail, facing six charges of aggravated assault mass shooting. In other news, many Dallas residents have been fighting for years for the right to clean water and air, more green spaces, less pollution and the removal of industrial warehouses near residential neighborhoods. Residents and environmental advocates hope to find allies to tackle the issues among the new Dallas City Council that will be elected in the May 3 election; potholes, sidewalks and parks don’t have political affiliations, and because of that, city elections are historically nonpartisan. There are no primaries for Democrats or Republicans. But they are leaning more left and right as the May 3 election nears; and Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo and a former bishop of the Dallas Catholic Diocese, announced the death of Pope Francis early Monday. While he holds administrative authority during the transitional period, he does not make significant decisions on doctrine or church policy. His role is to maintain order and uphold the sacred traditions of the papacy until a new pope is chosen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Frisco ISD official said Saturday night they were seeking charges against a man who said he “broke into” a high school stadium to capture video related to the fatal stabbing at a track meet earlier this month. In other news, communities to the west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area worked to clean up Sunday after several tornadoes touched down late Saturday night. Thousands across the region were without power; two people are dead in what detectives believe may have been a shootout that stemmed from an argument between the pair. On Sunday, officers responded to a shooting call in the 5500 block of James Avenue; and the city of Dallas is launching a pilot program funded by federal money to clean up neighborhoods, but some council members are concerned it could inadvertently encourage gentrification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The mother of a Frisco high school student accused of fatally stabbing a fellow athlete during a track meet earlier this month spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday, describing how her family has been “under attack” by a wave of racist harassment, false accusations and death threats. On Thursday, a “swatting” call was made to an address linked to the family of Austin Metcalf, the Frisco teenager who was fatally stabbed. Frisco police said officers responded earlier in the evening to a gunshot call to an address involving Austin Metcalf’s family. A police spokesperson said the call turned out to be false. In other news, Dallas ISD officials said that the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School that sent several students to the hospital might not have been preventable. Dallas ISD police Chief Albert Martinez said at a news conference Thursday morning that all doors at this campus were “locked and secured,” meaning the door could not be opened from the outside but could be opened from the inside, as fire code requires; in a seismic shift for Texas education that could have ramifications for decades, the state House signed off on a plan early Thursday to allow parents to use state dollars to pay for their children’s private school education; and the writing has been on the wall. As the Dallas Mavericks move forward with their plans to build a basketball-only arena, their 32-year partnership with the Dallas Stars, their roommates at American Airlines Center and Reunion Arena, appears to be nearing an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Glen Powell, Guy Fieri and Aaron Franklin all have barbecue sauces, and we’re going to tell you which one is best. The Dallas Morning News food team also catches up on the latest D-FW stops on "Diners, Drive-ins & Dives" and an easy weekend recipe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Abby McCloskey speaks with Esau McCaulley about the cultural and religious narrative Americans tell ourselves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sunny, a bit breezy, and warm today with a high of 86. A few clouds will move into the area later this evening with an overnight low of 68. Strong to severe storms are possible in North Texas this weekend, bringing a wet and rainy start to Easter weekend. According to the forecast from KXAS-TV and the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office, the storms are expected to begin late Friday night and will become stronger early Saturday. In other news, Local health officials have reported a measles case in Rockwall County, possibly connected to the West Texas outbreak; as police searched for a suspect in a shooting that injured several students at Wilmer-Hutchins High School, a local nonprofit says it was working with a 17-year-old to turn himself in. Urban Specialists, a nonprofit that advocates against violence, played a key role in helping the teen turn himself in to police; and Sam’s Club is trying out new ideas using computer vision and other innovations – and it’s happening in North Texas’ backyard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss [1:04] a full week of sports topics, starting with the Wings drafting Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick. [4:20] The guys don’t give the Mavs much of a shot against the Kings and try to decipher what Nico Harrison will do next, as well as what Patrick Dumont would do next if he fired Nico. (Hint: Not happening). [17:15] Evan says it’s too early to panic about the Rangers’ offense and, besides, there are no easy fixes. [29:00] David tells us what it means that Micah Parsons has finally shown up for voluntary workouts and how Jerry Jones has changed in his approach. [40:10] Kevin and David discuss what makes the most sense for the Cowboys in the first round, and the guys recall a fun finish at the Masters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four students were wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas — nearly a year to the day since gunfire erupted on the same campus. Officers were dispatched about 1 p.m. to the school. In other news, Texas public health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 20 measles cases in the ongoing outbreak, for a total of 561 measles cases reported in the past two and a half months; while national interest in President John F. Kennedy’s assassination continues to thrive, the Dallas County building that has exhibited the history of that event for 36 years has fallen apart. CEO Nicola Longford said staff of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza can’t control insects or rain creeping through the windows; and former University of Texas wide receiver Isaiah Bond asked a woman he allegedly sexually assaulted to sign a non-disclosure agreement and offered her money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old accused of fatally stabbing another student at a high school track meet in Frisco earlier this month, was released from jail Monday after his bond was significantly lowered. Anthony was released from the Collin County jail about 4:20 p.m. and put on house arrest with an ankle monitor. In other news, Sen. John Cornyn has asked the Department of Justice to investigate planned Muslim-centric neighborhoods outside of Dallas over concerns that those involved could discriminate against Jewish and Christian Texans; more than five years after the redesign of a depressed roadway on Interstate 30 that separates downtown Dallas and the Cedars was proposed by the Texas Department of Transportation, project costs have nearly tripled, growing to almost $890 million; and the Dallas Wings selected UConn star Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft on Monday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The teenager accused of fatally stabbing another student in Frisco earlier this month is set to appear in court Monday to learn whether his $1 million bond would be reduced.Karmelo Anthony, 17, has been in Collin County jail on a murder charge for more than a week. In other news, between December 2024 and March 2025, the average price per dozen jumped from $4.15 to $6.23, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Officials link these price increases to bird flu; the Agricultural industry relies on immigrant labor, but with President Donald Trump’s immigration policies — including his promise of mass deportations — it could cause widespread pain and it creates an uncertain future. More than 27% of Texas farmworkers are immigrants; and U.S. consumer sentiment tumbled to the second-weakest reading on record while short- and long-term inflation expectations soared to multidecade highs on growing tariff concerns. The preliminary April sentiment index slid 6.2 points to 50.8, according to the University of Michigan, below economists’ forecasts. Aside from a 50 reading in June 2022, that was the lowest in surveys dating back to the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A $337.4 billion state spending plan that funnels money to schools, the border, health services and other state needs for the next two years was approved by the Texas House early Friday morning after a day-long debate. The budget plan also includes new money for teacher pay raises, property tax cuts, medical research, and a private school voucher-like program. In other news, Dallas-area international students are struggling to navigate why they were told to leave the country immediately after visas were suddenly revoked by federal officials, lawyers working with some of them said. In some instances, the students had faced criminal charges but those charges were dismissed; President Trump’s tariff agenda has roiled markets, panicked recession forecasters and triggered drastic measures from some of the world’s largest companies. But the little guys ― like the small businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth region ― are feeling the most intense heat; and North Texas based furniture store Home Zone can relate to a lot of North Texans’ feelings about the Luka Doncic trade. In a 3-part series of advertisements that aired on WFAA during the Mavericks-Lakers game Wednesday night, the store parodied the now-infamous trade that sent the beloved superstar to Los Angeles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Elon Musk's chainsaw getting government spending back under control? This week, Beyond Talking Points host Abby McCloskey talks with Jessica Riedl, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Celebrity sightings at Dallas restaurants? A new tasting menu worth celebrating? Another restaurant from Chef Tiffany Derry? The Dallas Morning News food team has a lot to talk about. Plus, the team looks into the history of just how chocolate bunnies became part of the Easter tradition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luka Doncic made his dramatic return to American Airlines Center for the first time as a member of the LA Lakers. The Lakers won 112-97, Doncic had one of his best performances of the season: 45 points, eight rebounds and six assists. In other news, the John Cornyn-Ken Paxton Senate primary showdown sets the stage for an election season that could reset Republican politics in Texas; a Hood County Republican Party committee chair and former Granbury City Council candidate was arrested Monday after authorities say she listed a Granbury address on her campaign paperwork last year despite living outside the city limits; and Dallas’ who’s who arrived Tuesday at the site of the long-promised Harold Simmons Park alongside the Trinity River to chip away at a perception that the city cannot finish what it starts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss a busy week highlighted [00:39] by Luka Doncic’s return Wednesday with his new Laker teammates. David says Luka might be overwhelmed but still sets the over/under at 34 points. Kevin takes the over. Evan takes the way over. [18:25] Evan says Chicago’s cold probably had an impact on the Rangers and suggests a line of demarcation from MLB when it comes to weather. [31:22] The Cowboys’ acquisition of Joe Milton III probably keeps them from drafting another QB, David says, adding he wouldn’t be surprised to see them trade back a few spots. [45:15] And Kevin despairs over another bad ending for Houston, this one even worse than ‘83. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Businesses and industry leaders are worried tariffs will become a major headwind for the Texas economy, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas data. In other news, Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday launched a Senate campaign against Republican incumbent John Cornyn, setting up a potentially bruising 2026 primary that could change the face of the Texas GOP; Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over the next five years, with peak electricity use more than doubling as new data centers come online around the state; and it was a historic collapse for the Dallas Stars last night at the American Airlines Center with Vancouver scoring 3 goals in the final minute to tie the game and send it to OT. The Canucks won it with a goal in overtime to win 6-5. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices