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Miranda and Julia rundown the day's top headlines. And while it might still feel like summer in Texas, fall is on its way and that means football season. UNT officially started practicing this week, with new players in a lot of key roles. The Denton Record-Chronicle's Brett Vito joins us with a preview of the upcoming season. 

SceneShop is a collective for writers and actors that perform in Fort Worth. KERA's Marcheta Fornoff reports on one of the group's final performances. Also, at the Dallas Renaissance Sword Guild school, students study centuries-old European combat techniques as a modern martial art. KERA reporters Therese Powell and Alexsis Jones take us inside. Plus, two beluga whales rescued from a shuttered Can...

The family of Anthony Johnson Jr., who died in jail custody after a physical altercation with jailers, are trying to get the county added back to his wrongful death lawsuit. KERA's Penelope Rivera joins us with the details. We also have reaction to the drama at yesterday's county commissioners court meeting, where multiple people were thrown out after speaking out against plans to close nearly hal...

The State Fair of Texas is building a new headquarters in Fair Park. We talked to president Mitchell Glieber about plans for the new building, efforts to give back to the South Dallas community, and how his team is working to make this year's fair more affordable. 

Miranda and Julia break down the day's top headlines. Plus, the Museum School of East Dallas is one of four new Texas charter schools opening this month, giving parents another public school option. But some Dallas ISD families worry the new school is dividing a close-knit community by drawing away students, teachers and funding.

Today, we celebrate the 105th anniversary of one of the country's oldest radio stations, WRR 101.1 FM. WRR's program director Kurt Rongey discussed the station's origin story with two people who maintain the Historical Archive of the City of Dallas. Plus, the Dallas Zoo welcomed its newest resident into the world last week: a 230 lb baby elephant. Stephanie Allard, chief mission officer at the Dal...

Although Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are vying for the same seat, their campaigns are fighting very different battles. Recent campaign stops in North Texas revealed key differences in strategy between the sitting state legislator and the Texas attorney general. KERA's Emily DeMotte has details. Plus UnidosUS, a national, non-partisan Latino civil rights and advocacy group, br...

In our regular segment "North Texas Cares," we check in with local nonprofits making positive changes in the community. This week, we talked to the CEO of Big Thought, an organization that's helping rehabilitate children in the Dallas County juvenile justice system through art.

Miranda and Julia break down the day's top headlines. Plus, the Dallas Wings will at long last play in the city of their namesake, as the WNBA team has finalized an agreement to host all 2027 regular season home games at American Airlines Center. Wings reporter Myah Taylor from the Dallas Morning News gives us all the details.  

Freelance writer Michael Smith explains how connecting with nature can help kids deal with the challenges of a modern world, which he wrote about in a three-part series for Green Source Texas. Plus, for over a decade Riley Holloway has documented North Texas history through large-scale oil paintings. The KERA's Arts team had a chance to step into Holloway’s studio and watch him work. 

In the small city of Godley, Texas, south of Fort Worth, the now-former police chief is buried in a long list of criminal accusations. KERA's Dylan Duke breaks it down for us. Plus on Tuesday, Tarrant County commissioners could cut almost half of the county's usual election day polling places for this November's midterm election. KERA's Penelope Rivera joins us with the latest. 

Summertime means summer blockbusters, but when it comes to seeing a movie, the film itself is only one part of the equation. We'll talk through some of the best theaters in North Texas with D Magazine 's Austin Zook. 

Research shows that most adults can safely consume up to five, 8-ounce cups of coffee per day or about 400 milligrams of caffeine. Plus, Miranda and Julia break down the day's top headlines. 

Whether you prefer high-end cocktails from a trained mixologist or a classic draft from a low-key dive, there's no shortage of great bars in North Texas. Lauren Drewes Daniels from the Dallas Observer joins us with a list of her favorites. Plus Krys Boyd has a preview of what's coming up this week on Think . 

Texas’ power grid operators are calling for state lawmakers to expand their authority to regulate data centers following a recent directive to rein in these facilities from Gov. Greg Abbott. Plus, we cover proposed cuts to Tarrant Co. voting locations, new hemp regulations that take effect today and talk through the Gateway appeal.

Uncertainty over the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement’s future is looming over thousands of jobs in the state, and U.S. competitiveness in the world as a whole. And how the Texas Elite Spartans have become America's premier women's tackle football team.

It's Shark Week! Ron and Miranda sit down with Dr. Ron Tykoski to talk about his appearance in Discovery Channel's Shark Week and to look at the prehistoric sharks that lived in Texas long before humans.

KXT's Benji McPhail and La Bell talk about local music festival HEATSTROKE happening August 1-8 at Tulips in Fort Worth. And Ron and Miranda break down their favorite stories from the week. 

Plano is gearing up its efforts to transform the Shops at Willow Bend into a new home for the Dallas Stars -- including a closer look at just how much additional traffic the development could attract. Also, when school starts next month, some students will be more ready than others. We'll talk about what parents can do to prep kids for the new school year.

New research from the Center for Brain Health at UT-Dallas challenges a long-held assumption that memory loss is a natural part of the aging process. 

Ron and Miranda break down the day's news. Plus, we discuss a new report looking at why beef prices are at an all-time high and how consumers are being impacted. 

The DRC's John Fields joins NTX Now to talk through this week in North Texas sports news. Also, a new web comedy series called ‘Albuqueerque’ is full of Dallas talent, and the first few episodes screen at Texas Latino Comic Con this weekend. KERA's Marcheta Fornoff talks with the creator Hector Cantu. And the documentary “When We Were Live” is about Austin public access television in the 80's. The...

Two North Texas hemp business owners and the president of the Texas Hemp Business Council discuss how they are preparing for new THC restrictions that will be implemented Friday.

Former KERA arts reporter and DMN theater critic Jerome Weeks breaks down the merger of the AT&T Performing Arts Center and the Dallas Theater Center. 

Miranda and Ron break down the day's top headlines. Plus, a look at the current job market for recent grads in North Texas.