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The Dallas City Council approved a multi-million-dollar incentive package Wednesday for Morgan Stanley. The global financial services giant wants to expand into a $1.3-billion hub in Downtown Dallas.

Transportation officials say years of planning are paying off as North Texas hosts the FIFA Club World Cup, with the first three matches at Dallas Stadium running smoothly despite large crowds and summer heat.

Senator John Cornyn is warning fellow republicans that he has no problem playing hardball on his way out of Capitol Hill. He has six months left in office following his runoff loss to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and he is already making demands for his vote.

The largest auctioneer in the world for historic and specialty firearms is The Rock Island Auction Company in Bedford. KRLD's Bill McLean talked with the company's Joel Kolander about a special auction later this month.

The FIFA Fan Festival at Dallas' Fair Park has been a huge success in the first week of the World Cup. Not only can fans experience every match from inside the Pavilion on massive screens but the festival is spread out across most of that area of the fair grounds.

FIFA is releasing new numbers showing the number of records broken since the World Cup began last week. More than 54 million people turned in across the United States, Mexico, and Canada for the opening.

Downtown Dallas Inc., which is running the Main Street activities during the World Cup, is trying to keep fans as cool as possible. The outdoor event in Downtown Dallas happening throughout the tournament will also include the Pegasus Plaza Chill Zone specifically to fight off the summer heat.

Soccer fans from around the world are gathering in Addison this week as the town hosts its "Kick It in Addison" World Cup watch party series at Addison Circle Park.

North Texas organizers have plenty of advice for international World Cup fans who are spending the next few weeks either in North Texas or other parts of the United States. Organizers are hopeful fans who have never been to the area take advantage of taking everything in.

The second match on Opening Day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup involves a team calling DFW home over the next few weeks. Czechia, which is calling Mansfield home during the event, has their first match tonight in Guadalajara.

Both speak to KRLD's Austin York

The various cities throughout Dallas Fort Worth are pumped going into the FIFA World Cup which finally gets underway Thursday. In Frisco, they are planning for a number of watch parties for the matches.

The time has finally arrived for those who have worked for years preparing for the FIFA World Cup. North Texas FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee President Monica Paul says this is much more than just an event for North Texas.

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Texas State Rep. James Talarico is speaking out about an endorsement this week from a former defense attorney for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate race. The attorney who represented Paxton during his impeachment trial endorsed Talarico over his former client.