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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. 

The classic based on Larry McMurtry's novel will be screened in Archer City. KERA's Marcheta Fornoff spoke to executive director of the Larry McMurtry Literary Center George Getschow about the film. And what happens when an elite classical superstar and a world-class jazz violinist connect online? You get a newly commissioned piece by UNT professor Scott Tixier for celebrated violinist Hilary Hahn...

A new Feeding America study shows significant increases in the number of children facing hunger in North Texas. And a family’s legal battle with a North Texas school district could have far-reaching implications for accessible education across the state. 

EMPOWER recently had its contract to manage North Texas foster care cases canceled, and the abrupt change was a long time coming. KERA's Toluwani Osibamowo breaks it down. And six people in Godly, including the police chief, were recently indicted as part of a prostitution conspiracy investigation. 

Miranda and Ron break down the days top headlines. And our biweekly small business feature highlights Atomic Candy, Denton's specialty candy shop on the square. 

NTX Now's nature correspondent Yfat Yossifor takes us to explore the Oak Cliff Nature Preserve. And July is usually the peak of peach season in Texas, but this year’s harvest is smaller than normal. 

We hear a lot of pushback about data centers on our show, but they do have benefits. We'll talk to an expert about how data center developments impact the local economy. And if you've visited a public park in Irving recently, you may have noticed something a little different about the landscaping crews on site. Instead of heavy machinery, these workers brought an appetite. 

The Odyssey has become a cultural phenomenon with some local theaters scheduling overnight showings to keep up with demand. But what makes it so prolific, both as an epic poem that stayed relevant for thousands of years and now in this new iteration? 

Ron and Miranda break down the day's top headlines. And in today’s Vital Signs, Dr. Michael Nazarian, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington, explains what causes an aortic dissection. 

Chef Eduardo Osorio is putting his own stamp on an already celebrated destination, Meridian at The Village. He joined us to talk through why experimentation and collaboration are central to his work. Plus, we talk with Krys Boyd about what's coming up this week on Think. 

Ron, Miranda and managing producer Bekah Morr kick things off with a roundup of the weeks news. And yesterday the Dallas Housing Coalition debuted a new zine, "A People's Guide to Dallas' Housing History" co-published with Dallas Free Press. It tells the story of the city's sordid housing history and how it could inform our future. 

The 37th annual Texas Black Invitational Rodeo comes to the Fair Park Coliseum tomorrow. This year it will pay tribute to the late Cleo Hearn, who founded the rodeo. We talk with his son about continuing the tradition. 

KERA's Priscilla Rice watched from afar as her small, South Texas hometown flooded in the recent storms -- we'll hear her personal recollection of following the devastation from afar. And the Denton Record-Chronicle's John Fields catches us up on how the Dallas Wings are looking this season, plus updates on the Rangers and Stars. 

KXT's Jackson Wisdorf and La Bell share their favorite new music and fill us in about upcoming concerts. And Ron and Miranda share their favorite stories from the week, what they learned and what they're excited about heading into next week. 

Dallas rapper Yella Beezy is accused of hiring a hitman to kill another rapper he was feuding with, MO3. His defense attorneys are trying to stop prosecutors from using his lyrics against him in court. We'll talk to KERA's Dylan Duke about where the trial stands, and attorney Jack Lerner weighs in on whether it's justified to use rap lyrics in cases like this. And with less than three weeks before...

The state will ban the sale of products containing delta-8, delta-10 and several other intoxicating cannabinoids beginning July 31st. Dallas Observer reporter Austin Wood joins us to explain what the ban will mean in practice. And anti-Indian rhetoric is on the rise in North Texas. KERA’s Marcheta Fornoff spoke with artists about how their lives and work are being affected.