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The Dallas Morning News food team catches up on the local dining scene and childhood memories while enjoying holiday tea on-site at the Dallas Arboretum's DeGolyer House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The City of Dallas may be in for another lawsuit if it doesn’t enforce a state law that bans unauthorized camping in public spaces and removes homeless encampments from its sidewalks. Dallas Hero, the nonprofit that led the ballot measure to waive municipal immunity and expose the city to lawsuits if it violates the charter and state law, sent a 60-day notice to the Dallas City Council on Wednesda...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington and Evan Grant [1:11] discuss the latest Cowboy catastrophe in a season chock full of them. More bad news: DeMarvion Overshown, the brightest light of a dim bulb of a Cowboys season, is out for who knows how long with another major knee injury. Kevin and Evan discuss Troy Aikman’s assertion that, short of Bill Belichick, no candidate for coach would be more qua...

For the first time in five years, Texas was downgraded from an inbound migration state to neutral for those moving from other states in the U.S. That’s according to a new report from Atlas Van Lines. In other news, Jorgie Boy, the spider monkey who catapulted to internet fame after he was seized last month by Dallas police, has returned home; The Rangers agreed to terms with their top free-agent t...

It will be mostly cloudy, breezy and a good bit cooler than yesterday in Dallas. The high will be 52. Breezy and chilly this evening with a low of 35. A Terrell police officer was shot and killed Sunday during a traffic stop. Officer Jacob Candanoza pulled a vehicle over around 11 p.m. in the Super 8 motel parking lot in the 1600 block of South State Highway 34 and requested assistance. Moments la...

t will be mostly sunny and warmer today with a high of 70. Clouds will move in this evening and the temperature will drop into the low 40s in preparation for Tuesday’s high of only 49. It took three rounds of voting, but two-term Rep. David Cook emerged Saturday as the choice of most House Republicans for speaker when the Texas Legislature convenes in January. It may not be enough. Shortly after t...

A mix of sun and clouds today with a chance of an afternoon shower. The high will be 51. Clouds and more rain on the way this evening with an overnight low of 40. It will be a rainy weekend as well. Rain is expected both days with the high on Saturday of 53 and Sunday will get to 59. Lows will be in the mid-40s. In the council chambers on Thursday, flanked by 14 of his peers on the Dallas City Cou...

After catching up on the Thanksgiving holiday, The Dallas Morning News food team discusses restaurants in the Dallas area that are quieter and calmer amid a loud season, in addition to answering other questions from listeners and readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Retailers, including Walmart and Kroger, issued recall warnings to consumers for cucumbers tied to potential salmonella contamination from a supplier. Walmart voluntarily recalled “Marketside Fresh Cut Cucumber Slices” at 34 Texas stores because of the potential for salmonella contamination. That includes several locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including three in Dallas, two in Plano and...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore talk football, football and more football. [4:27] Kevin says Texas may be ready for Georgia in the rematch in Atlanta because of its improved running game, and Evan makes the case that SMU should make the College Football Playoff even if it loses to Clemson in the ACC title game. [25:16] David spells out a scenario in which the Cowbo...

The lead meteorologist for the Texas power grid said Tuesday there is an elevated chance for extreme winter weather similar to the storm that pushed the power grid to the brink of collapse in 2021. In other news, the Vatican says it no longer recognizes an Arlington monastery at the center of a bitter monthslong feud with the Fort Worth bishop over allegations the head nun violated her vow of chas...

A Democratic Dallas County judge won a seat on Texas’ Fifth District Court of Appeals by less than 1,600 votes, thwarting a Republican sweep of the Dallas-based appellate court this election. Judge Tina Clinton narrowly defeated Republican attorney Matthew Kolodoski. Clinton received 50.05% of the vote to Kolodoski’s 49.95%. In other news, Freeman Martin was sworn in Monday as the new director of...

Deborah Oakes Evans, the retired state district judge who issued the execution warrant for Robert Roberson III earlier this year, has apparently voluntarily decided to recuse herself from the legal proceeding. According to the court filing, Evans signed the order of recusal on Nov. 25. It was not immediately clear why she opted to step aside from the case, which has garnered national and internati...

The Dallas Cowboys won their second game in a row and their second straight against a division rival. The Cowboys also picked up their first win at home yesterday with a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants. In other news, a federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has bec...

A Collin College student accused of a financial scheme targeting older adults was arrested last week on campus, authorities say. 21-year old Mark Aiseosa Kadiri was taken into custody Thursday evening following an investigation into reports of “fraudulent activities” with victims in multiple states, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Monday news release. In other news, Texas unveiled its...

"SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore discuss the Cowboys' zany last-second win over Washington and the prospects of a two-game winning streak with the Giants the main course Thursday. David notes that better health has been the biggest factor behind improved play by the defense. Even with their deficiencies, David notes, the Cowboys are still good enough to draw the in...

Get ready to bundle up, North Texas. The recent rollercoaster weather, including a warm-up over the weekend, is taking a plummet this week with two cold fronts expected. After a brief warmup on Wednesday, a second cold front overnight into Thanksgiving brings another batch of cooler air. High temperatures on Thanksgiving will be in the 50s. Conditions may become icy overnight. Right now, there’s n...

The Dallas Cowboys snapped their losing streak yesterday with a 34-26 win over Washington. The Cowboys scored 24 points in the fourth quarter to turn around a sloppy and lackluster game. In other news, Dallas pastor T.D. Jakes experienced a “slight health incident” on stage Sunday, according to a statement from the church posted on social media. Next up, with a combined $270 million in worldwide t...

Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Dallas for the second time in three months, this time arguing the city is violating state law by enforcing a voter-approved charter amendment banning arrests for low-level marijuana offenses. The latest legal action follows suits Paxton filed in January against cities like Austin and Denton, where similar voter-supported mandates on weed passed. In other news,...

The Dallas Morning News team hears from a returning guest, science fellow Miriam Fauzia, on what spices to add to your Thanksgiving food that might make your feasting more healthful. Plus, the team answers more Michelin questions and hears more about a recent deep dive on Eatzi's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients. The emergencies began two days after 60-year old Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr. was notified of a disciplinary inquiry i...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore [00:30] discuss the latest Cowboys debacle in what’s shaping up as one of the most frustrating seasons in the Jerry Jones era. David explains why it’s come to this when expectations were still fairly high. Jerry isn’t firing anyone at midseason, much to Evan’s dismay, but the guys go over Mike McCarthy’s heirs, including the prospect...

Texas elementary students are closer to having Christian stories weaved throughout lessons in a move that supporters say will raise the academic bar but that critics lambast as religious indoctrination. Teachers, parents and advocates packed the State Board of Education meeting this week ahead of Tuesday’s 8-7 preliminary vote on state-crafted lesson plans, known as Bluebonnet Learning; In other n...

he HoustonTexans found the perfect hosts to end their two-game losing streak. But Houston’s 34-10 victory over Dallas extended the Cowboys’ losing skid to five games; Andrew Wayne Roark was tried decades ago based on medical evidence prosecutors said proved his girlfriend’s 1-year-old child was violently shaken, causing permanent brain damage. Roark’s exoneration comes in the wake of Robert Robers...

It might soon be time to break out winter coats. After an unseasonably hot early fall, Dallas’ first freeze is on the horizon. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth predicts a 25% chance the temperature dips to 32 degrees Friday; In other news, a top credit rating firm dimmed its outlook on Dallas’ financial future after voters approved changing the charter to require at least half of annual...