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A family is suing Alcuin School, a prominent private school in Dallas, accusing the school of repeated failure to adequately address incidents of antisemitism at school events and in the classroom. In other news, Southern Methodist University is opening its “front door” to the city with a major outreach initiative called The Dallas Office; the Cowboys placed the franchise tag on Pickens giving bot...

A federal appeals court has ruled against a number of Texas families who sought to block school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. The trial for Karmelo Anthony is scheduled to begin June 1 at Collin County Courthouse in McKinney. The 18-year old Anthony is charged with first-degree murder in the April 2025 killing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf; The Arlingt...

Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford about his book Leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Miller, co-founder and partner of EnCap Investments, on winning in business and leading Southern Methodist University forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A warehouse in northwest Dallas was operating as a “sexual encounter center,” that charged admission before officers shut it down and detained dozens of people. In other news, electric bills will soon be higher for Oncor customers after getting the green light from the Public Utility Commission of Texas late last week; the city of Dallas is saving all of its libraries, at least for now; and the Da...

Dallas police said that a traffic stop near Highland Park early Sunday ended with a man shot and a Dallas police officer injured. In other news, Walmart is ramping up investments in Texas with improvements at dozens of stores within the state; the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday launched a second iteration of its water reuse initiative to bolster the resilience, security and sustainabi...

When technical difficulties prevent our planned guest from joining, John and Evan take a longer than usual look at the first 10% of the Rangers season. Evan offers an in-depth breakdown of the club, focusing on the issues surrounding the bullpen (an ongoing theme) and putting the record into context with the early-season schedule and the early-season stumbles of Houston and Seattle. John really di...

Tom Cruise walked into Pecan Lodge. No, really — and we've got the details on what he ordered. This week on Eat Drink D-FW, we're also talking about the arrival of Hofbräuhaus in Addison, the long-awaited return of New York Sub, and Tim Love's new Mediterranean restaurant coming to Fort Worth. Plus: listener tips and our definitive ranking of the most overrated foods in existence. Learn more about...

With Dallas County GOP Chair Allen West’s resignation, party leaders still want to overturn his decision to allow countywide voting in the May 26 runoff and reinstate precinct-based voting for all voters. In other news, Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday warned Dallas that he would pull $32.1 million in state funds if the city does not repeal police department rules around collaboration with ICE. In oth...

In a two-day outreach operation, the U.S. Secret Service collaborated with local law enforcement agencies to confiscate more than a dozen illegal payment card skimming devices during a search of thousands of point-of-sale terminals. In other news, a night watchman who assisted with a chaotic, haphazard rescue effort at Camp Mystic during a catastrophic flash flood told a state district court Wedne...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt discuss the order of the Cowboys' needs and how that may impact their draft process. Joe says if they stand pat at 12, and if the draft fell just right, he'd guess they want Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles or his teammate, Caleb Downs, a safety. But their biggest need, as our guys project, is at edge rusher. Can they still get one in...

The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth voiced support for the pontiff and criticized Trump for posting a “blasphemous” image depicting himself as Jesus. In other news, there's a one more example of the tension between Texas’ rural roots and its urban explosion, of a town trying to find a balance between being left behind by the 21st century and being swallowed by it; Baylor University ap...

Blake Walker, CEO and founder of Arcis Golf, joins Intersections podcast to discuss the Augusta National Women's Amateur golf tournament and the expansion of golf to attract different segments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is launching an investigation into athleisure giant Lululemon over the potential presence of “forever chemicals” in its apparel. In other news, an argument over a gun at a weekend gender reveal party in Fort Worth preceded a mass shooting that left five people injured; tax season is nearing its end, and with the April 15 filing deadline looming, North Texans are a...

Columbus Aviators head coach Ted Ginn Jr. took to social media on Sunday to address his recent arrest in North Texas. In other news, In less than a month, Frisco voters will weigh in on an open mayoral seat for the first time in almost a decade. Former council members Shona Sowell and John Keating, retired business owner Rod Vilhauer and former Frisco ISD board president Mark Hill are vying to suc...

Rangers beat reporter Evan Grant stops by to break down what's new on the concession menu at Globe Life Field — because eating your way through a ballgame is its own kind of sport. Then the team gets into Easter candy territory, and let's just say Peeps don't make it out alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the Rangers' sweep of Seattle, John and Evan break down the hits (and the lack of them) and the excellent pitching that marked the first homestand of the year. What a difference it makes to have MacKenzie Gore in the middle of the rotation. Rangers quality control coach Rod Barajas, who caught for the Rangers for three seasons, joins the guys to talk about his long working relationship with...

Having earned what they termed significant pretrial legal victories, the Mavericks on Thursday moved toward what they say they hope will be a peaceful resolution in their legal dispute with the Stars. In other news, a Wichita Falls woman was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to first-degree felony charges of mailing synthetic cannabinoids and narcotics hidden in Bible...

Southwest Airlines is joining the rush of airlines raising checked bag fees, as companies scramble to offset surging fuel prices by passing the costs down to flyers. In other news, the state’s highest criminal court declined to intervene in James Broadnax’s death penalty case, arguing it is not enough for another man to take responsibility for the shooting when Broadnax never recanted his own conf...

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt discuss the prospects of the Cowboys trading up to get a pass rusher such as David Bailey or Arvell Reese and whether they should expend the resources necessary. Do they wait to see if Rueben Bain Jr. falls to 12? Would they trade up to nine for a shot at Sonny Styles, Caleb Downs or Mansoor Delane? All options apparently are on the tab...

American Airlines rolled out a scheduling change that it views as potentially transformative in its push to improve activity at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. In other news, EarthX returns to Dallas this month with a focus on the issues most likely to shape North Texas in the coming years: growth, heat, water, energy, and transportation; more than a dozen legal groups representing corpor...

Richard Bell, University of Maryland history professor on his book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Holmes, CEO of Texas Capital Bank, joins Intersections Podcast to discuss his transition to Texas Capital Bank after decades with JP Morgan Chase, beating cancer and the future of banking in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Memphis rapper Lontrell Williams Jr., known as Pooh Shiesty, is accused of orchestrating a plot targeting rap titan Gucci Mane and two other music figures in Dallas. In other news, the Dallas Stars banned an individual from American Airlines Center after an internal investigation into a group of fans performing what appeared to be a Nazi salute at a home game in December; daily North Texas commute...

Kidd doubled down on his position Friday, saying he was not part of the process and was informed at the 11th hour. Kidd has distanced himself from the trade since his joint news conference with Harrison last February. In other news, developers aim to build a roughly $300 million mixed-use tower with mixed-income apartments along McKinney Avenue in Uptown; humans are returning to the moon for the f...