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Hear the Dallas Morning News’ award-winning coverage in audio form. Our short news summaries are available Monday-Friday.
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SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Shawn McFarland talk all Rangers, all the time, in a podcast that covers everything from how to pronounce "Schumaker" to Kip Fagg's draft record. Skip Schumaker's oratorical style; Joc Pederson's conditioning; the past dynamic between Corey Seager and Marcus Semien; and a make-or-break year for multiple Rangers, it's all here. Get it while it's hot.
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According to federal records, a private school in North Dallas received checks totaling more than $28,000 from a bank account controlled by Jeffrey Epstein. The Texas Torah Institute, a Jewish school for boys, received two checks in 2008 and one in 2009. In other news, Republican controller candidate Don Huffines is scrambling to contain fallout from revelations that his family bought a New Mexico ranch once owned by Epstein; late-night host Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked an interview with James Talarico, who is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, preemptively caving to pressure from the FCC; and the Olympic struggles continued for Plano’s Amber Glenn as she skated to a disappointing 13th position after the short program in the women’s singles figure skating competition at the Milano Cortina Olympics.
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Lucy Billingsley on the future of downtown Dallas and real estate development in the city.
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The owner of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government. In other news, tensions erupted this month at a Frisco City Council meeting with some arguing without evidence that Indian Americans were committing visa fraud, echoing recent charges from Texas Republicans, and stealing jobs from Americans whose ancestors emigrated longer ago; North Texas, it’s time to head back to the polls again! The March 3 primary election is fast-approaching. Do you feel ready for the polls? The Dallas Morning News Voter Guide can help prepare you to cast your ballot. Check out the guide to compare candidates, get recommendations, and build your own ballot. Visit dallasnews.com/voterguide.
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Talmage Boston interviews Garry Kasparov, chess champion and founder of the cross-partisan Renew Democracy Initiative.
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While Crockett and Talarico aren’t hurling insults at each other, their supporters, especially online, have been bickering over the candidates’ perceived failings with some of the exchanges tinged with racial overtones, even if unintentional. In other news, after more than a decade atop Texas agriculture policy, longtime commissioner Sid Miller is facing a rare, fully loaded Republican revolt; a 51-year-old woman died Friday when she was stabbed in the neck by her son following a domestic altercation in Fort Worth; and some people dare to imagine something bigger and find ways to get a substantial breather from stress or their day-to-day routines, taking mini-sabbaticals.
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John and Evan break down the start of camp (at least before Sebastian Walcott got hurt) before former Rangers GM Doug Melvin joins the show. With this being the 30th anniversary of the Rangers' first playoff team, the fellas will occasionally look back at key members from that team -- and Melvin put together an incredibly durable pitching staff. He also revisits some of the trades he was most proud of and some he wasn't. And then, John regales with tales of the Rangers' first spring training site, a high school baseball field in Pompano Beach, Fla., where Pete Incaviglia once hit a baseball straight through the wooden fence.
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Get tips on searing your best steak ever, just in time for Valentine's Day, thanks to Nick and Sam's chef John Kleifgen. The Dallas Morning News food team also discusses the newly opened Delilah, a reinvented Georgie with chef Bruno Davaillon at the helm, and the Rio Bravo video controversy.
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Voters in Dallas ISD will see a proposed $6.2 billion bond issue on the ballot in May. The district’s board voted unanimously Thursday to send the proposal to voters. In other news, a contractor died Tuesday after a water main break in Frisco; a collective of 800 live music venues across the state endorsed Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection bid on Thursday; and a new class at TCU’s Neely School of Business may inspire a student or two to become a landman themselves.
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Dallas decided Wednesday to sacrifice some of its power to keep the region’s transit service alive. The high-stakes move is aimed at stopping a half-dozen suburbs from bolting from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit. In other news, the Dallas City Council turned to a new search firm Wednesday to recruit a watchdog responsible for sniffing out wasteful spending, fraud and corruption in City Hall; and after four years as chief of the southern Dallas County school district, DeSoto ISD Superintendent Usamah Rodgers is retiring. The district’s board unanimously approved a retirement agreement with Rodgers at a meeting Tuesday.
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SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Brad Townsend discuss [00:26] exactly who made the trade that wiped away the last of Nico Harrison’s fingerprints on the Mavs. Brad also tells us of the trades the Mavs didn’t make. [22:00] The guys discuss what a bore the Super Bowl was, unless you were DeMarcus Lawrence, the other Cowboys pass rusher who got away. [33:27] And Evan, who’s already in Surprise, tells us about the competition for the last spot in the Rangers’ rotation.
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The most sweeping evaluation of Dallas City Hall in its 48-year history is nearing the finish line, with the review’s leader saying findings could be released publicly as early as Feb. 20. In other news, Dallas Police Department leadership placed the 52-year old Jaime Castro, who spent 27-years as a law enforcement officer and led the Dallas Police Association, on leave in November as part of a months-long investigation into a multi-vehicle crash in northwest Dallas that killed a pedestrian; Southwest Airlines’ customers have taken to social media platforms to complain about things like lack of overhead bin space and not being allowed to switch seats, even when there are plenty open; and companies are moving away from fully remote work policies with hybrid setups gaining traction and return-to-office requirements emerging as the most common model. Nationally, 87% of jobs are now entirely in-office. Dallas showed similar findings with 85% fully in-office positions.
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Nate Sheets is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner.
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The Crayola Experience in Plano was closed on Monday at The Shops at Willow Bend amid challenges at the mall and speculation about the Dallas Stars considering the site. In other news, American Airlines' flight attendants have voted no confidence in the leadership of CEO Robert Isom, the first time they have taken such an action against a sitting chief executive in its nearly 50-year history; a program designed to get district support staff members trained and certified as teachers is one of several creative solutions districts across Texas have had to adopt recently.
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More than 50 years since the last infestation, Texas cattlemen are bracing for the screwworm’s potential comeback. Cases are proliferating in a Mexican state that borders Texas, with the pest having escaped containment by an international eradication program that banished it for decades. In other news, the Dallas Police Department said two of its officers shot and killed a man Sunday evening after responding to reports of a person threatening to harm himself at an apartment complex in the Oak Lawn area. Also, about 41% of those celebrating Valentine’s Day plan to eat at home rather than go out, a shift tied in part to tighter budgets and a desire for simpler plans; and is Delilah, Dallas’ sexiest new restaurant, worth the hype?
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SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt [2:50] discuss what the Cowboys will do with George Pickens — franchise or sign him long-term — and how much money they’ll free up with restructures. Joe expects Jerry Jones to go all in, or as close as he’ll come, to maximize Dak Prescott’s last years. [26:30] Evan and Kevin analyze how much a pending work stoppage next year will affect the Rangers’ decision-making this season.
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We’re naming names! Or at least Evan Grant is. Evan, a News reporter who typically covers the Texas Rangers, is moonlighting on the food team and trying to find the city’s best burgers. Did he get it right? We want to know what you think.
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The Rangers GM joins John and Evan to discuss spring training projects and prospects and also to give more insight into how the Rangers went about the acquisitions the team made during the offseason. Evan does his best to give his own spring preview, but does his best investigative journalism to uncover John's middle name. And finally, the fellas wax poetic about winter caravans gone by and whatever happened to the exploding Winnebago from the 1980s. What a decade the '80s were.
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More than 150 students walked out of Forney and North Forney high schools Thursday to protest the ongoing immigration crackdown in American cities. The protest was the latest in a series of walkouts in schools across Texas. In other news, on weekends for more than five years, volunteers at the East Plano Islamic Center better known as EPIC, have braved wind, cold and, recently, heckling protesters to pass out boxes of food to a long line of expectant cars; the Mavericks made another move before the trade deadline, sending recently acquired Malaki Branham to Charlotte for Tyus Jones. And about 300 goats were deployed Thursday by the city to White Rock Lake to take on their newest assignment: eating invasive plants near the Bath House Cultural Center.
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The podium at Frisco City Hall became a soapbox for residents to speak about H-1B visas and immigration Tuesday night. The uncharacteristic turnout was prompted by social media posts urging people to address an “Indian takeover” of the city at the meeting. In other news, a bruising Republican primary race between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton erupted Wednesday with the men trading personal insults; state Democratic lawmakers and community advocates held a news conference Wednesday to express strong opposition to a planned “mega” migrant detention center in Hutchins right before city leaders held a private meeting to discuss what actions the city could take; the Dallas Mavericks pulled off another huge trade this week. Davis is being traded to the Washington Wizards as part of a massive deal including multiple players and draft picks. Davis, a 10-time NBA All-Star, will join the Wizards along with Jaden Hardy, D’Angelo Russell and Dante Exum in exchange for Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson, Malaki Branham, Marvin Bagley III, two first-round and three second-round draft picks
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"Monday" February 20th?
Today's announcer has a much better podcast voice. Would like to hear from her more often.
Very informative podcast. Hope you continue to release more special reports.
Happy Birthday 🎂
I like these short updates but would also welcome a longer, more in-depth podcast on a single, local news story per day (or weekly).