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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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Eat Drink D-FW: Interview with Sofia Vergara (with a side of hamburgers)

September 5, 2025 • 23 mins
Actress and coffee entrepreneur Sofia Vergara shares some of her favorite Texas things with the Dallas Morning News food team. And burgers, burgers and more burgers seem to be popping up across North Texas, and the team gets into some of the biggest news between two buns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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SportsDay Rangers, Episode 16: The one with Cole Hamels

September 5, 2025 • 42 mins
After stumbling all year over how to explain the Rangers' stumbles, John and Evan stumble over how to explain an illogical hot streak and tales of travel woes. The former Rangers ace Cole Hamels joins the guys to recall his unexpected trade to the Rangers, the run to 2015 AL West title and if there is anything these Rangers can take from that. And he reminisces about the day of two Coles, when the Rangers asked him to chaperone fir...
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Arraignment set for Gateway Church founder Robert Morris in Oklahoma child sex abuse case ... and more news

September 5, 2025 • 6 mins
In a short proceeding Thursday, Morris waived a preliminary hearing and an arraignment was set for Oct. 2nd. Morris’ attorney declined comment when asked why he requested the hearing be waived. The Oklahoma attorney general’s office, which is prosecuting the case, said in an email statement that it “looks forward to presenting our case against the defendant at trial.” In other news, Attorney General Ken Paxton has appealed a federa...
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Dallas County Republicans explore hand-counting tens of thousands of ballots in March ... and more news

September 4, 2025 • 6 mins
The Dallas County Republican Party could decide this month if it will hand-count tens of thousands of ballots that will be cast in its March 3 gubernatorial primary, a monumental proposal that elections experts say is prone to inaccuracies and logistical issues. In other news, the annual mandatory Texas STAAR test for millions of public school students would be gone in two years under legislation sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk lat...
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SportsDay Insider: Cowboys without Parsons, Arch Sadness and Rangers back from the dead?

September 3, 2025 • 54 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Calvin Watkins discuss [00:10] the fallout from the Micah Parsons trade and how that impacts the Cowboys for Thursday’s opener in Philadelphia, which, according to our panel, will not be good. [20:52] Kirk Bohls, who covers Texas for the Houston Chronicle, joins Kevin and Evan to talk about Texas’ 14-7 loss to Ohio State at the Horseshoe. Evan and Kevin wonder [41:38] if the kids...
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Opinion: Clay Cooley on cars and entrepreneurship

September 3, 2025 • 69 mins
Intersections Podcast: Clay Cooley is a Dallas-born entrepreneur known for his car dealerships in the region. Cooley talks about how he got his start in the car business, his family-oriented approach and how the car business has both evolved and stayed the same over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Texas Senate gives initial approval to abortion pill bill, targeting mailing of medication ... and more news

September 3, 2025 • 6 mins
The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to a much-anticipated bill aiming to tamp down on the mailing of abortion pills into the state. The bill, if signed into law, would create a new pathway for enforcing Texas’ strict abortion ban. It would allow regular citizens to file civil lawsuits against anyone who distributes abortion pills within Texas or anyone who mails abortion pills to Texas. In other news, Texas’ business-...
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THC vapes are banned from Texas retailers ... and more news

September 2, 2025 • 5 mins
A new law partially regulating the state’s burgeoning retail consumable-hemp industry went into effect yesterday, banning THC-laced “vapes” from smoke shops and gas stations across Texas. In other news, McKinney leaders are considering a $942 million budget and lower tax rate that includes funds for dozens of new city employees and millions for its expanding airport as the city benefits from continued growth in population and prope...
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Why Dallas Love Field doesn’t have international flights ... and more news

September 1, 2025 • 5 mins
North Texas passengers may have noticed for many years that international flights aren’t available from Dallas Love Field Airport. That’s because it’s illegal to do so. In other news, closing Dallas’ nine aging community pools has been in the works for a decade. Decommissioning the city’s nine community pools was part of the city’s 2015 aquatic master plan, which called for developing newer aquatic facilities to replace the functi...
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SportsDay Rangers, Episode 16: The one with Chris Young

August 29, 2025 • 49 mins
The Rangers President of Baseball Operations joins the guys to break down the remainder of the season and to share thoughts on what has gone right and what's gone wrong. The guys wonder if the 5-1 homestand is a harbinger of a run and theorize on why the offense might have a different dynamic. Also, Evan gets emotional over the Rangers' great smiles and a little wistful when John mentions Yu Darvish in the Archives in Arlington. Le...
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Eat Drink D-FW: Is your restaurant etiquette lacking?

August 29, 2025 • 21 mins
Chefs in North Texas and the Dallas Morning News food team have some thoughts on what it looks like to dine out in 2025. Get your fill of restaurant etiquette hot takes, with a side of dining-out horror stories, on this episode of Eat Drink D-FW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Cowboys trade Micah Parsons to Green Bay Packers ... and more news

August 29, 2025 • 6 mins
The Cowboys traded Parsons to the Green Bay Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark, two people familiar with the deal told The Dallas Morning News. In other news, both protesters and job seekers alike came out in droves for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hiring event in Arlington this week, as the agency looks to fill thousands of open positions using new funding from the Trump administration...
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Dallas property tax rate still up for discussion as council members look for wiggle room ... and more news

August 28, 2025 • 5 mins
For the 10th straight year, the Dallas City Council is considering lowering the property tax rate — even though many homeowners will still pay more due to rising home values and costs. However, the exact new rate is still under discussion, as city officials continue to review a proposed $5.2 billion budget and gather public input before a final vote in mid-September. In other news, While work has slowed from historic highs, Dallas-...
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SportsDay Insider: Cowboys’ cuts, Jerry’s bluster and Bochy still likes managing the Rangers

August 27, 2025 • 50 mins
SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and Joe Hoyt take a look [00:12] at the Cowboys’ final roster decisions and how it impacts several positions, running backs in particular. For the second year in a row, no one’s impressed. Kevin notes that Derrick Henry, who wanted to sign with the Cowboys last year, was ranked this year among ESPN’s top 100 players. The guys also try to figure out why Jerry Jones refuses to negotiat...
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Texas House advances bill requiring flood sirens in some flood-prone areas ... and more news

August 27, 2025 • 5 mins
The Texas Water Development Board would be charged with identifying flood-prone areas in the state and require municipalities in those areas to install flood sirens under a bill advanced by the Texas House on Tuesday morning. In other news, anticipating increased costs, Plano city leaders will vote next month on a proposed budget that includes $788 million in expenses, adds no new programs or services, recommends keeping the same t...
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A temperature drop for D-FW, a DART bus crash injured five, and Fort Worth tops Dallas among large U.S. cities for economic growth

August 26, 2025 • 4 mins
A mix of sun and clouds today with a cold front bringing a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. It will also bring a little relief in the temperature for a few days. Today’s high will be 89. Clouds and a chance for more rain and rumbles of thunder this evening with a low of 70.  The high won’t get out of the 80s tomorrow. Thursday will be back in the 90s but another cold front is on the way that may drop temperatures back to the 8...
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The $13B Midas Touch: Why everything the Cowboys, Jerry Jones touch turns to gold ... and more news

August 25, 2025 • 5 mins
Since 1996, the value of the Dallas Cowboys has outgained the S&P 500 by more than double, increasing 47 times over to a world-record $12.8 billion. That’s according to Sportico’s latest analysis. Simultaneously, the team has failed to reach the NFC championship game over that same time frame — the longest such drought in the National Football League. In other news, a Dallas firm plans to give a historic downtown hotel new life in...
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Eat Drink D-FW: Chefs are just like us!

August 22, 2025 • 23 mins
Dallas-Fort Worth chefs share some of their guiltiest of guilty pleasure foods, and the Dallas Morning News food team takes you on a journey around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Ex-DPD chief Eddie García headed back to North Texas after less than a year in Austin ... and more news

August 22, 2025 • 5 mins
Eddie García, the former Dallas police chief who departed for Austin last year despite efforts by city leaders to keep him, will be Fort Worth’s next police chief. The appointment comes less than a year after García became an assistant city manager in Austin, joining former Dallas city manager T.C. Broadnax. García’s swift return to North Texas was driven by a realization during his time in Austin that he was “born to be a cop.” In...
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Texas House approves partisan redistricting on congressional seats ... and more news

August 21, 2025 • 5 mins
The Texas House delivered President Donald Trump a victory Wednesday when it approved a congressional redistricting plan that could be crucial for Republicans to hold control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. The partisan gerrymander could flip as many as five Democratically held seats to Republican, taking aim at districts in North Texas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin and South Texas. In other news, Dallas hired a commerci...
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