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A federal judge has ordered the state of Texas to speed up transfers between county jails and psychiatric hospitals, because people who have not been convicted of any crime can spend months or even years in jail on the waitlist for a hospital bed. We speak with attorneys from Disability Rights Texas who filed the suit. Plus: A local soccer history buff is showcasing an extensive memorabilia collection in Frisco. He says the goal is to foster interest in the "beautiful game" amid World Cup fever.
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A look back at important stories from the week you may have missed -- including the latest on data centers and ICE protests.
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The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum recently hosted the online panel discussion "Beyond Borders: How Sports Unify and Inspire Refugees Worldwide." Our own Ron Corning was invited to moderate -- he's joined by Danny Domingo, founder and executive director of Vickery United; and Bernard Kamungo of FC Dallas.
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Our friends from our sister station KXT join us to talk through the best songs so far this year -- including tracks from Kurt Vile, Gorillaz and Johnny Blue Skies (a.k.a. Sturgill Simpson).
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A Second Amendment rights activist is testing the state’s gun laws by suing the city of Dallas in federal court after being arrested for carrying a gun in the lobby of DPD's headquarters. Plus: More than 800 Granbury residents are pushing for the city council to hold a no confidence vote for the city manager and city attorney. The problem is the proposed Project Patriot data center, which residents have strongly opposed for months. And we'll hear how you can protect yourself from a nasty parasite making its way through North Texas.
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A UT-Dallas professor striving to make history more accessible joins us to talk about American life in the late 18th century and what the Founding Father's would think about modern day America. Plus, a preview of a new literature and music festival in Deep Ellum this weekend.
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A UT-Dallas researcher discusses the pros, cons and unknowns about how AI chatbots are being used to treat mental-health conditions.
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Ever since Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the Democrats’ nomination for U.S. Senate, there have been questions about if he could win over Black Democrats by November. New polling shows he's doing better with Black voters than current public perception might suggest. Plus we'll talk through the rest of the day's headlines.
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Karmelo Anthony's new defense attorney, Russel Wilson, is asking for a new trial and to recuse Judge John Roach Jr., who oversaw the last trial. Plus, the Texas Stock Exchange officially launched on Monday as part of a phased roll-out. Holden Wilen, assistant managing editor for Dallas Business Journal, joins us to talk about what we can expect from the new exchange.
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The trial of Johnson County Sheriff Adam King ended in a mistrial yesterday. And a Travis County judge has ruled the state's child welfare agency violated the constitutional rights of a Dallas couple after removing their daughter from their care.
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KERA’s Marina Trahan Martinez takes us to a first-of-its-kind drumming camp near Dallas, where some big-name artists helped pass those traditions to the next generation.
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Amy Bishop with our sister station WRR caught up with Jenni Stewart from Shakespeare Dallas for a preview of this year's productions. Plus, Mary Kay Ash started her namesake skincare company in a tiny Dallas apartment and built it into a global brand. Her story is the subject of a new book called "Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay," and we're joined today by author Mary Lisa Gavenas.
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A Texas Democrat drawing a large crowd of supporters in the state’s deep red suburbs is unusual, but KERA’s Caroline Love reports, that’s exactly what’s happened in Collin County. Plus, PNC Financial Services Group's quarterly economic report keeps North Texans in loop on job growth, wages, and housing prices. NTX Now's Miranda Suarez and Ron Corning spoke with PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher about the details.
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A developer is planning a data center at the East Texas reservoir that supplies most of Fort Worth's drinking water. The Fort Worth Report's Nicole Lopez joins us to explain how this could impact the region.
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Dejanae Parkman won the top prize at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' pitch competition for her app Dotted, which helps women track their period and their health. It's also an effort to reduce racial and socioeconomic disparities in health care.
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The Denton Record-Chronicle's John Fields joins us to talk all things World Cup! Plus: Did you know dragonflies are one of the main predators for mosquitoes? An urban wildlife biologist talks about why dragonflies are so cool.
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A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project found that Texas has the highest concentration of proposed natural gas power plants that would only exist to power data centers. KERA's Emmanuel Rivas explains the environmental impacts. Also, the expanded McKinney National Airport will open a new passenger terminal in November - becoming the region's third commercial airport. KERA's Caroline Love has updates and explains how we got here.
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In a new study, UTD psychology professor Jackie Nelson and her team examined what factors made mealtimes with toddlers a little more peaceful.
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A gas pipeline in front of the Oak Cliff apartment building that exploded this spring, killing three people, was not properly marked. That's according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident. Dylan Duke joins us with updates. Also, while tourists stream in to watch World Cup games in North Texas -- they need a place to stay. Local hotels have been bracing for the influx of visitors for a long time, and we wondered how it's going so far.
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