Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces special legislative session to begin July 8; Tickets for Trump, O'Reilly event in Dallas go on sale; Hungry? 27 new restaurants that opened in June 2021 in Dallas-Fort Worth; Shenaniganz bar in Rockwall goes viral for banning three former Dallas Mavericks players

In our SportsDay Insider podcast this week, Kevin Sherrington, David Moore and Evan Grant decide that Mark Cuban's ego is more problematic than Jerry Jones', and may scare off a strong GM candidate [4:07]. They also discuss the impact made by Carl Nassib [15:55], the first active NFL player to say he's gay, as well as an essay by former Rangers beat writer Kat O’Brien [22:25], who revealed that she was raped by an MLB player in 2002.

American Airlines cancels hundreds of summer flights; Restaurants plan reopening for Dallas; Legislative session passes and vetos thousands of bills; New skyscraper development planned in Dallas.

Amazon fulfillment center in Dallas forces truck drivers to wait for hours to unload; Texas approves another $100 million to entice businesses; Oak Cliff nonprofit marks the beginning of a new chapter

Juneteenth is a national holiday; Gifts cards for vaccinations; Texans can soon begin carrying a handgun in public; Rick Carlisle leaves the Mavericks

Governor Gregg Abbott wants to build a wall; a big surprise was given to a Dallas nonprofit.; Coming soon to DFW airport, the terminal of the future; Another skyscraper, another foreclosure

A Dallas police officer is in jail; A Dallas ISD employee has been arrested; A Juneteenth bill has passed the senate; A four seasons is coming to the Turtle Creek neighborhood

Kevin Sherrington, David Moore and Evan Grant consider whether Isiah Kiner-Falefa will use his 11th-place ranking in the All-Star voting as more motivation and what he'd think about a move to second base [4:00]. Also, can the Mavs win if Luka Doncic does a little less? He needs help, but it's probably not coming from the outside [17:30]. And in the bonus rookie camp, Nahshon Wright gets another chance to prove that the Cowboys didn't overrate him in the draft [26:55].

Texans are being asked to reduce their electric; A second suspect is now in custody after a weekend shooting; Dallas County is lowering their coronavirus threat; Texas businesses can’t make customers prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19

Highland Park United Methodist lands a rare $225,000 piano; 1 of the 14 victims in Austin shooting reported dead; Pitmaster from D-FW to cook for chef-lebrities