Today's DMN Morning Debrief covers intense North Texas heat, a lawsuit between the United Methodist Church and a prominent parish, allegations of racial profiling at a restaurant, and apartment evictions. Plus, staffer Joe Snell brings us a report on a woman who talks openly about an experience most of us spend our lives avoiding: death.

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On today's Morning Debrief: a new student-visa rule could squeeze North Texas universities and international students, a Fort Worth high school goes into lockdown on the first day of classes, and a Richardson Thai restaurant prepares to close after nearly 40 years, plus staffer Annika Sunkara breaks down what you need to know about Flock cameras.

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AT&T's billion-dollar Plano HQ rises on the site of EDS's demolished 'God Pod' as the Cowboys chase a defensive upgrade and Don Nelson's Mavericks legacy is remembered — plus, in Debrief Extra, how one Dallas zoologist keeps animals cool through the summer heat.

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Well, the boys have made it through 50 episodes without strangling one another and to celebrate Rangers legend Will Clark joins the show to reminisce about his time in Texas, the great run of 1996 and the camaraderie of that time. And, yes, all of us old-timers gripe how that same element doesn't seem to exist today in MLB. John and Evan also break down the Rangers activity - or relative lack thereof - at the trade deadline. Why didn't the Rangers do more? Is this season still salvageable. And then in the Archives in Arlington, John goes back to 1996 and the immediate impact that was made by the acquisition of John Burkett from the Florida Marlins, where Evan was just a young pup of a beat writer at the time.

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In today's DMN Morning Debrief - A Dallas Independent School District police officer is wounded outside a northwest Dallas Sam's Club, a court leaves the State Fair of Texas handgun ban in place, and former employees sue Prime Data Centers over more than 400 million dollars in compensation. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff.

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With Kevin away on "assignment," Evan seizes the microphone and brings in fellow Rangers insider Shawn McFarland for a lively breakdown of the Rangers' trade deadline activity. Who knew we could make 40 minutes out of the team trading Josh Smith for Adam Macko? But the guys break down the lack of activity, the reasons for it and what it means. In addition, do we, like the Rangers, believe this team, as constructed, is good enough to win the AL West?

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In today's DMN Morning Debrief, we cover the latest news from across North Texas. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff.

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In today's DMN Morning Debrief - we cover the latest news from across North Texas. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff.

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In today's DMN Morning Debrief - Social Security beneficiaries learn when the next inflation adjustment will be set, there’s an update regarding a new trial for Tanner Horner, and North Texas remembers former Congresswoman Kay Granger. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff.

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Everything you need to know about what's going on across North Texas. Coming up on the Debrief, a fallen soldier from Carrollton is laid to rest, Dallas' Texas Stock Exchange completes its trading launch and Texas attracts Gen Z movers. This digest was partially generated by AI and then reviewed and edited by our newsroom staff.

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