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Dallas park officials need to trim $14 million from next year’s budget and looking at shutting down some recreation centers, reducing hours at others, and make other changes. In other news, Halperin Park, the new deck park, stretching across Interstate 35E near the Dallas Zoo, opened Saturday, offering a new option for families south of downtown; Frisco, which has branded itself "Sports City USA,” will live up to that name this summer, serving as a FIFA World Cup base camp for the Swedish Men’s National Team; and the Dallas Mavericks were as lucky this year during the NBA Draft lottery, slipping one spot to select 9th in the upcoming NBA Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer is almost here and that means it's officially patio season — even if not everyone is thrilled about it. We're breaking down the best patios in D-FW for dining and drinking al fresco, and yes, one of us will admit on the record that patios are overrated. We also have the latest on what Netflix is serving up in the food world, plus a closer look at Theodore's, the new restaurant that's moved into the old Campo Verde space.And then there's the chili situation. Chili's took chili off the menu and our listeners have feelings. Big feelings. We read some of the emails you sent in — including one man's surprisingly well-thought-out campaign to bring it back. His ideas? Actually pretty good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Rangers' arduous season-opening stretch enters its final week, John and Evan join the angsting over the Rangers offense. Seems almost like it's a theme. Or maybe its own special. Then former Rangers reliever Jake Diekman, the latest of the legions of former Rangers now coaching high school baseball, joins us to talk about his new career (with the best backdrop any guest has ever had). Diekman also talks about his battle with ulcerative colitis and how he continues to help kids dealing with it. And about the chemistry created in bullpens. Finally, John cracks the code on the Archives vault to tell us about the Rangers' back-to-back one-hitters in 1996. The guys also pay tribute to John Sterling and Ted Turner and the contributions both brought to baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two Texas residents were passengers on the cruise ship with a deadly hantavirus outbreak, according to federal health authorities, and both left the ship and returned to the U.S. before the outbreak was identified. In other news, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that the Texas American Muslim University at Dallas, a North Texas school that advertises degree programs with Islamic studies courses, must cease operations; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is demanding proof that school districts across the state, including three in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, are displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, as required by a 2025 state law; and some are calling it the 'Fraud of the century.' FIFA's ticketing process is drawing the ire of fans who purchased tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grand Prairie canceled a private party for Muslims at a city-owned water park after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to pull hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding. In other news, the Texas Department of Public Safety has proposed rule changes that would affect how Texans apply for and renew certain licenses, including handgun carry licenses; a rapid rise in the cost of living has left seniors on fixed incomes in a precarious position across the U.S.; and the University of Dallas men’s basketball team said they are out $60,000 after a travel company filed for bankruptcy following a series of payments the team made for a trip to London. But a $30,000 donation from Mark Cuban on Wednesday may allow the trip to happen after all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Kevin "unavailable," Tim Cowlishaw joins Evan to go around the horn -- no pun intended -- with hot takes on the Stars and their Stanley Cup Final drought, the Mavs and the most important thing about Masai Ujiri's hiring, the Cowboys drafting of an actual leader and what Springsteen song he wants to hear at the concert that is a rite of passage for old sportswriters. Then Shawn McFarland joins Evan to break down the performance of Jacob Latz and the Rangers' bullpen and the team's overall start. The guys offer their biggest concern moving forward. And then debate the single-biggest disappointment in the Rangers' offense thus far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death Tuesday for abducting and killing 7-year-old Athena Strand after delivering a package of Barbie dolls to her Wise County home. In other news, Dallas City Council members are pushing back after Mayor Eric Johnson blasted them for approving “bloated” budgets; Dell announced its intention to re-incorporate in Texas from Delaware late Monday; and one of Dallas’ most celebrated soul food restaurants is headed to New York’s Times Square. Kitchen + Kocktails will open a location in New York City this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former U.S. Ambassador of Saudi Arabia on rebuilding U.S.-Saudi relations post-9/11. This episode is the second installment in a series with Robert Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Under the new laws, camps are required to install emergency warning and public address systems, provide mandatory safety training to campers and distribute emergency protocols to families. Some must build new cabins and move existing ones out of certain flood plains designated by FEMA maps. In other news, the Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a lower-court ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation; Mark Lamster, longtime architecture critic of The Dallas Morning News, has been awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism; and the Dallas Mavericks hired former Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has finalized a deal to become the Mavericks’ new team president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the passage of the district’s $6.2 billion bond proposal, officials in Dallas ISD are looking ahead to a massive round of construction and renovation projects that will take years to complete. In other news, Frisco’s mayoral election is headed to a runoff as none of the four candidates secured more than 50% of the vote in Saturday’s election; on Sunday, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson backed the city’s new cost-cutting measures, slamming City Council members who talk about restraint but approve “bloated” budgets and resist meaningful cuts; and SHEE-yahz Pete, an undrafted free agent left tackle out of Kentucky, is not the first player with a Native American background to make it to the NFL, but he is the first, specifically, from the Navajo Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices