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Happy Friday! A warm late June afternoon is on tap with highs in the 90s. Expect mostly to partly sunny skies. Just like the last few days, expect a few isolated showers and storms with heavy rain and lightning the main threats. Our weekend will feature hazy sunshine with warmer highs near 100. It’ll also be mainly dry this weekend.
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Around Texas
1. Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn signs a 1-year deal to stay with his only NHL team
Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has signed a one-year contract to stay with the only team he has played for in his 16 NHL seasons.
“Jamie embodies everything it means to be a Dallas Star, and has since he was drafted 18 years ago,” general manager Jim Nill said Thursday.
2. Trump administration expands military’s role at the border to the southern tip of Texas
The Air Force on Monday announced the annexation of a serpentine 250-mile stretch of the border in Texas amid a buildup of military forces under President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the border.
3. Texas lawmakers loosen gun ownership laws, strengthen restrictions on removal
State Rep. Wes Virdell, R-Brady, passed a bill that prohibits municipal funding for gun buyback programs, believing them a waste of taxpayer money.
This undated photo provided by the United States Department of Justice shows high-powered firearms and ammo. (USDOJ via AP)
Around The Nation
1. College graduates face toughest job market in more than a decade as hiring slows
2. International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary
3. Kennedy’s vaccine committee to vote on flu vaccines and controversial preservative
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Duke forward Cooper Flagg celebrates after scoring against the Houston during the second half in the national semifinals at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Dallas says ‘slice to meet you’ as local restaurant names pizza after Cooper Flagg
Motor City Pizza, located in Lewisville, is serving up a Cooper Flagg Pizza. It’s a chicken bacon ranch steak melt pizza with mixed greens on top.