July 26, Ă‚ 2018
By Wayne Carter
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Here is a look at the top headlines of the day.
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In a radio appearance Thursday, Stephen Jones, the Dallas Cowboys' executive vice president, CEO and player personnel director, strongly affirmed owner Jerry Jones' comments on players standing for the national anthem. (2018 File Photo/Jae S. Lee)
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Stephen Jones: 'If they want to be a Dallas Cowboy,' players will fall in line with Jerry's national anthem policy
Stephen Jones on Thursday [doubled down on his father and Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' comments]( about expecting the team's players to stand for the national anthem on Sundays.
In an interview with KTCK 96.7 FM The Ticket's Norm and D Invasion, Stephen Jones reiterated his father's policy, which was laid out at Wednesday's news conference to kick off training camp in Oxnard, Calif.:
"There's one way to do it right in our mind, and that's go toes on the line and stand for the anthem," Jones said.
Meanwhile: Texas AGĂ‚ Ken Paxton [voiced his support]( for the Cowboys requiring players to stand for the national anthem.
Blueprinting money: Why Rams RB Todd Gurley's contract extension [should have Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott "smiling big."](
editorial
In the debates between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, voters should get substance over sound bites
One politician challenging another to a series of debates is often the political equivalent of sports trash talk. We tend to laugh or roll our eyes, because we know much of what we're hearing is just that: talk.
We had our concerns with the back-and-forth between incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O'Rourke. O'Rourke wanted six debates. Cruz has countered with five. But based on the subject matter and locations, we think five debates is a great way to go.
[That said, we have some suggestions and observations.](
Campaign trail: Beto O’Rourke's first Senate campaign ad [is upbeat and only online.](
In Washington: Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert has endorsed a call to [impeach Justice Department official Rod Rosenstein.](
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Growing burden of Dallas-Fort Worth rents: How do black, white, Hispanic residents compare?
Black and Hispanic Dallas residents [have to spend more of their incomes to find a median-priced apartment than their white and Asian counterparts](, according to a new study from the home listings site Zillow.
Dallas-Fort Worth African-Americans — whose median household income was about $47,000 in 2017, Zillow reported — could only afford 17.5 percent of rentals listed on the agency's website that year without spending more than 30 percent of their pre-tax income. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development considers people who spend more than that amount on housing to be "cost-burdened."
The study highlights how one of the nation's fastest growing real estate markets is leaving some sections of the metro population behind, creating a widening gulf in a region where the minority population is growing at a rapid clip.
Water rights: The Prosper development with plans for Crystal Lagoons [has been sold to an international investor]( with local partners.
International market:Ă‚ Canadians, Mexicans and Chinese [are buying fewer homes in Texas and the U.S.](
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(Kristen Massad/Special Contributor)
Photo of the Day
Cream cheese, pretzels and strawberries are among the ingredients stacked into Dallas pastry chef Kristen Massad's Sweet and Salty Strawberry Cream Trifle. Massad says [a fruity and flavorful trifle is the way to go]( when the Texas heat is topping 100 degrees, making it hard to turn on the oven and get motivated to bake.
Around The Site
- Swiping your money: Texas’ law banning extra fees when you pay with a debit or credit card [is about to get trashed](, Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber writes.
- Stow and go: American Airlines' [is bringing back carry-on bags]( for its cheapest fares.Ă‚
- Ted walk: The Theodore restaurant at NorthPark [has closed after a not-quite-three-year run.](
- Editorial:Ă‚ Medical-legal partnerships are [a worthy priority for the Veterans Affairs Department]( under its new chief.
- Dallas drive-by: A 14-year-old boy [was among six people wounded in a shooting early Thursday]( near Fair Park.
- Commentary: Trump's new trade strategy[is to abolish tariffs](, say Steve Forbes, Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore.
- Escape attempt: A robbery suspect [climbed atop a patrol car](Ă‚ after breaing out a window while rolling down a Texas highway.
Finally...
Can you be arrested for having one of those kitty key chains? Just ask Kyli Phillips and her mom
When Kyli Phillips moved from home into her first apartment in North Dallas, her mother went shopping.
Instead of buying mace or a knife or a gun, Kelly Broeker went online and got her a small, pink "kitty key chain." The self-defense object would help her daughter feel safer, she thought, on her trips to and from her job at Cici's Pizza. And since they were on sale for just $10 a pop, Broeker got one for herself and her sister, too.
She didn't know the pocket-sized accessory [is one of the few self-defense devices still illegal in the state of Texas.](
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