Elevated cable cars in D-FW? An attempt to tackle traffic 🚗

Also: Blue Cross contract extended, new State Fair Food, property tax break for seniors [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Good evening, Dallas-Fort Worth! Elevated cable cars could be coming to North Texas in an effort to ease traffic and vehicle congestion on the roadways. So far [five cities are focused on becoming first in the U.S](. to pilot the novel transportation system known as Whoosh. Wake up to more news in your inbox tomorrow. — Shannon Worley and Carmina Tiscareño, Audience Journalists   [An image of the exterior of the Blue Cross Blue Shield headquarters signage and logo.]( Blue Cross Blue Shield headquarters signage and logo. Blue Cross Blue Shield is a federation of health insurance organizations (Jonathan Weiss / Getty Images) [Baylor Scott & White, Blue Cross extend contract three months to broker long-term deal]( Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health and Richardson-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas have agreed to a three-month contract that will allow customers of the state’s largest health insurance provider to keep using the hospital chain while the two sides work on a longer-term deal. The two have been in a [dispute over reimbursements for the last month]( and that battle is still not over. Without a deal, or at the very least an extension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas members would have been subject to costly out-of-network fees, even for doctors they had been using for years at lower costs. Blue Cross Blue and Blue Shield has nearly a 25% market share in Texas while Baylor Scott & White is among the largest providers in the region with 51 hospitals in Texas. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Habitat for Humanity had missteps. So did the city of Dallas. Here are 3 examples]( Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, once one of the top-producing affiliates in the country, is now struggling [...] [Dallas seniors, homeowners with disabilities getting bigger property tax break]( Dallas homeowners who are at least 65 or have disabilities are eligible for an increased homestead exemption [...] [Family and Baylor Scott & White come to agreement over Eddie Bernice Johnson’s death]( The resolution includes renaming an existing nursing scholarship program after the Congresswoman and the [...] [Resurrected Dallas shopping center will add two restaurants: Starship Bagel and Ka Thai |]( Hillcrest Village is in Far North Dallas, near Hillcrest and Arapaho roads. [Banned from Nathan’s, hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut will compete in Texas]( Competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut will take his hot dog-eating prowess to El Paso on July 4. [READ MORE NEWS](     ADVERTISEMENT   SPORTS [‘Fed up?’ Not quite, but relationship between Mike McCarthy, Cowboys execs isn’t perfect]( McCarthy hired agent Don Yee this spring to represent him in future negotiations with the confidence he’ll get [...] [SMU’s long power conference wait is over. Can Mustangs prove they belong in ACC?]( SMU will officially join the ACC on July 1. Even though the Mustangs made some sacrifices to join the [...] [NFL ordered to pay $4.7 billion for violating antitrust laws in ‘Sunday Ticket’ case]( The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses who paid for the package of [...] CRIME AND COURTS [Teen in custody after drug-related fatal shooting in Arlington, police say]( A 17-year-old is facing a murder charge in connection to the shooting death of a man in Arlington, police [...] [Police investigate Fort Worth man covered in blood after car accident, seeking information]( Police are investigating a Fort Worth man after he was found covered in blood after a traffic accident. [...] [Execution date set for man convicted of killing Arlington pastor in 2011]( Steven Lawayne Nelson is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection in Huntsville on Feb. 2, 2025. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT [24 ‘incredible’ food and drink you might see at the State Fair of Texas in 2024]( We’re most puzzled by the ‘potato chip drink.’ Or is it the ‘beignetffle’ or the ‘crookie’? [Dallas Latinas launch new collection with Foot Locker featuring Chicano inspired apparel]( Malcriadas Collective believes the future of streetwear is women. Their new collection pay homage to their [...] [Kinky Friedman, Texas singer, satirist and former political candidate, dies at 79]( His X account confirmed that the Kinkster ‘stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill.”   ADVERTISEMENT   [The Dallas Morning News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X (formerly Twitter)]( [YouTube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( ©2024 The Dallas Morning News • 1954 Commerce St. • Dallas, TX 75201