Mavs agree to deal with Marshall, Rangers' Langford hits for cycle

Plus: quality of life survey, new era for SMU, Plano gymnast earns Olympic spot [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [The Dallas Morning News logo](   Good morning, North Texas! Fans, staff and athletes involved with the Longhorns and Sooners are waking up in a new conference this morning. Today is the first day [Texas and Oklahoma]( are members of the Southeastern Conference or SEC, and, as you will see in our list of headlines, SMU is welcoming in a new era, as well. Thanks for your readership. Check your inbox later today for more news. — Todd Davis, Senior Audience Journalist NEWS [Curtis Bram discusses the William Short Annual Quality of Life Survey results.]( Curtis Bram, assistant professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, said people in our community who took the survey are a lot less concerned about immigration than respondents in our nation as a whole. (Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) [Inflation, traffic are among top concerns for North Texans, early survey results show]( Inflation, traffic and homelessness are the biggest concerns of Dallas-Fort Worth residents, outpacing crime, the environment and schools as the region’s swelling population stretches infrastructure and budgets, according to the first phase of a survey underway at The University of Texas at Dallas. [Echoing concerns over inflation](, property taxes and housing costs topped the list of biggest gripes for residents while respondents touted schools, safety and shopping as their strongest likes in the first William Short Annual Quality of Life Survey from researchers with the Institute for Urban Policy Research at UTD along with The North Texas Quality of Life Initiative. [READ MORE](   [Dallas Mavericks agree to three-year deal with free agent F Naji Marshall, reports say]( Marshall spent the last four seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. [Grand jury declines to indict woman on murder charge in Tarrant County ex-judge’s overdose]( A Tarrant County grand jury declined to indict a woman on a murder charge in her boyfriend's fatal fentanyl [...] [Wyatt Langford completes rookie trifecta with cycle, adds name to Rangers’ history books]( Langford became the second Rangers rookie to hit for the cycle and the 11th player in franchise history to [...] [ACLU asking U.S. Supreme Court to overturn conviction of Gainesville protestors]( Several days after three Gainesville activists said they organized a brief, peaceful march protesting a [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [‘Back where we belong’: SMU joins the ACC | Opinion]( SMU president marks the milestone of SMU joining the ACC July 1. The new conference will not just contribute [...] [Justice Department to charge Boeing, propose guilty plea in fatal crashes, lawyers say]( The U.S. Justice Department plans to propose that Boeing plead guilty to fraud in connection with two deadly [...] [16-year-old Plano resident Hezly Rivera secures trip to Olympics at U.S. gymnastics trials]( Rivera will join Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles in Paris. [Inside Dee’s Table, a Frisco restaurant from Dallas ‘steak queen’]( On the menu: burgers, Cajun food, tacos and more. [Texas A&M baseball announces hiring of Michael Earley as head coach]( According to multiple reports Sunday, the Aggies are expected to hire former A&M hitting coach Michael Earley, [...] [Hurricane Beryl now a Category 4 storm headed to southeast Caribbean]( Beryl is expected to pass just south of Barbados early Monday and then head into the Caribbean Sea as a major [...]   [MORE NEWS](   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