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• Prices of DFW Homes Overstated

  26-03-2018 23:59
  
  A top Wall Street analyst warns homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth market are as much as 19 percent over value, the most in the country. Real estate blogger Candy Evans talks about what the Fitch Ratings mean.
  
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• UTA Head Coach Scott Cross and Staff Relieved of Duties

  26-03-2018 23:56
  
  The University of Texas at Arlington Director of Athletics Jim Baker announced Monday afternoon they relieved Coach Scott Cross of his coaching duties.
  
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• Agency Working to Reduce Teen Pregnancy to Lose Funding

  26-03-2018 23:52
  
  A North Texas agency working to reduce teen pregnancy, is losing a bulk of its funding because of a federal cut. Now the organization is trying to make up the difference, or will have to cut some services.Photo Credit: Mike Grimm - NBC 5 Photojournalist
  
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• Owe The IRS? Can't Pay? There Are Options For You

  26-03-2018 23:46
  
  The team at Consumer Reports breaks down how to make agreements to help you stay in good graces with the Internal Revenue Service.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Mansfield to Build City's First Dog Park

  26-03-2018 23:35
  
  Mansfield is spending $800,000 to construct the city's first off-leash dog park.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Gun Sales Down, Remington Files For Bankruptcy

  26-03-2018 23:33
  
  The owner of Eagle Gun Range, David Prince says gun sales are down since President Trump took office.
  
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• Facebook Collected Android Phone Data For Years, Report Claims

  26-03-2018 23:15
  CBS Local — Facebook is facing new questions about its data-privacy practices as Android device users found the service had collected years of contact names, telephone numbers, call lengths, and text messages.
  The practice was revealed on the same day Facebook bought ads in U.S. and British newspapers to apologize for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with website Ars Technica reporting that users found their data was being scraped by the social-media service.
  Facebook said S
  
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• UT Arlington Head Basketball Coach Cross Fired

  26-03-2018 23:11
  ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) –  The University of Texas at Arlington men’s basketball head coach Scott Cross has been let go, Director of Athletics Jim Baker announced Monday.
  UT Arlington Head Coach Scott Cross during the University of North Texas Mean Green’s 101-99 double overtime victory over University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks at Texas Hall in Arlington, TX | Location: Texas Hall, Arlington, Texas, United States of America. (Photo by Ray Carlin/Icon SMI/C
  
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• Waxahachie Man Missing For Nearly a Month

  26-03-2018 22:59
  
  Police are searching for a Waxahachie man who was last seen one month ago.Photo Credit: Igor - stock.adobe.com
  
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• Twitter Pic Shows Beyoncé’s Target Run Really Happened

  26-03-2018 22:50
  LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM) – When Sasha Fierce, aka Queen B, aka Bee — aka Beyoncé — drops by your job, today’s social media mandate demands you sneak a pic with your mobile device and tweet it.
  That’s what one Target worker in Los Angeles did yesterday.
  It looks like the singer, reportedly worth $350 million, had her daughter Blue Ivy in tow.
  Beyoncé’s cart was very full — near to overflowing.
  Sooooooo I saw Beyoncé at work
  
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• Man Who Stuffed Texas Woman’s Body Into Luggage Set To Die Day After Birthday

  26-03-2018 22:37
  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An employee at the Lubbock city landfill spotted a brand-new piece of luggage amid the mountain of trash, opened the suitcase and discovered the beaten naked body of a 29-year-old woman stuffed inside.
  Detectives used a barcode label sewn to the luggage to establish it was purchased a day earlier at a Walmart.
  Debit card records and store surveillance video identified the buyer as Rosendo Rodriguez III, a Marine reservist from San Antonio who’d bee
  
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• Dallas Police Release Sketch Of Attempted Sexual Assault Suspect

  26-03-2018 21:48
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas Police released a sketch Monday of a man they’re looking for in connection with an attempted sexual assault.
  Police said on Tuesday, March 13 around 3:45 p.m. in the 2800 block of Clydesdale Drive, a woman was inside her apartment when a strange man walked inside and tried to assault her.
  The woman was able to prevent the attack and the man ran off, according to police.
  attempted sex assault suspect sketch (Dallas PD)
  The man is described as black with bl
  
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• White House Says Trump Didn’t Watch Stormy Daniels Interview

  26-03-2018 21:45 via nbcdfw.com
  
  White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said President Donald Trump didn’t watch the Stormy Daniels interview that aired Sunday night on “60 Minutes.”
  
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• Southlake Carroll Shocks Everyone By Hiring 29-Year-Old Head Coach

  26-03-2018 21:34
  SOUTHLAKE (CBS 11 SPORTS) – You’ll be hard pressed to find a more high profile high school football program in the state of Texas than the 8-time State Champion Southlake Carroll Dragons. It’s a destination school for high school coaches in the state, which is why Carroll ISD interviewed candidates for its football coaching job who had resumes replete with state championship accomplishments.
  So, why did Carroll shock the high school coaching world and hire a 29-year old coach w
  
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• Texas Rangers introduce new ballpark food

  26-03-2018 21:33
  Nothing says baseball in Texas like an ice cold drink and of course some delicious food.With opening day right around the corner, the Texas Rangers have some new concessions to announce this season.Concession highlights:The Dilly Dog – A Best Maid dill pickle cored out and stuffed with an angus beef jumbo dog, battered and fried to a golden brown. Located at Stare Fare Stand at section 41. $10
  The Triple B – Bacon, brisket and bologna topped with Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ
  
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• NFL Player Surrenders On Charge Of Injury To Elderly Woman

  26-03-2018 21:18
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro defensive end Michael Bennett has surrendered to authorities in Houston on a charge that he injured a paraplegic woman as he tried to get onto the field after last year’s Super Bowl to celebrate with his brother.
  Bennett made a brief court appearance Monday where the judge set his bond at $10,000 on a felony count of injury to the elderly. He was expected to post bail and be released.
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• Texas-Based Fiesta Mart To Be Bought By El Super

  26-03-2018 20:59
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The Texas-based Fiesta Mart chain is being acquired by a California grocer to create what’s being billed as one of the largest Hispanic-focused supermarket companies in the U.S.
  El Super is based in Paramount, California. The company announced the deal Sunday, saying the new chain will have 122 stores in Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico.Terms of the agreement weren’t immediately released. The Houston Chronicle reports the deal could be
  
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• Dallas Barbershop Not Just About Hair, But Also Health

  26-03-2018 20:49
  
  A lot of men hate to go to the doctor, but don't mind getting a haircut – so one Dallas barbershop is helping screen men as part of a life-saving study.
  
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• North Texas Teen Incorporates Goats Into 'Promposal'

  26-03-2018 20:39
  
  A North Texas teen came up with a unique way to ask his girlfriend to prom.Photo Credit: Laney Freeman
  
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• Dramatic Video Shows SUV Crashing Into MetroPCS Store In Dallas

  26-03-2018 20:39
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police in Dallas responded to a crash at a MetroPCS store on Saturday, and there is now some shocking video that shows what happened. The incident took place at a strip mall located in the 10500 block of Walnut Street, near the border between Dallas and Garland.
  Surveillance camera video from the scene shows the moment that an SUV crashes through the front windows of the MetroPCS store. The vehicle continues driving through the store, hitting one person as it busts a
  
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• Mountain Lion Tranquilized In Backyard Of California House

  26-03-2018 20:37
  AZUSA, Calif. (CBSLA.COM/AP) — Wildlife officers have tranquilized a mountain lion that was roaming through the backyards of some houses in Southern California.
  The lion was spotted Monday morning in the eastern Los Angeles County community of Azusa, near the San Gabriel Mountains wilderness.
  (credit: Kandiss Crone/CBS 2)
  TV news helicopters showed the big cat pawing at the door of a home and leaping over a fence.
  Azusa police contained the animal until wildlife officers arrived and used s
  
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• Mother Crashed Into Pole To Prove To Her Kids God Is Real, Police Say

  26-03-2018 20:28
  CBS Local — A Georgia woman crashed her SUV into a telephone pole in an attempt to convince her children that God was real and would protect them.
  Police in Norcross say that Bahari Shaquille Warren veered into oncoming traffic with her two children in the backseat and eventually hit a pole on the side of the road. Warren’s children, ages five and seven, claim their mother intentionally wrecked the car to prove her point.
  “Her eyes (were) closed and she was saying, ‘
  
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• Man Dies From Gunshot While Driving Vehicle

  26-03-2018 20:21
  
  Dallas police say a man was killed after being shot while driving a vehicle Sunday evening.
  
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• Shooting at Busy Dallas Intersection: Police

  26-03-2018 20:16
  
  Officers are investigating a shooting near a busy intersection in Dallas.Photo Credit: NBC 5 NewsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Police: Parents Poured Hot Oil On 16-Year-Old Daughter Who Refused Arranged Marriage

  26-03-2018 19:55
  SAN ANTONIO (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Investigators say the Iraqi parents of a 16-year-old girl who allegedly ran away from her South Texas home to avoid an arranged marriage have been charged with attacking her for refusing to wed an older man.
  According to CBS News,  police say the parents repeatedly assaulted their daughter until she agreed to an arranged marriage.
  Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar on Friday announced that the missing juvenile was found and placed with Child Protect
  
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• Take a look back at the DBJ's 2018 40 Under 40 event (Photos)

  26-03-2018 19:49
  Honoring a class of honorees ranging from non-profit executives to high-profile attorneys, the Dallas Business Journal invites you to take a look at last week’s 2018 40 Under 40 Awards.The attached slideshow gives a peek at the winners and the event, held March 20 at VenueForty 50 in Addison. You can find even more photos from the annual event by visiting our SmugMug gallery here.To get to know each of these honorees, click here.And visit the DBJ’s nominations page to submit to
  
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• What is the Traffic Forecast?

  26-03-2018 19:34
  
  Samantha Davies provides a traffic update for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.Photo Credit: KNBC-TV
  
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• FTC Is Investigating Facebook Over Site’s Privacy Practices

  26-03-2018 19:32
  NEW YORK (AP) – The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook’s privacy practices following a week of privacy scandals including allegations a Trump-affiliated political consulting firm got data inappropriately from millions of Facebook users.
  Facebook’s stock, which already took a big hit last week, plunged as a result.
  Tom Pahl, acting director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said the probe would include whether the company engaged in “unfair
  
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• News Now: New Rangers Food, Storms Approaching

  26-03-2018 19:27
  The baseball season begins on Thursday, and the Texas Rangers are showing off some of the new food items for this year. We’re also keeping an eye on storms in the weather forecast.
  
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• Yeti Coolers puts public offering plans on ice

  26-03-2018 19:14
  When Yeti Coolers LLC filed paperwork to start the process for a $100 million public offering back in July 2016, market observers at the time touted it as a sure thing, considering the Austin company had such a highly visible consumer brand.Nearly two years later, Yeti's IPO is off the table.In a regulatory filing on March 23, Yeti officials asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw the offering, saying it has decided not to proceed "due to market conditions."Founded in&helli
  
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• Woman Dies After Not Being Given Flu Shot In Prison, Report Says

  26-03-2018 19:12
  CBS Local — An Oregon woman is reportedly suing the state’s Department of Corrections after her imprisoned mother died from complications of a staph infection and pneumonia. Fifty-three-year-old Tina Ferri’s daughter claims the fatal illness could have been prevented if she had been given a flu shot while in prison.
  Ferri died after an outbreak of flu at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville in early January. According to the Willamette Week,
  
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• CDC Warns Second Wave Of Flu Has Begun

  26-03-2018 18:41
  CBS Local — Although the flu season may be winding down, the CDC has some bad news for Americans as a second wave of the potentially fatal illness is reportedly spreading across the country.
  In a March 23 release the CDC announced that overall flu cases are finally dropping however, “Influenza B” cases have jumped above the more common “Influenza A” virus. Cases of the B-strain made up nearly 60 percent of the country’s flu cases reported during the
  
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• ‘Flat-Earther’ Launches Self Into Sky In Steam-Powered Rocket

  26-03-2018 18:28
  AMBOY, CA (CBS News) — After several failed attempts, a daredevil rocket-maker soared into the sky Saturday in a steam-powered rocket he built in his garage. “Mad” Mike Hughes, 61, launched himself into the heavens, he said, to confirm his theory that the Earth is flat, and shaped like a Frisbee, reports correspondent Mireya Villarreal.
  After reaching an estimated speed of 350 miles an hour, Hughes pulled his parachute. He then deployed a second chute just before hitting the gr
  
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• Report: American Airlines close to an order with Boeing for new jets

  26-03-2018 18:17
  American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is close to completing an order with Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) for the plane manufacturer's 787 Dreamliner model, according to a report from Reuters.The news agency cites three people familiar with negations. In a statement, the Fort Worth-based airline said it's continuing to look at wide-body options for aircraft, and no final decisions have been made.Bloomberg also reported that talks between American and one of Boeing's main rivals, Airbus SE, broke&hel
  
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• Trump Orders Expulsion Of Dozens Of Russian Diplomats

  26-03-2018 18:13
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) – The Trump administration expelled 60 Russian diplomats on Monday and ordered Russia’s consulate in Seattle to close, as the United States and European nations sought to jointly punish Moscow for its alleged role in poisoning an ex-spy in Britain.
  Senior Trump administration officials said all 60 Russians were spies working in the U.S. under diplomatic cover, including a dozen at Russia’s mission to the United Nations. The officials said the admi
  
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• Tracey Bregman Reflects On The Young And The Restless

  26-03-2018 17:29
  “The Young and the Restless” has been daytime TV’s number one rated drama for almost three decades. Today marks the 45th anniversary of when the show first premiered back in 1973 when Richard Nixon was in the White House and the price of gas was 38 cents a gallon. The show will celebrate this historic anniversary with a week-long run featuring the return of beloved characters. Some of the cast members still meet yearly for a Christmas party and nobody is more excited to get eve
  
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• Report Says Democrats Would Need Huge Wave To Win U.S. House

  26-03-2018 17:29
  WASHINGTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – A report released Monday suggests Democrats might have to tap the brakes on their enthusiasm about climbing back to power during this year’s midterm elections.
  To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral wave not seen in more than 40 years to overcome Republican advantages from gerrymandered districts in key states, according to an analysis from the Brennan Center for Justice.
  The report projects tha
  
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• American Airlines and Twin Hill face another possible lawsuit tied to uniforms

  26-03-2018 17:04
  American Airlines received notification from the Association of Flight Attendants that the union intends to file suit against American (Nasdaq: AAL) and uniform supplier Twin Hill if the two parties do not immediately take action to deal with the alleged hazard Twin Hill uniforms pose to AA workers.Those Twin Hill uniforms still worn by tens of thousands of AA employees are believed to be tied to symptomatic reactions experienced by thousands of AA flight attendants, customer service agents and&
  
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• Habitat for Humanity House Moved From Sundance Square

  26-03-2018 17:01
  
  A Habitat for Humanity house will be moving tom Sundance Square in Fort Worth to Carver Heights East neighborhood.
  
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• News Now: Dallas PD Safety Plan, Final Four Set

  26-03-2018 16:21
  The Dallas PD is set to unveil its plan to improve safety around the city. Plus, the Final Four is set, but no Texas teams are heading to San Antonio.
  
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• Dana Delany On Bull, Michael Weatherly And Moonlighting

  26-03-2018 16:17
  In Hollywood, one show or movie can change your whole career. That’s exactly what happened to actress Dana Delany when she appeared on the television show “Moonlighting” back in 1985. Delany got the gig through Glenn Gordon Caron, the show’s creator, and now the two are working together again. Delany guest stars this week on a brand new episode of “Bull” on CBS as Assistant U.S. District Attorney Syliva Banner. Caron is writer on the show and Delany and the st
  
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• Texas business bankruptcies skyrocketed in 2017; debt hits ‘height of lunacy’

  26-03-2018 16:00
  Filings by Texas companies seeking to restructure in federal bankruptcy court jumped more than 42 percent in 2017, nearly reaching the highs of the Great Recession eight years ago, according to new data obtained by The Texas Lawbook.Some corporate restructuring experts predict another wave of bankruptcies involving Texas businesses burdened with historic levels of debt will hit later this year.While the Texas economy remained strong and oil and gas prices stabilized last year, the number of busi
  
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• Blue Bell Introduces ‘Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough’ Ice Cream

  26-03-2018 15:56
  BRENHAM (CBSDFW.COM) – Blue Bell Ice Cream has released a new flavor that puts a twist on the classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter. The company’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough ice cream will be arriving in stores this week, for a limited time only.
  The new variety features Milk Chocolate ice cream with peanut butter cookie dough pieces and milk chocolate chunks.
  “We have made flavors with chocolate and peanut butter before, but this time we definitely kicke
  
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• DPD Chief To Discuss “Strategic Priorities” At Public Safety Meeting

  26-03-2018 15:34
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Dallas police Chief Renee Hall will address several of the department’s key strategies and priorities for the year, during a public safety committee meeting this morning.
  Crime rates across the city are an area of concern and Chief Hall is expected to talk about efforts to reduce the numbers. The Chief outlined some of those initiatives including — rebuilding the DPD gang prevention team, increasing foot and bike patrols and introducing a K2
  
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• 'American Ninja Warrior' Returns to Dallas

  26-03-2018 13:59
  
  "American Ninja Warrior" returns to NBC this summer and once again Dallas will have a prominent spot in the rotation.
  
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• North Texas Cities Pedal Forward With New Bike Lanes, Trails

  26-03-2018 13:52
  
  Between the rapid expansion of bike-sharing across the region and a greater emphasis on staying active, it seems like there are more bikes in North Texas than ever before. Now multiple cities are working to make...
  
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• 2 Austin Officers Injured During Shooting Incident

  26-03-2018 13:32
  
  Two Austin police officers were injured while running for safety after a gunman fired at them from inside an Austin home Sunday night, NBC affiliate KXAN reported.
  
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• Former Southlake Carroll QB To Take Over As Team’s Head Football Coach

  26-03-2018 13:09
  SOUTHLAKE (CBSDFW.COM) – The Carroll Independent School District is set to officially announce the name of Carroll Senior High School’s new head football coach at a school board meeting on Monday night, and the man taking over the job is a familiar face within the district.
  Riley Dodge is a former star quarterback for the Dragons football team. He led Carroll to the state championship in 2006, and is now an up-and-comer in the Texas football coaching world. At just 29 years old,
  
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• Gun Maker Remington Files For Bankruptcy Protection

  26-03-2018 13:08
  NEW YORK (CBSNEWS.COM) – Gun maker Remington Outdoor Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday. The filing was posted on the website of the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, and was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
  Remington, among the nation’s oldest gun manufacturers, said last month it had reached a deal with lenders that would grant them ownership of the 200-year-old company. Remington would continue operating and making guns while in bankruptcy.
  The Journal
  
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• Statue at Dallas High School to Honor Alum 'Mr. Cub'

  26-03-2018 13:03
  
  A North Texas artist is working to build a new statue that will honor Ernie Banks, otherwise known as "Mr. Cub." The statue will be displayed at Booker T. Washington High School where Banks graduated.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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