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Cooper Flagg Picked By Dallas Mavericks
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Cooper Flagg Picked By Dallas Mavericks

Photo Courtesy Getty Images (WBAP/KLIF) – Brooklyn NY – The Dallas Mavericks have selected forward Cooper Flagg from Duke University with the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. In one season at Duke, Flagg (6-9, 225) averaged 19.2 points (.481 FG, .385 3FG), 7.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks in…MORE

Texas Lottery Commission Disbanding As State Game Faces New Restrictions.

Texas Lottery Commission Disbanding As State Game Faces New Restrictions.

AUSTIN – (AP) – On Sunday night, Gov. Greg Abbott ensured the Texas Lottery will continue for another four years, signing into law new provisions to clamp down on the state’s games after lawmakers weighed abolishing the lottery entirely. As lawmakers sparred over high-profile issues like public school funding, property tax cuts and THC regulation,…MORE

Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas’ new Ten Commandments in schools law

Faith leaders and families sue to block Texas’ new Ten Commandments in schools law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state…MORE