Five stories that have North Texas talking: Two retired Cowboys open up about memory loss; Marlise Mu帽oz鈥檚 husband said she made him a better man; the Cliburn piano contest launches an event just for teens; and more.
Two retired Dallas Cowboy stars are in the news due to their brain conditions that could be linked to head trauma suffered during their NFL days. Hall of Famer Rayfield Wright told Another Hall of Famer, Tony Dorsett, about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain condition that鈥檚 Wright said he had been 鈥渢oo proud鈥� to tell anybody. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 want people to look at you any differently,鈥� 鈥淲hen you鈥檝e been at the top of the NFL, you don鈥檛 want people to know. You鈥檙e supposed to be tough and invincible.鈥� 鈥溾�業 was in denial鈥� -- he hits the word preacher-hard -- 鈥榝or a long time. Because I was just, 鈥楴ah, this can鈥檛 be happening to me at this age.鈥欌�� CTE was explored in an that recently aired on 四虎影院-13 that
- Before Marlise Mu帽oz, the North Texas woman who was brain-dead and pregnant, was taken off life support, her husband says he decided to name what would have been the couple's second child. Erick Mu帽oz told The Associated Press he gave the 23-week-old fetus the name of Nicole, his late wife's middle name. , two months after she fell unconscious at home, likely due to a blood clot. John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth to take Mu帽oz off life support by Monday. Erick Mu帽oz talked with WFAA-TV this week about his wife. 鈥�, and I thank her for it. I thank her very much,鈥� he told the station.
- The organization that conducts the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition has announced it鈥檚 launching a contest for talented teenagers. The Cliburn says the first Cliburn International Junior Competition and Festival will be held in June 2015. Thirteen- to 17-year-olds will compete in Fort Worth. Jacques Marquis, Cliburn CEO, 鈥淲hat we want to do is not only to do a competition but give them some tools and also some ideas of a career by people who are already there.鈥� Twenty-four contestants will be chosen and they鈥檒l vie for prizes up to $10,000. Cliburn died last year at age 78. [The Associated Press]
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- Pentatonix, the a capella group with Arlington roots, continues to dominate the airwaves, this time with an appearance on 鈥淪esame Street.鈥� Watch Pentatonix count 鈥� and sing 鈥� to five. 鈥淣obody has ever counted to five as beautifully and harmoniously as Pentatonix has,鈥� Sesame Street declares. Pentatonix appears on Feb. 7 鈥� the show airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on 四虎影院-13 -- or you can watch the video below:
