Five stories that have North Texas talking: Ted Cruz is a New York Times bestseller; the Mary Kay convention is back in Dallas; the Dallas Cowboys are valuable; and more.
Sen. Ted Cruz is on The New York Times鈥� bestseller list following a public dispute with the newspaper. The Times at first refused to put Cruz鈥檚 memoir, A Time for Truth, on its nonfiction hard cover list because the newspaper said bulk sales fueled many of the purchases. But Cruz鈥檚 publisher, HarperCollins, and Amazon denied that claim, saying there was A Time for Truth now appears Want to know more about A Time for Truth? The Texas Tribune has The Tribune reports: 鈥淯.S. Sen. promises to take readers behind the scenes in Washington with his new memoir, A Time for Truth. And what he writes is not always flattering 鈥� even about himself.鈥�
- A North Texas mayor鈥檚 Facebook post that supports same-sex marriage has generated a lot of buzz. Ken Shetter, the mayor of Burleson, recently wrote on Facebook that a resident challenged him to quote a Bible verse that states that God accepts gay marriage. , citing 1 Corinthians 13: 鈥淎nd now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.鈥� And this from John 13: 鈥淎 new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.鈥� Shetter, who says he has strong Christian beliefs, says he congratulates Burleson LGBT residents on their right to marry. Shetter wrote on Facebook: 鈥淚 believe very strongly being gay is not a choice, it is simply who you are. Given that reality and what I believe about the nature of God, I can not believe God would disqualify gay people from sharing deep love and intimacy with a soul mate.鈥�
- The Dallas Cowboys may be America鈥檚 Team 鈥� and they鈥檙e also the country鈥檚 most valuable sports team. But they鈥檙e not the world鈥檚 most valuable team 鈥� that title goes to soccer鈥檚 Real Madrid. That鈥檚 according to Forbes, which this week released its . Real Madrid ranked No. 1 with a value of $3.26 billion. The Cowboys weren鈥檛 far behind at $3.2 billion 鈥� the 鈥楤oys tied for second with the New York Yankees. The Texas Rangers ranked No. 46 -- valued at $1.22 billion. The Dallas Mavericks ranked No. 49, with a value of $1.15 billion. .
- They鈥檙e baaaaack. The Mary Kay consultants are back in town. the annual Mary Kay convention kicked off Thursday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas. 鈥淭he seminar brings in more than 27,000 attendees, which means a huge boost to the local economy (projected at $30 million). The purpose of the conference is to bring together the Addison-based cosmetic company鈥檚 鈥渋ndependent beauty consultants鈥� 鈥� self-employed workers who sell Mary Kay products in their own communities.鈥� [The Dallas Morning News]
- Victory Park is in for a makeover. : 鈥淭he neighborhood around the American Airlines Center in Dallas was born a decade ago with promises of bustling commerce and restaurants day and night, game days or off days. Despite thousands of apartments and condos, Victory Park鈥檚 never lived up to that promise. So developers are trying a reboot. 鈥� 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not going to recognize Victory Park in the fall of 鈥�17,鈥� said Terry Montesi, the founder and CEO of Trademark Property, the retail development company for Victory Park.鈥� .
