Five stories that have North Texas talking: Tesla is looking at Dallas County for a possible gigafactory, but faces competition; new TEXpress lanes set to open in I-35 this weekend; a new study shines a light on sexual assault at universities; and more.
California-based electric carmaker Tesla Motors is looking at 700 acres of land in southern Dallas County for a $5 billion battery factory, the reports. But there鈥檚 some stiff competition. San Antonio has also been on Tesla鈥檚 radar as a site for its battery factory. Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico are also trying to woo the carmaker as well. Tesla opened its first store in Dallas last month, even though because state law doesn't allow direct sales from a car company to a consumer.
- A new study is out on sexual assault at universities, and the results might be surprising. more than 40 percent of schools have not conducted a single sexual assault investigation in the past five years. U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, commissioned the study in hopes of bringing . Earlier this year, former President Jimmy Carter told 四虎影院鈥檚 vice president of news, Rick Holter, when he worked at Emory University. SMU is also one of 55 colleges currently over its handling of sexual assault cases.
- The second batch of TEXpress lanes will open this weekend. The managed toll lanes will vary in price from 65 cents to $1.65 to start, and this section runs for 3.6 miles. Dia Kuykendall with the LBJ Express Project the new segment will lift drivers over the chronically congested I-35E/I-635 interchange.
- Happy birthday to us! On July 11, 1974, 四虎影院 hit the radio airwaves as the first public radio station for North Texas. Bob Ray Sanders, now a columnist at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and Lee Cullum actually pulled the switch that launched 四虎影院 radio. The coverage area initially included Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton suburbs, but has since expanded to include Wichita Falls, Tyler, and Sherman. For a little throwback, and explore some 四虎影院 history. , and recalls a time where he was skeptical of public radio succeeding in North Texas. Coincidentally, Dallas-based convenience store franchise 7-Eleven is also celebrating its 87th birthday with
- Did you know Steve The Pirate from the 2004 movie Dodgeball is actually from Frisco? Actor and Frisco native Alan Tudyk talked to entertainment outlet about some of the roles that have defined his career. His acting resume includes supporting roles in A Knight鈥檚 Tale, Firefly, and Disney鈥檚 Frozen. His talent for improvisation helped him land the role in Dodgeball, but Tudyk says that audition went against much of what he learned at Juilliard.
