Five stories that have North Texas talking: Beltre gets his 3,000th career hit; Farmers Branch wants to legalize backyard chickens; check out this zine made by Vickery Meadow girls; and more.
North Texas sports headlines were hard to ignore over the weekend. Between the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers, three pretty big things happened. Let's go in order.
1. The Dallas Stars will host the 2018 NHL draft at American Airlines Center. The NHL and the Stars announced the news Saturday night. The first round will be June 22 and the final six rounds June 23. It will be a first for the team, who鈥檚 celebrating its 25th season in Texas after leaving Minnesota.
Dallas will be the center of the hockey world for a couple of days in June, when we host the 2018 NHL Draft.
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars)
2. was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on Sunday afternoon. He鈥檚 only the second member of the Texas Rangers to achieve the honor, joining Nolan Ryan. Rodriguez started his career with the Rangers in 1991 at just 19. .
Today is the big day, Congratulations to my fellow 2017 members!Hoy es el GRAN d铆a! Gracias a todos por estar aqu铆 conmigo
— Ivan Pudge Rodriguez (@Pudge_Rodriguez)
Looks good, Pudge!
— SportsDay Rangers (@dmn_rangers)
3. Shortly after the Rangers legend was honored, the team鈥檚 current third baseman got his 3,000th career hit. He鈥檚 the first player from the Dominican Republic to reach the milestone and 31st major leaguer overall. According to the Associated Press, getting 3,000 hits has traditionally been a ticket to the Hall of Fame. [四虎影院, AP]
Watch Adrian become the 31st player to join the 3,000 career hit club. #Beltre3k pic.twitter.com/4rUTmeXb2H 鈥� Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 30, 2017
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— Robert Wilonsky (@RobertWilonsky)
Congrats Adrian Beltre on 3,000! In honor of this major milestone, we're pleased to announce the name of our male giraffe calf - Beltre!
— Fort Worth Zoo (@FortWorthZoo)
- Rick Perry to ban transgender people from serving in the military. . Here鈥檚 where stand. [Texas Tribune]
- Not all cities in Texas allow residents to have backyard chickens. Farmers Branch officials are c to make the common farm fowl legal. [KXAS]
- In one afternoon this March, at least 32 fires broke out in the southern Great Plains, scorching part of the Texas Panhandle. . [Texas Monthly]
- Girls in Dallas鈥� refugee-rich Vickery Meadow neighborhood are one issue of 鈥淶ine-X鈥� at a time. [Art&Seek]
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