Five stories that have North Texas talking: Cowboys kneel before national anthem in demonstration of 鈥渦nity鈥�; parts of SB 4 can take effect; how to avoid buying a flood-damaged car; and more.
The entire Dallas Cowboys team including Coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones locked arms and took a knee at midfield before the national anthem played Monday night.
There was that the Cowboys would protest at the televised game against the Arizona Cardinals. Announcers explained the move was 鈥渁 statement of equality and representation of unity,鈥� but the Cowboys wanted to keep that message separate from the national anthem. Cardinals and Cowboys players stood and locked arms during the anthem.
Prior to the National Anthem, the and shared a moment of unity on the field.
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NFL players from teams across the country Sunday knelt, stood arm in arm, sat or refused to take the field for the national anthem. The protests came in response to President Donald Trump鈥檚 at a Friday night speech in Alabama of NFL players, like , who make such silent demonstrations.
The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback started kneeling during the anthem last year to protest police violence against African-Americans. It鈥檚 been controversial ever since, but he鈥檚 to use his platform to speak out against social and racial injustices. [四虎影院, NPR]
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- Portions of Senate Bill 4, Texas鈥� so-called can go into effect, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday. Dallas was one of a handful of major Texas cities that sued to stop SB 4, criticized as a 鈥渟how me your papers鈥� law. [KUT]
- As many as 500,000 cars were flooded in Hurricane Harvey. But some of those vehicles will be cleaned up and placed on the market anyway. The longer you wait on buying a car, the harder it could be to detect flood damage. . [Texas Monthly]
- The nation came to know Dr. Brian Williams in the days after July 7, 2016. The Parkland Hospital trauma surgeon treated three of the five officers who eventually died from their wounds. A year later, . [四虎影院]
- has deep roots in North Texas 鈥� born in Dallas, raised in Richardson and schooled in Sherman. In 1976, she visited England and fell head over heels. That鈥檚 why her 17 mystery novels are all set in England and written from McKinney home. [Art&Seek]
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