The Dallas Morning News

The Dallas Morning News team hears from a returning guest, science fellow Miriam Fauzia, on what spices to add to your Thanksgiving food that might make your feasting more healthful. Plus, the team answers more Michelin questions and hears more about a recent deep dive on Eatzi's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Dallas anesthesiologist was sentenced Wednesday to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid at a surgical center where he worked, leading to the death of a coworker and causing cardiac emergencies for several patients. The emergencies began two days after 60-year old Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr. was notified of a disciplinary inquiry into an incident during which he allegedly “deviated from the standard of care” during an anesthesia procedure when a patient experienced a medical emergency. In other news, the Plano Independent School District broke ground Tuesday on a $72 million Career & Technical Education Center that will offer training in fields like welding, hairdressing and cybersecurity for students in grades 9-12; students whose families make less than $100,000 annually will get free tuition and waived fees at any of the academic universities in the University of Texas System, the board of regents announced Wednesday. The initiative is an expansion of the Promise Plus Program, a needs-based financial aid program approved by the board in 2022; And property taxes are rising in nearly every U.S. metro area, but the burden is not equal. Texas is home to some of the hardest hit cities in the country, according to a new study by RedFin. Three Texas cities round out the top 10: Fort Worth, San Antonio and Dallas. In Fort Worth, property taxes jumped 44% since 2019, to a median monthly payment of $508. Homeowners in San Antonio saw a 43% increase, to $449 a month. And in Dallas, property taxes soared 41% for $573 a month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SportsDay Insiders Kevin Sherrington, Evan Grant and David Moore [00:30] discuss the latest Cowboys debacle in what’s shaping up as one of the most frustrating seasons in the Jerry Jones era. David explains why it’s come to this when expectations were still fairly high. Jerry isn’t firing anyone at midseason, much to Evan’s dismay, but the guys go over Mike McCarthy’s heirs, including the prospects of Bill Belichick and a certain coach at Colorado. [33:44] Kevin and Evan also discuss Texas, Texas A&M and SMU and [44:47] lament the end of heavyweight boxing as we once knew it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas elementary students are closer to having Christian stories weaved throughout lessons in a move that supporters say will raise the academic bar but that critics lambast as religious indoctrination. Teachers, parents and advocates packed the State Board of Education meeting this week ahead of Tuesday’s 8-7 preliminary vote on state-crafted lesson plans, known as Bluebonnet Learning; In other news, some Dallas City Council members doubt whether a new charter mandate should stand after voters supported banning police from arresting people on suspicion of having up to four ounces of marijuana; Spirit Airlines declared bankruptcy Monday, but your holiday travel plans shouldn’t be affected. The budget airline announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to restructure over $1 billion worth of debt. Spirit says Chapter 11 proceedings are “expected to reduce Spirit’s debt, provide increased financial flexibility, position Spirit for long-term success and accelerate investments providing Guests with enhanced travel experiences and greater value.”; And drivers planning to use Dallas North Tollway should plan ahead for major delays amid construction. Two north- and south-bound lanes of the tollway between Interstate 35E and Mockingbird Lane will close for bridge maintenance. The closure runs from 10 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday. The southbound Dallas North Tollway entrance ramp at Lomo Alto Drive will also be closed during this time. Apple Maps, Google Maps and Waze will be informed of the closure and route drivers accordingly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

he HoustonTexans found the perfect hosts to end their two-game losing streak. But Houston’s 34-10 victory over Dallas extended the Cowboys’ losing skid to five games; Andrew Wayne Roark was tried decades ago based on medical evidence prosecutors said proved his girlfriend’s 1-year-old child was violently shaken, causing permanent brain damage. Roark’s exoneration comes in the wake of Robert Roberson’s stayed execution and increased national awareness of shaken baby syndrome; several Lewisville police officers didn’t understand what is required for a prostitution charge and allowed intimate contact with women they were investigating; And Burger Schmurger, the pop-up shop The Dallas Morning News says serves the best burger in Dallas, will open its first permanent restaurant in East Dallas, near White Rock Lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices