Anti-Trump Protestors March in Dallas. Last night, about 300 people protested against President-elect Trump outside AT&T Plaza at Victory Park with signs reading “not my president.” It was organized by Next Generation Action Network and had no arrests or incidents.
Rangers Want to Be in New Stadium by 2020. “Our goal all along has been to get into the building by opening day of 2020. That gives us three more years in Globe Life Park. There’s enough time to get the building designed and built,” said Rob Matwick, Rangers’ executive vice president of business operations. Construction is set to begin by next summer.
Trump Win Could be Bad for AT&T-Time Warner Merger. Trump recently said that he would block the $108.7 billion deal that would merge AT&T and Time Warner because a similar Comcast-NBC Universal deal is “trying to poison the mind of the American voter” and “because it concentrates too much power in the hands of the too and powerful few.” But AT&T CFO John Stephens believes the merger will be approved still.
No More Smoking in Public Parks. Yesterday, the City Council approved a smoking ban for public parks, except for the gun-and-archery range owned by the city, municipal golf courses, and privately controlled parks such as the Dallas Zoo and the arboretum. This ban will go into effect March 1.
The Dallas Foundation’s Good Works Under 40 Award Recipient Announced Tonight. One of the five finalists for the award will receive it tonight at the Old Parkland campus along with $10,000 to give to a nonprofit. The other finalists will receive $3,500.
