The Dallas Morning News

Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell will discuss his new book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, in a conversation with KERA-FM host and managing editor Krys Boyd on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church. By Travis Pinson #Author #BookTalk

U.S. mortgage rates declined last week to the lowest level since September 2022 in anticipation of Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, stoking an influx of applications for home purchases and refinancing.

A local real estate investment firm has purchased one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Collin County, and it has plans for a massive mixed-use development. Old Prosper Partners acquired a 2,452-acre property north of McKinney known as The Colmena Ranch. The deal closed Tuesday. By Nick Wooten #realestate #collincounty #oldprosperpartners

NorthPark Center is set to welcome a store new to the Dallas area as it readies a lineup of shopping options helping locals find more reasons to head outside. Wilson, the brand know for multiple sports, is tentatively set to arrive at the shopping hub in November, according to a spokesperson for NorthPark. By Brian Womack #retail #northpark #dallas #wilson #sportswear #athleticwear

Dallas-based AT&T continues to bear the consequences of its massive April 2024 data breach with a second-class action lawsuit that was filed against the company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Friday. By José Sánchez Córdova #DFWBusiness #Business

Federal nuclear power regulators have given the go-ahead for the first research nuclear reactor in more than 40 years, and it’s here in Texas. Abilene Christian University will be home to the advanced nuclear reactor, which the university’s NEXT Lab and Abilene-based nuclear start-up Natura Resources will build on campus. The permit is a milestone in the research and development of smaller-scale nuclear reactors in Texas and could become the state’s first new nuclear reactor since the Comanche Peak power plant’s second unit was licensed to operate in 1993. By Philip Jankowski #TexasHigherEducation #AbileneChristianUniversity #Research #PowerRegulator #NuclearEnergy

For four nights, the annual Plano hot air balloon festival will “light up the sky” at Oak Point Park and Red Tail Pavilion. The event will feature more than 30 hot air balloons, parachute exhibitions, live music, drone shows, fireworks, activities for kids and more. By Lilly Kersh #PlanoTexas #PlanoHotAirBalloonFestival #DFWThingsToDo

A new icehouse opened in Dallas on Aug. 27. Lawnie’s, located at 2414 N. Henderson Ave., is an open-air bar geared toward laid-back fun. It’s one of three newcomers on the popular street for restaurants and bars. By Mikaila Neverson #Lawnies #DFWBars #DallasBars

One of Dallas-Fort Worth’s largest homebuilders has acquired more than 550 acres northwest of Celina with plans to build over 2,000 new homes. Plano’s Green Brick Partners purchased 557 acres along FM 1385 in Pilot Point and plans to bring 2,200 homes to the site, said Jed Dolson, the firm’s chief operating officer and executive vice president. By Nick Wooten #realestate #housing #homebuilders #greenbrickpartners #dallas #plano

The LIV Golf Team Championship will be a full-circle moment for Bryson DeChambeau and Albert Huddleston. In the winter of 2014, Dallas energy baron and SMU MBA graduate Albert Huddleston flew the Mustangs golf team by private plane for an outing at Floridian National Golf Club. By Brad Townsend #golf #livgolf #SMU #SMUMustangs #alberthuddleston #brysondechambeau