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Trump praises trucks, tariffs and Paxton during Denton visit

The North Texas stop comes one month before the midterm elections.

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President Trump visited a manufacturing plant in Denton Thursday to tout his economic agenda, brag about tariffs and highlight how American manufacturing jobs boost local economies.Why it matters: With Election Day just one month away, the president is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="visiting Republican-majority states" data-vars-click-url="https://thehill.com/video-clips/6123945-watch-live-donald-trump-texas-manufacturing-economy-ken-paxton-senate-race/" data-vars-content-id="7f0ed53d-a616-43b0-a5db-10e6ae13dbff" data-vars-headline="Trump praises trucks, tariffs and Paxton during Denton visit" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://thehill.com/video-clips/6123945-watch-live-donald-trump-texas-manufacturing-economy-ken-paxton-senate-race/" target="_blank">visiting Republican-majority states</a> to appeal to voters.

Mayor Shawn Teamann's perfect Sherman day

He likes CJ's Coffee and The White Rabbit for breakfast.

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Mayor Shawn C. Teamann had a hard time telling us how he would spend his perfect Sherman day. The longtime <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sherman" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-dallas-668ae1fc-e92b-4e2a-b781-979cd80e1f7e.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_dallas&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="afb7678f-6a8a-4491-8105-fec84b37682c" data-vars-headline="Mayor Shawn Teamann&#x27;s perfect Sherman day" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-dallas-668ae1fc-e92b-4e2a-b781-979cd80e1f7e.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslocal_dallas&amp;stream=top" target="_self">Sherman</a> resident and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="entrepreneur" data-vars-click-url="https://shawn4sherman.com/aboutdraft/" data-vars-content-id="afb7678f-6a8a-4491-8105-fec84b37682c" data-vars-headline="Mayor Shawn Teamann&#x27;s perfect Sherman day" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://shawn4sherman.com/aboutdraft/" target="_blank">entrepreneur</a> didn&#x27;t want to exclude any businesses in the process of highlighting some.<ul><li>&quot;I&#x27;ve always lived here (in the Texoma area) — went to college here, met my wife here, am raising my family here and own a business here,&quot; he said.</li></ul>

Tech boom is transforming Sherman

Tech companies are transforming the once sleepy college town into an important job center in North Texas.

California has Silicon Valley. Texas has Silicon Prairie.Why it matters: Sherman, just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border, has become a hub for semiconductor manufacturing amid the AI boom.

Inside Texas Instruments' Sherman factory

SM1 manufactures large, 300mm wafers to be processed into individual chips.

There is a high chance that your most-used electronics — such as those in your car and phone — include materials manufactured in Richardson or Sherman.Why it matters: Although Americans usually associate Texas Instruments with graphing calculators, semiconductor chips are the Dallas-based company&#x27;s biggest revenue generator.

Gov. Greg Abbott visits Dallas to unveil NYSE Texas' new office

127 companies currently have listings in NYSE Texas.

With the strike of a gavel in Dallas, Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday marked the end of the day&#x27;s trading on the New York Stock Exchange over 1,500 miles away.<ul><li>The governor was in Dallas to unveil the new NYSE Texas office, located on the Old Parkland campus.</li></ul>

Texas doctors seek minimum age of 21 for prediction markets

"The adolescent brain is primed to take risks," says pediatrician Lindy McGee.

Health experts in Texas are calling on state leaders to restrict prediction market platforms to protect young people.Why it matters: As <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Polymarket" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/polymarket-atp-tour-tennis-prediction-markets" data-vars-content-id="ad584045-9bf0-4296-ad47-784bf3cfefa4" data-vars-headline="Texas doctors seek minimum age of 21 for prediction markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/04/polymarket-atp-tour-tennis-prediction-markets" target="_self">Polymarket</a> and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Kalshi" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/16/white-house-teleprompter-kalshi-investigation" data-vars-content-id="ad584045-9bf0-4296-ad47-784bf3cfefa4" data-vars-headline="Texas doctors seek minimum age of 21 for prediction markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/16/white-house-teleprompter-kalshi-investigation" target="_self">Kalshi</a> make a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="bigger play" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/coalition-for-prediction-markets-kalshi-crypto" data-vars-content-id="ad584045-9bf0-4296-ad47-784bf3cfefa4" data-vars-headline="Texas doctors seek minimum age of 21 for prediction markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/11/coalition-for-prediction-markets-kalshi-crypto" target="_self">bigger play</a> in the sports industry, medical professionals <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="across the country" data-vars-click-url="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/07-08/prediction-driven-gambling-mobile-betting-apps" data-vars-content-id="ad584045-9bf0-4296-ad47-784bf3cfefa4" data-vars-headline="Texas doctors seek minimum age of 21 for prediction markets" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/07-08/prediction-driven-gambling-mobile-betting-apps" target="_blank">across the country</a> are cautioning that prediction markets can fuel gambling addiction.

Find your coupons: Bed Bath & Beyond is back

The Container Store x Bed Bath & Beyond will take old coupons and aim for affordable prices.

Start digging through your junk drawer for old Bed Bath &amp; Beyond coupons — the home goods store is making a comeback, three years after declaring bankruptcy and shuttering all of its locations.Why it matters: The Container Store, with which it is merging, is perceived as pricey, but Bed Bath &amp; Beyond plans to bring lower price points that it hopes will bring in more customers.

Texas job growth slowed in February

Job losses in February were reported in multiple sectors.

Texas employment growth slowed sharply in February, per a new report from the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/04/15/insurance-premiums-dallas-fed" data-vars-content-id="1bc659b4-82d1-43c1-a09e-6ffe51e65cee" data-vars-headline="Texas job growth slowed in February" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/04/15/insurance-premiums-dallas-fed" target="_self">Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas</a>. Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lower immigration" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/04/03/growth-slows-across-u-s" data-vars-content-id="1bc659b4-82d1-43c1-a09e-6ffe51e65cee" data-vars-headline="Texas job growth slowed in February" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/dallas/2026/04/03/growth-slows-across-u-s" target="_self">Lower immigration</a> is constraining the state&#x27;s labor supply, while higher productivity is leading to less demand for labor.

How to get the most out of spring in Dallas

Outdoor projects are moving to the top of Dallas to-do lists — and Lowe's spring deals events help maximize the budget.

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Spring is the sweet spot in Dallas — warm enough to tackle the outdoor projects you&#x27;ve been putting off and cool enough to do it comfortably.<ul><li>Homeowners are refreshing their landscapes, re-mulching, topping off garden beds and getting patios ready for longer nights outside.</li></ul>Why it&#x27;s important: Outdoor spaces can transform how you live and how you feel, from small refreshes to full backyard makeovers.

What Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners do for a living

Homeownership rates have grown for service workers, health care workers and real estate employees in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Real Estate

Business and tech professionals are the most likely to own a home in Dallas-Fort Worth but their rate of ownership has dropped in a decade, according to a real estate analysis shared exclusively with Axios.The big picture: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="occupations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/ai-job-risk-tool-betting-odds-predictions" data-vars-content-id="5b8eae97-1bf4-491a-9f1f-409522727f06" data-vars-headline="What Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners do for a living" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/ai-job-risk-tool-betting-odds-predictions" target="_self">occupations</a> with the highest homeownership rates in North Texas mirror national trends, per the National Association of Realtors analysis of Census Bureau data.

North Texas' many, many chains

Eventually, the most popular eateries of New York City and Los Angeles open in North Texas.

Uchi, Sadelle&#x27;s, Carbone, Prince Street Pizza and Maman are just a few of the famed restaurants from elsewhere that have expanded into Dallas.<ul><li>85 Degrees Bakery expanded beyond the coasts in 2016 when its Carrollton location opened. Eataly moved into Texas in 2020 when it opened its two-story destination at NorthPark Center. Chicago&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Portillo&#x27;s" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-dallas-505c0759-c837-4d65-b882-72dcd87238af.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sendto_localnewslettertest&amp;stream=top" data-vars-content-id="c4a2d20b-6e2c-4c54-b175-f304a49f5109" data-vars-headline="North Texas&#x27; many, many chains" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-dallas-505c0759-c837-4d65-b882-72dcd87238af.html?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=sendto_localnewslettertest&amp;stream=top" target="_self">Portillo&#x27;s</a> opened its first hot dog stand in Texas in The Colony in 2022.</li></ul>

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