DFW Airport's facelift continues this summer with right-side terminal exits, new airport gates and glimmering ceilings that look like art.

Why it matters: DFW, the world's fourth-busiest airport by passenger traffic last year, is getting ready for one of the busiest summers in its history.

The big picture: The World Cup is coinciding with the airport's multi-year improvement plan to modernize its terminals and open a sixth terminal.

The latest: Airport officials and American Airlines yesterday unveiled nine new airport gates at Terminal C, with plush seats, floor-to-ceiling windows and electronic signage.

• An east-west road extending from the airport to State Highway 360 opens later this week.

State of gates: The new Terminal C gates will operate roughly 60 flights per day combined, says DFW Airport CEO Chris McLaughlin.

• The addition is a vast contrast to the main terminal, which still has dim lighting, low ceilings and worn leather seats.
• The original terminal will be revamped in phases. Old gates will be torn down to make way for new ones matching the vibe of the terminal's expansion gates.
• When work is complete, the terminal will have 32 new and rebuilt gates.

What they're saying: "Terminal C has been here since the beginning. It has been the backbone of our operation — dependable, resilient and always in motion, serving as our busiest terminal to this day," Jim Moses, American Airlines' senior vice president of DFW operations, said at a ribbon cutting event for the new gates.

Zoom out: Exits for terminals A, B and C have shifted to the right side of International Parkway. The airport's new aircraft rescue and firefighting station has fitness areas, 21 dorm rooms and an F5-rated storm shelter.

• Local favorites such as Cookie Society and Mi Cocina have been approved as the airports' future vendors.

Reality check: While the airport has been able to complete several of its projects ahead of schedule, some areas remain under construction.

• For example, the road to Terminal C was congested at times yesterday because of construction vehicles and airport traffic.

Plano has the 13th best park system in the country, per a Trust for Public Land ranking.

Why it matters: City parks serve as community meeting spots and civic spaces, offer room for exercise and fresh air, and can draw in new residents — but they require investment, attention and protection.

• Parks return $3 in economic benefit for every $1 invested, says TPL president and CEO Carrie Besnette Hauser.

Context: TPL, a pro-park nonprofit, ranks the 100 most populous U.S. cities' park systems relative to one another based on five categories: access, acreage, amenities, equity, and investment.

The big picture: Washington, D.C., has had the country's best city park system for several years running, per the ranking.

• Plano is the only North Texas city in this year's top 25, followed by Frisco at No. 30 and Dallas at No. 38.

Zoom in: Irving rose 28 spots in the ranking from last year, claiming No. 71 on the list.

• Frisco and Austin moved up 7 spots from last year's ranking.
• New parks and big investments, plus agreements letting people use school playgrounds and ballfields after hours and on weekends may account for Texas' gains, per TPL.

What we're watching: Frisco is planning a park larger than Central Park and Dallas has opened another deck park. Plano also has several parks in the works.

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⚖️ Two former law partners are on opposite sides for the first time in Collin County, where a jury will decide a 19-year-old's fate in the killing of a fellow student-athlete. (DMN)

🎬 A Grapevine native with a competitive dance background now stars alongside James Marsden in the Apple TV+ series "Your Friends and Neighbors." (NBC5)

🗳️ One of the lawyers who defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his impeachment trial endorsed his Democratic rival James Talarico for U.S. Senate yesterday, saying Paxton has "lost sight of his core mission" to represent Texans. (Texas Tribune)

📈 The number of screwworm cases in Texas has grown to four, including in a dog that was recently in Mexico, according to the Department of Agriculture. (KXAN)

A coffee shop in Flower Mound reimagines desserts like baklava, chocolate covered strawberries and tiramisu as lattes.

The intrigue: Owner Ali Nawazuddin told the Cross Timbers Gazette he left his corporate job to open the shop in January, taking inspiration from his grandparents' coffee estate in India.

• The shop's customers regularly weigh in on coffee flavors and merch.

What to order: Banana pudding latte or baklava latte.

Where: Bruvana Coffee House, 500 Flower Mound Road.

Cost: $6.70 for a medium latte.

Six word review: Surprisingly tame for a dessert latte.

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