Dallas has chosen to overhaul Fair Park’s management and terminate its contract with Fair Park First, the 277-acre park’s nonprofit manager, and its subcontractor Oak View Group, which operates the park. In other news, a new variant of COVID-19 is spreading across the U.S., causing a painful symptom dubbed “razor blade throat.” COVID variant NB.1.8.1, nicknamed Nimbus, accounts for more than a third of COVID cases in the U.S.; DART failed to protect passengers with disabilities from sexual assault according to several lawsuits; and in a massive labor win for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the dancers say they will receive a 400% pay raise for the 2025 season.

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