North Texas News from 
- Southwest Reports $112 Million Quarterly Profit & Midday Roundup
Southwest Airlines Co. added an upbeat note to a strong quarter for the airline industry by reporting a $112 million profit for spring and early summer. - State Proposes New Rules For Oil & Gas Facilities
The state's chief environmental agency says it's proposing new requirements that will better protect public safety and air quality near oil and gas wells. KERA's Shelley Kofler says the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality wants better industry reporting. - Guilty Pleas After Residential Pot Farm Bust
Five Dallas area residents face up to 40 years in federal prison for running a residential pot farm. Court documents say federal agent raided three homes on Lathrop, Pensive, and Wildflower in northwest Dallas and found 980 marijuana plants. - Donor Covers Coppell Mayor's Charges & Nightly Roundup
An anonymous donor has given a Dallas suburb $10,000 along with a note to cover charges on a city-issued credit belonging to a former mayor who apparently shot herself and her daughter. - Police Investigating Mosque Incidents
Arlington Police are investigating two crimes that took place at the Dar El-Eman Islamic Center last weekend. Police want to know if they are related and whether they are hate crimes.
U.S. News from 
- Everyone Under Pressure In Rangel Case
The last thing the Democrats want as they head into the fall elections is for the GOP to be able to use the "culture of corruption" charge, which brought the Dems to power in 2006, against them. And so they wish the Rangel case would go away. - Police: Ex-NBA Player Wright Shot To Death
Police delayed confirmation, awaiting an autopsy that confirmed the identity based on dental records. - Al-Qaida Plants Flag In Baghdad After Killing 16
The militants burned some of the bodies of the security officials in a brazen afternoon attack. Across the country, 23 Iraqi soldiers, police officers and other security forces were killed in shootings and roadside bombings. - Citigroup Paying $75M To Settle Civil Charges
The bank settles charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in 2007. - Senators Call On FDA To Rule On Alcoholic Energy Drinks
Eight months ago, the Food and Drug Administration asked makers of beverages containing alcohol and caffeine to prove the drinks are safe. So far, nothing's been made public.
Arts Features from 
- We’re Not Losing Just Arts Managers Around Here
Mark Nerenhausen has departed the AT&T PAC, of course, while Mark Hadley, managing director of the Dallas Theater Center, has announced he'll be leaving sometime in September. But this week also sees two other departures . . . - Review: ‘Elsewhere, Texas’ at the Dallas Center for Architecture
"Elsewhere, Texas" is a small show, mostly just color photos of 23 projects around the state from the past decade. But in his review, Jerome Weeks says ‘small’ is part of the point. These are not big-ego, big-ticket projects. But they point to what may be our future. - Thursday Morning Roundup
Today in the roundup: The final day of AFFD, Texas poet laureate Karla Morton and authenticating Ansel Adams. - Mayborn Conference Winners
Each year at UNT's Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, a winner is picked from all the submitted manuscripts and given both a cash award ($3000) and a book contract. This year's author relates a relatively unknown story from World War II. - North Texas Artists in Turkey: Family Hospitality
Sharing a meal with families is a special privilege. And a great opportunity to sample Turkish hospitality.
Music Features from
- Gorillaz, Recorded Live In Damascus
Listen as Damon Albarn and the cartoon-intensive cast of Gorillaz's new album <em>Plastic Beach</em> perform a historic concert with the Syrian National Orchestra for Arabic Music. - Tokyo Police Club Slows The Pace With 'Champ'
The Toronto band Tokyo Police Club features a group of young, self-taught musicians. Over the years, their energetic sound has evolved from crude beginnings, and music critic Robert Christgau says their new <em>Champ</em> feels more deliberate and thoughtful — part of a healthy growing process for a constantly evolving band. - Plants And Animals On World Cafe
The three guys from Montreal, all talented instrumentalists, just released their sophomore album, <em>La La Land</em>. The record is tighter and heavier than their first, more loosely structured effort, <em>Parc Avenue</em>. The band plays its new songs live at the WXPN studios. - Retribution Gospel Choir: Fast Is The New Low
Alan Sparhawk is known largely for his work in the famously slow-moving band Low, but he doesn't always drive 55. His side project, which also features Low bassist Steve Garrington, boosts the tempo to cathartic effect. Hear Retribution Gospel Choir's full in-studio set at The Current in Minneapolis/St. Paul. - Live Friday: Jesca Hoop In Concert
Jesca Hoop isn't lacking imagination. Her new album, <em>Hunting My Dress</em>, is about as quirky and experimental as you can get without getting … well, weird. Listen to Hoop perform songs from the record Friday at noon ET from WXPN and World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.
