Dallas, TX
Before the FIFA World Cup, Dallas can become a human rights city
The world will come to Dallas and surrounding cities on June 14 when the Netherlands faces off against Japan at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium, or as it will be temporarily known, “Dallas Stadium.” Somewhere between 1.4 and 2.7 million visitors may attend matches and flock to other World Cup-related events across DFW this summer.
The most-watched sporting event on the planet comes to North Texas at a time when international tourism to the United States has softened, amid visa delays, stricter border enforcement policies and a recent federal proposal that would require some visitors to disclose up to five years of social media history as part of the visa waiver process.
Meanwhile, concerns about immigration enforcement have sparked protests abroad and calls by some commentators and advocates to boycott World Cup matches in the United States.
If the Dallas area wants to reverse this trend, make visitors feel truly safe, and, along the way, make the city a better place to live, an important first step would be becoming a human rights city. Guaranteeing migrant rights, currently under assault, is central to that project.
Human rights cities are inspired by the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted on Dec. 10, 1948, in the wake of the genocide that marked World War II. Article 1 of the Declaration proclaims that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
Articles 13 and 14 state that “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement … and the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution.”
Yet, in the United States, the world has watched in horror the slayings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, violence that sparked protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents providing security at the Milan Winter Olympics. According to reports, some detained migrants have also been denied due process and held by immigration authorities in solitary confinement.
The City Council could start making Dallas a human rights citadel and assure World Cup fans they can visit without fear. It should also direct police not to assist ICE when it serves civil administrative warrants or in searches for migrants not facing criminal charges.
Rosario, Argentina, became the world’s first self-designated human rights city in 1997. Responding to their nation’s tragic history under a violent 1970s military dictatorship, the Rosario City Council sought a better future by requiring human rights training for judges, police, health providers and educators.
Nuremberg, Germany, a city deeply linked to the rise of Adolf Hitler, also became a human rights city in 2001. A city that once annually hosted Nazi Party rallies now requires human rights education in its schools. Human rights cities now number in the dozens.
In 2017, Dallas County became the first human rights county, joining other American cities that made a similar commitment. If Nuremberg, Jackson, Miss. (with its history of racial violence), and Atlanta (once the national headquarters of the Ku Klux Klan), can join the fight for human dignity, certainly Dallas can become a human rights city as well.
The World Cup looms on the horizon, rendering the need for this declaration ever more urgent. Labor abuses, sex trafficking, and forced displacement have long poisoned the history of international sports events. Dallas must not replicate this sorry past.
Michael Phillips is an author and historian, Rick Halperin is director of the SMU Human Rights Program and Hadi Jawad is the president of Human Rights Dallas.
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With the official NFL schedule coming this week, the Dallas Cowboys have revealed when, where and against who their Week 1 contest will be.
The Cowboys announced that they will square off against the New York Giants on the road in Week 1, with the game set for Sunday, Sept. 13, at 7:20 p.m. CT. So, it’s prime time for the Cowboys to start the season.
This is the second game we know about for the Cowboys this year. Of course, we know they will be playing on Thanksgiving, also.
The official schedule will drop on May 14, the NFL announced last week. Schedules for all 32 teams will be revealed on ESPN and the NFL Network, but each team will unveil its own schedule on social media, also.
The Cowboys were always likely to play a road game in Week 1 because of an Usher and Chris Brown concert taking place at AT&T Stadium that week.
Dallas will also be impacted by an Ed Sheeran concert in Week 7, so that’s another potential road game. They could also play on Monday or Thursday that week, or have a bye.
Cowboys’ strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Cowboys are not going to have an easy road to make the postseason.
The Cowboys have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL going into the 2026 season, with only the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and Carolina Panthers having tougher slates.
Dallas’ schedule is also the third-toughest in the NFC, and the most difficult in the NFC East.
Sharp does his strength of schedule rankings based on win totals from Vegas oddsmakers rather than utilizing the previous season’s records because that metric doesn’t factor in offseason changes.
The Cowboys will play home games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.
On the road, Dallas will square off against the Giants, Eagles, Commanders, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers.
Of those opponents, seven of them made the postseason in 2025, a list that includes the Jaguars, 49ers, Eagles, Texans, Rams, Seahawks and Packers.
All of those teams should be as good in 2026, and teams like the Colts, Titans, Ravens, Bucs, Giants and Commanders have a very real chance to be improved as well.
It won’t be an easy road for Dallas to get back to the playoffs in 2026, but there’s at least hope following a defensive overhaul.
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Dallas weather: May 10 morning forecast
Today is by far our most active day of the extended forecast. After our Red River Counties got some severe storms overnight, we expect a mostly quiet morning. Isolated storms are expected to start forming just after noon. The severe threat begins mid-afternoon in a more scattered fashion, before a cold front ushers in widespread rain and strong storms this evening.
DALLAS – A powerful cold front sweeping across North and Central Texas on Monday is expected to trigger a wave of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, dangerous winds, and isolated flash flooding.
Severe weather in North Texas
Timeline:
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth warned that while showers and storms will begin developing Monday morning, the risk of severe weather will peak during the afternoon and evening hours as the front advances southward.
We are tracking two distinct phases of the storm system. Initial storms are expected to be “discrete,” or individual cells, which carry a high risk of large hail exceeding 2 inches in diameter. As the evening progresses, these individual storms are forecast to merge into a large cluster or broken line.
Once the storms consolidate, the primary threat will shift toward damaging straight-line winds. Forecasters warned that wind gusts could exceed 70 to 75 mph, speeds capable of downing trees, damaging roofs, and causing power outages.
In addition to the wind and hail threats, the system is expected to dump significant amounts of water. While most areas will see standard rainfall, there is a 10% to 15% chance that some locations could receive up to 4 inches of rain. Isolated flash flooding can happen over these locations.
Live Radar
We are watching how morning activity near the Red River might influence the speed of the cold front. The exact position of that front will be the primary factor in determining where the most intense storms initiate.
Residents are encouraged to monitor local forecasts and have multiple ways to receive weather warnings throughout the evening.
The front is expected to push through the region by Tuesday morning.
7-Day Forecast
The Source: Information in this article is from the National Weather Service and the FOX 4 Weather team.
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