Meredith Yeomans

1 day ago | nbcdfw.com | Meredith Yeomans

1 day ago | nbcdfw.com | Meredith Yeomans

After the franchise-altering trade of Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks have been handed what some describe as a miracle. The team defied the odds Monday night, winning the NBA Draft Lottery for the first time ever. Now, the team is poised to pick Duke phenom Cooper Flagg. "I haven't let go of the envelope," Mavs CEO Rick Welts told NBC 5, holding the envelope used to reveal the lottery winner. Welts says he's barely slept since learning the team would pick first in the NBA Draft next month.

2 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Meredith Yeomans

2 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Meredith Yeomans

Dallas-based Half Price Books is helping lead the fight against a bill being considered in Austin. The bill would allow bookstores to be sued for selling or even displaying harmful material to minors. Supporters say it's needed to protect children, but critics call it censorship. Workers at Half Price Books love reading but reading every book that comes through its doors, President Kathy Doyle Thomas says, is unrealistic.

5 days ago | nbcdfw.com | Meredith Yeomans

Lake Texoma is nearly 19 feet above normal. Flooding has caused several businesses to close, like The Point Restaurant. "It's about as bad as we want it to get," said General Manager Jimmy Snider. Torrential rain over the past couple weeks has pushed lake levels to the restaurant's backdoor, and because its sewer system is so close to flooding, the restaurant will remain closed for one of the busiest days of the year.