🔑Arlington Realtors vote "no sale"; College? Know before you apply; Okay now to flock to Flock.

Flock, a technology company that reads license plates, announced it had completed all issues related to its Texas cease and desist order and is back working in the state. Flock is prevalent in the 817 region and has exploded in popularity -- being used by governments, police departments and private entities like HOAs. 

Applying to 31 Texas colleges just got easier for in-state students. The My Texas Future website includes a direct admissions initiative that allows students to see where they will be accepted before applying.

The proposed merger between the Arlington Board of Realtors and the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors is dead … for now. The Arlington group voted against the unification. Fort Worth voted 69% in favor. 

The Dallas Cowboys were throttled Sunday by the Detroit Lions, 47-9, and are 0-3 on the season at home. The three losses are by a combined score of 119-53. At 3-3 on the season, they remain just one game behind Washington in the NFC East. 

Fort Worth's American Airlines sued Southlake's Sabre for $1 billion. It "won" at trial and was awarded $1. Last week, AA attorneys were back in court asking for $139 million in attorneys' fees. 

The Tarrant County Bar Association is honoring two 100-year-old attorneys at its Living Legends luncheon tomorrow. Judge L. Clifford Davis is a legendary civil rights lawyer and the first elected black judge in Tarrant County. In addition, Judge Davis worked to establish what is now Tarrant County College. Kleber Miller was an attorney for 70 years, earned every legal and ethics award given and was among a small group of lawyers who eventually became the founding partners of Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller.

Tarrant County College's Northeast Campus Children’s Center closed last week after a “deeply concerning” incident occurred that police are investigating. “We made the decision based on what we considered the school to no longer meet our TCC standards, and one of those standards included a personnel-related matter,” TCC Vice Chancellor of Communications and External Affairs Reginald Gates said.

Fort Worth-based Jasper Ridge Partners has raised $139.66 million for a pooled investment fund titled Jasper Ridge Private Investments LP. Jasper Ridge has $39B under advisement and provides investment management services to prominent families, foundations and global institutions. Mark Wolfson is Founder and Managing Partner; he previously was affiliated with the Robert Bass / Oak Hill organizations.

Marriott International reached a $52-million multi-state settlement because of a massive data breach that compromised millions of guests' personal information. The resolution concludes the joint efforts of 50 state attorney generals and the Federal Trade Commission after a breach of the Starwood guest reservation database.

Fort Worth-based Yesway, which owns the Allsup's convenience stores, has added eight locations in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The new Texas stores are in Alvord, Bowie and Ennis. 

The Fort Worth trial of Boeing's plea agreement deal with the government and the families of crash victims that oppose it is in the judge's hands. A ruling is expected soon. 

Three more Tarrant County Big Lots stores are closing, the struggling retailer announced. They are 1255 Town Square Dr. and 5800 Overton Ridge Blvd. in Fort Worth, and 989 N. Walnut Creek Dr. #151 in Mansfield.

Home Depot is ordering all workers to don an apron. Corporate staff will be required to work an eight-hour retail shift each quarter beginning this fall, according to a CEO Ted Decker memo. The move is aimed at supporting in-store associates and enabling corporate staff to better understand their daily challenges. DoorDash requires all its employees, including the CEO, to perform periodic driving or customer service duties.

Have you heard of red ball tennis? Neither had we. Tennis is experiencing a revival, but there’s a land grab underway for courts because an estimated 10% of tennis courts have been converted to pickleball. The United States Tennis Association is funding more construction of tennis courts, but it’s also mounting a counterattack to pickleball with its chatty, tennis-adjacent game of minimal running called red ball. The WSJ has the story about the escalating turf war.

Snippets:

• Google has asked the court for a delay of its ruling to open Play Store to competition.

• Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors organization. 

Significant stat: The purchasing power of $100 in each state mapped. Hint: $100 is worth 26% less in California than in Arkansas.

Daily digit: 70% of Americans – and 88% of married U.S. adults – believe in the existence of true love.

Announcements:

• The Cause Agency: Adds Suzan Hines as assistant director.

• J.O. Agency: Adds Nan Murphy as bookkeeper, administrative assistant.

• Chewy: Names Tu Pham Associate Director of Finance.

• Chef Holdings. Names Tim LaLonde CEO. Appoints Corey Arrick President of CTI Foods.

• Oppenheimer & Co.: Promotes Todd Wiggins to Director of D-FW. 

• Aline: Adds Sherrain Myles as inside account executive.

• Mid-America Merchandising: Names Kelli Bernd Director of Marketing & Business Development.

• Kelly Hart: Adds attorney Lindsey Teklitz as litigation associate.