AUSTIN – State Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, a South Texas Democrat, has spent the past week prowling near-empty halls in the Texas state Capitol, talking to any Republican lawmaker who would listen and trying to avert a U.S. Supreme Court showdown.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — With the Cowboys opening the preseason at SoFi Stadium against the Rams on Saturday, it brought back memories for quarterback Dak Prescott. It was 10 years ago that Prescott earned his first NFL start, in the preseason, in a 28-24 loss to the Rams.

"We'll meet y'all in the NFC Championship," Prescott told Kroenke. The Rams advanced last season to the NFC divisional round of the playoffs. The Cowboys went 7-10 last year, but that was largely due to Prescott missing more than half of the year due to an injury.