(RNS) — As Americans, we have been entrusted with two sacred duties that arise from our Constitution: the duty to protect our faith from overreach by the government and the duty to protect our fellow Americans from overreach by the church.For too long, people of faith have looked the other way while our leaders codify discrimination against LGBTQ Americans in the name of “religious liberty.” In the past months, that effort has been accelerated, with vile and inhumane laws in states across the country to restrict the freedoms of LGBTQ people.More than a dozen states  to extend religious...…(RNS) — As Americans, we have been entrusted with two sacred duties that arise from our Constitution: the duty to protect our faith from overreach by the government and the duty to protect our fellow Americans from overreach by the church.For too long, people of faith have looked the other way while our leaders codify discrimination against LGBTQ Americans in the name of “religious liberty.” In the past months, that effort has been accelerated, with vile and inhumane laws in states across the country to restrict the freedoms of LGBTQ people.More than a dozen states  to extend religious...WW…

7:15 PM on Apr 21, 2020 CDTThree publicly traded Dallas companies in Monty Bennett’s hotel empire received a combined $58.7 million in loans under the federal government’s small business rescue fund.The Paycheck Protection Program loans were disclosed in regulatory filings over the last two days.In a after the market close, subsidiaries of Ashford Inc. reported receiving six low-interest loans totaling $12.8 million. The loans from Key Bank, Comerica Bank and Centennial Bank went to Ashford’s audio-visual and watersports arms, its hotel management firm and a company that operates a hotel...…7:15 PM on Apr 21, 2020 CDTThree publicly traded Dallas companies in Monty Bennett’s hotel empire received a combined $58.7 million in loans under the federal government’s small business rescue fund.The Paycheck Protection Program loans were disclosed in regulatory filings over the last two days.In a after the market close, subsidiaries of Ashford Inc. reported receiving six low-interest loans totaling $12.8 million. The loans from Key Bank, Comerica Bank and Centennial Bank went to Ashford’s audio-visual and watersports arms, its hotel management firm and a company that operates a hotel...WW…

3:38 PM on Oct 27, 2020 CDTDallas-based Topgolf Entertainment Group is merging with publicly traded golf brand Callaway in an all-stock transaction that values the golf entertainment business at $2 billion.The deal, announced Tuesday, creates a company that can draw in non-golfers to Topgolf’s entertainment venues and expose them to the broader game, said Callaway CEO Chip Brewer, whose company sells golf clubs, balls, apparel and other equipment.Topgolf generated $1.1 billion in revenue last year at 63 locations that drew more than 23 million customers. And it has plans or letters of...…3:38 PM on Oct 27, 2020 CDTDallas-based Topgolf Entertainment Group is merging with publicly traded golf brand Callaway in an all-stock transaction that values the golf entertainment business at $2 billion.The deal, announced Tuesday, creates a company that can draw in non-golfers to Topgolf’s entertainment venues and expose them to the broader game, said Callaway CEO Chip Brewer, whose company sells golf clubs, balls, apparel and other equipment.Topgolf generated $1.1 billion in revenue last year at 63 locations that drew more than 23 million customers. And it has plans or letters of...WW…