Stars pick Plano for new arena site as downtown Dallas faces twin sports team departures ... and more news

The Dallas Stars announced Tuesday it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to build an arena and entertainment district at The Shops at Willow Bend site; the Dallas Mavericks will pay just under $51 million for roughly 20% of the approximately 104 acres at the former Valley View Mall site if they buy it for their new arena development. In other news, Neiman Marcus will close its downtown Dallas department store, ending months of speculation and delivering another blow to the central business district landscape; South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics will move its U.S. headquarters to Plano, the company confirmed Tuesday; and how many cigarettes does Billy Bob Thornton smoke on ‘Landman?’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices