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Walmart Health is preparing to launch a new health center at the Walmart Supercenter on Belt Line Road in DeSoto.

The center is set to open on April 23and aims to offer accessible, convenient, and affordable healthcare services to the community.

Walmart Health will offer a variety of healthcare services, including primary medical care, dentistry, labs, x-rays, and behavioral health.

The services provided will be administered by board-certified physicians and licensed providers according to WalmartHealth.com.

In a bid to be transparent, the center offers transparent pricing, ensuring that patients are aware of costs upfront.

The center will be open seven days a week with extended hours, including telehealth coverage on Sundays.

The decision to introduce a Walmart Health center in DeSoto is part of the company’s broader initiative to address community healthcare needs.

Multiple healthcare facilities have broken ground in the city including a $1.4 million investment by Texas Health Resources.

The city also is home to a new health and wellness center co-owned by health and wellness professionals Vicki Smith-Lockhart, M.Ed., LPC; Melodi Parker, LPC-S, NCC; Dr. Tracey Dorsey; and Alton Maiden.

TotalCare Emergency Rooms, located on Beltline Road just across the street from the newly built Penny Paws, also calls DeSoto home, and a soon-to-be-finished medical clinic called the Beulah Family Medical Clinic, is being built on Hampton Road next to Dollar General.

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The Dallas Mavericks stayed alone in fifth place in the Western Conference Thursday and got back into the winning column, defeating the Atlanta Hawks 109-95 at home.

The Dallas Mavericks are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, previously winning seven games consecutively before dropping a close game to the Warriors 104-100.

But after defeating the Hawks, the Mavericks are a game ahead of the Phoenix Suns, which holds the final guaranteed playoff spot in the West.

Dallas, however, holds the tiebreaker on the Suns.

Luka Doncic finished with 25 points after not scoring in the first quarter, while Kyrie Irving finished with 26 points.

Doncic went 8-25 from the field and was 6-15 from beyond the ark and amassed 12 rebounds, garnering a double-double.

Irving went 10-21 from the field and only made three three-pointers.

The Hawks controlled the first quarter, leading the Mavs 31-25 after one quarter.

But the second quarter decisively belonged to the Mavericks, scoring 40 points to the Hawks 26.

The third quarter and fourth quarter were very close. However, the Mavericks duo of Doncic and Irving proved too much for Atlanta, even coming off a five-game trip, the longest of the season.

“We were little tired, first game back from a long road trip,” coach Jason Kidd said. “But I thought the chemistry and trust was showing again. It wasn’t pretty, but we did what we had to do.”

The Mavericks will host the Golden State Warriors on Friday as they look to close out the remainder of the season in the winning column.

Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

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A member of the Texas National Guard has landed himself in hot water after he was arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle an illegal immigrant over the U.S.-Mexico border.

Savion Johnson, 26, was arrested Sunday, March 31, after leading the officers from Texas DPS on a chase after turning around when he approached a pop-up checkpoint, according to Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe.

“We don’t know what’s going on in their lives to make them do this,” said Coe. “But they’re going to get caught.”

The Border Patrol checkpoint was set off Highway 674 and had only been operational for a few days.

As the vehicle turned around, the behavior alerted DPS officers, who gave chase and were assisted by the Kinney County Sheriff.

The undocumented immigrant allegedly riding in Johnsons’ vehicle fled the scene but was later apprehended by officers and processed by Border Patrol.

Johnson was allegedly offered $5,000 to $6,000, according to NewsNation.

Gov. Greg Abbott, in a statement, issued a stark claim if the allegations are proven true.

“If the allegations are true, the accused is a traitor and criminal,” Abbott said in a statement to NewsNation Monday.

“We have zero tolerance for Texans who violate laws that directly contradict the mission we are seeking to achieve.”

Johnson is charged with evading arrest, smuggling of persons, and unlawful carry of a weapon.

He was deployed to Eagle Pass as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star.

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