Dallas cryptocurrency law team, AA buys jets, ER bill ruling: Thursday's Business Briefing

Your lunchtime look at D-FW business [Your lunchtime look at D-FW business] May 03,  2018 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz](. Mark Rasmussen (left) is the first court-appointed receiver in a case involving an initial cryptocurrency coin offering. He and the team of Jones Day attorneys (from right), James Cox, Melissa Saldana, and Jay Johnson are pictured with Rasmussen in Dallas, Friday, April 13, 2018. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) the big story In cryptocurrency’s Wild West, these Dallas lawyers are blazing a new trail State and federal regulators are grappling with the rise of cryptocurrencies, as they try to crack down on schemers they say are trading on investors' interest in what may or may not be legitimate new opportunities. And for the first time, a court appointed a Dallas attorney as receiver to try to track down the assets of one of those companies, which the SEC said was convincing victims with a so-called initial coin offering. [Here's what it's like to track down cryptocurrency assets.]( -[Jill Cowan]( The Latest American Airlines purchases 30 regional jets [The plane orders]( are valued at $705 million and $719 million, respectively, although discounts are customary for large aircraft purchases.. Dallas-area rental home communities on the rise Almost 40 percent of Dallas-area residents are renters. For most of those folks, that means apartments. [But a new development trend]( is offering another option. Texas ruling on $11K ER bill may have lingering effects The court sided with an uninsured woman who was billed $11,037 after an emergency room visit. [The case]( outlines the complexities of health care billing that baffle consumers. Atmos addresses Dallas tragedy on earnings call "Just nothing we can say or do that's going to diminish that tragedy," [said CEO Mike Haefner]( about he Feb. 23 explosion that killed Linda "Michellita" Rogers. Margaret McDermott dies at 106 She personified the ["greatest generation" of givers in Dallas philanthropy]( and bestowed millions upon institutions linked to the arts, education and science. Advertisement Elsewhere in Texas - San Antonio: [Alamo City homebuyers]( are getting outbid and frustrated in tight housing market. (San Antonio Express-News) - Austin: A downturn in smartphone business takes a bite out of [Cirrus Logic](. (Austin American-Statesman) - Houston: [At OTC](, clothes can make the sales. (Houston Chronicle) - San Antonio: The [Final Four]( propelled record passenger growth at San Antonio's airport in March. (San Antonio Express-News) - Houston: [McDermott, CB&I investors]( approve their merger after a failed hostile takeover bid. (Houston Chronicle) (Getty Images/iStockphoto) SPOTLIGHT Is the Army's high-tech future destined for Texas? Dallas, Austin and Houston are among the 15 cities being considered for what's described as the military's biggest reorganization since 1973. [A new hub](would drive modernization efforts across the Army's three existing command-level operations at Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Eustis, Virginia, and Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. "Texas is uniquely positioned to help the Army accomplish this mission," U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn wrote Wednesday in a letter to Under Secretary of the U.S. Army, Ryan McCarthy. - [Paul O'Donnell]( Follow DFW stocks: [See how top North Texas stocks performed](, as well as the oil and gas markets and major stock exchanges. DFW Top 100 Places to Work 2017: The Dallas Morning News and Workplace Dynamics partner each year to feature the [Top 100 workplaces](, based on ratings by the people who work at them. Advertisement 👋  That's all for today! For up-to-the-minute business news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com/Business](. 💖 Share the love: If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to our Business Editor Paul O'Donnell at [podonnell@dallasnews.com](mailto:podonnell@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2018 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [1954 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201](#)