Tax plan hate, Paxton next steps, TV password share decimation: Your Wednesday evening roundup

Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today. [Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today.] December 20,  2017 By Holly Rusak Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. [About 70 protesters against the GOP tax bill were arrested Monday while staging a ]( About 70 protesters against the GOP tax bill were arrested Monday while staging a "die-in" in the rotunda of the Rayburn House office building. (Michael Nigro/TNS) Politics The GOP passed the biggest tax revamp in 30 years. There's just one problem: Many taxpayers hate it Republicans are selling the massive $1.5 trillion tax revamp approved Wednesday as just the kind of monumental accomplishment a country frustrated by Congress’ dysfunction has craved. There’s just one problem: [Many Americans hate the bill](. Poll after poll show that taxpayers give the overhaul lower ratings than even some tax hikes of years past. Many don’t like that corporations receive the lion’s share of the relief. And lots of them feel like they won’t personally benefit from the far-reaching changes. Never mind that the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center — a group Republicans often tag as biased against them — projects that four out of five Americans will see a tax cut next year. It's a done deal: In a re-vote due to a last-minute hiccup, [the House passed the massive $1.5 trillion tax package that affects everyone's taxes]( but is dominated by breaks for business and higher earners. For employees: AT&T announced today that thanks to the passage of the GOP tax plan, it is giving [all of its employees in the United States a $1,000 bonus](. For industries: [What does the tax overhaul mean for companies](? Depends on your line of work. special offer [limited offer digital access]( In this 2016 file photo, Ken Paxton chats with the Texas delegation at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) Texas Politics High court will decide whether Ken Paxton prosecution stays on track — or goes off the rails The state's highest court has agreed to settle a fight over [how much money the prosecuting lawyers should make in the case against Attorney General Ken Paxton](. The Court of Criminal Appeals will decide whether a county judge flouted state law when he offered the special prosecutors $300 an hour for their work on the Paxton case. The decision will determine when Paxton goes on trial and who will prosecute him. If the court sides with the prosecutors, Collin County almost surely will owe them hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay. Paxton's case would remain on schedule, likely in 2018. If the court rules against them, the prosecutors have threatened to step down, a move that would derail the prosecution of the state's top lawyer just as he enters a re-election year. More from the state: A [proposal to overhaul Texas foster care is unworkable]( and "not a plan at all," Paxton said. Commentary: Political writer Gromer Jeffers Jr. asks [what should Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, Brett Shipp and other Texas politicos get for Christmas](? And from Washington: The U.S. Supreme Court will consider in January [whether to take up a case on how Texas draws its congressional and state house maps](. We're not saying they'll go all Negan on you, but the cable companies are coming for you, all the same. (Gene Page/AMC) Technology Do you share your TV logins with friends and family? Cable operators are coming after you The chief executive of Charter Communications, which sells cable TV under the Spectrum name, is [leading an industrywide effort to crack down on password sharing](. It's a growing problem that could cost pay-TV companies millions of subscribers — and billions of dollars in revenue — when they can least afford it. "There's lots of extra streams, there's lots of extra passwords, there's lots of people who could get free service," Tom Rutledge said at an industry conference this month. The CEO has said that one unidentified channel owner had 30,000 simultaneous streams from a single account. Cable and satellite carriers in North America have lost 3 million customers this year alone. But the prevalence of password sharing suggests many of those customers, are watching for free, robbing pay-TV providers and programmers of paying subscribers and advertising dollars. Real estate: Mesquite officials have approved one of the largest new residential developments in years, [an 800-acre project that will expand the city's growth into Kaufman County](. Sales boost: MoviePass, a controversial movie theater subscription service that is backed by Dallas-based Studio Movie Grill, said Wednesday [it has surpassed one million paying subscribers](. [Sign up for breaking news alerts]( (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Janny Strickland inherited a 3,813-piece Santa figurine collection after her mother, Jerri Jones, passed away earlier this year.  [Now she's seeking an adoptive family]( to give them all a home. Around The Site - Commentary: [Yes, Virginia, Die Hard is a Christmas movie](, writes columnist Jay Caruso. - Theater review: A thoughtful and layered [The King and I dazzles and challenges]( at Winspear Opera House. - Early signing day: See where [top recruits in the Dallas area are headed](to play college football. - Custody granted: [An 8-year-old boy subjected to years of unnecessary medical treatment by his mother]( will be placed with his father for now. - Crime: Chris Bosh's mother faces criminal charges after [police say she's allowed people to deal drugs at the NBA star's house in DeSoto](. - Child exploitation: An emergency-room nurse from Mansfield tried to [lure a 13-year-old into sex and enticed minors to send nude pictures](. Finally... Texan of the Year finalist: Jorge Baldor's quiet philanthropy helps transform Dallas Think Dallas philanthropist and the image of a well-heeled Texan with gray hair and designer boots comes to mind, the kind of donor who gives enough to see the family name on a building. [But you won't see the name Jorge Baldor carved in stone](. His substantial donations go to efficient and agile startup charities and grass-roots empowerment projects that change the way things work in this town, but hardly gain him much fame. In this quiet way, Baldor's efforts have boosted Hispanic business leaders, made the Dallas arts community more successful than ever, and are changing the face of a neighborhood. He takes a hands-on approach to his projects, providing recipients with opportunities to live their dreams. For his uncommon impact, Baldor is a finalist for the 15th annual Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this evening! 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