Fixing Dallas potholes, Southlake Carroll coach settlement: Your Monday morning roundup

February 26,  2018 By Tommy Cummings Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. Weather: Areas of patchy fog early. [High of 68 degrees under partly cloudy skies]([🌥️]([. Low of 47 degrees.]( 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Dallas city officials say they'll get rain-soaked potholes filled as soon as they can. (Irwin Thompson/Staff photographer) ROADS Dallas City Hall will get your pothole fixed as soon as the rain dries upt Dallas officials say they'll get rain-soaked potholes filled as soon as they can. Assistant City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry said heavy rains always cause some roads to deteriorate. He wrote in a memo sent to the City Council on Friday night that the city has already filled about 500 potholes during the recent stretch of rains and that [City Hall won't know the full extent of the issue until Dallas begins to dry out.]( "Once the storm goes away, these things are not going to wait," Al-Ghafry said in an interview. "We're going to immediately and methodically address them. And we're going to deploy all of the repair crews to take care of those." The city has 17 two-person public works crews that will be on "pothole patrol." Ten more street division employees and a supervisor will also assist. And the city has up to five contract crews that can help city workers fill about 50 potholes a day between them, Al-Ghafry said. Taking home the top prize: [Cody Nickson of Plano wins]([The Amazing Race]( and his partner's heart. Missing person: [A 51-year-old man last seen Tuesday might need medical assistance](, Dallas police say. Sources say Southlake Carroll coach Hal Wasson has reached a settlement deal with the Carroll ISD (Steve Hamm/Special contributor) HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Southlake Carroll ISD reaches settlement with football coach Hal Wasson, according to source Southlake Carroll ISD and embattled football coach [Hal Wasson reached a settlement agreement on Sunday, but it is still pending board approval]( according to a source close to the situation. The Carroll school board is scheduled to meet Monday night to make it official. According to the source, the settlement agreement involves Wasson leaving the program. Wasson had been on administrative leave since Jan. 24 while the district conducted an investigation into the football program. In 11 years, he amassed a 121-26 record at Carroll and won a state championship in 2011. Mavs tank watch: [Here's a look at the odds]( of the Mavericks landing a No. 1 pick in the 2018 NBA draft. Cowtown Marathon winner: Flower Mound cross country and track coach [Andrew Cook claims Sunday's title]( in Fort Worth. First things first: Here are[five things that the Cowboys will try to accomplish]( at the NFL combine this week. Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were battling a house fire Sunday near the site of a house explosion Friday that killed a 12-year-old girl. (Robert Wilonsky/Staff) NORTHWEST DALLAS Crews battle blaze near site of explosion A northwest [Dallas apartment complex blocks from a house that exploded and killed a girl Friday was evacuated Sunday afternoon]( after a gas leak was reported. About 2:50 p.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue crews helped evacuate 90 units at the Chapel Creek apartments in the 3400 block of Hidalgo Drive, spokesman Jason Evans said. Atmos Energy discovered the leak while surveying the area after Friday's deadly house explosion, he said. On Sunday night, Dallas Fire-Rescue was back in the neighborhood as firefighters battled a blaze at a white brick house on the corner of Mixon and Almazan drives, less than a mile from Friday's explosion. Officials were evacuating residents on Almazan from Mixon Drive to Marsh Lane. Meanwhile: A woman suspected of shooting a 13-year-old boy in the neck [turned the gun on herself as officers approached Sunday](, Arlington police said. Also: [Dallas police officer was arrested Saturday in Irving]( on suspicion that she was driving while intoxicated. And: [Three people were injured Sunday afternoon]( in a crash in Red Bird, officials said. Advertisement (Nathan Hunsinger/Staff photographer) Photo of the Morning Bareback rider Will Lowe hangs on as horse hair flies during his ride in the RFD-TV The American rodeo at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. [Read complete coverage here.]( Andrew Gourlay was the guest conductor with the Fort Worth Symphony at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. (Lawrence Jenkins/Special Contributor) Around The Site - How's the concert, uh, comrade? Both the [Cliburn Concerts series and the Fort Worth Symphony featured Russian music]( on Saturday. - Obituary: Frances "Fran" Marilyn Leeper Cassels,[patron of the arts and community volunteer in Irving](, has died. She was 75. - Eat and watch: Here are [seven D-FW movie theaters where you can get food served at your seat](. - Stay ahead of the cold: [Try these two easy, fiery vegetarian recipes to keep warm.]( - Pinkies out: [Learn the dos and don'ts of afternoon tea]( at this Swiss Avenue historical event. - Anxious landscapers: [It's time for roses to start budding](, so watch out for this dreaded disease. Students Kelsey Friend and David Hogg recount their stories after the mass shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Finally... Irving ISD teacher denies sending tweet that called Florida school shooting survivor a 'crisis actor' A tweet issued by the account of an Irving ISD educator on Saturday accused a Florida school shooting survivor of being a "crisis actor." But the district official who owns the account, [math coordinator Julie Merrill, denies that she wrote the tweet and said she doesn't know who did.]( She confirmed that she had taken down her Twitter account. The controversial tweet was a reply to David Hogg, a 17-year-old student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who has become an outspoken advocate for stronger gun laws and a target of conspiracy theories. AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 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? 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