Mavericks interim CEO, UNT price for Trump Jr., bluebonnets: Your Monday evening roundup

March 26,  2018 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Dallas Mavericks interim CEO Cynt Marshall demonstrates in her office how she would cheer and dance during football games where she attended University of California-Berkeley, Friday, March 16, 2018. (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News) Sports business Meet the woman who will try to save the Dallas Mavericks Cynthia "Cynt" Marshall has been through a lifetime of great joys and catastrophic difficulties. This is a woman who came out of an abusive household and persevered to build a strong family. She escaped the housing projects of Richmond, Calif., to become one of the most successful women in American business. And she beat cancer after a diagnosis seven years ago. So [fixing the Mavericks' front office]( doesn't seem to her like the Mount Everest climb that many may think it is. Next big thing? Is [Rangers slugger Joey Gallo]( primed for an Aaron Judge-like leap in 2018? Catch this: Why [Allen Hurns]( chose the Cowboys even though other teams offered more money. Spring playbook: What [the Cowboys are thinking]( with Dez Bryant’s contract and Terrance Williams’ injury. Donald Trump Jr. speaks with guests following his speech at the University of North Texas' Kuehne Speaker Series event. (Jenna Duncan / DRC) investigations UNT’s top regent pledged total of $160,000 for Donald Trump Jr. lecture The University of North Texas lecture series that featured Donald Trump Jr. expects to net at least $183,000, money that school officials say will help support student scholarships. [Almost all of that — $180,000 — equals the amount pledged by two prominent Republican donors, including the school’s top regent, Brint Ryan.]( New financial records obtained by The Dallas Morning News show that Ryan, through the tax advisory firm he runs, has pledged a total of $160,000 toward the lecture series, more than previously reported. Split decision: Why 2018 is the 'year to get divorced' and [four other lesser-known effects]( of the GOP's tax overhaul. Jobs coming: [Texas Gov. Greg Abbott](announces a deal with an Indian firm to upgrade a Houston-area steel plant. Step 2, delete: A Texas lawmaker shared [a Facebook meme](connecting gun control protesters to Holocaust victims. Storm clouds before the rain during Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl with the Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. the Washington Huskies on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Fair Park in Dallas. (Rachel Woolf / The Dallas Morning News) Dallas City Hall City Council rejects $800K for ESPN to host Heart of Dallas bowl game The Heart of Dallas Bowl still has a pulse, but it no longer has taxpayer dollars to keep it alive. The City Council's Quality of Life, Arts and Culture Committee on Monday rejected paying $800,000 to ESPN over two years to keep the sparsely attended football game alive. [Committee members said they're not totally turning down the game, which is one of the few football games held every year at the 92,000-capacity Cotton Bowl Stadium](. But the council members want a better deal with the sports network. "This bowl game is not good for the city of Dallas in its current form," said council member Mark Clayton, who previously worked in the sports marketing industry. Missing money: [Dwaine Caraway]( steered $72K to a political crony, and it vanished. A struggling community fears a replay. Editorial: [Atmos has two holes to dig out of]( after latest revelations about deadly Dallas blast. Election news: The [Dallas County GOP]( fails to oust Judge Eric Moyé from hearing a lawsuit to remove Democrats from the ballot. [Sign up for breaking news alerts]( (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the Day It's a Texas rite of passage to be photographed in a field of the official state flower, and we're here to help with [everything you need to know for this year's bloom](. Around The Site - Next step: [Robert Jeffress]( answers March for Our Lives with Palm Sunday faith march. - Get used to crimson ties: [James Gallogly]( is named he next president of the University of Oklahoma. - Mark your calendar: [Savor Dallas]( announces delicious chef lineup for food and wine events in May. - Crude, yet effective: How Texas has U.S. close to passing Saudi Arabia and Russia in [oil production](. - Next chapter: [Joe R. Lansdale]( will return to Dallas to talk about his latest Hap and Leonard novel. - More from Austin: [Suspected Austin bomber's roommate]( still being questioned, congressman says. - Shop talk: [Fiesta Mart]( deal creates among the largest Hispanic-focused U.S. grocers. Finally... Blue Bell decides we need some chocolate peanut butter cookie dough ice cream The discovery of chocolate mixed with peanut butter was a divine revelation that bards still write songs about. But we've been there. We've done that. So where do we go now? According to Blue Bell Ice Cream, the next step is to throw cookie dough into the mix. [Blue Bell says that their Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough ice cream flavor is available in stores starting today]( in both half gallon and pint sizes, but only for a limited time. It's a mixture of chocolate ice cream with pieces of peanut butter cookie dough and chunks of milk chocolate. Their announcement about the peanut butter chocolate goodness goes on to remind folks that they also just released an Ice Cream Cone flavor -- a vanilla ice cream with dark chocolate-covered cone pieces. Advertisement [Subscribe to our Real Estate newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this evening! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? 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