Southwest pilot, HHS official out, Parkland redo:

April 18,  2018 By Holly Rusak Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. U.S. Navy fighter pilot Tammie Jo (Bonnell) Shults, who later became a commercial pilot for Southwest Airlines. This photo was taken by Linda Maloney for her book Military Fly Moms, the stories by seventy women who shared the same two dreams of becoming a military aviator. (Linda Maloney/Military Fly Moms) SOUTHWEST FLIGHT 1380 Texas pilot who landed Southwest plane lauded for her 'nerves of steel' Former Navy fighter pilot [Tammie Jo Shults was the steady hand and voice of calm in the cockpit as Southwest Flight 1380]( made an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Passenger Alfred Tumlinson of Corpus Christi praised the pilot for her courage. "She has nerves of steel. That lady, I applaud her," he told the ABC station in Philadelphia. The 56-year-old pilot was at the controls on Tuesday when a plane heading from New York to Dallas Love Field suffered a midflight engine failure that sent debris shooting into the fuselage and shattered a window in the cabin. In about six minutes, the plane dropped from 32,500 feet in altitude to 11,400 feet in altitude. The emergency landing left one dead and seven people with minor injuries. When Shults joined the U.S. Navy, women were prohibited from flying in combat. She was among the first women pilots in the U.S. Navy to transition to tactical aircraft, according to the U.S. Navy. She completed flight training in Pensacola, Fla. and was commissioned in the Navy on June 21, 1985. More on the victim: A New Mexico bank executive who died on the flight was [remembered as a dedicated mother of two who helped others find jobs](, volunteered around Albuquerque and brought often fractious sides together. NTSB investigation: [What to know about the CFM56-7B engine]( involved in Tuesday's fatal airline accident. Tragedy on Flight 1380: [Complete coverage of the fatal in-air accident]( that killed one passenger aboard a Southwest Airlines flight. In this 2017 file photo, Gov. Greg Abbott shakes hands with executive commissioner of Health and Human Services Charles Smith as protective services chief Hank Whitman, left, looks on. In background are four of nine lawmakers who joined the governor at a CPS bill signing. (Robert T. Garrett/DMN Staff) texas politics Fourth official quits as contracting mess roils Texas Health and Human Services [A fourth official has lost her job as a contracting mess deepened]( at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Heather Griffith Peterson, the commission's chief operating officer, resigned effective Wednesday, agency spokeswoman Carrie Williams confirmed. Meanwhile, Charles Smith, the commission's executive director, warned that more of his subordinates could be sacked. Smith admitted to House lawmakers that the agency's purchasing and contract oversight processes are "broken." "Our agency was rocked by contracting scandals in 2014 and 2015," Smith recounted to the House Appropriations Committee. "None of that matters right now because I'm sitting before you because we failed. We let taxpayers down. ... Everyone deserves better. And we will do better." DACA: Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas)  Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) and California Reps. Pete Aguilar and Jeff Denham announced that they're [attempting to force the House to debate four proposals for the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program](. Bets for books: Declaring an "education emergency" in Texas, gubernatorial candidate [Andrew White wants to expand casinos and horse racing to help fund schools](. Analysis: [John Wiley Price was described by a witness as a racist]( in a redistricting trial that alleges voter discrimination against whites, writes Political Writer Gromer Jeffers Jr. The former Parkland Hospital buildings date back to the 1950s. (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer) real estate Developer misses deadline for huge Parkland Hospital buy and redo A developer's ambitious plan to turn Dallas' old Parkland Memorial Hospital campus northwest of downtown into a mixed-use project has suffered a big setback. Developer Sam Ware's Dreien Opportunity Partners had planned to this week purchase the 38-acre medical complex on Harry Hines Boulevard and convert the old hospital buildings into new housing, hotel rooms, offices and retail space. [Ware said he still wants to do the deal, despite missing a key purchase deadline](. Less than a month ago, Dallas County commissioners approved the sale. But Parkland Health & Hospital System said Wednesday that the buyer did not go through with the acquisition as scheduled. Expansion: Amazon is expanding its global dominance by [giving overseas customers access to more than 45 million items via its app]( and is teaming with Best Buy on new Fire TV Edition smart TVs. Guns in retail: Dick's Sporting Goods is [destroying and recycling the guns, opting to take them out of circulation]( rather than return them to the manufacturer to recoup its money. Location location location: [Apartment builder JPI has started on its next project near the Galleria]( - one of three the Irving builder has in the area. [Sign up for breaking news alerts]( (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day An American flag flies at half-staff outside the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in honor of former first lady Barbara Bush. [Former President George W. Bush offered thanks Wednesday for the condolences pouring in over his mother's death](: "It's the end of a beautiful life." Around The Site - Northwest ISD: A peaceful demonstration and a moment of silence turned chaotic Tuesday after [Confederate flags turned up at a rally against gun violence at a Haslet high school](. - Commentary: We [failed to heed Reagan's warnings]( about our poor education system. - Commentary: It's high [time for the STAAR test to burn out](. - I'm starving: [Five notable neighborhood restaurants]( in Dallas worth visiting. - Welcome back to Westworld: What you need to know [before season 2 premieres April 22](. - Easy, Mike Tyson: A woman was arrested in Austin early Tuesday after [she bit off her boyfriend's ear at a hotel](, police said. Finally... How Texas A&M Commerce is coping with suicide again One woman talked of the emotions she's struggled with since being raped at 16. A young man described his battles with post-traumatic stress after growing up in an abusive home. Then there was the college student who wanted to talk about hope, saying it was only three years ago that she sat in her bedroom holding a sharp blade. These were some of the painful stories shared recently at the Wesleyan Campus Ministry at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where two years ago this month the popular president of the campus committed suicide. Since Dan Jones' death, [the university has made the emotional well being of its community a priority](, with pop-up booths to promote resources, amped up training for staff and plans for a new rural institute focused on mental health. 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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