Voter ID law, more charges in cop shooting, Jason Witten's plans: Your Friday evening roundup

April 27,  2018 By Holly Rusak Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. breaking news Appeals court allows Texas' revamped voter ID law to go into effect Calling a lower court's ruling blocking Texas' revamped voter identification law an "abuse of discretion," [the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision and allowed the controversial law to go into effect](. In its 2-1 decision, the appeals court reversed a lower court's ruling which had blocked the voter ID law after the Legislature had made changes to it in 2017 Judge James E. Graves, Jr., a Barack Obama appointee, dissented in part from the majority opinion. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the court's decision. Armando Luis Juarez, 29, was led into the Dallas County Jail earlier this week. (Metro Video Services) Officer shooting Home Depot murder suspect kept taking shots at cops during manhunt, police say A 29-year-old man accused of killing a Dallas police officer also [shot at police during the car chase that came hours after the shooting at a Lake Highlands Home Depot](, arrest records show. Armando Luis Juarez was arrested after a five-hour manhunt Tuesday night. Before his arrest, he fired at two officers in a police cruiser on the highway, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Additional felony charges were filed against him Friday, including two charges of aggravated assault of a public servant and two charges of forgery of a financial instrument. Juarez is accused of capital murder in the fatal shooting of Officer Rogelio Santander. Juarez also faces a charge of aggravated assault against a public servant and another against the civilian for critically injuring Officer Crystal Almeida, 26, and Home Depot employee Scott Painter. Commentary: [Few tragedies unsettle us like the murder of a police officer](, writes columnist Jacquielynn Floyd. Vigil: [Hundreds of people gathered at Dallas Officer Rogelio Santander’s second home]( — the police station where he worked — Thursday night to mourn the 27-year-old who was fatally shot while assisting with an arrest at a Lake Highlands Home Depot. Complete coverage: The latest information and images from the [Lake Highlands Home Depot shooting](. In this 2017 file photo, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush (7) and tight end Jason Witten (82) warm up before a game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) dallas cowboys Source: All signs point to Jason Witten retiring from Cowboys to join ESPN Cowboys tight end [Jason Witten is expected to retire to join ESPN's Monday Night Football crew](, a source has told SportsDay's David Moore. ESPN's Chris Mortensen first reported that Witten was considering retirement for a TV job. When reached by phone and email Friday afternoon, two ESPN staffers declined comment. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Friday that Jason Witten has not made a final decision yet whether to return to the team or retire and join ESPN's Monday Night Football crew, as sources have told SportsDay's David Moore he is leaning toward. "He's not made any decisions that are definite at this time. We have no announcement today as it pertains to Jason's future other than to say that he's a wonderful and valued member of our organization and our family. With respect to Jason and his wishes, this is all we're going to say regarding that subject for the remainder of the weekend." In other post-Cowboys news: [Tony Romo will once again try to qualify]( for the U.S. Open. Speaking of Jason and Tony: Here are 10 things you might not know about Witten, [like the evolution of his Romo bromance](. Dallas-Fort Worth ranks second in the nation for the number of H-1B visas, which are used to attract foreign workers with specialized skills and high levels of education. (Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer) COMMENTARY Trump's H-1B visa crackdown is bad news for D-FW's booming job market Business columnist Mitchell Schnurman writes: The Dallas-Fort Worth region creates so many new jobs, averaging over 100,000 annually over the last five years, that it has to rely on outsiders to fill 'em. [Domestic and international migrants account for nearly half of the Texas workforce](. Another piece of the puzzle is the H-1B visa program, the nation’s largest temporary employment plan — and another source of strength for D-FW. They’re used primarily for technology workers, but universities, engineering firms and public schools depend on them, too. Dallas ISD has over 250 bilingual teachers on H-1Bs, and officials are going to Mexico next week to recruit more. Employers in Dallas-Fort Worth were awarded 74,000 H-1B visas from 2010 to 2016, the second-most in the nation, according to the Pew Research Center. The largest metro, which includes New York, Newark and Jersey City, had over three times more H-1Bs. [Continue reading Mitchell Schnurman's column](. From sight to sound: NBC-owned [television stations in Dallas-Fort Worth will begin sharing news content with six radio stations]( owned by Entercom, one of the country's largest radio broadcasters. Can't live without it: Amazon more than doubled its profits in the first quarter and will [hike its Prime membership fee 20 percent in May to $119 a year](. Editorial: Fortune affirms what we already knew — [Dallas has a world-class leader in Michael Sorrell](. [Sign up for breaking news alerts]( (Andy Jacobsohn/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett (right) introduce Leighton Vander Esch as the newest member of the Dallas Cowboys.  We've got a small army covering every bit of the event, from the action in the stadium to the actual picks, and even the reaction from the Cowboys front office back up in Frisco at The Star. [Follow along tonight for rounds two and three](. Around The Site - Taking action: Rep. Eric Johnson [asked the governor six months ago to remove a 60-year-old Confederate plaque affixed to the wall]( outside his state Capitol office. He'll soon ask AG Ken Paxton who has the authority. - This is big: Dallas has been dubbed the "[next best new food city](" in the U.S. - War is over: [North and South Korea have agreed to stop all hostile acts]( over "land, sea and air" that can cause military tensions and clashes, after a summit between their leaders at a border truce village. - Commentary: House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, has endorsed Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-California, as his successor. [Conservatives are not amused](. - More violence: Adding to the recent string of violent crimes in one of Mexico's most popular tourist towns, [authorities in Cancun said they found five bodies stuffed in a car Wednesday morning](. - Editorial: [President Donald Trump would be better off in a trade war]( with China if the U.S. was part of the Trans Pacific Partnership. - Sentenced: A Tarrant County jury sentenced a man to [20 years in prison for killing his estranged wife in 2016]( while she sat in her Jeep at a red light near the Southlake Town Square. - Lawsuit: A woman who experienced the "horror" onboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 when an engine failure led to the death of a passenger has [filed a federal lawsuit in a Pennsylvania court against the airlines and the engine’s manufacturer](. Lesa Roe at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., getting ready for a research flight verifying autonomous controls. (Courtesy of Lesa Roe/NASA) Finally... NASA superstar takes reins as the first woman UNT chancellor Lesa Benton Roe’s mother discouraged her from going to college. Fortunately, Roe listened to her father, a groundskeeper for the Veterans Administration who had always regretted not having a college degree and expected her get one. She got two — an undergraduate degree and a master’s of science in electrical engineering. She didn’t really know what engineers did until she got a co-op job at NASA while studying at the University of Florida. [During Roe’s 33-year meteoric career at NASA, she broke gender barriers and reshaped the way things got done at the $19.6 billion agency]( — making operations run smoother and more efficiently. She rose to second in command as acting deputy administrator when she retired in October and headed to Dallas. 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! 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