Texas nonprofit got $1.5B to operate border shelters, SEC sues Dallas oil firm, baby Solis goes home: Your Monday morning roundup

June 20,  2018 By Nicholas Friedman Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌧️ Weather: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance for shower and a few thunderstorms. High: 89 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Southwest Key's Casa Padre, is one of several facilities the nonprofit company runs in the state detaining children who were removed from their parents after crossing the border illegally. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) immigration Texas nonprofit received 1.5 billion federal dollars to operate shelters for immigrant children A Texas nonprofit [has received nearly half a billion dollars from the U.S. government this year]( to operate shelters for undocumented immigrant children who have been separated from their parents. That's nearly half the money allocated so far this year for the federal unaccompanied alien children program, which is at the center of a raging debate over the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy for people crossing the border illegally. The Austin-based nonprofit, Southwest Key Inc., has made $1.5 billion from the federal government in the last decade, according to U.S. Health and Human Services data. The company says it runs 26 immigrant children’s shelters in Texas, Arizona and California. Of those, 17 are in Texas, according to state Department of Health and Human Services records. Meanwhile: We asked every Texan in Congress about family separations at the border; [here's what those who commented said.]( And: Dallas County's top elected official said Tuesday [he hopes to offer up multiple potential sites]( for the federal government to shelter immigrant children who are separated from their parents. Editorial: As border tensions escalate, [a Dallas office works on welcoming immigrants.]( Pump jacks on the Hawk-Falcon 3H and Hawk-Falcon 4H wells pumps oil from the Austin Chalk in Brazos County, Texas. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) business Dallas oil firm, once called 'Wolf of Wall Street type' company, sued by SEC for fraud Dallas-based Texas Coastal Energy Company [defrauded 80 oil and gas investors out of more than $8 million,]( according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock market regulator. The lawsuit alleges that the company, its co-founder, Jefferey Gordon, and his sales representatives misrepresented the company's finances, exaggerated a geologist's background and inflated the reserves and expected production of its wells in Texas and Kansas. In one case, the lawsuit said, Gordon altered a geologist's map to eliminate six dry holes to "make the projects look more desirable," according to the SEC complaint. Meanwhile: Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. shorted shipping stock [after learning of journalists' probe, report says.]( And: American Airlines’ regional partner PSA Airlines ramped up its operations Tuesday after technical issues [forced the cancellation of 2,500 flights since last week.]( Delegates watch as a sign is carried up and down the aisles in the session seating area detailing possible changes in the party plank addressing homosexuality during the 2018 Texas GOP Convention. (Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer) texas politics How gay Republicans convinced their party to soften its hard line against homosexuality Marco Roberts strides across the convention hall floor. Calm and impassive, his face shows no sign he just achieved a goal that's been years in the making. Spotting his partner, Michael Alberts, in the middle of a row of delegates, Roberts stops, his face illuminated by the red glow of the giant Ted Cruz motorhome parked in the middle of the convention center. He takes a short breath and lets it out, a grin gracing his lips, and raises his hands briefly in silent celebration. This year, the Republican Party of Texas [removed anti-LGBT language from its official platform.]( For most, the change is incremental, almost unnoticeable, the absence of just two sentences from a 45-page document. "Two-and-a-half years of work," Roberts whispers, the convention chairman's voice booming over the speakers. "At this moment, I finally feel like I crossed the finish line." Meanwhile: Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price on Tuesday accused the Dallas County district attorney [of cherry-picking courts for certain murder cases.Â]( And: Donald Trump Jr. [has decided to skip an upcoming fundraiser for Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush]( over what he sees as attacks on his father from the Bush family, according to several reports. Advertisement (Thom Jackson) Photo of the Morning Model Jan Strimple poses in 2013 with a mannequin made in her likeness 27 years earlier.   With her swan-like neck and commanding presence, Strimple makes a big impression. Almost 6 feet tall, she’s an all-around fashionista. She’s [lending her face to another effort in the hopes of finding a cure.]( In December, Strimple was diagnosed with breast cancer. Around The Site - In Plano: A city council member facing backlash for an anti-Islam video he shared on Facebook in February [is suing to get the question of whether to recall him removed from November's ballot.]( - In the Panhandle: Motorists passing through Texas might not find the most welcoming of greetings, [where a billboard with an anti-liberal message is causing a stir.]( - Editorial: Texans are raising thousands to test rape kits — [now the Legislature needs to do more.]( - Managed care: Lawmakers want answers after The Dallas Morning News [exposed widespread failure of care.]( - Commentary: English not only binds us, [but it can ease America’s identity crisis.]( - Sports: Here's what the Cowboys could do about [the two weakest positions on the roster before the season starts.]( - Food: The owners of The Blue Mesa Grill on Northwest Highway in Dallas [have closed that location amid rising costs,]( saying "it was time to move on." - Additional food: Here's the behind-the-scenes story of the Texas saloon [that might finally save Dallas’ Victory Park.]( Dallas ISD Trustee Miguel Solis leaves the Heart Center Clinic with daughter Olivia Solis Tuesday after she had her weight checked. Four months after her birth, Olivia finally left the hospital yesterday. (Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer) Finally... Headed home at last: After heart transplant, infant daughter of Dallas ISD trustee leaves hospital for first time Jacqueline Nortman scrunches down in the cozy swivel rocker in daughter Olivia’s bedroom and takes a deep, soothing breath, her baby cradled in her arms. “It’s just so sweet to see her smile, when she’s snuggled up next to you, that’s how it should be,” Nortman says. Born with a critical congenital heart defect, 4-month-old Olivia has been in peril pretty much since birth. But four weeks ago, a donor heart —Olivia’s last hope — became available. The heart transplant, [performed at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, was successful.]( And now, Olivia is here, swaying in the same chair she was rocked in while still in the womb. AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! 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