Bar loses license over Plano massacre, Grigsby on Baylor, Curious Texas: Your Monday evening roundup

July 30,  2018 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. Prefer the online view? It's [here](. A Plano police officer secures a home on West Spring Creek Parkway where Spencer James Hight killed eight people. (2017 File Photo) Collin county Bar that served Plano man before deadly massacre agrees to give up liquor license The bar that served a man before he went on a bloody rampage at a Plano home last year has agreed to give up its liquor license in a settlement with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Local Public House, where Spencer Hight had been drinking before he opened fire at his estranged wife's house Sept. 10, 2017, will cancel its permit effective Wednesday, according to the settlement signed July 23. Ryan Hughes, an attorney representing Local Public House, declined to comment on the bar's future. A woman who answered the phone at the bar Monday afternoon said she didn't know about the settlement. [As part of the settlement, the permit holder for Local Public House didn't admit to wrongdoing]( and can keep any other active permits. Costly mistakes: [What caused defects at the $70 million McKinney ISD stadium?]( Too much water in the concrete mix, a new report says. Too close for comfort: [A state district judge in Collin County](was hit with a sanction after promoting a divorce book and a website with his wife. Curious texas What are the consequences of leaving the U.S. citizenship question unanswered? After a reader asked “What are the consequences of leaving the citizenship question unanswered?” as part of our Curious Texas series, we looked at both the legal consequences for individuals who leave the citizenship question unanswered as well as the consequences for Texas should the citizenship question affect the state’s response rates. [Everyone in the country is required by law to complete the questionnaire](. Providing false information could result in a fine. But the bureau hasn’t prosecuted anyone for not completing the survey since 1970. U.S. Census Bureau spokesperson Kristina Barrett said via email that the information collected by the bureau affects how the federal government distributes more than $675 billion and that it does not share information with law enforcement agencies. “The Census Bureau’s work is above politics — we go out of our way to remain nonpartisan and apolitical,” Barrett said via email. And does this bug you? Are June bugs smaller and more numerous this year? [Curious Texas investigates beetle mania](. Have a question? It's our job to find answers. Find more information about the project and [ask us a question about Texas that has you puzzled](. Cowboys Was this step Ezekiel Elliott took in 2017 an oddity or a sign of a team apocalypse? Tim Cowlishaw writes: In a game of inches, Ezekiel Elliott lost a yard in 2017. He didn't do it on a single play. He did it -- essentially -- every time he touched the football. There were lots of things in play regarding Elliott last season, none of them good as the threat of suspension hung over his head for two months before he finally surrendered to the inevitable and missed six games. After leading the NFL in rushing as a rookie at 5.1 yards per carry, Elliott finished 10th in 2017 despite all the lost plays. [But his average fell to 4.1 per attempt](. That's by no means an embarrassing number, as Pittsburgh's Le'Veon Bell and Buffalo's LeSean McCoy checked in at 4.0 while Jacksonville's Leonard Fournette and the Chargers' Melvin Gordon averaged 3.9. But for Elliott, it was a major step in the wrong direction, one he hopes to rectify in 2018. Dale Hansen rips Jerry Jones: Players 'can beat up a woman and play' for Cowboys, but [protesting racial injustice is not allowed](. Maybe next year: [Fox 4's Mike Doocy canceled his annual interview with Jerry Jones]( after he was told national anthem questions were not allowed. [Sign up for breaking news alerts]( (Brian Elledge / Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day While some got a well-needed respite from a scorching summer in Texas, many also saw an ominous sky when Monday's storms moved in to Dallas. [The forecast calls for scattered thunderstorms tonight]( before the chances diminish on Tuesday. Around The Site - Sharon Grigsby: ‘None of that was true,’ former Baylor coach says of ’52 rapes, but [let's take a closer look](. - Conducting resistance: Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions, [with TI in mind](, is urging President Trump to reconsider proposed semiconductor tariffs. - Immigration battle: [Trump says he's not kidding about shutting down the government]( if Congress won't fund border wall. - Call it Steve Austin? [Austin should consider a new name]( to sever its ties to slavery, a city report says. - Beds check: [The Uptown Dallas Marriott hotel project]( got $61 million in funding. - A better life: [The George W. Bush Institute awarded scholarships]( to 10 recipients who fled North Korea. - Abandoned boy reunited: [Central Texas authorities have reunited a boy with his mother]( and taken his father into custody after a car crash. Finally... What's in Paula Deen's Family Kitchen? Southern food and plenty of butter, y'all Imagine a theme park with a Paula Deen-inspired ride. You're strapped in a seat and taken on a tour through a rebuilt version of the chef and TV personality's home kitchen, which is overwhelmed with colorful utensils, aprons, pots, pans and family photos. The words "Butter y'all!" echo in the distance. That's what it feels like walking into Paula Deen's Family Kitchen, a new-ish restaurant and retail store in Fairview that's something of a cross between a celebrity souvenir shop and nightmarish fun house. [And the word "y'all" is everywhere, from dishes to decor](. Advertisement [Subscribe to our Real Estate newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this evening! 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