Botham Jean remembered, Dallas sues over Valley View, young wildcatters strike it rich: Your Thursday evening roundup

September 13,  2018 By Wayne Carter Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. Prefer the online view? It's [here](. CMourners comfort Allison Jean. mother of Botham Jean, during the public viewing before his funeral Thursday at Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson. (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer) botham jean funeral Dallas minister tells crowd: 'Bo didn't see color; Bo saw love' Hundreds of mourners filled a Richardson church for the funeral of Botham Jean Thursday afternoon, a week after he was shot in his apartment by an off-duty Dallas police officer. Jean, 26, [was remembered at a more than two-hour service Thursday]( at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson. He will be buried in his home of St. Lucia at a later date, but the memorial was an opportunity for his American friends from Harding University in Arkansas, PricewaterhouseCoopers and his church family to remember "Bo" and say goodbye. "To know Botham was to love Botham," said Michael Griffin, who met Jean at Dallas West Church of Christ. "He was the light in the dark room." Meanwhile: [Could Dallas be held liable]( for Botham Jean's death? Full coverage: [The Death of Botham Shem Jean]( opinion Dallas finally sues over the mess that is Valley View Center Columnist Robert Wilonsky on the city[filing suit Wednesday against the developers who vowed to revitalize the property:]( The first story I wrote about the big plan from Jeff Beck and sons Scott and Jarrod Beck to redo Valley View Center ran on April 23, 2012. Crews had just started to widen what would become the so-called LBJ Express in front of the North Dallas mall of my childhood. The first Avengers movie was still weeks from being released. And Mitt Romney was the Republican nominee for president. That's the piece in which the Becks promised that Valley View Center would one day be demolished and replaced by ... let me check my notes ... oh, yes, "1.5 million square feet of retail storefronts, restaurants, residential units, office towers and even a high-rise hotel with condo towers," along with a giant park. Scott Beck talked about building "an urban village" upon the ashes of the dead mall. And Mayor Mike Rawlings saw, in the not-too-far-off future, "an important linkage in the redevelopment extending west to the tollway." More than six years later, though, the mall still stands — a rotten, cracked husk topped by an AMC theater now showing 1977's Smokey and the Bandit for $3.99, for those in the mood to remember when. But nearby residents are fed-up with the bombed-out eyesore. [And the city is, too.]( Editorial: Want to be an informed voter for the Nov. 6 elections? [Our Voter Guide can help.]( Commentary: Rewilding yards and easements [saves tax money and invites the delight of spotting wildlife](, writes Kevin Sloan. Business A new breed of young North Texas wildcatters is striking it rich in the Permian basin John Sellers and Cody Campbell are holding court one hot August evening in the corner of an oil-themed dive bar in Midland. After flying in on their private jet, they're shaking hands, cracking jokes and talking deals with aspiring oilmen, contractors and land traders, almost all in their early 30s. A life-size, stuffed grizzly bear stands by a wall wearing a baseball cap embossed with: "Make Oil & Gas Great Again." The co-CEOs of Fort Worth-based Double Eagle Energy III Holdings LLC [may be the most prolific, and richest, Texas dealmakers you've never heard of.]( Also: Dallas' Zion Oil & Gas is facing lawsuits and the departure of its CEO [just months after the SEC opened an investigation.]( Cooling off: D-FW mortgage activity dropped in the second quarter [as finance costs rose and home sales dropped.]( (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin shows off the monogram inside a custom suit jacket bearing his name and the number he wore during his Hall of Fame career. Irvin's appreciation of fashion began during his time with the Cowboys. Having the money to spend on nice clothes, which his family couldn't afford as he grew up in a poor neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, helped spark his interest. [But his style has evolved since his playing days.Â]( "It's not just that you know how to dress. Do you know when to dress how? That's important, too. It shows a little range. You have to show you understand the moment.'' editors' picks - Accidental death: A construction worker was killed [when a pickup hit a sign structure]( early Thursday on I-35E in Oak Cliff. - Bonjour: Air France on Thursday [announced nonstop DFW Airport-to-Paris flights]( for summer 2019. - Job security: The Dallas Stars [have signed Tyler Seguin to an eight-year contract extension.]( - Storm tweet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the reported death toll of 3,000 after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico [a Democratic plot to make him look bad.]( - Workplace issues: Trade, healthcare and elections are on the agenda [as top aerospace union leaders meet in Fort Worth.]( Finally... Coming to McKinney soon: Sleek 3 and 4-bedroom houses made out of shipping containers A new neighborhood on the way in Collin County won't be a standard suburban tract home community. The McKinney home development [will have almost three dozen houses built out of shipping containers.]( North Collin County Habitat for Humanity plans to build the neighborhood called Cotton Groves as a way to provide affordable housing in Dallas' pricey northern suburbs. "We could have sold all of them already on the open market," said Celeste H. Cox, CEO of the North Collin County Habitat for Humanity. "We have a waiting list of 70 families." [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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