O'Rourke's record donations, U.S. 380 battle, wavy clouds over D-FW: Your Friday evening roundup

October 12,  2018 By Tommy Cummings Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Rep. Beto O'Rourke raised $38.1 million in three months in his bid to oust Sen. Ted Cruz (Tom Fox/Staff photographer) POLITICS O'Rourke raises $38.1M in past 3 months, smashing records in bid to oust Cruz Rep. [Beto O'Rourke raised an astonishing $38.1 million in three months](, as Democrats in Texas and nationwide showered him with donations for his bid to oust Sen. Ted Cruz. The haul smashed previous records for a U.S. Senate contest, and assures that the hard fought race, already the nation's costliest, remains on top of the 2018 list. O'Rourke's haul is more than triple the $12 million that Cruz said he raised from July through September. Combined, they've raised roughly $86 million, but [the challenger's tally of $61.2 million vastly eclipses the incumbent's $24.9 million.]( Under consideration: President Trump eyeing [Nancy Brinker and Kay Bailey Hutchison for United Nations ambassador](, reports say. COllin county In U.S. 380 fight, Prosper, McKinney could learn from North Central's redo From Sharon Grigsby, Metro columnist: Those people on the other side are acting like horses’ butts. Whether expressed that bluntly or prettied up a little, [that’s how residents are talking about one another in the messy debate over U.S. Highway 380.]( The jam-packed roadway, one of the few east-west routes in fast-growing Collin and Denton counties, is badly in need of relief. But the deeper the Texas Department of Transportation gets in the arduous public process of building consensus among citizens, the more frustrated and dug-in the public seems to be. This gridlock — both on the highway and in public opinion — [sounds a lot like what Dallas faced nearly four decades ago as it tussled with TxDOT over how to handle North Central Expressway](: congestion, safety concerns, deteriorating infrastructure — plus residential, commercial and retail property in the path of progress. [Read more]( | Also: [How did Proper become a contender for the bypass?]( BUSINESS Work is about to ramp up on old Dallas school district digs on Ross Avenue Last year when [developers bought the old Dallas Independent School District headquarters east of downtown]( they didn't waste any time before knocking it down. Wrecking crews made quick work of the hodgepodge of old buildings along Ross Avenue. But after all but the central entry building was demolished, work on the project came to a halt. Top officers at developer Leon Capital Group say they hit pause on the construction to fine tune plans for the one-block project called The Academic. "The plan right now is to finish up all the design project and start construction before the end of the year," said Leon Capital managing director David Cocanougher. Leon Capital is using the two-story, 25,000-square-foot entry building from [the old school district complex as the centerpiece of its new apartment community.]( Air-bag recall: Toyota is recalling nearly 188,000 pickup, SUVs and cars worldwide [because the air bags may not inflate in a crash.]( Deposition cited: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson [raised the idea of selling CNN to head off antitrust challenge.]( Buying spree: Richardson-based apartment industry service [RealPage Inc. is paying $57 million in cash to acquire Rentlytics.]( Marcia Allert/Staff photographer Photo of the Day North Texans likely saw some clouds they’re not used to seeing Friday morning. The clouds looked like waves floating over Dallas-Fort Worth. Although they’re not a rare phenomenon, we only see them a few times per year, according to the National Weather Service. The wavy clouds are called undulatus asperatus, or asperitas clouds, and they can form during light rain events — [like the showers that moved over areas of D-FW Friday morning.]( editors' picks - Laid to rest: 10 veterans donated their bodies to science through [UT Southwestern's Willed Body Program, serving a cause in death]( as they did in life. - Watch: About a dozen [Good Samaritans lifted a van that had flipped over in east Dallas](, trapping a man inside. - Puppy details: Here's [how a puppy snatched from a Mesquite yard got home and what the dog cost]( the man who returned it. - Your football forecast: Don’t be surprised to see [a shower or two during high school football Friday night.]( - Couple found guilty: A Plano husband and wife who ran two medical clinics were [convicted on federal drug trafficking charges.]( - Arrest made in hit-and-run: A [driver charged in a deadly hit-and-run drove off with a woman atop his car](, Irving police say. - Fatal shooting: [A man was shot in a drive-by near Dallas Love Field after getting into a fight]( with a woman in another car, police said. - Manager job search: The Rangers are [interviewing former New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi](, sources said. - Five of her favorite things: [LeeAnne Locken shares a]([Real Housewives of Dallas]([guide]( to the State Fair of Texas. - Watchdog on Amazon: A trip to Seattle shows [why too-powerful Amazon should be broken into little pieces.]( - Fireworks returning: [Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas will once again shoot off fireworks]( to ring in the New Year. - Now open in Plano: [Rodeo Goat burgers and Flying Fish seafood restaurant]( are coming to Heritage Creekside. Finally ... Has anyone gotten a texting-while-driving ticket? Curious Texas investigates Since the statewide law went into effect, North Dallas resident Joe Sulc asks: [How many tickets have been written for violations?]( Sulc's question is part of Curious Texas, an ongoing project from The Dallas Morning News, which invites you to join our reporting process. The idea is simple: You have questions, and our journalists are trained to track down answers. Sulc said he’s mostly interested in Dallas numbers, but [we also looked at several other Dallas-Fort Worth cities to see how many of these tickets they’ve given in the past year.]( [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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