Cowboys trade for Cooper, early voting opens, ex-bus agency exec pleads guilty: Your Monday evening roundup

October 22,  2018 By Wayne Carter Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Amari Cooper celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 30 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee) Dallas Cowboys Cowboys trading first-round pick for Oakland Raiders receiver Amari Cooper The Dallas Cowboys made a deal Monday in hopes of breathing life into a moribund passing game, [sending a first-round pick to the Oakland Raiders for receiver Amari Cooper.]( ESPN was the first to report trade details. "He wanted the player, and he gave me the pick, " Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said per Las Vegas Review-Journal beat writer Michael Gehlken. "That's what it came down to." Cooper had 72 receptions for 1,070 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie first-round pick out of Alabama in 2015 and followed that up with 83 catches for 1,153 yards and five scores in 2016. He scored seven TDs in 2017 but caught just 48 passes for 680 yards and so far this season has just 22 catches for 280 yards and one score. Panic move? The Cooper trade [smacks of desperation](, not something that will put the team over the top, writes Tim Cowlishaw. Film room: [Here's what the Cowboys are getting]( in Amari Cooper. History repeating: Jason Garrett [again]([botched the obvious decision]( to go for the win and ended up losing, Kevin Sherrington writes. elections 'He's not Lyin' Ted anymore, he’s Texas Ted' says Trump, heading to oversold Cruz rally in Houston After initially picking an 8,000-seat arena for Monday night's rally with Sen. Ted Cruz, the Trump campaign now says that 100,000 ticket requests have come in, prompting die-hard fans of the president to camp overnight to ensure a spot. For those unable to get inside the Toyota Center, the Trump campaign is throwing a tailgate party outside. That arena seats 18,000. Leaving the White House, [President Donald Trump took shots at El Paso Rep. Beto O'Rourke]( and indicated no remorse whatsoever about all the nasty and unfounded things he said about Cruz in the heat of the 2016 campaign. "I think Beto O'Rourke is highly overrated," the president told reporters before boarding Marine One. Commentary: Beto O'Rourke [goes back to his sunny campaign style]( as Ted Cruz presses the attack, writes political columnist Gromer Jeffers Jr. Early voting opens: [Who's on the ballot, and what do you need to know for Texas' midterm elections?]( And: Think you want to wear your Beto O'Rourke or Ted Cruz shirt to the polls? [Think again — it's illegal.]( Dallas Former Dallas County Schools president Larry Duncan pleads guilty to tax evasion Former Dallas County Schools board president Larry Duncan pleaded guilty Monday morning to one count of tax evasion. In documents filed Monday morning, the former Dallas City Council member [admits to taking $245,000 in campaign contributions from an agency vendor and spending most of that on personal expenses.]( More than $184,000 went toward "car related expenses, cash withdraws, money for Duncan and his wife, and other items which benefited Duncan personally," according to court filings. Duncan, 72, didn't report that money to the Internal Revenue Service. The contributions, from a camera company vendor, date back to 2012. On a single day in October that year, Duncan reported that he received six contributions totaling $35,000, all from Robert Leonard, the New Orleans-based CEO of Force Multiplier Solutions, or his associates. Editorial: [We recommend Joli Angel Robinson for Dallas City Council District 4](, the seat left vacant by Dwaine Caraway's guilty plea and resignation. Editorial: Jim’s Car Wash is a stain on Dallas, [and it’s time for it to go.]( (Irwin Thompson/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Gene Lantz rides his bicycle past candidate signs Monday near the George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Building in Dallas en route to a rally to the opening of early voting for the Nov. 6 general election. [Follow our complete coverage]( leading up to Election Day. editors' picks - Luxury leases: Dallas-Fort Worth [has more high-end apartment buildings than any other metro area]( in the country, a new study says. - Editorial: Texas kids are suffering under our foster care system, [but these steps can make it better.]( - Food recall: A Texas manufacturer [has recalled 2.5 million pounds of taquitos]( over salmonella concerns. - Dream big: What would you do with $1.6 billion? The Mega Millions jackpot winner [may be announced Tuesday.]( - Flesh and bone: Butcher and barbecue joint Local Yocal [has opened a new location in McKinney.]( - Athlete arrested: TCU suspended receiver KaVontae Turpin Monday [following his arrest for assault with bodily injury]( to a family member. - Books: Reyna Grande's "A Dream Called Home" [reflects on a life and family splintered by the border.]( Finally... What’s behind the sweet deal in the sexual assault case against a former Baylor frat president from Garland? From Metro columnist Sharon Grigsby: More than two years after a Baylor University student survived what medical personnel confirmed was sexual assault, the McLennan County District Attorney's Office continues to put her through hell. I'm adding my voice to that of the victim and her many supporters who are calling on state District Judge Ralph Strother to reject the generous plea deal that outgoing DA Abel Reyna has made with former Baylor fraternity president and Garland resident Jacob Walter Anderson. The original tragedy made big headlines, occurring amid the Pepper Hamilton investigation into sexual assault at Baylor. But the troubling disposition of the Anderson case has gone almost unnoticed outside of Waco. [Read the full column.]( [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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