Declining home sales, Cruz leads new poll, Greenville Avenue restaurant closure: your Friday evening roundup

October 26, 2018 By Nataly Keomoungkhoun Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Fewer sales and smaller home-price increases this year mark a shift in Dallas' housing market. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) Real estate Home sales are falling in Duncanville, Fairview and Allen Home sales are down this year in two-thirds of Dallas-area neighborhoods. Prices are still rising in most residential areas — albeit more slowly. After years of sharp gains in North Texas home sales and soaring prices, 2018 is the year of the housing market shift. Higher interest rates and buyer fatigue are probably to blame for a slowdown in the Dallas area's frenetic home market. Through the first nine months of 2018, the number of preowned home sales is down in more than two dozen of the Dallas-area neighborhoods The Dallas Morning News tracks each quarter. [Read more about home sales and see how your area of D-FW compares to others.]( Digital factory: [Dallas-based CyrusOne's new $600-million data center]( near Stacy Road sits behind the shopping center on the west side of U.S. Highway 75. Editorial: Texas business leaders [must now be moral leaders on Saudi Arabia.]( advertisement [( elections Poll: Ted Cruz leads Beto O'Rourke by 6 points, other Republican statewide candidates are up double digits A new poll by the University of Texas and the Texas Tribune shows Republican Ted Cruz ahead of Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke[by 6 percentage points in the Texas Senate race](, a week and a half before Election Day. In a poll of likely voters conducted before the start of early voting this week, 51 percent of voters favored Cruz, while 45 percent favored O'Rourke. Two percent said they'd vote for Libertarian candidate Neal Dikeman and another 2 percent said they were undecided. Among independent voters, O'Rourke was up 51 percent to 39 percent for Cruz. The race is one of the [most closely watched]( — [and the most expensive]( — in the country. O'Rourke has motivated Democrats by barnstorming campaign across all of [Texas' 254 counties]( and accusing Cruz of being an absentee senator more focused on running for president than representing the state. Pricey races: Beto O'Rourke's campaign [tops $70 million](, outpacing Cruz's by more than 2-1 as the Texas U.S. Senate race hits $100 million. Paxton's new ads: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began airing an attack ad against his opponent Justin Nelson this week, [a tactic the Democrat called "desperate."]( U.S. news Florida man in custody in connection with package bombs mailed to Trump critics Federal officials [arrested a 56-year-old man in connection with a wave of package bomb packages]( addressed to prominent Democrats who have been critical of President Donald Trump. The Justice Department said Cesar Sayoc Jr. has been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the packages as part of "an important investigative step." According to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who addressed the media on Friday, Sayoc faces several federal charges, including interstate transportation of explosives, illegal mailing of explosives, threats against former presidents and other persons and threatening current or former federal officers. "These charges may change or expand as the investigation proceeds," Sessions said. TCU: A Texas Christian University student who was arrested on hazing charges last month [was found dead on the Fort Worth campus]( Thursday night. Seeking asylum: The Honduran caravan of immigrants will quickly face an overloaded immigration system. [Here are some of the obstacles to seeking U.S. asylum.]( advertisement [( The V-280 Valor tiltrotor helicopter, a next generation aircraft Bell wants to build for the U.S. military, is reflected in rainwater following it's skills demonstration at the Bell Flight Research Center. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day One day, years in the future, Bell executives foresee the V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft ferrying American troops into combat zones around the world, combining top speeds of more than 300 mph and the long range of a plane with the maneuverability and agility of a helicopter. For now,[the demonstrator aircraft can be found in Arlington at Bell’s Flight Research Center]( off Interstate 20, where the company is continuing testing on a design that is one of two being considered by the Army for its future needs. EDITORS' PICKS - Arts: Dallas has a new motorcycle museum, and [it's born to be mild.]( - Editorial: We should all be boiling mad right now [about DeSoto ISD.]( - Insta-worthy: Want to snap a selfie with Selena? [Check out these Dallas murals.]( - Warmer days: Expect [temperatures to warm up this weekend]( in Dallas-Fort Worth. - Robert Wilonsky: Does Big D's past have a future? [Dallas Heritage Village has a plan](, but needs support, too. Finally... Greenville Avenue in Dallas suffers yet another restaurant closure Greenville Avenue Mexican restaurant [Don Chingon has closed.]( As of Thursday afternoon, tables were being pushed into corners and the restaurant was being cleaned. The patio, which was decorated with a piece of artwork that looked like a giant piñata, is now empty. The phone has been disconnected and the operators have not responded to requests about the restaurant closure. Co-owner Shawn Rao told CultureMap that the building needed work and "ultimately we decided it was time to get out of that neighborhood." Don Chingon was a popular happy hour spot, selling frozen cocktails named after celebrities like Sofia Vergara and Ricky Martin. The dinner menu included carne asada, short rib enchiladas, fajitas and more. 👋 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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