Paxton prosecutors' pay in limbo, Amazon exposes user data: Your Wednesday evening roundup

November 21, 2018 By Wayne Carter Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. The Texas Court of Crimimal Appeals ruled Wednesday that a six-figure invoice submitted by prosecutors pursuing charges against state Attorney General Ken Paxton need not be paid because the bill was based on an hourly rate rather than a fixed rate. (2018 File Photo/Austin American-Statesman) texas politics Court rules Ken Paxton prosecutors' pay violates state law More than three years after he was indicted, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating a major court ruling that will further delay his criminal fraud trials. On Wednesday morning, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals [ruled the prosecutors pursuing charges against Paxton should have been paid a fixed, not hourly, rate.]( Their compensation broke local rules and state law, the court said, adding a six-figure invoice the prosecutors submitted for their work on the case need not be paid. The prosecutors have threatened to step down if they lost this fight, forcing the state to look for new attorneys who’ll agree to pursue charges against the state’s sitting attorney general. Stall tactics: Will the 'bathroom bill' return next year? LGBTQ Texans [may fight for more than just restroom rights.]( Table talk: The 2016 election cut Thanksgiving dinners short. [Will the 2018 election do the same?]( Business Amazon mistakenly exposes customer data on eve of major online shopping days Amazon.com Inc. said it mistakenly shared customer data with undisclosed parties, a privacy misstep by the world's biggest online retailer heading into its busiest time of year. The company on Wednesday emailed an undisclosed number of customers to report that [their emails and names were inadvertently shared due to a technical error that has since been fixed.]( It also told customers that changing passwords wasn't necessary. "We have fixed the issue and informed customers who may have been impacted," Amazon said in an email, declining to provide further details on who received the private information. Whether Amazon faces government investigations and fines for the error depends on where the customers live, said Marc Rotenberg, president of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, an independent research group. Refining focus: GameStop has [reached a deal to sell its 1,289 AT&T wireless stores]( for $700 million. Quick change: Empty office floors [will become Bluelofts live-work centers]( in Dallas towers. Dallas How Botham Jean's family will ensure 'his story remains alive' so Dallas won't forget Those who seek #JusticeForBotham worry that Botham Jean won't be remembered. His parents, Allison and Bertrum Jean, fear that as time passes and the news makes way for other horrific stories, people will forget the 26-year-old accountant who was shot and killed in his Dallas apartment by an off-duty police officer. After Jean's death, protesters hit the streets in Dallas and vigils were held here, around the country and in St. Lucia. Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings reached out to the family. Twitter and Facebook were inundated with photos of Jean's smiling face, news stories and users urging that people "say his name" instead of merely saying a black man was killed by a white police officer. The mass fervor has slowed, [but many remain committed to make the world remember Botham Jean.]( Shoes to fill: North Texas will soon lose 100 years' worth of experience in Congress. [Where will local leaders turn?]( If walls could talk: Dallas is weirdly obsessed with the houses where Lee Harvey Oswald lived, [but gentrification poses a threat.]( (Nathan Hunsinger/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Dallas firefighters look on as colleagues atop extension ladders douse hot spots following a fire that destroyed an apartment building Wednesday morning in far East Dallas. At the height of the fire, as residents jumped from the upper floors to escape the flames, [a passer-by caught a baby girl dropped to safety by her mother.]( editors' picks - North Oak Cliff: A mother [told her kids they'd all die together](, then sent a daughter to fetch a knife, police say. - Cushy gig: A Dallas company's travel pillow [has gotten Oprah's seal of approval.]( - Violence escalates: One person [was injured in a shooting during a fight]( at an east Oak Cliff gas station. - Unconventional move: Arlington goes all-in on esports, [transforming its convention center into a $10 million gaming venue.]( - Truck vs. train: [An 18-wheeler collided with a TRE train]( early Wednesday in Fort Worth. - Gaps closing: The Gap's CEO said Wednesday that the company [plans to shutter "hundreds" of its namesake stores.]( - Commentary: Silicon Valley has growing power over government. [Are we OK with that?]( Finally... How do you get in tune with your kid? Frisco parents learned their instruments, or tried Monica Chi sat astride the cello as she hesitantly held the instrument's bow to the strings. She turned to the player to her left — her daughter — and looked questioningly for help. Chi's pleading expression telegraphed what children routinely look to parents for: Is this right? Except this time, [the parent was the student.]( Once a week, Chi and a dozen or so adults gather in the high school orchestra room after their day jobs. They sit on plastic chairs where their students practiced earlier in the day. They unlock their children's instruments from hard shell cases, the latches knocking against the plastic. And they pluck the strings in a short staccato rhythm. [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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