Grand jury vote on Amber Guyger postponed, improper student-teacher relationships on the rise: Your Thursday morning roundup

November 29,  2018 By Dom DiFurio Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: Sunny skies. High 76 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. A photo of Botham Jean with photos and cards was displayed on one of the tables at his childhood home in Castries, St. Lucia, on Sept. 25. Jean was shot and killed in his apartment by off-duty Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger. (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer) Botham jean Why a Dallas grand jury won't decide whether to indict Amber Guyger until at least Friday A Dallas County grand jury [went home Wednesday without deciding whether to indict a former Dallas police officer]( in the shooting death of an unarmed 26-year-old in his apartment. Grand jurors heard testimony all day about whether Amber Guyger should be charged with murder, manslaughter or nothing for killing Botham Jean in his Dallas apartment. They won't return until Friday to either hear additional testimony or vote on an indictment. Meanwhile: To keep 'moral high ground,' Dallas City Council [opted to not use confiscated money]( to fund a study on police staffing. And: Frisco police are [warning residents of an aggressive coyote that has seriously injured a jogger and attacked a child]( in recent weeks. Four incidents have been reported this month. Advertisement [ weather Dallas ranks among the worst U.S. cities for driving in snow, rain, report says Even the slightest trace of snow can be enough to cause major issues on roadways in Dallas-Fort Worth. Out of the 200 largest cities in the U.S., [Dallas ranks 178th on Allstate's 2018 list of safest driving cities]( — both overall and for driving in snow and rain. When controlled for population density, Dallas drops to 184th. Also: Dallas-Fort Worth’s next cold front [may not feel as chilly]( because your body is getting used to it. Meanwhile: Del Webb is [starting a 537-home older adult community]( northwest of McKinney. education Cases of improper student-teacher relationship on the rise after passage of state law cracks down on educator misconduct The number of teachers flagged statewide [for having sex and other inappropriate relationships with students continues to rise](, according to the Texas Education Agency. The increase follows a state law that took effect at the beginning of last school year that expanded reporting requirements and made superintendents and principals who failed to report such conduct subject to criminal charges. During fiscal year 2017-18, the TEA opened 429 cases into inappropriate student-educator relationships -- an approximate 42 percent increase from the prior year, said Doug Phillips, director of educator investigations at TEA, during a Senate Education Committee meeting this week. "I think we're just getting a lot more of these reports that maybe would not have been reported in the past," he said. Meanwhile: Vowing equity and diversity, Dallas City Council votes unanimously [to adopt a new Cultural Plan](. Commentary: To keep girls in science and math, [we have to change a hostile culture](. Advertisement [ EDITORS' PICKS - Sports: Cowboys WR Amari Cooper [was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week](. - Homeless: A developer has [dropped its plans to turn an old downtown Dallas jail]( into a new homeless support center. - Crime: The CEO of Dallas-based AriseBank [was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday for allegedly duping hundreds of investors]( out of more than $4 million in a splashy cryptocurrency scheme. - Travel: American Airlines' partnership [is opening up access to more cities in China](. - Cocktails: What is a whiskey highball machine and [how did one land in Dallas](? - Politics: Democrats newly elected to the U.S. House [elected Dallas' Colin Allred as co-president of their freshman class]( on Wednesday. (Michael Hogue/Staff Artist) Finally... A new generation of women's clothing designers is changing the world by adding pockets Contributor Elizabeth Segran: Three years ago, [Evelyn Frison set out to re-engineer professional women's pants](. She wasn't exactly the person you'd expect to take on this task: She had no background in fashion design, having studied journalism in college and pursued a career in marketing. But she had spent most of her adult life lamenting how terrible office-appropriate pants were. She had identified all of their problems: They often stretched out at the knees and bottom. They wrinkled and stained easily. But one thing bothered her more than anything else. "I hate how so many women's pants don't have real pockets," Frison says. "Where are we supposed to put our keys? Our cards? Our phones? And what on earth is the purpose of a fake pocket that is sewn shut?" These are good questions. And Frison is not alone in finding it weird that her clothes are so lacking in functional pockets. 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! 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