🏈 Goodbye Romo, JWP testimony, A Day Without Women: Your Wednesday evening news roundup

Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today. [Good evening. Here are some stories you may have missed today.]  [Dallas News](  Evening Roundup [DallasNews.com  Â]( March 8, 2017 By Tara Bryant and Holly Rusak Good evening! Here is a look at some of the top stories of the day. If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Prefer the online view? [It's here.]( File/DMN The end of an era: Dallas Cowboys to release Tony Romo After months of speculation, [Tony Romo's days as a Dallas Cowboy are at an end](, a source told SportsDay on Wednesday. While no surprise, the parting is significant. Romo was the team's starting quarterback for nearly 10 years. If the club releases the veteran quarterback effect Thursday, it would free up $5.1 million in cap space for the 2017 season. However, the parting will cost the franchise $19.6 million. More on Tony Romo: - Tony Romo's [five best moments as the QB]( of the Dallas Cowboys - Tony Romo's [five worst moments]( as Dallas Cowboys QB - Where will [Romo end up next](? - Was Tony Romo [the best Cowboys QB in history](? By these numbers, he might be Rose Baca/DMN Key witness testifies that John Wiley Price took money to cheat system, provide an edge in bids Christian Campbell, the government's star witness, told jurors that [John Wiley Price and his associate, Kathy Nealy, played the system to help her clients win contracts in return for money](. Campbell also told jurors that Nealy bribed Price with money she got from technology company Bearing Point, which sought and won a county contract in 2004. Commentary: James Ragland asks [is it possible John Wiley Price can walk away]( from bribery charges? AFP/Getty Images North Texans join #ADayWithoutAWoman In January, women marched.  Two months later, on International Women's Day, [women are on strike for A Day Without a Woman](. The movement calls for participating women to not work, whether it's their job or at their home. Organizers behind the Women's March want women to show how valuable their contributions are with Wednesday's strike. Magnificent Seven: It's easy to say that our heroes have always been cowboys, but Texas was built on the backs of strong women. In honor of International Women's Day, [here are seven women that every Texan should know](, enshrined in Fort Worth's National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Alex Wong/Getty Images Trump backlash will help Texas Democrats in cities, but they still can't win statewide The conventional wisdom before last year's election was that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump and Republicans would lose the Senate and possibly even the House. The reality was that Trump became the GOP's golden goose, winning the White House and helping deliver total Republican control for the first time in a decade. Now, [at the dawn of the midterm election season and less than two months into the new president's tumultuous administration](, the Trump effect is difficult to forecast. But there are some clues. Also, a Texas rancher says he's [ready to give up part of his land to make room for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall](. And, the ["pathological liar" will dine Wednesday at the White House with "Lyin' Ted."](  But forgive President Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz if they dispense with those wicked labels they gave to each other in the presidential race. In a dinner pairing unimaginable just months ago, Cruz said Wednesday that he expects a "delightful evening." Crime and justice - A detention service officer with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department was [arrested Monday after allegedly sending child pornography to his co-workers](. Toussaint Kisasu said that when he initially saw the video, "I laughed and sent it to three other people," according to a warrant. - Ellis County sheriff Johnny Brown resigned after [pleading guilty in a New Year's Day brawl]( at a Midlothian Whataburger. - Dallas police[ arrested a gunman in the fatal shooting of an adult relative](Wednesday morning outside John Ireland Elementary School in Pleasant Grove. - Dallas [police are searching for two men they say fatally shot another man](during a drug deal Saturday in East Dallas. Jae S. Lee/DMN Photo of the day Through an adoption lottery, Lacey Diaz, 5, and grandparent Diana and Jack Lepsch became the fur-ever home for Lucky, who suffered an overdose of heroin and was rescued by Carrollton police officers. Photo by Staff Photographer Jae S. Lee. Finally, SXSW will [remove the controversial clause about deporting bands]( in its artist agreement beginning in 2018, according to a statement. Should something goes awry concerning an international musician, the festival will work with local authorities to handle the situation instead of U.S. immigration services, it said. That's all for today! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [djansen@dallasnews.com](mailto:djansen@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). 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