Hebron High School assault allegations, Ken Paxton trial, Yogi Ferrell

Here are the top stories of the morning. [Here are the top stories of the morning.]  [Dallas News](  Morning Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( March 14, 2017 By [Dennis Jansen]( Good morning! 🌤️ Here is a look at the stories making news as we start 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](. A photo of a 19-year-old woman who is suing Lewisville ISD in federal court, accusing the school district of retaliating against her when she reported that two Hebron football players raped her at a house party when she was a freshman. She poses for a photograph at her home, Friday, March 10, 2017. (Tom Fox / The Dallas Morning News)  Hebron High School assault allegations Hebron High School's head football coach spent the first day of spring break in federal court Monday, explaining [why he didn't discipline two players who were accused of sexually assaulting a classmate]( at an off-campus party in 2012. The classmate sued the Lewisville Independent School District over its handling of the case, alleging violations of Title IX, a federal law protecting students from sex-based discrimination. Coach Brian Brazil said that he had heard rumors about an assault but that he didn't take any action because school administrators told him they were dealing with the investigation. Meanwhile: Lewisville ISD says that another [Hebron coach helped plan 'kidnap' hazing of girls]( who were blindfolded with panties and tied up. And: Texas lawmakers are considering a bill [to help fund evidence testing in sexual assault cases](. Dan Cogdell (left), an attorney for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton jokes at the defense table during his pretrial hearing at Collin County Courthouse in McKinney, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (Jae S. Lee / The Dallas Morning News) AG Ken Paxton's lawyers invite prosecutors to quit case after they ask for back pay Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawyers [are attempting to avoid a delay in their client's criminal fraud trials](. Last week, the three special prosecutors chosen to pursue charges against Paxton [asked for his May 1 trial to be delayed]( until they were paid more than $205,000 for more than a year's worth of work. Paxton's attorneys said that the prosecutors' request "is as offensive to the conscience as it is irrelevant to our proceedings," and then invited them to quit the case. They also likened the prosecutors to Judas and Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. In Washington: President Donald Trump and GOP leaders sought to turn lemons to lemonade on Monday following [a damning assessment of the party’s Affordable Care Act replacement](. A woman walks through a winter snow storm in Philadelphia on Friday, March 10. (Matt Rourke / Associated Press) Northeast U.S. braces for a massive blizzard as a frost warning is issued for D-FW After a cold weekend, a Nor'easter storm placed 31 million people in the northeastern U.S. under a blizzard warning on Tuesday. [CNN reports]( that 7,600 U.S. flights have been canceled and that schools throughout the Northeast have been closed. The storm stretches from Virginia to Maine and could have winds reaching 50 to 60 mph. Meanwhile, [North Texans were cautioned to prepare for possible frost]( overnight. The frost advisory will last from 10 a.m. on Tuesday and affect most of Dallas-Fort Worth and the surrounding counties, according to the National Weather Service. Photo of the morning Smiley N. Pool / The Dallas Morning News Dallas Mavericks guard [Yogi Ferrell works the drive through lane at a Raising Cane's restaurant]( on Northwest Highway on Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Dallas. Ferrell took dinner orders, served food, signed autographs and posed for photos with fans. Although still very new to the D-FW sports scene, Ferrell says that he's beginning to settle in with his new team and city. Quick links - 'The Bachelor' finally lands a lady! [See who got Nick Viall down on one knee](. - Pizza: [6 amusing ways to score free pizza]( (or pie) in North Texas on Tuesday for Pi Day. - Sheldon's back: [There's a Texas-set 'Big Bang Theory']( prequel called 'Young Sheldon' coming to your TV. - An interview: [Dan Stevens talks acting on stilts in 'Beauty and the Beast,']( feminism and 'Legion.' - New restaurants: A bustling Dallas corner [is home to two new restaurants](: Flower Child and Lovers Seafood. - Precocious chef: A Dallas-area tween will debut this week [on the sixth season of Food Network's 'Chopped Jr.']( - Gay D-FW: Line dancing, drag shows and [the other top North Texas LGBT events this week](. 🌈 Max Briggle, right, holds a sign as he joins other members of the transgender community during a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay / The Associated Press) Finally, Senate Bill 6, [the so-called bathroom bill](, is expected to be debated by the full Senate on Tuesday afternoon. Follow along with Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGaughy's [live coverage of the debate on Twitter]( and on our interactive politics page, [The 85th](. Commentary: How the bathroom bill has given the historically marginalized transgender community [a level of public attention that years of public relations couldn't buy](. That's all for this morning! 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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