🌩️ D-FW storms, Dallas Cowboys, Donald Trump: Your Monday morning roundup

Here are the top stories of the morning. [Here are the top stories of the morning.]  [Dallas News](  Morning Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( March 27, 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](. Heavy rains and hail left damages to vehicles, Sunday, March 26, 2017, at in Argyle, Texas.  (Tomas Gonzalez / Denton Record-Chronicle) Severe weather hits D-FW Severe weather made its way across North Texas on Sunday evening, [hammering Collin and Denton counties with hail and delivering at least one tornado](. More storms are likely in the next few days as Dallas-Fort Worth enters a more active weather pattern. The next chance for storms could come late Tuesday or Wednesday, and possibly again next weekend. A Friday, March 24, 2017 file photo of President Donald Trump. (Evan Vucci / The Associated Press) Trump blames House Freedom Caucus for derailing Obamacare repeal President Donald Trump on Sunday pinned the failure of the GOP's Obamacare replacement effort on the band of conservative lawmakers known as the House Freedom Caucus, just two days after the commander in chief made a point not to rail against any of his fellow Republicans. Trump, who spent part of Sunday at one of his golf courses, [took to Twitter to air his grievance](. Commentary: The Freedom Caucus is often unreasonable, [but its opposition to Ryancare was totally sane](. A resignation: Republican congressman Ted Poe, R-Humble, [resigned from the House Freedom Caucus on Sunday](, days after splitting with the ultra-conservative group to support the GOP health care bill. An invitation: Texas A&M University's first openly gay student body president [invited energy secretary Rick Perry to a meeting](. Perry, who is also an Aggie, wrote an-oped in the Houston Chronicle last week accusing Brooks of stealing the election. Letters to the editor: [Elected leaders are failing us in D.C., Dallas and Texas](. Caption Why Stephen Jones isn't fretting over Cowboys' free-agent losses Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones [is not concerned over the team's free-agent losses this year](. Jones sought to reassure fans on Sunday by saying there was a "method to the madness." "Right now, going into the draft, we feel really good about our numbers,'' Jones said Sunday a few hours before the NFL's annual meeting got underway. "But at the same time we feel this is going to be a great opportunity for us to improve on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive tackle options: [Could Cowboys replace Terrell McClain through draft?]( Enemy report: WRs in NFC East are stacked; [one rival gets 'D' grade for signing Cowboys defensive player](. Star power: [The celebrities who root for Dallas Cowboys]( — from LeBron James to Denzel Washington, and more. Arlington high school baseball player killed in crash An Arlington High School baseball player [was killed Sunday morning in a crash]( after his vehicle crossed lanes, ran off the road and struck a tree in Arlington. Clayton Winkles, 18, was driving eastbound about 3 a.m. in the 2000 block of California Lane when he crossed into the westbound lanes for an unknown reason. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP) Photo of the morning President Donald Trump supporters release doves during a march, in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Saturday, March 25, 2017. A scuffle later broke out on the Southern California beach between pro-Trump marchers and counter-protesters. Demonstrations for and against President Donald Trump were held across the country over the weekend. [Here is full coverage of Donald Trump's first 100 days](. Crime roundup - ICE arrests: Federal immigration officers [detained 26 people suspected of being unauthorized immigrants]( when they reported for community service Sunday morning in Fort Worth. - Kidnapping: [An unauthorized immigrant kidnapped a woman]( who had been providing him food and water for three days in South Texas, officials said. - Animal abuse: A Houston-area man [is accused of beating and shooting two dogs]( after one of them pooped on the floor. - Man hunt: The robbery suspect [who caused Hulen Mall to be shut down briefly Saturday]( morning has been identified as Vernon Hassell. - Suspicious death: Garland police are investigating [the murder of a 28-year-old man]( who was found bleeding outside a house early Sunday. - Police chase: A driver [led Mesquite police on an hour-long chase]( early Sunday morning that at times topped 100 mph and ended at a Dallas Police Department station in southeast Dallas. Finally, ICYMI: When a thief tried to steal a drill from a University Park construction site, [the construction workers sprang into action](. 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). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google]( [Ello](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2017 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [508 Young St., Dallas, TX 75202](#)