🌩️ Oak Lawn repeat offender, Josh Hamilton released, labor shortage: Your Friday evening roundup

Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. [Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day.] [Advertisement](  [Dallas News](  Evening Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( April 21, 2017 By Amanda Wilkins and Wayne Carter Good evening! Here is a look at some of the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here.]( Timothy Box being subdued by Dallas Fire-Rescue workers in front of the Cedar Springs station on April 15 (Courtesy Lee Daugherty/Take Back Oak Lawn)  How one homeless man is terrifying Oak Lawn, a neighborhood on edge Dallas police say that Timothy Box is [a "nuisance," an aggressive panhandler](. Sgt. David Davis at the Northwest Patrol Division, which keeps watch over Oak Lawn, said two cops assigned to Cedar Springs for more than a decade "have encountered him for as long as they've been on the beat." He has been there, on and off, for years. Arrested over and over; charged some two dozen times; incarcerated, too, often in state jail but occasionally in county lock-up or the city's drunk tank. His crimes, those to which he has pleaded guilty, have ranged from trespassing at the neighborhood Kroger and stealing vodka from an Oak Lawn Avenue liquor store to meth possession and spitting at a cop and threatening a couple with a broken bottle. A longtime bar owner along Cedar Springs Road used to decorate his windows with the man's always-growing rap sheet. In the middle of a weekday afternoon, patrons at neighborhood bars can be overheard talking about him, cursing his name, sharing could-be tall tales about his doings, asking one another if "hey, you seen that S.O.B. lately?" Officer acquitted: A former Dallas police officer [was acquitted Friday]( on charges that he drove dangerously when he struck a fleeing bicyclist with his car in 2013. More in crime: A former Marine from Arlington was sentenced to 21 months in prison for [faking a war injury for financial gain](. Josh Hamilton at Rangers spring training in February in Surprise, Ariz. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News) Rangers release Josh Hamilton after another injury The career of Josh Hamilton appears to be at an end. On Friday the Texas Rangers released Hamilton, a five-time All-Star and former American League MVP. Hamilton, who was still rehabbing from left knee surgery, injured his right knee during his rehab. That knee also needs surgery. Hamilton has not said that he will retire, [but as Evan Grant points out](, he is nearly 36 years old and has not had a major-league at-bat in two seasons. More Rangers: How the hitting coaches try to encourage Rougned Odor to be aggressive at the plate -- [and disciplined at the same time](. Cowboys: It's way too early for 2017 schedule predictions, but we're doing it anyway. [Here's why the Cowboys will go 10-6](. As immigrant flows to the U.S. decline, home prices and worker pay are soaring. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News) One reason for Dallas' soaring home prices and labor shortage: Immigrants aren't coming to work For decades, Mexicans and other foreign-born workers have been coming to Texas to build homes, apartments and office towers. By one estimate, they fill almost half the construction jobs in the state, which is about twice as many as in the rest of the nation. [But the flow of people has slowed significantly](, and it’s not just due to the anti-immigrant stance pushed by lawmakers and President Donald Trump. Mexico’s economy recovered faster from the recession of 2008, so many Mexicans who had left during that downturn never came back. The demographics in Mexico also have changed, with more dual-earning households and fewer young people. ‘People are afraid:’ [Carrollton police think residents’ deportation fears]( could be a reason for a decline in neighborhood crimes calls. Commentary: Matthew Desmond, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer for his best-seller Evicted, [talks about about Dallas' affordable housing issues](. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the day Friday went by without a verdict in the John Wiley Price bribery trial, as the federal jury deciding the case went home [after ending a third day of deliberation](. The jury will return Monday morning to resume the case. Pictured: Price leaves the Earle Cabell courthouse in downtown Dallas. Quick links - Weather: Brace yourself for a [stormy evening]( and a much cooler weekend. - Traffic: The speed limit [will drop to 55]( on part of the Dallas North Tollway, beginning Monday. - Watchdog: How to file a property tax protest -- and why you should: [Part 1]( | [Part 2]( - Special report: Reforming health care in America is not easy. [Here are seven stories that show just how complicated it can be](. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News) Finally, We strongly believe there's not much better than stuffing your face with chips and queso. Our GuideLive team wants to know: Where can you find D-FW's best bowl of queso? [Vote for your favorite in our poll.]( 👋  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 forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback on this newsletter? 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