Monday violence, immigration rallies, education highlights: Your Tuesday morning roundup

The top headlines of the morning. [The top headlines of the morning.]  [Dallas News](  Morning Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( May 2, 2017 By [Dennis Jansen]( Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Mostly sunny to [partly cloudy, breezy, and warm](. High: 85° 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here](. Two Dallas police officers comforted each other at the scene Monday where a Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic was shot in Old East Dallas. (Jae S. Lee/The Dallas Morning News) A violent start to the week Monday was marked by a series of high-profile crime stories. Here's the latest: Old East Dallas: A Dallas firefighter-paramedic was critically injured Monday [when a gunman opened fire in Old East Dallas](. A police robot later found the gunman and another person dead inside a home. 📷 Photos: [Police respond to the Old East Dallas shooting](. Fort Worth: [A woman was shot to death Monday]( evening outside of Ridgmar Mall in west Fort Worth. Denton: A teen was shot Monday by [a ski mask-wearing gunman]( in Denton. Austin: A student was taken into custody after [fatally stabbing a fellow student and injuring three others]( at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Hurst: Police arrested an ex-firefighter Monday after [an hours-long standoff in Hurst](. Carrollton: A 19-year-old man was charged with intoxication manslaughter after [fatally striking a woman on I-35 early Monday morning](, police said. Balch Springs: The police chief in Balch Springs admitted Monday that a car full of teens was driving away from police when an officer armed with a rifle [fatally shot a 15-year-old boy in the head](. Editorial: The Balch Springs Police Department's [changing explanations for how Jordan Edwards was killed]( are sickening. And: A 23-year-old man accused of strangling a woman near Texas Christian University in Fort Worth [had previously been accused in two sexual assaults]( where the victim was choked, police say. Protesters at a sit-in in the lobby of the State Insurance Building in Austin, Texas, on May 1, 2017. (James Barragan / The Dallas Morning News) Sanctuary bill protesters stage Austin sit-in and rally nationwide About 20 people were issued criminal trespassing citations Monday in Austin after refusing to leave a state building while protesting Texas' proposed 'sanctuary cities bill' as part of a nationwide day of protests. Beginning around 10 a.m., about 50 protesters, including religious leaders, activists and local lawmakers, [blocked off the entrance to the State Insurance Building in Austin]( where several programs under the governor's office are headquartered. Protesters also took to the streets for May Day immigration rallies in Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Texas police chiefs: [Do not burden local officers with federal immigration enforcement](. Party foul: A Baylor frat was suspended after hosting a 'Cinco de Drinko' event where [partiers reportedly dressed as maids, construction crews](. Senate approves extending panels that allow seniors who fail STAAR to graduate Graduation committees that allow seniors who fail the required state tests to earn a diploma anyway could [continue their work for another two years]( under a bill approved by the Senate Monday. The so-called individual graduation committees -- which are made up of parents and educators -- were created on a temporary basis during the 2015 legislative session so students who failed STAAR tests could finish high school if the panels approved. Magnet schools:  North Texas' magnet schools [top annual Children at Risk rankings](. Frisco ISD: Letters are going out to parents across North Texas in response to "13 Reasons Why," [a new Netflix series focusing on teen suicide](. (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the morning The dining room of [Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House in Plano]( ahead of the restaurant's grand opening. The new two-story restaurant has 9,000 bottles of wine on display in glass cases, the most expensive of which is a $5,650 bottle from France. Del Frisco's Plano location opens for dinner May 3 at Legacy West. Business highlights - Trade policy: GM's record profits and rockin' Arlington plant offer [more reasons to stick with NAFTA](. - Real Estate: Crescent Real Estate CEO John Goff [makes $6 million gift to UT Austin](. - Health care: Tenet posts $53 million loss, [but beats analysts' expectations](. - Manufacturing: A look at the numbers behind [Lockheed Martin's F-35 program](. - Airlines: See how much [top American Airlines executives earned in 2016](. - Retail: [A Crayola amusement center]( is coming to Plano's Shops at Willow Bend. - Energy: [Texas wildcatters drill on](, even as oil price optimism wears off. - Tech: A Denton space software company [sees big promise in tiny satellites](. Finally, Despite what you may have heard, a recent study did not prove that [diet soda causes Alzheimer's disease or stroke](. 👋 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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