RV kidnapping, fastest-growing cities, Arochi judge out: Your Thursday 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.] [Advertisement](  [Dallas News](  Evening Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( May 25, 2017 By Holly Rusak 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.]( [A slow-speed chase came to an end around 4:45 a.m. Thursday when a RV was engulfed in flames on westbound Interstate 30 near North Davis Drive in Arlington. (Metrovideo)]( A slow-speed chase came to an end around 4:45 a.m. Thursday when an RV was engulfed in flames on westbound Interstate 30 near North Davis Drive in Arlington. (Metrovideo) Kidnapper who died in burning RV blamed victim in call to TV station Arlington police found [a man dead in a smoldering RV early Thursday after he shot the mother of his children, freed the two kids and killed himself]( at the end of a chase across multiple counties. The man has been identified by his family as 40-year-old Tony Kelly Sr., according to WFAA-TV (Channel 8). His son, 20-year-old Tony Kelly Jr., told the station that is father's girlfriend was staying at a domestic violence shelter. The couple’s children, described as a toddler and a 3-year-old, both have special needs, he said. The victim, who has not been identified, was in the RV about 2:30 a.m. Thursday when she texted 911 saying she and her kids had been abducted. The RV finally came to a stop on Interstate 30 near Fielder Road in Arlington. A fire broke out in the RV, and the gunman apparently opened the door for the children. As authorities pulled them over a guardrail to safety, they heard a single gunshot from inside the RV as flames engulfed it. Update: A Texas principal who [killed himself Wednesday in the school parking lot]( was not under investigation. Also: A Hunt County police chief has been placed on leave after the winner of the [2016 Miss Black Texas pageant accused him of having her arrested after a road-rage incident]( she said he instigated. (Laurie Joseph/Staff Artist) Frisco, McKinney in battle for nation's fastest-growing city, but a Texas rival edges them out Once again, [Texas’ sprawling suburbs dominate the U.S. Census Bureau’s list of the 15 fastest-growing large cities]( in the country. Between 2015 and 2016, Conroe — a Montgomery County suburb just past The Woodlands on Interstate 45 north of Houston — grew 7.8 percent, more than any city with more than 50,000 residents, data released this week shows. That’s also more than 11 times the nation’s growth rate, 0.7 percent. The numbers add fuel to an economic hot streak that officials have been parlaying into still more residents and businesses. Experts have said for years that new Texans are lured by a booming job market and cheaper costs of living than they’ll find on the coasts. Commentary: Why [paying your property tax without a protest]( is a sucker’s game, explains Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber. Budget that in: Texas is still [missing out on $1 billion a year]( from online shopping sales taxes. Christina Morris (left) and Enrique Arochi (right) (Courtesy) Enrique Arochi gets district judge removed as he appeals Christina Morris kidnapping conviction The state district judge who presided over last year's trial of convicted kidnapper Enrique Arochi has been [disqualified and recused from further proceedings in that case](. Arochi, who is appealing his conviction, filed a motion through his attorney to have District Judge Mark Rusch taken off his case. Attorney Steve Miears stated that the judge violated Arochi's due process rights by unlawfully interfering with the attorney-client relationship. Visiting Judge Susan Rankin, who heard arguments during a brief hearing on Monday, granted the defense's motion on Thursday.  A new judge will be assigned in the coming days to handle any post-conviction matters. Arochi was convicted in September in the aggravated kidnapping of 23-year-old Christina Morris. Now 27, Arochi is serving a life sentence. In North Texas: An internationally known [surgeon from Dallas was charged with assaulting a family member](. David Park Mason "shoved a lacrosse stick in the [woman's] face, causing pain," last month in Southlake, according to a police report. In Austin: Gov. [Greg Abbott signs bill cracking down on Texas' “statewide plague”]( of improper student-teacher relationships. (Scott Threlkeld/The Associated Press) Photo of the day A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is lowered onto a truck for removal from Lee Circle in New Orleans on May 19. [Don't wait for another hate-warped gun rampage to force action on Confederate memorials](, writes our Editorial Board. Around the site - Beef on the lam: A loose [calf evaded capture for a while Thursday morning in Lake Highlands]( but had nowhere to hide from a Dallas County Sheriff’s deputy - Heavy (metal) news: Dallas metal legend [Bruce Corbitt announced his retirement]( from performing as the result of the esophageal cancer diagnosis. - Next-level varmint shooting: Texas lawmakers have [approved the hunting of feral hogs and coyotes]( from hot air balloons. - No refuge: The number of [new refugees arriving in the U.S., especially Texas, is in sharp decline](, says the Pew Research Center. - Commentary: The University of Texas must [fire former Baylor assistant coach Casey Horny](, writes UT alum John Greytok. - Not the WWE: The NE Tarrant Tea Party [deleted a tweet posted Thursday afternoon that urged followers]( to "BODY SLAM EVERY JOURNALIST." Finally, The Dallas Morning News [finally corrected a 40-year-old injustice to popular space smuggler](. Our [review of the original Star Wars](, which appeared in The Dallas Morning News on May 26, 1977, incorrectly referred to Chewbacca as a "Wookie." The correct spelling, of course, is "Wookiee." We regret the error and apologize to the seven-foot-tall hairy alien biped community. 👋  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? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [djansen@dallasnews.com](mailto:djansen@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). 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