Arlington standoff, 911 problems, Paxton's case moved: Your Friday 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]( June 9, 2017 By Holly Rusak Good evening! Here is a look at some of the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here.]( [Paramedics strap a handcuffed man onto stretcher after SWAT team members pulled him from a tractor-trailer that wrecked following a high speed chase on Interstate 30 at Cooper Street in Arlington. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer)]( Paramedics strap a handcuffed man onto a stretcher after SWAT team members pulled him from a tractor-trailer that wrecked following a high speed chase on Interstate 30 at Cooper Street in Arlington. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) CRIME Suspect in custody after police chase ends in standoff in Arlington A high-speed [police chase involving an 18-wheeler ended in a fiery crash]( in Arlington Friday afternoon. The driver of the truck was taken into custody after a standoff with police and SWAT on Interstate-30, according to Arlington police. During the chase, the truck reached speeds over 100 mph and crashed into as many as eight vehicles, according to Arlington police. At least two people were injured. This story is developing. For the latest updates, visit [dallasnews.com](. And: Police said a veteran Dallas Area Rapid Transit [officer is accused of choking a man and ramming his car while working an off-duty security job](at a Lancaster apartment complex. Also: A Plano man was sentenced [to 41 years in prison without the possibility of parole for sexually assaulting a child]( multiple times each week over a three-year period. Bridget Alex's infant son, Brandon, died last March while 911 was incapacitated. (Nathan Hunsinger/Staff Photographer) Investigations Dallas 911 system remains a gamble for callers Thousands of people a day called Dallas 911 expecting a swift answer. Only some of them got it. The latest crisis has highlighted [longstanding and fundamental shortcomings in the city’s emergency call system  -- and they are still not fixed](, an investigation by The Dallas Morning News found. The 911 center is so severely understaffed that the city has spent more than $400,000 in overtime in recent months just to get the phones answered. Its technology is outdated. Its management has been poor. These lapses left the 911 system unable to cope when its operations clashed with the technology at a single cellphone company, T-Mobile and its subsidiary MetroPCS. That company gave 911 operators just a short time to answer before it activated a backup system that inadvertently overwhelmed the emergency-call center, our investigation found. Fraudulent: Someone claiming to be a 911 operator has been [calling Dallas-area residents and asking about their immigration status](. In the courtroom: A Glenn Heights woman [accused of killing her husband after finding him with another woman]( has been found incompetent to stand trial. In this Feb. 16 file photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton smiles during his pretrial hearing at Collin County Courthouse in McKinney. (Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer) Texas Politics Ken Paxton case officially sent to Harris County, triggering search for new judge Attorney General [Ken Paxton's criminal cases have been officially transferred to Houston](, triggering the assignment of a new judge. In an order signed Friday morning, Judge George Gallagher sent Paxton's case file from Collin to Harris County. He also vacated four rulings made recently, including setting a September trial date and ordering Collin County to pay the prosecutors pursuing the criminal charges against Paxton. Gallagher was forced to undo these decisions after the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas ruled he must step aside by June 9. Siding with the attorney general, the appeals court said Gallagher could not continue to preside over the Paxton's cases after he moved them out of Collin County. Editorial: Gov. Greg Abbott is [bogging down the special session with do-overs]( on legislative losses. Education: CFO [Jim Terry was escorted from Dallas ISD headquarters]( as the district moves to finalize its proposed 2017-18 budget. (David Woo/Staff Photographer) photo of the day Mother Nature dumped some rain on North Texas this morning. Two pedestrians are seen crossing the intersection of Elm and North Harwood streets in downtown Dallas this morning. Storms [delayed flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]( this morning. And for the next time you’ve gotta keep the kiddos entertained on a rainy day, here are the [best indoor play places](. around the site  - Tech review: Netgear [Orbi can blanket your home in screaming fast Wi-Fi]( coverage. - Obituary: Actress [Glenne Headly — best-known for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mr. Holland’s Opus and Dick Tracey]( — died Thursday night at 62. - Commentary: Frequent contributor Fr. Joshua Whitfield asks, [are you just as wrong as Bill Maher on racism](? - Don’t forget to vote: Carrollton and Farmers Branch [voters will pick mayors, as other cities settle council vacancies]( in Saturday’s runoff. - Architectural bell bottoms: The '70s fad of [grand atriums are giving designers]( a challenge. - Hot take on hotcakes: [Brunch is stupid](, argues GuideLive writer and millennial Britton Peele. A look at what's left of the live oaks along Forest Lane near Josey in northwest Dallas. (Robert Wilonsky/Staff) finally... You can't make this stuff up: Last week, [a tree-trimming company massacred dozens of live oaks on Forest Lane](. Which would almost be hilarious -- I mean, really, it's called Forest Lane -- except it's anything but. The perps just up and decapitated the suckers -- around 100, per the latest estimate -- and left them for dead, or close enough, all because some out-of-town self-storage company wants its units visible from LBJ Freeway. Beware carpetbaggers swinging chainsaws, writes columnist Robert Wilonsky. 👋 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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