Hurricane housing money, DACA division, Shavon Randle memorial: Your Friday morning news roundup

September 08,  2017 By Tara Bryant Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌞 Weather: [Sunny and pleasant.]( High: 86 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? [It's here.]( An overhead view of Copano Cove in Rockport on Aug. 30. (Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times) disaster relief Texas lawmakers receive sobering lessons on hurricane housing money Five southeast Texas lawmakers said Thursday they're distressed [the state has very little cash to bestow on Hurricane Harvey victims]( who have lost their homes. Several also fretted that Hurricane Irma may cause huge damage when it hits the East Coast, slowing Texas' recovery by straining federal funds and federal agencies' manpower. Two influential state representatives said Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp, the governor's new hurricane-rebuilding czar, must quickly finalize Texas' plans to provide temporary housing to storm victims and help homeowners rebuild. "We know that federal funds aren't endless," said House Urban Affairs Committee Chairwoman Carol Alvarado, D-Houston. "Time is not on our side in light of the fact we have another major hurricane that will be hitting U.S. territory soon." Another natural disaster: Magnitude 8.2 earthquake [hits off Mexico's southern coast]( More: See [how your Texas elected officials]( are helping Harvey relief efforts. Also: [Five ex-presidents have teamed up]( for Hurricane Harvey relief. Watchdog: A band of idiots, clowns and thieves [are en route to flooded areas](, and they’re up to no good. SPECIAL OFFER For a limited time, newsletter readers can enjoy unlimited digital access to DallasNews.com for only $2.99 a week. [Sign up today]( and stay informed about the latest news that's important to you. Several people gathered on the plaza of the J.J.Pickle Federal Building in Austin on Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump's decision to rescind DACA. (Ralph Barrera/Austin American-Statesman) daca Big business will test political muscle in defending DACA Top business leaders in Texas and beyond [offered quick condemnation and calls for action]( after President Donald Trump this week announced [an end to protections for nearly 800,000 immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children](. That means corporate America's political flex is about to be tested in a major way. Big business has emerged in recent months as a moral arbiter of sorts, weighing in on hot-button issues that steer outside its normal frame of debate: climate change, bathroom bills, the appropriate response to a violent tide of white supremacy. And: Texas Republicans and Democrats [have different ideas on DACA bill options](. Also: The restraining order against Texas' ban on second-trimester abortion [has been extended]( until November. A growing tribute to Shavon Randle fills the yard of the abandoned house in the 2200 block of East Kiest Blvd where Randle was found dead on July 13 in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) shavon randle case Memorial to teen killed over stolen drugs will come down from east Oak Cliff house A memorial that accumulated outside the rundown east Oak Cliff house where two bodies were found in July, including a 13-year-old girl, [will be taken down](, the city said. Beginning 10 a.m. Friday, code compliance will remove the memorial of teddy bears, balloons and notes, and clear the high weeds and litter outside the home in the 2200 block of East Kiest Boulevard where Shavon Le'Feye Randle's body was found. Also found dead inside the house on July 2 was Michael Titus, 19, who at one point was named a suspect in Shavon's disappearance. Both died of gunshot wounds. "In the near future, we will be asking for suggestions on what we should do with the house to honor Shavon's memory," Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway said in a written statement. Caraway asked that instead of tributes, residents donate to local, family-oriented homeless shelters or battered women's shelters. Obituary: A Tarrant County constable who helped deliver a baby girl on the side of the road last year [died Thursday](, officials said. Crime: Dallas police have arrested [12 men in a child porn bust](, including a suspect known as "dallasnastyman000." Advertisement Gary Saurage, owner of Gator Country, gives a tour of Caimans that were held in a dry building after flooding of Hurricane Harvey in Beaumont on Wednesday. (Nathan Hunsinger/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Morning Surrounded by hundreds of alligators, Gary Saurage waded through murky floodwaters trying to [save his 15-acre reptile sanctuary just off Interstate 10](. Hurricane Harvey had brought record rains, and the water was already above the fence of one enclosure, offering easy escape for smaller gators. The water had flooded Saurage’s home and come within a few inches of destroying the visitors center where he’d secured the dangerous crocodiles and venomous snakes. Outside, Saurage had already lost tractors and a boat to the floodwaters. He was in danger of losing his livelihood, the rescue operation he calls Gator Country. He tried rounding up as many reptiles as he could before the storm, and now was trying to protect the rest. In chest-high water, he wanted the gators to swim toward him Around The Site - Editorial: See the [headlines the NFL doesn't want you reading]( on opening weekend. - Health care: Medicare is making it [easier for Harvey victims to get access to medical supplies](. - Photos: From Stevie Ray Vaughan to pooch parades, see [who's been under the Robert E. Lee statue]( at Lee Park through the years. - Photos: From Stevie Ray Vaughan to pooch parades, see [who's been under the Robert E. Lee statue]( at Lee Park through the years. The Texas chicken & waffle with crispy onion rings, pepper jack cheese, pecan-maple mayonnaise, and crisp beacon stacked between two Texas-shaped waffles, foreground, is one of many food items being offered to fans on game day at AT&T Stadium this season. (David Woo/Staff Photographer) Finally... At AT&T Stadium, its chefs aren't living by the everything's-bigger-in-Texas mantra when it comes to the concessions menu. "We're not looking to go above and beyond to make something so grandiose," says executive chef Tony Sinese. It's a departure from AT&T Stadium's next-door neighbor, Globe Life Park, which serves [2-foot-long hot dogs]( during Texas Rangers games. For years, its chefs have stayed away from the oversized food gimmicks and have instead released a small number of new items every football season in addition to old faithfuls like nachos and beer. On the menu for upcoming Cowboys games, Sinese and his team are [debuting an Asian-inspired beef or chicken bowl, a taco bowl, a chicken wrap, house-made gelato, and a mac and cheese burger](. Advertisement 👋 That's all for this morning! 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? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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