Amber Guyger jury, Cruz bucks Trump, teachers' tweets and free speech: Your Friday evening roundup

Ten prospective jurors in the former Dallas cop's murder trial say they've never heard of Amber Guyger or Botham Jean, the man she killed.  [Evening roundup]( 09/13/2019 By Wayne Carter Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger (right) arrives Friday at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas for jury selection in her murder trial in the death of Botham Jean, who was fatally shot by Guyger in his apartment last year. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) CRIME & COURTS [10 would-be jurors in Dallas murder trial say they've never heard of Amber Guyger or Botham Jean]( During Friday's jury selection for the murder trial of former police officer Amber Guyger in last year's shooting death of Botham Jean, prosecutor Jason Fine asked the 220 potential jurors how many had never heard of the case. [About 10 raised their hands.]( Jurors raised paper numbers hung from the backs of their chairs to answer Fine's questions. Juror 46 couldn't convict Guyger of murder no matter what the evidence said. Neither could jurors 6, 10, 53, 88, 92, 119 and 181. Juror 14 said he was biased in favor of the police. Juror 179 said she couldn't sit in judgement of someone. Juror 75 told Fine that she doesn't understand enough about the case to answer his questions. "You know what, No. 75?" Fine responded. "You're actually a perfect juror right now." Arson case: An overnight fire that left a woman dead in South Dallas [was intentionally set]( police say. Bench player: Neil Gorsuch, Trump's first pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, [is speaking in Dallas next week.]( ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS [Ted Cruz bucks Donald Trump by opposing White House's nominee to 5th Circuit Court of Appeals]( Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is opposing one of President Donald Trump's nominees to serve on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, the powerful venue that serves as the last stop before the Supreme Court in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The Republican on Thursday told Politico that he will not support the nomination of Halil Suleyman "Sul" Ozerden, a U.S. district court judge in Mississippi who also happens to be a close friend of Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff. The Texan's decision to buck the White House over Ozerden [marks unusual discordance between him and Trump on judicial nominations.]( Cruz and fellow Texas Sen. John Cornyn — both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee — have more often been working to help the president move with record-setting efficiency to remake the federal judiciary in Texas and beyond.   Doubling down: Julián Castro, under fire for jabs about Joe Biden’s memory during Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate, [says he won’t "play it safe."](    FOOTBALL WEEKEND [Film room: 3 key matchups to watch in Cowboys-Redskins, including a CB who Michael Gallup can exploit]( From contributing writer John Owning: It's going to be tough to top last week, but the Dallas Cowboys once again enter Sunday's contest against a division foe as the betting favorites, which is notable since they are on the road against a Washington Redskins team that split the season series with Dallas last year. In a matchup where both teams should be very familiar with the other's personnel, the Cowboys should have the gift of unpredictability on their side on account of new offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Washington only has one game to study in terms of Moore's play-calling style and tendencies, which isn't enough of a sample size to glean much actionable information. Therefore, Washington won't be able to tune its defense to Dallas' tendencies as much as the Dallas defense can with Washington's offense. Nevertheless, all the schematic advantages in the world don't matter if the players don't execute their assignments given their individual matchups. Having said that, [let's take a look at a few key matchups that could turn the tide]( of this contest in either team's favor.  High schools week 3: Get game previews, Pick 'Em, stats and the best from SportsDayHS [all in one place.](   Colleges: Arizona's high-powered offense will provide [the first real test for Texas Tech's defense.](  ADVERTISEMENT (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY Blue Texas skies frame the prize some people call manly footwear after workers installed Big Tex's boots Friday at Fair Park in Dallas. Keller resident Katie Sauceda's design for this year's State Fair features iconic Texas totems including bluebonnets, the Alamo, oil derricks and yellow roses. EDITORS' PICKS - So long, not goodbye: Emeralds to Coconuts, a Dallas shopping destination for 40 years, [is closing its distinctively colored North Henderson Avenue store.]( - On the block: Dallas City Council member Lee Kleinman's 7,154-square-foot North Dallas house [is set to be sold in a no-reserve auction]( later this month. - Curtain call: Dallas Theater Center and Second Thought Theatre won the most accolades [in this year's D-FW Theater Critics Forum Awards.]( FINALLY... [Do Texas teachers have the right to free speech? Anti-immigration tweets have one educator's fate in limbo]( It was a tweet to the president pleading for him to do "anything you can do to remove the illegals from Fort Worth." The high school teacher, who went on to ask for help in "actively investigating and removing the illegals that are in public school system," now awaits a decision on whether or not she can keep her job. But the tweets of Georgia Clark pose a larger question for educators as a divisive presidential election nears: [When do teachers cross the free-speech line?]( 👋 That's all for this afternoon! 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=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [Unsubscribe](  |  [Free newsletters](  |  [Dallasnews.com](  |  [Subscriber login](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact us]( Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](