Greenville shooting, Tornado survivor stories, DeSoto probe update: Your weekend roundup

A look at important stories we're covering this weekend  [Morning roundup]( 10/27/2019 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌞 Weather: You toiled through the long hot summer, slogged through rainy traffic and for what? THIS! A high of 77 degrees, a low of 50 degrees and no chance of a Cowboys loss to dampen your spirits.  🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( BREAKING NEWS [At least 14 injured, 2 killed in mass shooting at party near Greenville]( Two people have been killed in a shooting at an off-campus Texas A&M University-Commerce party that also left at least 14 others injured, a sheriff’s official said. The shooting took place just before midnight Saturday in Greenville, around 15 miles (24 kilometers) southwest of the Commerce campus, Chief Deputy Buddy Oxford of the Hunt County Sheriff's Office said. [This report is being continuously updated.]( Camila Lopez works with her kids to clear tornado debris from the Emmanuel Bridal Shop on Monday in Dallas. (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer) TORNADOES [Behind the photos, five storm stories that will break your heart]( The damage can be measured in big and small ways: Old family homes destroyed. Business dreams shattered. Homework scattered by the winds. Thousands of lives were upended last Sunday when tornadoes ripped through North Texas. [In the aftermath of the storm, five North Texans we met shared what this week has been like for them]( — from the moment the storm hit, to the cleanup, to their first attempts to move forward. They are grateful for the outpouring of support and feel lucky to be alive. And they know it will be a long journey to regain what they lost — if they ever can.  Also: A tornado that destroyed a Dallas Home Depot left a flag and [a hero standing](.   And: Uninsured homes damaged by a tornado likely will not qualify for federal aid, [Dallas officials say](.  ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS [They went to Disney World, and taxpayers came along for the ride]( At the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Candice Quarles stood in line with her husband, Jeremiah, around the time he pulled out his city of DeSoto credit card to buy barbecue. At Disney World, she tweeted from the theme park on the same day he charged still more personal meals to taxpayers. "We came. We ate. We stood in line. We’re dog tired. Happiest place on …" Candice posted in December 2015. The DeSoto councilwoman’s presence on those junkets with her husband, then the city’s chief of economic development, casts further doubt on the story she told police: that she did not know he used the credit card for their benefit, [a Dallas Morning News]( found](.  Also: [Four candidates are competing in the special election]( to replace Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in the Texas House.   And: [Republican Will Douglas]( will mount a challenge against Democrat Rhetta Bowers for a seat in the Texas House.  (Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [Jerry Jones, Mark Cuban each donate $1 million to help Dallas ISD after tornado]( The billionaire owners of the Cowboys and Mavericks each announced million-dollar donations Saturday to help Dallas ISD recover from last weekend’s tornado. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, [pictured administering the pregame coin toss at Thomas Jefferson's homecoming game with Spruce on Saturday]( said the team is donating $1 million to Dallas ISD to help rebuild Thomas Jefferson's football field, nearly a week after the school was devastated by a tornado. Mark Cuban saw the news and tweeted that he would match it. ADVERTISEMENT AROUND THE SITE - Crime: [A Lexus driver]( was arrested on a DWI charge after she crashed into a Dallas squad car. - Crime fighters: [Three]( officers were fired]( after investigations into their misconduct. - Immigration: [Here’s what immigrants contribute]( to your congressional district. FINALLY... [These gooey apple dumplings are as easy as pie, but even yummier]( Fall is not all about pumpkins. Apples are one of the quintessential flavors of fall, and there are hundreds of varieties to choose from. Each variety of apple has so many unique qualities: sweet or tart, crunchy or soft, yellow or red, and all levels of juiciness. They can be eaten on their own, of course, and are the perfect fruit for baking. [Check out these three ways to celebrate apples beyond pie](.  👋 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=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [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](