Hefty fines for Texas, tornado tree damage, new flights from DFW: Your Tuesday evening roundup

A federal judge on Tuesday slapped $50,000 a day in fines on Texas’ protective services agency for flouting her orders on nighttime watches of foster children in group settings.  [Evening roundup]( 11/05/2019 By Chelsea Watkins and Nataly Keomoungkhoun Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Scenes like this one, along Walnut Hill Lane near Marsh lane, are still common in the days and weeks after 140 mph winds ravaged this part of northwest Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) DALLAS [After tornado ravaged NW Dallas’ tree canopy, the promise of an urban forest master plan for all of us]( city columnist Robert Wilonsky: In the neighborhood, it’s still all anyone talks about: [The Tornado](. Even those whose houses weren’t shattered by the winds, or who didn’t emerge from closets and tubs to find cars smashed beneath tree limbs, or who haven’t given shelter to families left homeless by the storm of two Sundays past. There are the miles’ worth of curbs, streets and sidewalks obscured by enormous piles of dead and dried limbs and chainsawed logs – in many instances, trees as old as a century -- now awaiting their trip to the landfill. That’s one of the things we notice most in our part of town – what isn’t there anymore. Also: After the El Paso massacre, the [Dallas Area]( has called for tougher gun laws.]( And: Dallas County tornado [victims will be eligible for tax relief.]( ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS [Judge fines Texas $50,000 a day for flouting orders on nighttime watch of foster kids in group settings]( A federal judge on Tuesday slapped $50,000 a day in fines on Texas’ protective services agency for flouting her orders on nighttime watches of foster children in group settings. Fines begin Friday, [and will double on Nov. 15]( U.S. District Judge Janis Graham said after blistering the state for obstructing her attempts to safeguard about 11,000 abused and neglected children who are in long-term foster care.  Also: [Does bad weather affect turnout on Election Day?](   BUSINESS [DFW gets new summer flights to Mexico, Costa Rica via Sun Country Airlines]( Seasonal travel provider Sun Country Airlines is bulking up its summer plans from DFW International Airport with new flights. [Starting June 3]( Sun Country will add a twice-weekly flight from DFW to Los Cabos, Mexico, and on June 5 to Puerto Vallarta, two popular vacation destinations on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Then on June 13, it will begin once-a-week service to Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica, near more Pacific Coast beach destinations.  Real estate: [Austin and Fort Worth have topped Dallas]( in home price gains.   Also: A Dallas company just raised [$8 million for its dairy-free beverages.](  ADVERTISEMENT (Kara Dry/Special Contributor) PHOTO OF THE DAY 16-year-old Sanjana Shangle performs in the musical drama and dance production Ramlila, which depicted various Diwali myths during Diwali Mela on Saturday at Fair Park in Dallas. A crowd of about 15,000 people gathered for the 14th annual Diwali Mela, a Hindu celebration of the triumph of good over evil. The Diwali Mela, one of the most widely celebrated Indian holidays, started in Dallas [because the cultural society wanted to preserve the culture and share it with the community]( DFW Indian Cultural Society board member Chat Ganesh said. EDITORS' PICKS - From the archives: From ’70s divinity to 2019 documentary — [the odd Dallas origins of the Church of the SubGenius](. - ‘We did not get along’: Veteran reporter Hugh Aynesworth discussed [interviewing Ted Bundy and covering the JFK assassination]( during a conversation with reporter Michael Granberry. - Another Cowboys win: Beating the Giants on the road has become a regularity for Jason Garrett’s Cowboys. [Will he get another shot in 2020?]( FINALLY... [Texas pecan crop conditions have been ‘hit and miss’ this year, but does that mean we don’t get pie?]( From contributor Kim Pierce: Walking through the neighborhood, I have worried that we are in for a poor Texas pecan season. There are so few nuts on the branches. But Dr. Larry Stein, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension fruit specialist based in Uvalde, says not to worry. Despite "hit and miss" conditions for some Texas pecan-producing areas, ["the initial quality is good,"]( he writes in an email. 👋 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 [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](