Leaning Tower of Dallas puts up a fight, family sues DeSoto: Your Monday evening roundup

Also: A Frisco diner made changes after claims it imitated a Detroit restaurant.  [Evening roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( 02/24/2020 By Mallorie Sullivan Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Sammie Anderson with her sons Samuel Bible, 18, left, Ty Anderson, 15, third from left, and Grant Bible at their former home in DeSoto. The family filed a federal civil rights suit against DeSoto city officials and police officers on Monday alleging racial profiling and brutality. (Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) COURTS[A family called for help, police responded with violence. Now they’re suing for reforms]( A mother whose family was roughed up by DeSoto police after she called 911 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Dallas suburb on Monday, seeking reforms to protect other African American residents. The claim alleges Sammie Anderson and two of her adult sons, Grant and Sam Bible, [were victims of racial profiling, excessive force and unlawful detention]( by six officers who responded to their home in August 2018. Also: Trial began Monday for one of four men [charged in the slaying of 13-year-old Shavon Randle.]( And: A Plano church volunteer [was sentenced to 40 years in prison]( after pleading guilty to child sex abuse charges. ADVERTISEMENT  BUSINESS [American Airlines adds daily nonstop flight to California’s coast, citing ‘incredible’ interest]( American Airlines will bring back nonstop flights between DFW International Airport and Monterey on the California coast and operate the service year-round starting in April. American ran seasonal service last year between DFW and Monterey Regional Airport, giving North Texans access to the mountainous coastal area about 80 miles south of San Francisco. [It’s now bringing that back and extending the flights year-round.](  Also: Dallas-Fort Worth and most U.S. metros [have seen big home price gains]( over the last decade.   And: A familiar downtown Dallas hotel [has completed a major makeover.](  POLITICS [Confidential access to contraception for Texas teens has declined, according to a new study]( Texas’ overhaul of family planning programs has left teens in the state with fewer options to get contraception without parental consent, [according to a new study in the peer-reviewed Journal of Adolescent Health.]( The study documents how publicly funded family planning providers struggled to provide teens with confidential access to contraception after Texas cut the state family planning budget in 2011 and excluded Planned Parenthood from funding.  Also: Will Donald Trump's new public charge rule [close the door on immigrants' hope of the American Dream?](   Jeffers: Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders [have reshaped their political parties]( as Americans increasingly want change.  ADVERTISEMENT (Juan Figueroa/ Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY The 'Leaning Tower of Dallas' is seen Sunday on what was supposed to be its final night in Dallas. A crane on Monday was expected to finish the work of the implosion that failed to topple all of the former Affiliated Computer Services building, but as of Monday afternoon it had not yet come down. [It was to be demolished between 9 a.m. and noon.]( EDITORS' PICKS - Grab your coats: A cold front this week will send temperatures in Dallas-Fort Worth on a rollercoaster ride, [dropping lows into the 30s.]( - Instagram #copycat? A Frisco diner makes changes [after claims that it imitated a Detroit restaurant.]( - On the right track: Warren Buffett [calls Fort Worth railroad company a 'lead dog']( in Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio. ADVERTISEMENT FINALLY... [Highland Park just lost another teen to suicide. Here’s why the school district isn’t staying silent about it]( Metro columnist Sharon Grigsby writes: In Highland Park, where already one high school student has died by suicide since the first of the year, a community that has long worn the mask of perfection is confronting the reality that it’s not immune from the mental health crisis killing teens nationwide. Moving from talk to action around this painful and difficult topic has been excruciatingly slow. But kudos to school administrators, with a big assist from eyes-wide-open community leaders, [for taking a bold step that districts such as Dallas and Frisco have yet to take.]( 👋 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? 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