USAA whistleblower provides insight, UIL clarifies stance on virtual-learning athletes: Your Friday evening roundup

Hot weekend ahead  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( 07/10/2020 By Todd Davis Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [Researchers are launching a massive study to tell us how prevalent COVID-19 is in North Texas]( UT Southwestern and Texas Health Resources will recruit 44,000 volunteers for the $10.7 million project. [Dallas County reports more than 1,000 confirmed COVID cases for the eighth day; Nine more people died]( Dr. Philip Huang, the county's health director, said he assumes the numbers will continue to climb [UPDATED: UIL says school districts still have final say on if students can participate in athletics if they choose virtual learning]( School districts can supersede UIL eligibility requirements that were posted Friday morning and can impose their own rules. [United Airlines hands out 4,700 layoff and furlough notices in Texas, including some at DFW Airport]( Chicago-based United said this week that it could layoff 36,000 people nationwide when stimulus restrictions end. [Here’s how much Dallas arts groups received in PPP loans — and how it affected jobs]( Despite the cash infusions, several groups furloughed or laid off workers, while others enacted pay cuts. [With highs in the 100s expected, heat advisory for Dallas-Fort Worth extended through Sunday night]( Heat index values could reach 112 degrees across North Texas. [Texas’ only physician in Congress — Republican Michael Burgess — defends Fauci as ‘thorough,' ‘respected']( While some Republicans have criticized nation's top infectious disease expert, Burgess said Fauci's 'reputation certainly speaks well for him' [SMU selling president Gerald Turner’s home for $3.15 million]( The university will use the funds to build a new home at a separate location. Turner and his family will move elsewhere. [What does a whistleblower who handled insurance claims for USAA admit under oath?]( “I surely wasn’t going to lie,” the former claims adjuster tells the Watchdog in part 2 of a series. [Texas Sen. John Cornyn criticized for questioning whether children can catch and spread COVID-19]( More than 1,700 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in people aged 0-19 in Texas, including more than 500 in children ages 0-10 years, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. A look at the Dallas County Jail. (DMN File / 2012) COURTS [Why a Dallas County Jail inmate who was quarantined, not freed, says ‘they do everything backwards’]( In April, as the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to swell across North Texas, Harry Jacobs was booked into the county jail on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Jacobs, 22, was offered probation and scheduled to leave jail June 19 to formally accept his plea deal in a courtroom. [But he didn’t make it home until 13 days later]( the result of administrative breakdowns regarding his quarantine status that have the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and the judge in the case pointing fingers about who’s to blame. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 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? Submit your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to[the newsroom.]( ADVERTISEMENT STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2020 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](