Most teachers won't get vaccine until summer, Pro Football Hall of Fame opens doors to Drew Pearson: Your weekend roundup

And: The Mavs are inviting vaccinated essential workers to four home games starting Monday — for free  [Morning roundup]( 02/07/2021 By Sadie Layher and Mallorie Sullivan Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌥️ Weather: Looks like we'll have partly cloudy skies with a high of 61. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Flo Judd poses behind a plexiglass at her office in Duncanville on Friday. Judd, 81-year-old associate principal at Duncanville High School, is in her 50th year in education. (Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) EDUCATION [Once considered a priority, most Texas teachers likely won’t get a vaccine until summer]( Slowly and erratically, coronavirus vaccines are making their way to people across the country, [but most Texas educators won’t be receiving them anytime soon.]( While nearly half of U.S. states have prioritized educators as part of their vaccine rollout, Texas did not, even though state leaders suggested that teachers be in the current wave of immunizations. Given current demand in the state and the crush on its vaccine allocations, it’s highly unlikely that all Texas teachers will be in line to get the shots until the school year is finished. "It’s clear that we’re an afterthought," said Ovidia Molina, president of the Texas State Teachers Association. "We’re not ‘essential employees’ until you want schools back open, and then we’re not essential after they are."  Also: Texas’ [new African-American class has expanded]( after a summer of Black Lives Matter demonstrations.   And: A [former Keller ISD coach who stalked a teenage student]( has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.  ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS [Gohmert fined $5,000 for walking around metal detector at U.S. House]( [Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler has been fined $5,000 for bypassing metal detectors at the U.S. House]( becoming one of first two GOP resisters punished under a rule enacted after the Capitol riot. Lawmakers who bypass the metal detectors face a $5,000 fine for a first offense and $10,000 for each offense after that. If lawmakers don’t pay within 90 days, the fine will be deducted from their paychecks. For repeat offenders, that could add up. The salary for rank and file House members is $174,000. And scofflaws are not allowed to pay the fine with campaign funds or their House office budget.  Watchdog: At the Texas Capitol, 1,000 new air-cleaning units have been installed for $1 million to fight the coronavirus. [The lawmaker in charge won't come clean]( about details.  And: A [$300 million bond proposal for Dallas streets]( has hit a roadblock.  (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) ADVERTISEMENT PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [Mavericks invite vaccinated frontline workers to attend four home games starting this week: For free]( Starting with Monday night’s home game against Minnesota, the Dallas Mavericks finally will have fans in American Airlines Center, but not just any fans: [1,500 essential workers, who will be admitted for free.]( "We owe so much to people who have put their lives at risk to make us safer," Mavs owner Mark Cuban said in a news release. "Bringing them to a Mavs game is the least we can do!" Quietly in recent days, the Mavericks have sent invitations through local hospitals, the city of Dallas (police, fire, emergency workers) and partner grocery stores and will randomly pick which vaccinated workers will attend four games, free, starting Monday. AROUND THE SITE - Food: Here's how Dallas' family-run restaurants [are leaning on their walk-up service]( during the pandemic. - Sports: One year after breaking his heart, [the Pro Football Hall of Fame has opened its doors]( to Cowboys legend Drew Pearson. - Business: A generic [drug company backed by Mark Cuban]( has filed to build an $11 million manufacturing plant in Deep Ellum. FINALLY... [Difficult as trading Elvis Andrus was, Rangers can now move forward without ghosts of the past on the bench]( He spent a week haggling over prospects via text. He moved money around like a veteran Reddit investor. He worked through one very sensitive phone call. Jon Daniels had buttoned-up all the business when he went to his son’s baseball practice. Which is where he overheard one 14-year-old teammate tell Daniels-the-younger about his favorite player: Elvis Andrus. The kid loved him. Loved watching him play. "I’m sitting there biting my lip, thinking ‘Well, have I got some news for you,'" Daniels said Saturday [about an hour after trading the poor kid’s favorite away.]( "But it was a reminder of how popular Elvis is and for all very positive reasons. He’s been one of our most exciting and consistent players on our best teams." ADVERTISEMENT  👋 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? 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