Grigsby on North Texas school boards, I-635 closures, Garden Cafe returns: Your Tuesday evening roundup

Also, Southwest pilots fed up, White House scolds Abbott, Timberview classes resume  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( | [STATE FAIR]( 10/12/2021 By Ariyon Dailey Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. DalAssistant principal Catherine Bennett, left, and principal Kristin Strickland squirted sanitizer onto students' hands as they arrived for the first day of school at Arapaho Classical Magnet in the Richardson school district in August. Richardson ISD has seen some of the ugliest fights in North Texas over its mask mandate.(Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer) COMMENTARY [North Texas school boards at ground zero for COVID and critical race theory. Why would anyone serve?]( Metro columnist Sharon Grigsby writes: Between the masks and vaccines warfare and hysteria over how racial issues are taught, you couldn’t pay me enough to be a school board representative in 2021. Not to mention that few districts even compensate their board members. The [job has become challenging -- if not impossible]( -- as meetings, from Southlake to Plano to Argyle, explode into chaotic battlegrounds and party politics infiltrate once nonpartisan boards. ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [Dallas Regional Chamber distances itself from Gov. Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates]( [Teacher released from hospital following Timberview High School shooting; classes start back Tuesday]( [Cowboys RT La’el Collins’ appeal of five-game suspension denied by U.S. District Court judge]( [Dallas advisory group for disabled residents could be expanded to include gender, race]( [These parts of I-635 will close for construction this week in Dallas, Garland and Mesquite]( ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [Cancellations, vaccines and lawsuits: How the pandemic has fractured love between Southwest, unions]( [Loews Hotels breaks ground on a massive $550 million hotel in Arlington]( [Home flips aren’t a flop in D-FW]( [More Business stories]( | [Business newsletter]( POLITICS [White House scolds Abbott for trying to ban Biden’s federal vaccine mandate in Texas]( [Texas House to pass map that seals GOP majority, critics say it bypasses minority population growth]( [Mesquite District 1 city council candidates answer questions on COVID, taxes before election]( [More Politics stories]( | [Politics newsletter]( FOOD & DRINK [Garden Cafe is back: Beloved East Dallas eatery reopens with dinner and drinks after a long hiatus]( [5 things to know about Grandscape, the biggest restaurant village in North Texas]( [Steak, ramen and speakeasies: 5+ restaurants to know this week in Collin County]( [More food stories]( | [Eat DFW newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this evening! 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.]( Looking for more? The Dallas Morning News has even more newsletters to keep you informed and inspired. [View the complete list](. ADVERTISEMENT [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021