Dallas has road maintenance flaws, bald eagle update, Cowboys paid millions in cheerleader settlement: Your Wednesday evening roundup

Also, avacado issue affecting D-FW restaurants  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup](  Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision.   [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/16/2022 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Crews work on a street resurfacing project in northeast Dallas on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022,(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) TRANSPORTATION [Dallas doesn’t inspect road maintenance work, lacks rules to ensure proper monitoring, audit says]( Dallas’ department that oversees street maintenance routinely doesn’t check to make sure work is done properly, on time or for the estimated cost, according to a city audit. [According to the audit]( the Public Works Department doesn’t have any written rules that instruct city workers when or how often they should test contractors’ paving repairs or other maintenance work to verify roads aren’t going to fail earlier than they’re supposed to. Records are scattered between being tracked on paper kept in boxes and three different computer software programs that makes it hard for workers to monitor or get reliable information on projects. ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [Dallas man who allegedly sold gun to Colleyville synagogue hostage-taker to remain jailed]( [Cowboys paid $2.4M over ex-PR chief’s alleged cheerleader voyeurism]( [Avocados ‘being sold like gold’: How the ban on Mexico’s import is impacting D-FW restaurants]( [Dallas bald eagles rebuild, perch at another nest after theirs fell near White Rock Lake]( [Missing creepy ‘murder doll’ reappears in Keller — with a makeover]( ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [Gary Kelly wants to get out of the way for new Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan]( [Waymo partners with logistics giant to run self-driving trucks between Dallas and Houston]( [Neiman Marcus plans new Dallas office hub to address remote working]( [More business stories]( | [Business newsletter]( POLITICS [CDC’s airline mask mandate challenged in court by Texas AG Ken Paxton and Rep. Beth Van Duyne]( [Dallas law firm seeks to garnish GOP congressional candidate Brad Namdar’s campaign account]( [All of our recommendations in the March 1 primary]( [More politics stories]( | [Politics newsletter]( CRIME AND COURTS [Suspect jailed in slaying outside Uptown Dallas bar]( [Woman fatally shot, man dies of self-inflicted gunshot in front of Coppell coffee shop]( [Man killed, another injured in east Oak Cliff shooting Tuesday, police say]( [More crime stories]( | [Crime newsletter]( 👋 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.]( 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