Dan Patrick takes on college tenure, check your baby formula, Grigsby on At Last program: Your Friday evening roundup

Also: AT&T slowly ending home security business  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/18/2022 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Randy Bowman, founder and CEO of At Last! The Urban Boarding Experience, shares a fist bump with one of the students who participates in the program. (Rebecca Slezak / Staff Photographer) OPINION [Dallas lawyer Randy Bowman built the At Last program to tackle poverty based on his own experience]( Columnist Sharon Grigsby writes: Among the many anti-poverty initiatives in Dallas, At Last stands out as an ambitious, immersion-style live-in program designed to help kids thrive at the schools they already attend. It is free of charge to the families it serves and was launched largely with Dallas businessman Randy Bowman's own money. The operation’s rigorous and results-driven strategies reflect the same standards that made Bowman a successful corporate lawyer and logistics company owner. [He’s interested in creating proficient learners]( ready to tackle whatever path they choose after graduation. "We have the lives of kids and their mothers in our hands," he said. "My trying hard doesn’t make life better for one child in this program. Succeeding at this will." ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [Dallas police, firefighters say city delaying pay raises]( [Fires, thunderstorms and wintry mix possible in Dallas-Fort Worth next week]( [Man accused of abducting sleeping Dallas boy from his bed, killing him found incompetent for trial]( [Texas among the states linked to infections from baby formula]( [Paul McCartney announces first Fort Worth concert since Wings played city in 1976]( [Test your knowledge of this week’s top headlines and you’ll be entered for the chance to win $100.]( [Question 1 of 5]( [Which small town is paying American Airlines almost $4 million to keep flying there?]( - [Crawfordsville, Indiana]( - [Wooster, Ohio]( - [Stillwater, Oklahoma]( - [Danville, Kentucky]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer.]( ADVERTISEMENT EDUCATION [Dallas ISD mask mandate in schools will lift at the end of the month]( [Dan Patrick wants to fight critical race theory by ending tenure at Texas’ colleges, universities]( [Dallas ISD hires two search firms to find its next schools superintendent]( [More education stories]( | [Education newsletter]( BUSINESS [10 years later, AT&T is quietly winding down its Digital Life home security business]( [Irving-based chemicals firm Celanese strikes $11 billion deal for DuPont business]( [Samsung opens a store in Frisco, but will there be more?]( [More business stories]( | [Business newsletter]( CRIME AND COURTS [Mesquite police investigating 3 officers after 2 men shot in separate incidents]( [Man accused of burning, dismembering 3 bodies indicted on murder charge in another slaying]( [Body found in Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas, Irving 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