Crime solved after 38 years, Cruz draws retort from Mexico, North Texan wins Olympic bronze: Your weekend roundup

Will Cowboys change? Columnist Kevin Sherrington wonders aloud ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/20/2022 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌤️ Weather: The good news is you probably won't wear the same outfit twice this week. The bad news is the forecast is all over the place. Partly cloudy skies are expected today with a high of 70, so enjoy that. Predicted highs this week range from low 80s Monday to high 30s on Wednesday. [Read more here.]( 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones speaks to reporters following the 36-28 win over the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 3, 2021. (Ron Jenkins / AP) SPORTS [Will Jerry Jones have an epiphany in wake of cheerleader scandal? Or, will he let the ‘Boys be boys?]( Columnist Kevin Sherrington writes: Straight up: The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are as symbolic of the football team they represent as the star on the helmet. Also a throwback to the worst of the good ol’ days in their crop tops, hot pants and white boots. Even your intrepid reporter put away his bellbottoms and platform shoes. Southwest Airlines lost the hot pants and boots long ago, and it’s still flying. Life and attitudes and styles change, sometimes even for the better. Anyway, the uniform, if not the viability of the group, is something the Cowboys ought to consider in the wake of their latest scandal. Pretty much like Cynt Marshall did while sweeping out the Mavs’ frat house after their own scandal broke nearly four years ago to the day. But no matter what the Cowboys do or don’t do with their iconic cheerleaders, it’s not on the women to change the culture. [That’s on the boys, as usual.](  Also: A breakthrough PGA Tour victory is just the beginning for former Highland Park standout [Scottie Scheffler](.   And: The Texas Tech Red Raiders swept former head basketball coach Chris Beard and Texas [in a scarlet Erwin Center](.  [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 CRIME [After 38 years, suspect arrested in slaying, sexual assault of woman behind Dallas warehouse]( After 38 years, a suspect has been arrested in the slaying and sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman behind a Dallas warehouse. Edward Morgan, 60, was being held Friday in the Dallas County jail on a capital murder charge in the 1984 killing of Mary Jane Thompson. His bail had not been set Friday evening, and it was unclear whether he had an attorney. The Dallas County district attorney’s office, which announced the arrest, said the office’s cold-case team, Dallas police and the FBI collaborated on the case, using [advanced DNA testing techniques]( like those that identified California’s notorious Golden State Killer.  Also: [A man was jailed]( in the fatal beating of a man who tried to stop an argument in north Oak Cliff, Dallas police say.   And: [Three people were killed]( in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 30 in Grand Prairie.  (Pavel Golovkin / Associated Press) PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [Rare track: Arlington Bowie grad with Texas hoops title wins Olympic bobsled bronze]( As a sophomore, [Sylvia Hoffman]( (right) helped Arlington Bowie win a UIL basketball championship in 2005. Fast forward, and we do mean fast, to 2022, and she can add an Olympic bronze medal to her trophy case. She joined decorated American medalist Elana Meyers Taylor (left) to take third in the women's bobsled competition in the Beijing Games on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENT AROUND THE SITE - Arts review: It was good to have real opera back, even if [Dallas Opera’s ‘Butterfly’]( didn’t always take flight. - Politics: [Mexico takes jab]( at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's criticism with reference to 2020 presidential election. - Business: [American Airlines]( suspended DFW flights to Tel Aviv, Santiago because of Boeing 787 delays. FINALLY... [Adlene Harrison, the first woman to serve as Dallas mayor, dies at 98]( Adlene Harrison, the first woman to serve as Dallas mayor and a key figure in the formation of DART, died Saturday of natural causes in her North Dallas home, according to her family. She was 98. A staunch environmental, mass transit and reproductive-rights advocate with a penchant for not mincing words, Harrison was elected three times to the Dallas City Council between 1973 and 1977. She was the city’s mayor pro tem when she was appointed acting mayor in 1976 to complete the term of Wes Wise, who resigned to run for Congress. The appointment made her [the first Jewish woman to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city](. 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? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [the newsroom.]( [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