Former Dallas cop sues investigator, abortion amid governor's race: Your Friday morning roundup

Also, the Louvre is stepping in after a Fort Worth museum bought a $22 million painting  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  MORNING ROUNDUP [The Dallas Morning News]( By Zaira Perez ADVERTISEMENT  TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES [Beto O’Rourke, Democrats bring abortion, Roe v. Wade into Texas governor’s race]( The Supreme Court overturning Roe would improve chances for Democrats in November, some experts say. [Bush talks Ukraine with Zelenskyy, calls him the ‘Churchill of our time’]( The call comes more than two months after Russia began its assault on Ukraine in Europe’s largest... [Nonprofit, county bringing farmers markets to food desert in Oak Cliff]( First event is Saturday and is part of three-year effort to fight obesity and help local vendors [Fort Worth museum bought a $22M painting. The Louvre says not so fast]( The Kimbell Art Museum bought the painting for more than $22 million at auction in March. [Most transgender youth persist in their gender identity after five years, study finds]( The Trans Youth Project, the first large-scale study of its kind, published findings from more than... [How Norah Jones found her voice in North Texas]( The best-selling jazz musician of the 2000s seemed to come out of nowhere. Her teachers know a... [How to find a property tax consultant to handle your appraisal protest]( Just like the complexities of the Texas property tax law, finding a licensed consultant is... [See if your Walmart is one of 50 Dallas-Fort Worth remodels]( Walmart plans to remodel 115 stores in Texas this year and almost half of those will be in... [Suspect sought in southeast Dallas pistol-whipping, shooting]( The shooting happened about 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 7900 block of South Great Trinity Forest Way. [Child killed in accidental Oak Cliff shooting by man playing with gun, police say]( A Dallas police spokesman declined to give the child’s age but said he was not an infant. [MORE NEWS](  [DO YOU KNOW? NEWS QUIZ](  [Question 1 of 5]( [After negotiations between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Mexican officials broke down, a proposed railway connection from Texas to New Mexico will now be routed through which of these cities?]( - [Tucson]( - [El Paso]( - [Santa Teresa]( - [Safford]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](  ADVERTISEMENT  CRIME  Former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser left the Dallas County jail after his release April 7, 2021. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) [Former Dallas police officer accused of capital murder sues homicide detective]( A former Dallas police officer who was fired and jailed on accusations he ordered two murders is suing the detective who investigated him. [Bryan Riser]( who spent a month in jail on capital murder allegations last year, is accusing Dallas police Detective Esteban Montenegro of violating his civil rights and falsely arresting and jailing him, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Dallas. Montenegro has been placed on leave from the department amid a criminal investigation into his handling of Riser’s case. A lawyer for Montenegro could not be reached Thursday. [READ MORE]( ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT  [U.S. orchestras are still mostly white. Here’s how to change that]( For decades, American orchestras have struggled with a lack of diversity among their musicians. Of its 93 musicians, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra employs zero African Americans and four Latinos. Orchestras want to better reflect the communities they serve so that more audiences — especially those historically underrepresented in the concert hall — will feel welcome. And they’ve proposed a myriad of [solutions to help diversify their ranks]( and the music they present. With a solutions journalism approach, The Dallas Morning News is not just examining a problem; it is scrutinizing a response. The News has looked for examples of orchestras and programs that have moved the needle in diversifying the field. Some solutions have been more effective than others, and there’s more work that remains to be done. [READ MORE](  [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022 Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States