Evening Roundup: Texas releases school grades, Rangers fire Woodward, suspect in coach slaying comes forth

Also, poll finds many Texas voters link Donald Trump to Jan. 6 capitol riot [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward was fired Monday in the midst of his fourth season with the club. (Reed Hoffmann / Associated Press) [Rangers fire manager Chris Woodward in midst of fourth straight losing season]( From the time the Rangers finally got to spring training, Chris Woodward was direct. There would be no excuses. The team had a new, state-of-the-art facility, a beefed-up roster, three years’ experience with a painful teardown and rebuild process. This Rangers team needed to expect to win. Even had it boiled down to a logo — “E2W” — emblazoned on T-shirts. And on Monday, the second anniversary of the last time the Rangers spent a day over .500, there were no excuses. [Only consequences.]( [READ MORE]( Tim Cowlishaw: The Texas Rangers need [a bigger change](. Also: Seven Rangers manager candidates, including [veterans and wildcards](. Reaction: Was [Rangers’ manager]( really the problem?   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [Suspect in Lancaster youth football game slaying turns himself in]( The man suspected of killing a youth football coach during a game in Lancaster over the weekend turned himself [...] [Border migration falls for 2nd month in a row, but annual total set to exceed 2 million]( Apprehensions of migrants by the U.S. Border Patrol along the entire southwest border decreased 6% in July, [...] [North Texas group shines light on ‘comfort women’ and raises awareness of sexual violence]( Sunday was International Comfort Women Day, which commemorates the survivors of sex slavery imposed by Japan [...] [Vast majority of Texans at least partly blame Trump for Jan. 6 attack on Capitol]( Most Texans unswayed by the Jan. 6 House hearings, but most also believe Trump was at least partly responsible [Dallas’ minority neighborhoods face major transportation issues, SMU study finds]( Low-income communities are up to four times more likely to lack quality infrastructure like sidewalks, [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   POLITICS [Greg Abbott’s first TV ad in Texas governor’s race features marriage, paralyzing accident]( The statewide ad narrated by Gov. Greg Abbott's wife, Cecilia, will be the first of many to flood Texas [...] [Next chapter in midterm elections drama coming from Cheney in Wyoming, Palin in Alaska]( Elections in Wyoming and Alaska on Tuesday could relaunch the political career of a former Republican star and [...] [Greg Abbott using New York Mayor Eric Adams as foil to rally Texas conservatives]( The Texas governor sending busloads of migrants to New York has made Mayor Eric Adams an unwitting actor in [...]   EDUCATION [North Texas schools graded for the first time since the pandemic. How did yours do?]( Nearly three-quarters of Texas schools earned an A or B in the state’s academic accountability rating system. [...] [Monkeypox, COVID loom large as college students prepare for the fall semester]( Colleges and universities have to look to other public health measures to prevent monkeypox’s spread because [...] [Conservative Christian Patriot Mobile wants to donate ‘In God We Trust’ signs to Southlake]( The conservative Christian PAC tied to the Patriot Mobile company helped pack North Texas school boards.   BUSINESS [Apartment rents are still soaring with no slowdown in sight]( Nationwide average rents were up by more than 30% from a year ago based on a survey of available apartment [...] [Irving-based Nexstar Media Group purchases the CW Network]( Nexstar Media Group has acquired the CW Network. [Better Business Bureau revokes Plano realty firm’s accreditation, cites misleading reviews]( The bureau says dozens of reviews of OmniKey Realty were written by employees, not customers.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022