Evening Roundup: Texas A&M sued over diversity efforts, Cowboys' Prescott has surgery, corn snarls traffic

Also, Fort Worth man pleads guilty to killing wife while their children slept nearby [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. A sign notifies people of a polling location at Lakewood Branch Library on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Dallas.(Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer) [Three November election contests highlight North Texas’ shifting political climate]( Political columnist Gromer Jeffers Jr. writes: Over the last two decades North Texas has seen changes in demographics and politics, some gradual, some striking. In Dallas County, Republicans controlled the political scene until 2006, when Democrats broke through to win every contested countywide race. Now Democrats are poised to totally wipe out the GOP from the county. The changing political climate has impacted other areas, particularly in Tarrant and Collin counties. Demographic shifts have made those places less Republican, though the GOP still runs the show in those counties. [That sets up November elections]( that will provide a test of how firm a grasp Democrats and Republicans have on their strongholds, and whether Texas politics will move toward the fringes or closer to the middle. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [Dallas considers mapping drug overdoses in real-time to save lives]( Dallas officials are considering a national program that maps where overdoses happen in real-time so agencies [...] [Corn clean-up causing traffic delays on U.S. 75 in Richardson, TxDOT says]( The north and southbound HOV lanes of the highway have been closed near Arapaho Road, according to TxDOT. [White House urging railroads, unions to come to terms to avert crippling strike]( Congress could intervene -- a possibility raised by the House majority leader as it weighs a potential $2 [...] [Jeff Bezos company’s rocket crashes back to West Texas field in first accident]( Only experiments were aboard the Blue Origin flight, which used the same kind of rocket as ones sending paying [...] [Over $5.7 million in grants presented to 26 North Texas veterans service agencies]( Over $5.7 million in Texas Veterans Commission grants have been awarded to 26 North Texas programs. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   CRIME AND COURTS [Texas A&M sued over efforts to hire diverse faculty as professor claims discrimination]( UT professor alleges an A&M fellowship discriminates against white and Asian men. [Fort Worth man pleads guilty to killing wife while their children slept nearby]( Shalen Gardner, 37, will serve life in prison without possibility of parole. [Man accused of killing Mesquite police officer will stand trial for capital murder]( Jaime Jaramillo, 38, is charged with capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Officer Richard [...]   BUSINESS [Cypress Waters readies for more relocations as next office building tops out]( The six-story, 315,000 square-foot 3300 Olympus office building is the next phase at Cypress Waters and will [...] [DFW Airport tops the nation in a category travelers can appreciate]( The pandemic has reordered the nation’s airports, propelling DFW into the lead for most nonstop destinations [...] [Apartment high-rise in the works near Highland Park on U.S. 75]( StreetLights Residential has built some of Dallas’ best-known apartment towers, including multiple projects in [...]   SPORTS [Cowboys QB Dak Prescott could be out until after November bye week following surgery]( Surgery was completed Monday afternoon on Prescott (fractured thumb) with a six to eight-week timetable [...] [Steve Sarkisian keeps Texas QB injury situation a mystery]( There are signs it could be the No. 3 redshirt freshman Charles Wright on the field when the Longhorns face [...] [Takeaways and surprises from the first three weeks of the high school football season]( Which teams have gotten off to unexpected starts? How are Highland Park and Argyle handling their new [...]   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