Morning Roundup: How Texas is paying for border enforcement, Andre Emmett’s murder trial begins, timetable for Prescott’s return

Also, Amazon is planning a new data center in southern Dallas County. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [Man who had medical emergency in Dallas County jail died from toxic effects of cocaine]( Luis Angel Perez’s death in July was ruled an accident, the medical examiner’s office said. [1st day of trial for man accused of killing Andre Emmett focuses on video evidence]( Larry Daquan Jenkins is the first of three suspects to go to trial in the 2019 slaying. [Wylie ISD 5th-grade teacher killed in murder-suicide, police say]( “She was always a light to every child she interacted with,” a GoFundMe page says. [Food prices keep U.S. inflation high, despite drop at the pump]( The August consumer price index reading likely ensures another Fed interest rate hike.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Community-development organization plans 63-acre project in southern Dallas]( A local community-development organization has drawn up plans to build a mixed-use community in southern [...] [41 new things to eat and drink at the State Fair of Texas in 2022]( Pickles 3 ways: You can get them fried, stuck on pizza, or stuffed with fruit snacks. Yes, really. [Drake Milligan is on a winning streak that he hopes to sustain on ‘America’s Got Talent’]( The Mansfield-born singer, who performed two country songs that hit No. 1 on iTunes, will be vying for a $1 [...] [Jerry Jones’ timetable for Dak Prescott’s return to Cowboys isn’t based on delusion]( The Cowboys’ owner and general manager said Prescott wouldn’t be placed on injured reserve after an [...] [Amazon plans new data center in southern Dallas County]( Amazon is planning an almost 30,000 square-foot data center project in DeSoto, according to plans filed with [...] [U.S., Mexico to cooperate on semiconductors and production of electric vehicles]( Both countries push for deeper integration of supply chains to compete with Asian’s manufacturing capabilities [...] [MORE NEWS]( POLITICS [I'm an image]( Texas has placed more than 42 miles of concertina wire along its southern border, mostly around Eagle Pass (shown in Aug. 19 file photo) and Del Rio. State leaders have used both traditional budgeting and new, complicated fund shifts to pay for Texas' $4 billion border security push. (Lola Gomez/Staff Photographer) [How Texas is paying for border security push under Operation Lone Star]( How is Texas paying for its border security initiative? In the state’s current two-year budget cycle, the tab for Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star [already has topped $4 billion](. With 11 months remaining in the cycle, it’s far from clear that state police and National Guard leaders have the wallet to keep operating at such a fever pitch. To increase Texas’ spending on border enforcement fivefold, Abbott and the Legislature in part have used a standard approach, which is to fit the splurge into the two-year appropriations bill’s spending of state discretionary dollars — and come back and add more in a supplemental spending bill.   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