Evening Roundup: Chemirmir's second conviction, Uvalde school district suspends police force, big college football weekend

Also, Collin County’s Princeton aspires to become ‘a real city,’ backs U.S. 380 expansion [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Were two Richardson police officers. Kayla Walker and David Conklin, drummed out of their police department because they broke "the blue wall of silence?" (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [Two whistleblowing Richardson cops say they were frozen out of the department]( Columnist Dave Lieber, The Watchdog of The Dallas Morning News, writes: You likely know that police officers stick together. They protect one another, sometimes even when they shouldn’t. In extreme cases, they’ll lie to help their fellow officers. Or they’ll keep quiet in the face of wrongdoing. There’s even a name for this. It’s called “the blue wall of silence.” In the Richardson Police Department, that wall has come crashing down because two veteran officers filed a federal court lawsuit charging that they’ve been drummed out of the force. They spilled the news that the department has historically promoted illegal ticket quotas. But now the two officers, Kayla Walker and David Conklin, have gone beyond their ticket quota claim in [legal papers filed last week in their lawsuit against the city]( [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [Accused North Texas serial killer Billy Chemirmir convicted of 2nd capital murder]( Dallas County jurors deliberated less than 30 minutes before finding Chemirmir guilty of killing 87-year-old [...] [Uvalde school district suspends its entire police department, superintendent to retire]( The district said “recent developments have uncovered additional concerns” with the department’s operations. [Nearly half a million patients in D-FW get to keep their doctors. Who pays for it?]( Employers usually absorb most of the increase in health premiums, but that leaves less for pay raises. [New York City mayor declares state of emergency over migrant buses from Texas, Arizona]( New York City’s mayor has declared a state of emergency over the thousands of migrants being sent from [...] [Opal Lee’s bid for Nobel Peace Prize falls short; Belarus, Russia, Ukraine activists win]( Opal Lee, the civil rights icon from Fort Worth, was a nominee for the prize. She also turned 96 today. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   POLITICS [Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick touts record on power grid despite attacks from Democrat Mike Collier]( Patrick’s campaign released an ad in an attempt to blunt criticism of Republicans over the February 2021 [...] [Dallas Navy veteran urges GOP against meddling in VA decision to provide abortion services]( Some Republicans oppose the plan to provide abortion access even in Texas and other states with bans. [What’s on your ballot for the 2022 midterm elections in Texas?]( Early voting for the midterm elections begins Oct. 24, when North Texans will go to the polls to decide [...]   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [I'm an image]( Houses under construction in Woodcreek neighborhood, the largest housing development in Fate on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) [Question 2 of 5]( [Which North Texas city has been called one of the region's next boomtowns?]( - [Plano]( - [Argyle]( - [Prosper]( - [Blue Ridge]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   BUSINESS [First American Girl dollhouse comes with a hot tub, fireplace and D-FW origins]( The a 4 ½-foot tall and 5-foot wide three-level dollhouse retails for $598 and it’s on display at the Galleria [...] [Collin County’s Princeton aspires to become ‘a real city,’ backs U.S. 380 expansion]( Despite disputes the east-west highway expansion, the city of Princeton has moved ahead with growth plans. [Starbucks threatened union workers in Texas cities, says labor board]( A civil complaint against the company follows months of investigation in Dallas, Austin and San Antonio by [...]   SPORTS [Texas-Oklahoma is as much about Red River Rivalry’s past as its present]( The last time Texas beat Oklahoma was in 2018 when Sam Ehlinger outdueled Kyler Murray. [Have Jimbo Fisher, Nick Saban buried the beef? Texas A&M-Alabama will have the answer]( Fisher’s Aggies are looking for another upset over Saban’s Crimson Tide, but both sides might have some [...] [TCU and Kansas, Big 12′s two most improbable stories, to clash in headline matchup]( TCU (4-0) and Kansas (5-0) have suddenly found themselves at the top of the Big 12.   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