Evening Roundup: Wet Friday ahead, rosy real estate outlook, O'Rourke backed by former GOP adman

Also, are these Dallas restaurants and bars really haunted? [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. [Image of Nayeli Soto, team manager of the Lake Highlands volleyball team.]( Nayeli Soto is a team manager for the Lake Highlands volleyball team. (Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) [Shot in a family murder-suicide, Nayeli Soto’s undeniable spirit and optimism endures]( Nayeli Soto saw her life flash before her eyes when her mother’s ex-boyfriend turned a gun on her. Two shots rang out, both striking Soto in the abdomen. In that instant, [Soto thought she was going to die](. She had just watched in horror as Jorge Saldenos Escobar Flores shot her mother, Karla Castillo. The early hours of July 14 were the last time Soto saw her mom, who died from her injuries. The team manager of the Lake Highlands volleyball team miraculously survived an unthinkable crime that ended with a standoff with SWAT officers. The story was all over the local news, and although Soto was never identified in the reports, she wants to share her story to help others deal with their own catastrophes. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [SMU now offers sexual assault nurse examiners on call 24/7 for students]( The hotline is the result of a partnership between the university and The Turning Point, a Collin County [...] [Texas drag queens, protesters at odds in latest battleground over LGBT rights]( Drag queens across the state have experienced increasing protests and threats from a small group of vocal [...] [An oral history: Inside the week Emmitt Smith broke the NFL’s all-time rushing record]( 20 years later, hear from those who lived through one of the NFL’s most historic moments. [Rainy, colder weather expected to arrive in Dallas-Fort Worth overnight]( The storm system should clear out of North Texas on Saturday. [LISTEN: Are these Dallas restaurants and bars really haunted?]( Our weekly ‘Eat Drink D-FW’ podcast dishes on North Texas restaurant news, food and drink trends. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   CRIME AND COURTS [Feds investigating how Methodist hospital shooting suspect, felon acquired handgun]( ATF is conducting the trace on the firearm used by 30-year-old Nestor Oswaldo Hernandez Saturday. [Uvalde victims’ families confront Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw, call for his ouster]( Families of children killed in the Uvalde school massacre confronted Department of Public Safety Director [...] [Fort Worth police officer fired months after domestic violence arrest in Tarrant County]( This firing comes after a string of firings and arrests of several Fort Worth officers earlier in the year.   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [I'm an image]( Sen. Ted Cruz questions U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing on January 5, 2022, one day before the first anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. (Getty Images) [Question 4 of 5]( [Ted Cruz was recently heckled while on live television. Which show was he on?]( - [Good Morning America]( - [The View]( - [The Talk]( - [The Real]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   POLITICS [Latino adman with GOP past breaks with Texas Gov. Abbott over Trump, helps Beto O’Rourke]( “Abbott's following too closely to Trump and he is divisive," says San Antonio ad executive Lionel Sosa, who [...] [Ted Cruz barnstorms to boost conservatives in midterms and himself, maybe, in 2024]( Sen. Ted Cruz is barnstorming the country to help conservative candidates and, perhaps, collect some chits for [...] [‘I shouldn’t have to live like that’: Collin County Dems hope Beto O’Rourke breaks through]( But will Texas Republicans continue to rule, despite demographic shifts caused by booming growth?   BUSINESS [Dallas-Fort Worth is expected to be one of the nation’s top real estate markets in 2023]( Nashville and D-FW rank as the No. 1 and No. 2 markets in the U.S. for real estate investment and development [...] [Southwest Airlines is latest carrier to issue warning over aircraft delivery delays]( Dallas-based Southwest Airlines reported a $277 million profit on record $6.2 billion revenue for the second [...] [Rockwall County’s Fate isn’t leaving sprawl to chance]( Fate is about 28 miles east of downtown Dallas on Interstate 30. Many of its residents work at defense [...]   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