Morning Roundup: New charge for former DPD officer, Aaron Dean trial, autumn rainfall

Also, Danny Balis, formerly of the Ticket, joins The Freak as a host. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [Marriage equality bill clears another vote despite lobbying by Cruz, other GOP senators]( A bill strengthening protections for same-sex and interracial marriage cleared another procedural vote Monday [...] [Fort Worth officer arrested in off-duty domestic violence incident, police say]( The officer was place under an administrative investigation following his arrest. [Texas presses latest case against Biden immigration policies at Supreme Court]( WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear Texas' challenge to the Biden administration's [...] [Jury selection begins in Aaron Dean trial, following defense attorney’s death]( Jim Lane, the lead defense attorney for the former Fort Worth officer, died Sunday.   ADVERTISEMENT   [Autumn rainfall improves drought conditions in Texas, but winter to set back progress]( Only 38% of the state was experiencing severe drought conditions as of last week, according to the U.S. [...] [Danny Balis, formerly of the Ticket, joins The Freak as a co-host]( Balis was introduced Monday as the newest member of Mike Rhyner’s show, The Downbeat. [How an ATF ballistics database is helping to solve gun violence cases]( The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network stores millions of pieces of ballistics evidence [...] [Biden preparing to seek congressional intervention to prevent rail strike]( Unions and railroads have until Dec. 9 to avoid a strike after some labor groups voted down a White [...] [Jaime Masters out, Stephanie Muth in as Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to lead CPS]( Gov. Greg Abbott has picked Stephanie Muth as the next commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and [...] [Community colleges, advocates root for funding revamp]( The set of proposals suggest lawmakers transform the current funding model into a performance-based one. [MORE NEWS](   CRIME DMN File. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) [Former Dallas police officer accused of firing gun in Uber faces additional charge]( A Dallas police officer who was fired after police said he shot at a fellow officer in an Uber earlier this month turned himself in to authorities Monday on [a new misdemeanor charge of deadly conduct](, his attorney said. Anthony Heims, 39, faces the new charge in addition to a felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, which was brought after Dallas police arrested him Nov. 18. Toby Shook, Heims’ attorney, said he’s waiting for discovery to review the facts of the case.   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