Evening Roundup: UT suspends coach after arrest, Aaron Dean testifies in his defense, a look at high school football in a decade

Also, court wins allow Dallas doctor to treat dozens of new transgender youth [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. [Aaron Dean was on the witness stand for nearly four hours Monday.]( Defendant Aaron Dean reacts on the stand while testifying on Monday in Fort Worth. (Amanda McCoy / Associated Press) [Former cop Aaron Dean tells jurors at murder trial ‘the gun was pointed directly at me’]( Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean told a Tarrant County jury Monday at his murder trial he saw a gun before he shot and killed a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago. Dean, who is white, killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson when he shot once into a window on Oct. 12, 2019 while responding to a call. [One of the central issues for jurors]( is whether Dean saw Jefferson’s gun before he pulled the trigger although prosecutors told jurors in opening statements Dean did not act in self-defense and should not have fired. She grabbed the gun after hearing a noise in her backyard, according to testimony last week. Dean and a fellow officer did not identify themselves as police officers when they arrived at the home. “I did see that weapon pointed at me,” Dean pleaded to jurors. “The gun was pointed directly at me.” [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Texas suspends men’s basketball coach Chris Beard after arrest on assault charge]( Beard is facing a third-degree felony domestic violence charge after strangling a woman, police say. [Devices that turn pistols into illegal machine guns on the rise in North Texas, chief says]( Glock switches have the ability to shoot 35 rounds in five seconds, Dallas police Chief Eddie García said. [Man dies after being struck by several cars on I-20 in Duncanville, police say]( The lanes closures lasted multiple hours Monday morning. [Keller ISD trustees poised to vote on allowing school employees to carry guns]( After the massacre at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, some Republican lawmakers pushed for more employees to carry [...] [COVID-19 variant XBB is picking up speed in North Texas, but experts say not to panic]( The strain is a combination of two omicron subvariants and has become the dominant variant circulating in some [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   CRIME AND COURTS [Grand jury declines to indict Fort Worth officer on family violence charge]( The police officer was arrested in August and immediately placed on restricted duty. [Court wins allow Dallas doctor to treat dozens of new transgender youth]( Dr. Ximena Lopez has seen dozens of additional patients after winning a temporary injunction to resume care in [...] [4 teenage suspects arrested in deadly shooting in Far East Dallas, police say]( The two gunshot victims were shot at the same location but found in different places, police say. BUSINESS [DFW Airport tops list for traveler complaints]( A new survey from website UpgradedPoints about the biggest pet peeves for travelers listed DFW as the airport [...] [Small town of Mabank sees building boom as buyers seek affordable homes]( People are looking all over North Texas for affordable homes, and some are willing to make a commute of as far [...] [American Airlines will boost its overseas schedule from DFW Airport for 2023]( American Airlines is bringing back flights from DFW International Airport to two major foreign cities in 2023 [...] SPORTS [What booming North Texas population can tell us about future of Texas high school football]( North Texas is growing, but no other metro area is quite as fast. What does this trend tell us about Texas’ [...] [Mark Cuban: Mavericks would have 5 more wins if not for unprecedented free throw struggles]( Dallas has the second-worst free throw percentage in the NBA this season. [Cowboys RT Terence Steele out for season with torn ACL, MCL]( Steele, considered a tone setter to the Cowboys’ offensive line, has steadily developed since his 2020 arrival [...]   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