Evening Roundup: A look at teacher pay, Luka is an All-Star, Lyft driver hospitalized after attack

Also: Man killed in far northeast Dallas shooting was being robbed by two people, affidavit says [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. [A 4-year-old clouded leopard named Nova made headlines and had a day of social media fame on Jan. 13.]( Denise Simon Mattei (left) checks bags for herself and Elaine Simon’s (right) journey back to Baltimore with a Southwest Airlines agent at Dallas Love Field Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.(Liesbeth Powers / Staff Photographer) Southwest Airlines leaders defend tech, schedules and staffing after holiday meltdown]( Southwest Airlines’ top executives say the company’s technology, staffing and scheduling plans didn’t fail in late December, even after a holiday meltdown in which 16,700 flights were canceled and the carrier forced the shutdown of two-thirds of its operations. Facing a Department of Transportation inquiry for “unrealistic scheduling of flights” and a slowdown in bookings to start the year, [Southwest CEO Bob Jordan defended the company’s maligned technology systems]( and operating plans. He also tried to assure travelers that a breakdown of the magnitude that happened in December won’t “ever happen again.” [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Prosper ISD board president’s arrest stems from incident at Dallas church, affidavit says]( Drew Wilborn previously served as an executive pastor at the Antioch Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. [Lyft driver hospitalized following attack by passengers in Frisco, attorney says]( Two people have been arrested following an attack this month on a Lyft driver in Frisco. [Dan Quinn to return as Cowboys’ defensive coordinator for 2023 season]( When asked about offensive coordinator Kellen Moore, McCarthy said that the evaluation process for him and [...] [Dallas’ outgoing city attorney might get payout for leaving; city isn’t saying]( Outgoing Dallas City Attorney Chris Caso could be owed six months of his salary -- $162,500 -- in a separation [...] [Mavericks’ Luka Doncic named 2023 NBA All-Star starter]( Through 44 outings, Doncic leads the league in scoring (33.8 points per game) while shooting 49.8% from the [...] [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   CRIME AND COURTS [Experts: Death of DPS agent at Texas-Mexico border was preventable]( The account of what happened during the state’s multi-billion dollar border security operation is laid out in [...] [Dallas restaurateur Hunter Pond wanted in Colorado; lawyer calls accusations a ‘setup’]( Dallas restaurateur Hunter Pond is wanted in Colorado on charges of harassment and disorderly conduct, [...] [18-year-old fatally shot by Dallas police Wednesday was wanted in Farmers Branch slaying]( Joey Cesar Fraire, 18, was identified Thursday by Dallas police as the person shot in west Oak Cliff. [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( Soufflé restaurant is expected to open its first Plano restaurant in fall 2023. The company started in Dallas in 2008.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) [Question 3 of 5]( [What’s the name of the new French Souffle restaurant coming to Plano?]( - [Cadot Restaurant]( - [Rise]( - [Toulouse]( - [The Old Warsaw]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer.](   EDUCATION [From Abilene to Victoria, what Texas teacher pay looks like]( Texas teacher pay lags behind other states, but salary depends on many factors. [Most Texas schools passed intruder detection audit but hundreds needed corrective action]( Texas schools overwhelmingly pass intruder detection audits done in the wake of Uvalde massacre. Hundreds of [...] [Longtime Arlington superintendent Marcelo Cavazos to step down]( Longtime Arlington superintendent Marcelo Cavazos will step down from his post leading the school district. In [...] POLITICS [Overwhelming majority of Texans support casino gambling in state, new poll shows]( A new poll found that 75% of Texans support a proposed constitutional amendment by Sen. Carol Alvarado, [...] [Democrats decry Republican bill banning foreign land investment in Texas as racist]( Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, held a press conference along with several Texas Democrats decried a bill filed by [...] [President Joe Biden’s new immigration approach draws bipartisan condemnation]( On Jan. 5, Biden unveiled his carrot-and-stick approach that features new legal pathways into the country for [...]   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 2023