American, AT&T, mortgage issues, L3, Columbus Realty Partners: Tuesday's D-FW business news

October 16,  2018 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz](. (Rose Baca / Staff Photographer) The Big Story Higher mortgage costs hammer D-FW homebuyers with payment increases Slowing home price appreciation this year in Dallas-Fort Worth is good news for potential homebuyers who've seen prices rise more than 40 percent in the last five years. [But a jump in home mortgage costs will far outpace any gains buyers make from smaller home price increases.]( Nationwide home buyers are forced to spend $1,400 more a year - about $118 a month - in home mortgage payments thanks to recent increases in home loan rates, according to a new report from Zillow. With average long-term mortgage costs across the country at close to 5 percent, home loan rates have risen by more than one percentage point since 2016. Advertisement The Latest American sues in dispute over logo [It’s the latest escalation]( in a years-long back and forth during which the copyright office has argued American’s new logo. Will AT&T compensate D-FW customers for outage? "Customers with questions about their account should contact our customer care team," [wrote local AT&T spokesman Charles Bassett](. L3 Technologies merges with F-35 supplier [Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies Inc.]( aren't exactly household names. A new deal could change that. Coppell project planned on Cypress Waters doorstep [Cawley Partners plans to develop three office buildings]( on the east side of Belt Line Road. Big Permian producer says no to Persian Gulf field [Houston-based Occidental](confirmed it will walk away from the 100,000-barrel-a-day Idd El-Shargi North Dome field next year. Elsewhere in Texas - San Antonio: [Software startup Chargify]( adds a new tool and looks to hire. (San Antonio Express-News) - Houston: [Transwestern forms an alliance]( with Canadian real estate firm Devencore. (Houston Chronicle) - Statewide: Despite its legal uncertainty, [sales of cannabis extract]( are booming in Texas. (Austin American-Statesman) - College Station: Cottonseed hummus, anyone? [A&M researchers win USDA approval](, hope to help feed the world with cotton. (San Antonio Express-News) - New Braunfels: Austin’s [Calendar Holdings]( is relocating a distribution center to New Braunfels. (Austin American-Statesman) Former Dallas Cowboys players and now real estate partners Roger Staubach (left) and Robert Shaw are pictured at Columbus Realty Partners in Dallas on Oct. 4. (Tom Foz / Staff Photographer) Featured columnist: cheryl hall Roger Staubach to extend playmaking with former Cowboys pal Robert Shaw Roger Staubach wants more playing time with Robert Shaw. In July, Staubach quietly retired as executive chairman of JLL Americas, and he's moving into new digs next to the third-floor offices of Shaw’s company, Columbus Realty Partners Ltd., in Preston Center. [Staubach says he’ll continue to do selected projects for JLL](, the Chicago-based real estate giant that bought Staubach Co. in 2008 for $640 million in a multiyear payout. But he’ll be traveling less and spending more time going to his grandkids’ events and doing deals with his buddy Shaw. “Robert’s fantastic,” Staubach says. “I’m a part owner of his company, Columbus. We’ve been working together for 30 years or so. I’ll be officing with Robert. I’ve just got plenty to do." Follow DFW stocks: [See how top North Texas stocks performed](, as well as the oil and gas markets and major stock exchanges. DFW Top 100 Places to Work 2017: The Dallas Morning News and Workplace Dynamics partner each year to feature the [Top 100 workplaces](, based on ratings by the people who work at them.  Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to our Business Editor Paul O'Donnell at [podonnell@dallasnews.com](mailto:podonnell@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2018 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [1954 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201](#)