Power outages, 'Pain & Profit' reaction, Plano massacre lawsuit: Your Friday morning roundup

Here are the top headlines this morning. [Here are the top headlines this morning.] June 08,  2018 By Carla Solórzano and Abby Ivory-Ganja Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day.  🌞 Weather: Mostly sunny and hot with a high of 95 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. A member of the Ilmor Racing Engines support team takes down an American flag as a storm moves in during NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice Thursday at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. (Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer)  Weather Thousands without power after storms packing high winds, lightning blow through Dallas-Fort Worth [A line of thunderstorms that darkened skies in Dallas-Fort Worth on Thursday evening]( brought rain and gusty winds to some areas before petering out.  Some areas saw strong winds including Denton Enterprise Airport, which recorded a 68 mph gust, according to the National Weather Service. The thunderstorms knocked out power to about 12,500 Oncor customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and the agency was in the process of restoring service Thursday night, spokeswoman Connie Piloto said. There were also some reports of small hail, but "none of it was that scary stuff," KXAS-TV (NBC5) meteorologist Rick Mitchell said, referring to [Wednesday's hailstorm]( that caused thousands of dollars in damage. Commentary: [First Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress's gospel of division does not represent my Dallas](, writes Robert Wilonsky. Dallas City Hall: [A developer traded affordable housing to build higher.]( Will others? After Superior HealthPlan decided foster baby D'ashon Morris didn't need 24-hour nursing care, he pulled out his trach, choked and ended up in a persistent vegetative state. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) Pain and profit Lawmakers call for change after Pain & Profit series, but Abbott is silent [Lawmakers are considering reforms after The Dallas Morning News published Pain & Profit,]( a yearlong investigation which found health officials are protecting a multibillion-dollar industry while thousands of patients are denied crucial medical care — often with devastating consequences. Rep. Richard Raymond, a Laredo Democrat, announced a House Human Services committee hearing on June 20 specifically to discuss “information reported by The Dallas Morning News regarding Medicaid managed care and the Health and Human Services Commission.” Also in the House, Rep. Sarah Davis said she wants an investigation into how millions in fines were reduced by the health commission, despite Gov. Greg Abbott's call for a crackdown on problem Medicaid contractors. "It affected me a great deal," the Houston-area Republican said of The News' findings. [Read our full investigation here.]( Meanwhile: Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have spurned Attorney General Ken Paxton's request for [opinions on removing a Confederate plaque from the Texas Capitol](. Also: Texas Sen. John Cornyn said he would "be happy to see" President Donald Trump [consider a pardon for retired Army Gen. David Petraeus](. Crime scene tape marks off the area around a Plano home where eight people were killed at a football watching party hosted by the shooter's estranged wife. (2017 File Photo/Jae S. Lee) Courts Parents of Plano massacre victims sue, saying bar that served shooter is partly to blame Relatives of some of the eight victims of a massacre at a Plano home last year say [the bar and bartender who served the shooter before his bloody rampage are partly responsible for the deaths.]( On Sept. 10, Spencer Hight walked into the home of his estranged wife, Meredith Hight, and opened fire on the party she was hosting. Shortly before the shooting, Spencer Hight had been drinking at the Local Public House, a bar down the street from his wife's home that he was known to frequent. A lawsuit, filed Thursday on behalf of the parents of three of victims, accuses the bar and bartender Lindsey Glass of being negligent in serving Hight, who is said to have been visibly intoxicated and waving around a knife while making alarming remarks. Previous reporting: Meredith and Spencer Hight's marriage had unraveled long before the [he killed her and and seven of her friends.]( Advertisement (Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer)  Photo of the Morning A lightning bolt strikes the ground Thursday in Irving as [storms roll through Dallas-Fort Worth](. Oncor was working overnight to restore power to about 12,000 customers after the storms passed through. Around The Site - Gone to Texas: [Texas cities are a magnet for Midwestern students]( but also keep locals around, a new study finds. - Urgent care: DFW International Airport is now home to what's being touted as [the first airport emergency room in the world](. - Courts: A federal appeals court allows a review for [a Texas inmate who ate his eye.]( - In other news: A Texas woman was sentenced to two year in prison [for murdering a nephew who was also her lover.]( - How flipping awesome is D-FW? Houses resold in early 2018 [yielded a nice average profit.]( - You’re reading this right: A trampoline dodgeball tournament in Irving [was a ball.]( - Jobs: Here's why your teen needs to [find employment this summer](. Sen. Ted Cruz talks with reporters following a campaign event on April 4 at River Ranch Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer)  Finally... Ted Cruz: 'Under no circumstances will I wear short shorts' in basketball game against Jimmy Kimmel Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel plan to go head-to-head in a game of hoops, tentatively scheduled for Father's Day weekend, with the loser donating $5,000 to the non-political charity of the winner's choice. The catch? [Both men must wear "VERY short shorts," at Kimmel's request](. It's a requirement Cruz isn't too keen about. Speaking Thursday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference in Washington, D.C., Cruz decided to end his political remarks on a light note. "I give you my earnest commitment: Under no circumstances will I be wearing short shorts and a crop top," Cruz told the crowd. "Nobody in America wants to see that." AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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