Reunification offer alleged, crashing economy, new Frisco ISD jobs: Your Monday morning roundup

June 25,  2018 By Tommy Cummings and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Today will be partly cloudy, breezy and hot. A high of 98 degrees is expected. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Dozens of women, men and their children, many fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatamala and El Salvador, arrive at a bus station following release from Customs and Border Protection Saturday in McAllen (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) IMMIGRATION Migrant parents reportedly told they must sign deportation order to reunite with their kids Central American migrants being held at a detention facility outside Houston have been told they can reunite with their children if they agree to sign a voluntary deportation order, [The Texas Tribune]([reports.]( Two immigration attorneys and a Honduran man at the facility told The Texas Tribune that the majority of the roughly two dozen men held at the IAH Polk County Secure Adult Detention Center had been offered reunification with their children in exchange for voluntary deportation. The man, who spoke anonymously to the Tribune, said he abandoned his asylum case in the hopes of being reunited with his 6-year-old daughter, who was taken from him in late May.  "I signed it out of desperation ... but the truth is I can't go back to Honduras; I need help," the man told the Tribune. [An ICE spokesman told the]([Tribune]([it couldn't research "vague allegations"](about children being exchanged for signed deportation orders. Education: A charter school founded by Austin-based Southwest Key [wants to educate immigrant kids housed at the nonprofit's shelters.]( Politics: One of the country’s largest operators of private immigration detention facilities [has made significant contributions to several Texas members of Congress](. A cyclist passes the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge while riding on the Trinity Skyline Trail in Dallas. According to Moody's business cycle index, the Dallas-Plano-Irving metro division is in a late expansion period. (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) ECONOMY When will North Texas' booming economy come crashing down? Here's what history says Texas has been adding tens of thousands of jobs every month. Dallas-Fort Worth’s unemployment rate has been below 4 percent for nearly a year and a half. Employers are struggling to fill open jobs, competing against one another for top talent. [All of which has left economists trying to figure out the answer to an increasingly looming question: When will it end?]( The Dallas-Plano-Irving metro division is in a late expansion period, the Moody’s business cycle index shows, since May of last year. That means the area has less slack in the economic line — unemployment can’t go much lower because [labor is already hard to find, and costs of living are starting to rise.]( Also: The Trump administration's [new health insurance option offers lower premiums for small businesses]( and self-employed people. And: A modern Texas saloon, where late nights and good food are part of the DNA, [is expected to open June 28 in Victory Park](. During a meeting at City Hall, Frisco Police Chief John Bruce (left) listened to Mayor Jeff Cheney talk about safety improvements within Frisco ISD. (File photo) FRISCO To address students’ needs, Frisco ISD adding new positions, thousands of hours of counseling time Changes are on tap to bolster safety and security in Frisco ISD, where student threats took on a new urgency in the wake of school shootings across the nation. "Where we can really make a difference is in personnel," Frisco ISD director of security Kevin Haller told trustees at a recent meeting. Most significantly, [the district will add 44 positions, up from the nine initially recommended for next year](, to help bolster counseling for students. The majority of the new staff will take over standardized testing duties at elementary and middle schools. They also will oversee services related to students with disabilities. [The hires will free up school counselors to devote more time to students' social, emotional and mental health needs.]( Denton: A 22-year-old [driver died after a crash in Denton early Sunday morning](, police said. Fort Worth: A murder [suspect in a March shooting was convicted of killing his brother]( 10 years ago. Advertisement (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Morning An immigrant child fleeing Central America uses makeshift shoelaces crafted from aluminum blanket material after the cloth ones were confiscated by the U.S. Border Patrol. [As the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border continues, weÂ](will continue to update our immigration coverage](. McKinney police officer A. Linwood, left, and Sgt. Jimmy Thomas watch kids ride a slide during a pool party at Apex Centre on Saturday. McKinney police were present at the pool party to celebrate recent McKinney graduates involved in the pool party three years ago, which sparked conversation about police mistreatment of minorities. (Carly Geraci/Staff Photographer) Around The Site - McKinney: The[lawyer for a teen who was pinned by police throws a pool party]( three years after incident went viral. - Review: The [Eagles were excellent in Arlington, but it didn't feel like an Eagles show](, music critic Kelly Dearmore writes. - 2018 Elections: [Lupe Valdez has made late but final 2017 tax payments](on property she owns in Dallas and Ellis counties - Cowboys roundtable: Our team discusses the events that would [potentially lead to Jason Garrett's termination](. - Ch-ch-changes: Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Texas got [a little older and a little more diverse last year](. - Kaufman: [Officials are asking for help from the public]( locating a 6-year-old boy with autism. - Oak Cliff: [Police are searching for four males]( in connection with a fatal robbery near East Ledbetter Drive. - Tarrant County: [Officials are searching for a man who went underwater]( Saturday morning in Grapevine Lake and did not resurface. Irene Andrews shouts and holds a sign during a Families First Rally at the Texas Democratic Convention on Saturday at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth. (Ashley Landiis/Staff Photographer) Finally ... After passionate convention, Democrats look to sway average Texas voters They rallied. They plotted strategy. They caucused. There were fiery, emotional speeches about the failings of their Republican counterparts and promises to turn Texas blue. Now that the hype has subsided, Democrats must figure out how to use their enthusiasm to craft a winning message in a decidedly Republican state. [It's clear to most of the 7,500 delegates who gathered in Fort Worth Thursday, Friday and Saturday what must be done.]( But given the systemic challenges faced by Texas Democrats for 25 years, the nagging question has always been how do you get it done? "It's on us to show Texas and the world that we care for one another," said [Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa, discussing what the message to voters should be after the convention.]( AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! 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