County commissioners' pay raise, big ranch up for sale, influence peddling for profit: Your Thursday evening roundup

September 06,  2018 By Wayne Carter and Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Dallas County Commissioners approved a 3 percent pay raise for themselves this week as property values continue to climb. (2017 File Photo/Staff) property taxes Dallas County commissioners give themselves another pay bump as property values climb After another year of soaring tax revenue, Dallas County commissioners [approved a 3 percent raise for themselves this week.]( That bump brings commissioners’ individual salaries to $163,500, and the county judge’s to $176,500, not counting the yearly $9,300 car allowance. But County Judge Clay Jenkins and Commissioner Elba Garcia — the two votes against the raise — said they wouldn’t accept the pay increase. The raise applies to the commissioners and other county elected officials: the sheriff, constables, justices of the peace, county clerk, county treasurer, district clerk and tax assessor-collector. It does not cover courthouse judges or the district attorney, whose pay is set by the state. Watchdog: When City Hall brags about a lower tax rate, read the fine print: [Your tax bill may go up.]( Housing market: [D-FW is seeing fewer home flips](, smaller profits. business Sprawling Texas ranch southeast of Dallas is being sold by one of Fort Worth's most prominent families An iconic Texas ranch owned by one of Fort Worth's prominent families [is up for grabs.]( With almost 15,000 acres of riverfront woodlands, farm fields, cattle grazing land and acres of lakes, the KB Carter Ranch southeast of Dallas is priced at just under $51 million. "It's a real prize — there are few ranches of this quality," said Bernard Uechtritz with Dallas-based Icon Global Group which is marketing the property. "It's been a profitable cattle operation and a retreat for this family for generations." Amazing space: The [Saint Michael]( church is teaming up with developers for a new mixed-use project in North Dallas. A better View: [Dallas' mid-century Casa View Village shopping center]( is getting a major makeover. cRIME Fort Worth coach accused of molesting gymnasts faces 10 new charges A celebrated coach charged with sexually assaulting three preteen gymnasts in Fort Worth faces 10 more charges from women who say he did the same to them 20 years ago and avoided consequences by bouncing around North Texas gyms where owners didn’t know about his past. [Skipper Glenn Crawley, 51, was charged Thursday with 10 counts of lewd molestation of a child in Tulsa, Sgt. Jillian Phippen said](. He currently remains in a Tarrant County jail, with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. "Skipper states unequivocally that he is innocent," his attorney, Adrian Crane said, before the charges were filed in Oklahoma. Cowboys: More details have been released on [Rico Gathers' arrest]( on a marijuana possession charge. Fort Worth: [A burglary suspect fleeing police caused a fatal crash]( in the Stockyards, police say. (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Three-year-old Aiden Gauthier plays with furry friend Furgus on Wednesday in historic downtown Carrollton. The city repurposed its agricultural history several years ago, when a 60-year-old grain silo was converted into a climbing gym. With a help of more than a $1 million worth of grants, another piece of the city's historic downtown [could soon transform from rural relic to trendy destination.]( editors' picks - Courts: A middle school student has obtained a protective order [against a former Denton ISD teacher accused of stalking him.]( - TV caper: Fort Worth police are searching for a man and a pregnant woman [who stole televisions from an apartment complex.]( - Trucks recalled: Ford is recalling 2 million F-150 pickups [with seat belts that could spark fires.]( - Deadly crash: Garland police identiefied a suspect [who died Wednesday while fleeing officers.]( - Burt Reynolds dies: [The actor]( known for 'Smokey and the Bandit' and 'Boogie Nights' was 82. - Honey, where's the flashlight? [Hundreds were without power in Cockrell Hill]( after a truck struck a utility pole. - Time for harmony: [Dallas Symphony CEO Kim Noltemy]( is leading the orchestra through an era of change. Finally... Meet the influencers who are making millions online, and the Dallas woman who helped them get there Amber Venz Box leads a company that drives more than $1 billion in sales. She and her RewardStyle co-founder, husband Baxter Box, have a global reach, with seven offices on four continents, more than 250 employees and partnerships with more than 4,000 retailers and 1 million brands. But it’s the 30,000 content producers that have launched their own businesses that she’s most proud of, for [helping them take their passion for fashion, interiors, fitness, beauty — which they were already sharing online — and make a living.]( Box is but one of the tens of thousands of women who are supporting themselves and their families through RewardStyle, she says. “We found something and helped create entrepreneurs around the world.” [Subscribe to our Real Estate newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this evening! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! 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