New bail system means 24 new Dallas County jail jobs: Your Wednesday evening roundup

October 03,  2018 By Wayne Carter Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Dallas County commissioners have approved 24 new positions at the Dallas County Jail to accommodate changes ordered by a federal judge to its cash bail system. (2018 File Photo/Nathan Hunsinger) criminal justice Dallas County beefs up jail staffing after federal judge orders change to cash bail system With a federal deadline looming, Dallas County commissioners have approved 24 new positions as part of a plan [to assess whether suspects booked into the county jail can afford cash bail.]( The additional personnel, plus overtime hours, will cost the county about $3 million a year. Commissioners' approval follows a Sept. 20 ruling by a federal judge ordering the county to stop setting bail based on a fixed schedule without taking into account whether suspects can pay. County officials have been discussing reforms to the pretrial system for years, but the federal lawsuit filed in early 2018 seems to be accelerating the county's pace in making changes. No minor infraction: A 25-year-old who posed as a teen at Hillcrest High to relive his basketball glory days [now faces three felony charges.]( politics From Selena to 'Coco', Dallas-area candidates are trying to find ways to connect with Latino voters To encourage Hispanics to vote, Democratic candidates have knocked on doors while blaring Selena songs and called potential voters with the Coco soundtrack playing in the background. Republican candidates have also taken their message door-to-door in Hispanic neighborhoods, with bilingual volunteers. But with the midterm elections about a month away, a national poll revealed that 60 percent of Latino voters said they have not been approached by a campaign, political party or organization asking them to register or to vote. That means candidates not only have work to do on the engagement front, [but also when it comes to building trust with Hispanic voters.]( Hardball politics: President Donald Trump fired up a Mississippi campaign rally crowed [by mocking Christine Blasey Ford's sexual assault claims.]( Editorial: The president's tariffs [undercut his progress on trade.]( business How the frozen margarita started in Dallas and became a Tex-Mex staple In 1971, Mariano Martinez’s namesake restaurant was beginning to make a name for itself in the Dallas area, but Martinez was concerned that complaints about the magaritas he served could cost him his business. “This was my one chance in life to be somebody,” Martinez says. Martinez stopped by a 7-Eleven for some coffee and gum after a sleepless night. It was inside the convenience store where Martinez [came up with the idea that would not just help control the quality of his restaurant’s drinks, but eventually change the industry.]( “What I was looking for was consistency,” Martinez says. “I was looking for a way to save my restaurant.” Sins of the father: Take these three steps to [keep your kids from being saddled with your timeshare.]( Off the rails: Matthew Rose, who brokered BNSF's sale to Berkshire Hathaway, [will retire next year.]( (Smiley N. Pool/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day A fan wearing a headband professing love for Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki waits for the team to arrive at its hotel Tuesday in Shanghai. The Mavericks and the Philadelphia 76ers are there for the NBA China Games 2018, a two-game series that's part of the NBA preseason schedule, and [our Mavericks beat writer Eddie Sefko and photographer Smiley N. Pool are documenting the trip.]( editors' picks - Suspect at large: A carjacker fled [after shooting his victim in the head and chest]( in Lake Highlands. - Pedestrian deaths: A man was struck and killed while running across Garland Road in Dallas, and [a woman died in a hit-and-run]( on Loop 12 in Irving. - Officer Scrooge: A former police officer in southeastern Texas was sentenced to probation for stealing Christmas money [from a man who had a fatal heart attack.]( - Field trip mishap: A Plano ISD fifth-grader [was bitten by a snake Tuesday]( at the YMCA Collin County Adventure Camp. - Traffic tie-up: Highway 80 in Forney was closed during morning rush hour Wednesday [after an 18-wheeler crashed on a bridge.]( Finally... Who is Scooter Magruder? Meet the man behind the Cowboys fan parody videos you can't help but relate to Scooter Magruder knows it's strange. The online sports comedian, whose animated fan-reaction videos are generating hundreds of thousands of hits, actually watches Cowboys games in quiet? But "unless it's a huge play," Magruder said, "I'm actually almost silent. "Because I know I'm going to have to re-react." Magruder, a 29-year-old Floridian whose real name is Cameron, [has generated a massive following for videos emulating sports fans,]( including Cowboys Nation. [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! If you like this newsletter, please [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? 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