Allen's size advantage, Apple grows in Austin, jury blames Brent, bar: Your Thursday evening roundup

December 13,  2018 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. Prefer the online view? It's [here](. (Michael Hogue / Staff Artist) SPORTS Allen is a one-school town and a football juggernaut. Is a mega high school fair? Allen has won five state football titles over the last 10 years. And the school could get another one Dec. 22 if the cards fall right. It is a juggernaut, in the truest sense. And so is its high school. Allen has nearly 6,700 students from 9th to 12th grade -- the largest high school in the state by 1,000 students -- and one of the largest in the nation. How Allen has been allowed to continue to compete, such as it is, against schools one-third its size has long been a point of debate. The chatter gets louder the longer Allen continues to dominate Friday nights. [Read the first of this week's three-part series.]( Cowboys: [A $25M verdict blames a bar and Dallas Cowboys staffer Josh Brent]( for a DWI crash that killed his teammate. Rangers: [Texas continues to churn toward the future]( by dealing lefty Alex Claudio for draft pick. advertisement [ Politics Trump 'doesn't know what's about to hit him,' retiring Rep. Joe Barton says Ennis Rep. Joe Barton’s exit is unique among the raft of looming departures in the Texas delegation. He didn’t get voted out like two of his GOP colleagues. He isn’t leaving totally on his own terms, either, since he decided last year under pressure to not run for re-election after lewd images related to an extramarital affair he had were released online. [He predicted that many Republicans, including President Donald Trump, are in for a “rude awakening”]( when Democrats take over the House next month. “Trump’s path is media celebrity, instant direct communication, say things in a flamboyant way to get attention and never back down,” Barton said. “And it worked, and to some extent it still works. So he thinks, ‘Why should I change?’ “He doesn’t know what’s about to hit him.” Meanwhile: Before paying to hide Trump's 'dirty deeds,' the [National Enquirer]( smeared Ted Cruz for affairs, JFK killing. And: [Russian Maria Butina takes a plea deal]( and admits to being a secret agent to infiltrate the U.S. gun-rights movement. business Apple builds a $1 billion campus in Austin big enough for 15,000 new jobs Apple announced Thursday that it will expand in Texas by building a new, $1 billion campus in Austin. The project, which adds capacity for up to 15,000 jobs, solidifies the state as the tech giant's major employment hub outside of California. The company said it will also add jobs in cities across the U.S. Over the next three years, it said it will add over 1,000 employees in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, Calif. and add hundreds of new jobs in Pittsburgh, New York, Boulder, Boston and Portland, Ore. It said it will double the size of its offices in Nashville and Miami. "With this new expansion, we're redoubling our commitment to cultivating the high-tech sector and workforce nationwide," [Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in the statement.]( Take flight: Want to see Paris, Madrid or Montana? [American Airlines is adding flights from DFW to get you there](. And: What housing slowdown? [Million dollar mansions are still flying off the shelf]( in D-FW. advertisement [ (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Photo of the Day Mountains of fine-ground roofing shingles destined to become asphalt surround Marsha Jackson's Dallas home off South Central Expressway. "You see pictures of the piles here, but the foul-smelling scene outside Jackson's kitchen window — in the backyard where she once kept horses for her rodeo-riding daughters — is a hellscape no camera can fully capture," writes columnist Robert Wilonsky. [Read about Jackson's "unacceptable" living conditions.]( EDITORS' PICKS - Look, don't touch: [A Denver man is accused of ‘throwing things and knocking things over’]( in damage spree at art museum. - Courts: ['Dr. Death,' featured in a hit podcast](, loses his Dallas appeal and will head to prison. - Legislation: [Congress overhauls its harassment rules]( after the 'Me Too' scandals involving Blake Farenthold and others. - Editorial: The government wants to use facial recognition technology at DFW, but there could be serious problems with it. - Fun! [Where to play arcade games]( in Dallas-Fort Worth. Finally... Introducing the Dallas Morning News' new reader commenting section We believe the voices of readers like you make our journalism stronger. Your comments help inform, inspire and spread curiosity in the community. That is why we are excited to introduce a new commenting experience on DallasNews.com, SportsDay and SportsDayHS. This is the first of several changes coming over the next several months to digital products from The Dallas Morning News to improve how you find information and connect with other readers about the news that matters to you. [Our new commenting system makes it easier for our staff to facilitate conversations and support respectful dialogue in the commenting section on articles](. It also includes exciting features commenters have been asking for. 👋 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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