🌩️ North Texas storms, DART, Irving ISD and more.

Here are the top headlines of the morning. [Here are the top headlines of the morning.]  [Dallas News](  Morning Roundup [DallasNews.com Â]( March 29, 2017 By [Dennis Jansen]( Good morning! 🌩️ Here is a look at the stories making news as we start the day. If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Prefer the online view? [It's here](. A file photo of lightning across the sky behind the Reunion Tower Ball in downtown Dallas, Sept. 29, 2011. (Brad Loper/The Dallas Morning News) Severe weather hits D-FW Thunderstorms producing powerful winds moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight, prompting a tornado warning in parts of Tarrant and Denton counties. As storms moved out of North Texas around 5 a.m., [residents began assessing the damage from severe winds](. Oncor reported that at least 200,000 North Texans lost power due to the storms. About half of the outages were located in Tarrant County. Meanwhile: Three storm chasers, including two contractors for The Weather Channel, [were killed in a two-car crash in Dickens County]( early Tuesday evening, shortly after a tornado warning was issued for the area. A DART train departs UNT Dallas Station on the Blue Line in southern Dallas on Monday, October 24, 2016.  (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News) DART balks at plan to use transit cash to save Dallas pension system The Dallas Area Rapid Transit board on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing a plan by Dallas City Council member Scott Griggs to tap DART funds [to bolster the ailing Dallas Police and Fire Pension fund](. The DART board plans within the next few days to send a letter, along with the resolution, to Dallas and the other cities served by DART. The letter will explain how [the Griggs plan]( might not be legal and could threaten DART's ability to pay its bond debt and serve Dallas riders. The pension fund is still struggling to find a solution for its solvency problems caused by overly generous benefits and bad investments. Analysis: [Why the Dallas police and fire pension issue is unfair for almost everyone](. Commentary: [How DART fails to serve those who need it the most](. Irving ISD votes against resolution to show support for unauthorized immigrant students Going against a state-wide trend, the Irving school board has decided [not to back a resolution supporting unauthorized immigrant students](. During Monday night's board meeting, trustees voted 4-2, with one abstention, against the resolution that would have designated all Irving ISD campuses as "welcome and safe." Trustee Randy Necessary said there was no need for the resolution, since a 1982 Supreme Court case established that children must get a free K-12 education in the U.S. regardless of their immigration status. (Jae S. Lee/Staff Photographer) Photo of the morning Kelly Lindstrom, a vet technician and animal cruelty investigator, kisses a rescued dog named 'Lt. Dan' at The Pet Vet in Frisco on Tuesday. Lt. Dan was helped by rescue groups after [the stray dog's leg was shattered by a bullet](. Crime roundup - Child abuse: Fort Worth police arrested a 65-year-old man this month after a teen who had borrowed the man's computer [found nude photos of his little sister on it](. - Cold case: After 9 years, [a clearer picture emerges of the killer]( in a Grand Prairie cold case. - Car thefts: Two men were arrested [after a vehicle theft spree that included classic cars](. - Home invasion: A husband and wife were both [shot during a home-invasion robbery]( in west Fort Worth on Tuesday. - Truck theft: A 50-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing a semi-truck and [leading police on a chase from Seagoville to Dallas](. - Undercover operation: An Oklahoma couple is accused of driving to Central Texas [to have sex with a child](. Finally, The Tony Romo question: Jerry Jones met with local reporters Tuesday afternoon to discuss the status of Tony Romo — [and he didn't tell us much](. That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [djansen@dallasnews.com](mailto:djansen@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Tumblr]( [Google]( [Ello](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2017 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [508 Young St., Dallas, TX 75202](#)