Fired Dallas officer settles with city

Plus: State Fair gun policy battle, Another H-E-B planned, Cowboys and more [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Howdy, North Texas! Former President Barack Obama dropped his annual summer playlist Monday. A North-Texas raised [singer's 2023 hit single was included on the list](. "Lil Boo Thang," by Paul Russell, which samples The Emotions' 1977 "Best of My Love," was first released as a 21-second clip on TikTok. The viral snippet later became a full-length song which has garnered millions of streams. We'll have more updates straight to your inbox tomorrow morning. — Brandon Gray, Senior Audience Journalist   [Former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser speaking to media]( With his wife, Eboni Samuel Riser, by his side, former Dallas police officer Bryan Riser leaves the Dallas County jail after his release April 7, 2021. Defense attorney Toby Shook (in mask) is at left. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) [Dallas PD officer Bryan Riser, fired after capital murder allegations, settles with city]( The city of Dallas is going to pay what will likely be hundreds of thousands of dollars to a police officer that the department had accused of capital murder. Bryan Riser, a former patrol officer, was [accused by his department of ordering the 2017 killings]( of Liza Saenz and Albert Douglas. But a bungled police investigation led to the charges being dismissed — and Riser’s appeal to win back his job. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [AG Ken Paxton threatens to sue Dallas over gun policy at State Fair of Texas]( Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office announced Wednesday that it found the State Fair of Texas’ new gun policy [...] [Catching up with Norm Hitzges: Dallas radio legend talks retirement, Rangers and more]( When he isn’t traveling the world, the longtime Ticket host now runs his own podcast: “I wish I were working [...] [Dallas PD officer accused of firing into neighbor’s apartment while off duty in Arlington]( Officer Jalen Thomas turned himself in to Arlington police on July 25, according to the department’s news [...] [Because of the way our brains are wired, it’s hard not to fall for celebrity endorsements | Watchdog]( A $10 million fine for CarShield raises the question of the honesty of celebrity endorsements. [H-E-B, apartments and more planned for mixed-use development in Allen]( A 60-acre mixed-use development in northwest Allen will soon be home to an H-E-B, apartments, townhomes, [...] [READ MORE NEWS](     ADVERTISEMENT   NEWS [Fort Worth settles $9.6M whistleblower lawsuits with former police chief, 2 IT workers]( The Fort Worth city council on Tuesday approved a $9.6 million settlement in three whistleblower lawsuits [...] [Student hospitalized after knife altercation at Woodrow Wilson High School, DISD says]( The altercation happened on the third day of the new school year, as Dallas ISD students returned from summer [...] [Dallas down to 3 finalists for city’s next police oversight director, board chairman says]( John Mark Davidson, chairman of Dallas’ Community Police Oversight Board, said city officials are expected to [...] BUSINESS [Dallas restaurant Goodwin’s takes new lease on Greenville Avenue]( Goodwin’s To Go, located a few doors down from Goodwin's on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, will serve [...] [Kroger and Albertsons spending more than $800 million on merger fees]( Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. have spent more than $800 million on fees to lawyers, bankers and advisers for [...] [Texas cities among highest in U.S. for personal debt collection, WalletHub study finds]( Texas cities rank among the highest in the U.S. for debt collection, an indicator of financial struggle. SPORTS [Dallas Cowboys sign OT Cohl Cabral, waive injured DE Shaka Toney]( After Chuma Edoga went down with a toe injury, the Cowboys were in need of some offensive line depth. [Why Cowboys are scrimmaging the Rams again at training camp in Oxnard]( This will be the third time the Cowboys and Rams have faced off in a seven-day period. [Dallas Cowboys’ reported $10 billion valuation proves Jerry Jones was right]( Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones predicted he could sell the team for “more than $10 billion” in 2022. [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [The Dallas Morning News]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X (formerly Twitter)]( [YouTube]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Terms of Service]( [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( ©2024 The Dallas Morning News • 1954 Commerce St. • Dallas, TX 75201