T. Boone Pickens dies at 91, Beto's backers, Taliban peace talks: Your Wednesday evening roundup

L.A. movie producers would have been hard-pressed to create an exaggerated Hollywood version of the real-life T. Boone Pickens.  [Evening roundup]( 09/11/2019 By Wayne Carter Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( T. Boone Pickens relaxes on a porch outside the living quarters at his sprawling Mesa Vista Ranch near the Texas Panhandle town of Miami. Pickens died Wednesday at age 91. (2017 File Photo/Tom Fox) BUSINESS [T. Boone Pickens, larger-than-life energy tycoon and OSU diehard, dies at 91]( T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive, philanthropist, ardent Oklahoma State University supporter and one of America's most famous entrepreneurs, died peacefully Wednesday of natural causes at his home in the Vendome. He was 91. Pickens had an energy career [that went from laborer to corporate take-over raider to tycoon to business soothsayer.]( He was among the few business elites granted "dual citizenship" on both sides of the Red River. Pickens is the third Dallas business icon to die this year — following the deaths of Herb Kelleher in January and Ross Perot Sr. in July. "Ralph Waldo Emerson said, 'Do not go where the path might lead, but instead go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.' That was Boone," said retired banker Alan White, one of Pickens' closest friends. L.A. movie producers would have been hard-pressed to create an exaggerated Hollywood version of the real-life man. "Bold, imaginative, and daring": George W. Bush, Jerry Jones, Pete Delkus and others [remember T. Boone Pickens.]( And: Behind T. Boone Pickens' hundreds of millions of dollars in donations [was his true passion for Oklahoma State's success.]( ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS [Beto O'Rourke drops list of 100 Texas supporters as Houston presidential debate approaches]( After two recent polls showed him trailing in the Texas presidential race, Beto O'Rourke Wednesday released a list of 100 Lone Star supporters, including 70 elected officials. O'Rourke's list includes the names of North Texans like Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, state Reps. Ana-Maria Ramos of Richardson, Rhetta Bowers of Rowlett and Jessica Gonzalez of Dallas. Jenkins said in an interview that O'Rourke would "make a great president." "And selfishly, I want Texas to be in play," he said, recalling how O'Rourke last year came within 3 points of defeating GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, nearly giving Democrats their first statewide victory in Texas since 1994. O'Rourke [hopes the endorsements are a sign that he can win the March Texas primary]( by tapping into the support base he built as a 2018 Senate candidate.   Early indicators: Joe Biden leads the Democratic presidential race in two new Texas polls [as Beto O'Rourke lags.](    BUSINESS [High-profile block north of downtown Dallas sells for huge high-rise project]( Developers who are making on plans for a huge mixed-use project north of downtown Dallas have added land to the deal. Dallas' DeLaVega Development has been working for two years on a planned high-rise complex on North Central Expressway next to the Cityplace Tower. The proposed development would include a residential tower, luxury hotel, shopping and restaurants and other buildings. Now a partnership which includes DeLaVega [has purchased more than 16 acres next door to make the development even larger]( according to county deed records.  Growth concept: [Austin is next for Neighborhood Goods]( Dallas' new type of department store.   Taking a hit: Grapevine-based GameStop announced up to 200 store closures worldwide – [and many more could be coming.](  ADVERTISEMENT (Shaban Athuman/Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY Brenda Brinkman talks to her niece, 3-year-old Linley Holdman, following Wednesday's 9/11 memorial service at Mesquite Freedom Park. The park is home to a memorial, made of a mangled beam from one of the World Trade Center towers, to those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks. EDITORS' PICKS - Trafficking case: A 15-year-0ld undocumented immigrant was forced to work at a Southlake restaurant [to pay off her border-crossing debt]( authorities say. - All bark, no bite: Here's how to prevent squirrels [from gnawing on your trees.]( - Things to do: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in D-FW [with cultural fests, food, music and dance.]( FINALLY... [18 years after 9/11, the Taliban has yet to show they are ready for peace]( From The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board: For those Americans on the left and right calling for "troops out" and an end to any U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, we would remind them that nearly 75 years since the end of World War II we still have troops stationed throughout Europe and Asia that provide stability and deterrents against aggression. We’d also like to share with them what Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to the U.S., told our editorial board in March: "Lasting peace is not the absence of bullets. It is the fair application of the rule of law and the protection of citizen’s rights and freedoms." While everyone is for "peace" in Afghanistan, and for that matter an end to the long war on terror that began on 9/11, [it's little wonder that so many military leaders and media outlets on the left and right have called out the Trump peace talks]( for, as The Wall Street Journal recently editorialized, looking "increasingly like the Paris peace talks of the Vietnam era in which the enemy negotiates a U.S. withdrawal as it prepares for a complete military victory." 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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