Former D-FW radio host accused of another sex crime, who's outraising who in runup to Dallas City Council election: Your Tuesday morning roundup

Plus, what you had to say about the poll showing Matthew McConaughey over Greg Abbott for Texas governor  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 04/27/2021 By Mallorie Sullivan Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌥️ 🌩️ Weather: Mostly cloudy, breezy and warm with a 30% chance of isolated thunderstorms. High of 80. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [As fans pack into Globe Life Field, Texas Rangers aren’t strongly enforcing their own mask policy]( [Three North Texas school districts chosen for leadership institute founded by H-E-B’s chairman]( [D-FW leads Texas in home sales]( [2 restaurants in the suburbs jump to Dallas: Rye in McKinney and Haywire in Plano]( [Iconic gold glass North Dallas towers change hands]( [Sean Lee won’t be a Hall of Famer, but that doesn’t diminish how special his career with the Cowboys was]( [Plano buzzing over giant hive with more than 10,000 bees]( [Mailers, money and a church’s politics: How some North Texas school board races are ‘drawn into the vortex of the culture wars’]( [In post-riot campaign ad, Rodimer holds assault rifle and vows to ‘strip power’ from Biden and Pelosi]( [Former Dallas-Fort Worth country radio host Justin Frazell accused of another sex crime]( Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has backed Yolonda Williams and Donald Parish in two city council races. The incumbents in those races raised more money off the mayor's endorsements than the candidates Johnson is backing. (Brandon Wade/Special Contributor) ELECTIONS[Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s City Council candidates come up short in fundraising]( Dallas City Council members received a windfall of campaign contributions after Mayor Eric Johnson endorsed competitors in each of those races, new campaign finance records show. Incumbents Jaime Resendez and Adam Bazaldua handily outraised their opponents during the latest reporting period — pulling in about half their total contributions in the 72 hours after the mayor endorsed two of their respective rivals in mid-April, Yolanda Faye Williams and Donald Parish in Districts 5 and 7. [Here's who else outraised their competitors.]( WHAT YOU'RE SAYING The Discourse Each week we feature comments from our readers. Want to get featured in the newsletter? Join the conversation on [Instagram]( [Facebook]( or [Twitter](. (Mallorie Sullivan / DMN staff illustration)  Texas Gov. Matthew McConaughey? That's what a lot of y'all were talking about recently. A [Dallas Morning News/University of Texas at Tyler poll released last week]( showed that, should the actor take the plunge and run for office, 45% of Texas registered voters would vote for McConaughey, 33% would vote for Abbott and 22% would vote for someone else, should the actor take the plunge and run for office. While some were alright, alright, alright with the results, others were left wondering if it would even be possible. (It's doubtful, [political columnist Gromer Jeffers wrote Monday.]( Here's what you said. ⬇️   "I think (Matthew McConaughey) would make a great Governor of Texas. He’s an 'of the people, for the people' kind of guy, which is what Texas desperately needs right now. Hey, if actor Ronald Reagan could become a Governor and a President, then Matthew McConaughey can sure enough become Governor of the Lone Star State."— Nancy Webber Bryant, [Facebook]( "That’s cool if he wants to enter the political arena but I think a better stepping stone would be running for mayor of Austin and seeing show he performs before going up to governor." — @TastyPastry33, [Reddit]( "Let’s give (Matthew McConaughey) a chance to lay out his vision and policy proposals. Texas could use fresh thinking and new blood to solve its problems."— @matthew_schuster_, [Instagram]( "Just because he might align with your views, I don’t think his world experience lends it to managing and governing a state. Love him but not for governor without getting some years of experience under his belt." — @Kelly McLaughlin, [Facebook](  TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS Want to continue the conversation? Text us and get headlines like this sent directly to your phone. 📱 Get connected. 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