City Council Will Probably Delay $800 Million Bond Package. It was set to be voted on in May, but it’ll now likely appear on a November ballot. The mayor had lots of concerns yesterday, like, you know, the Police and Fire Pension System that has the potential to bring the city to insolvency. Looks like our crummy streets will have to wait a while longer.
Attorney Files Motion to Continue Representing Enrique Arochi. Arochi’s trial attorney in the Christina Morris kidnapping case, Steven Miears, filed a motion on appeal to represent Arochi—who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison—after the trial judge appointed a different attorney to handle Arochi’s appeal. Miears is not eligible to handle Collin County indigent cases, but last week he filed the petition for emergency relief with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to try to get back on the case. The petition is pending.
Paralyzed Woman Sues Uber and Honda. A car crash in the Honda Odyssey that Sarah Milburn requested on Uber in November 2015 left her a quadriplegic. In late December, she and her parents filed a lawsuit against Uber, the Uber driver, the owner of the Odyssey, and Honda. The lawsuit says Uber and Honda “failed to provide [Milburn] with the safety she reasonably expected, and as a result, she was catastrophically injured and faces a lifetime of physical impairment and challenges.”
Rangers Will Announce New Stadium Architect Today. A news conference will be held at Globe Life Park at 11 a.m. to make the announcement. The billion-dollar, retractable-roof stadium was approved by Arlington residents in November. Dallas-based HKS Inc., which designed the current ballpark, is a contender for architect of the new one. Construction on the stadium will likely start this summer.
Macy’s Closing Two Area Stores Due to Sales Declining. One is in Southwest Center Mall in Dallas, and the other is in Collin Creek Mall in Plano. Six other stores throughout Texas will close too, leaving 13 Macy’s stores operating in North Texas.
Will Tonight be Dallas’s First Snow This Winter? Maybe! There’s a 20 percent chance of snow late tonight into tomorrow morning, but it probably won’t stick. Still, if you’re up late, you may see a few flurries.
