Mike McCarthy’s tenure with the Cowboys has come to an end. The two sides have reached the decision to move on. After a disappointing 7-10 season that came down to a referendum on the job done by McCarthy and his staff and the approach Jerry Jones and his son, Stephen, took in building this team, the club now begins its search for the 10th head coach in franchise history. The Cowboys compiled a 49-35 record in McCarthy’s five seasons. In other news, the Texas Legislature convenes for its 89th regular session at noon today, kicking off 140 days of wrangling over the business of the state; also, a second suspect was arrested Saturday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred two months ago near a Walmart in Frisco. On the evening of Nov. 13, officers responded to a call reporting gunshots near the Walmart located on the northeast corner of Eldorado Parkway and FM 423. 24-year-old Jada Mansfield, of Dallas, was arrested in connection with the shooting; And Morton’s - The Steakhouse closed in Dallas at the end of the year. The legendary restaurant with nearly 40 years of history opened originally in Dallas’ West End in 1987 and moved 24 years later to Uptown.

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