Paxton traveled to Utah during power outages, more Texas counties added to disaster declaration: Your Monday evening roundup

And: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is back open in Dallas after below-freezing temperatures.  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/22/2021 By Chelsea Watkins Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [Can Ted Cruz repair his image? 3 questions in the aftermath of Texas’ bitter cold experience]( [Additional 31 Texas counties included in federal major disaster declaration]( [Police drop charge against Black teen who was walking on Plano street during snowstorm]( [‘Blame to go around’: Lawmakers promise tough questions in search of answers on Texas power outages]( [‘We were told they were prepared,’ Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says of officials before crippling winter storm]( [‘Guardian angel’ pastor arrives just in time to wake up Dallas woman in her freezing home]( [Cruz gets the spotlight on ‘SNL’ and other late night shows as furor over Cancún trip continues]( [The two hours that nearly destroyed the Texas electric grid]( [Brand-new Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is back open in Dallas after below-freezing temperatures]( [Dallas-based fintech firm Apex Clearing will go public through SPAC valuing company at $4.7 billion]( Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife Angela Paxton, who was elected to the Texas Senate in 2018, are shown here attending the 2016 Texas Republican Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. Angela and Ken Paxton traveled to Utah during the deadly 2021 power outages in Texas.(Vernon Bryant / File Photo) INVESTIGATIONS [Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton traveled to Utah during last week’s power outages]( Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, left Texas for Utah during last week’s deep freeze. Ken Paxton’s campaign spokesman said Paxton traveled to the state to meet with the Utah attorney general, but did not answer questions about when he left or returned. According to a spokesman for Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, the two Republicans met in Salt Lake City on Wednesday afternoon and again on Friday. The attorneys general discussed an antitrust lawsuit several states are pursuing against Google, and Paxton attended a demonstration of a police training program, Paxton’s campaign spokesman Ian Prior said. [It’s not clear why the visit was not rescheduled.]( Prior said the pair met multiple times over the course of several days. TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS [Readers often tell us they want to stay informed but that they're short on time. That's why we're launching a new way for you to stay connected, with texts from The Dallas Morning News.]( [Want to get a quick hit of the biggest headlines of the day? Sign up for The Roundup. It's a Monday-Friday, daily briefing of the latest news impacting D-FW residents. Text us back with your questions or thoughts and we'll respond.]( 📱 Get connected. [Sign up here](. ❓ Got questions? We've got [answers](. *The Roundup is free to receive. Standard text messaging and data rates may apply. ADVERTISEMENT  👋 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? Submit your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to[the newsroom.]( ADVERTISEMENT STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2020 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](