Texas lawmakers hold hearings to investigate power outages, Dallas homeowners can apply for repair aid: Your Thursday morning roundup

Texas lawmakers will hold hearings Thursday to investigate last week’s power outages that left millions of Texans shivering in the cold as a freezing winter storm knocked out huge portions of the state’s electric supply for days.  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/25/2021 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌥️ Weather: Cloudy, breezy and much cooler, with a 70% chance of a few showers and thunderstorms. The highest chance will be Thursday evening and overnight. High of 56. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [Federal COVID vaccine site opens in Dallas as residents rush Fair Park seeking booster shots after winter storm]( [How Dallas homeowners can apply for city aid to fix homes damaged in winter storm]( [Greg Abbott: ‘No words can fix’ devastation Texans went through last week. State will speak through actions]( [Biden, at ‘best meeting’ yet as president, talks semiconductors and security with Texans Cornyn and McCaul]( [Residents in three Oak Cliff ZIP codes asked to sign up for vaccinations at Fair Park’s new FEMA site]( [Most North Texas cities have lifted orders to boil water, but there are still places to get free water]( [Here’s where you can sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine in North Texas]( [FDA says Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19; final decision soon]( [48 pallets of food stolen from Grand Prairie church a day before distribution event]( [Rapper Yella Beezy had 5 guns in his vehicle when Dallas police arrested him, affidavit says]( System operators in the command center of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in Taylor, shown in a 2018 file photo. (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) POLITICS [Texas power outages: Here’s what energy experts say lawmakers should investigate at hearings]( [Texas lawmakers will hold hearings Thursday]( to investigate last week’s power outages that left millions of Texans shivering in the cold as a freezing winter storm knocked out huge portions of the state’s electric supply for days. The House’s State Affairs and Energy Resources committees will hold a joint hearing simultaneously with the Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee beginning at 9 a.m., as both chambers of the Legislature look for answers on what went catastrophically wrong and what can be done to prevent similar outages. TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS Want to continue the conversation? Text us and get headlines like this sent directly to your phone. 📱 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 morning! 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 [the newsroom.](  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](