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Also, the latest news on the Edgemere Dallas retirement community [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. [State leaders could have funded the $6.3 billion without bonds, without making us, our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren pay for something that was not our fault.]( Texas' state government is buying $6.3 billion in bonds to pay electricity and gas companies the millions of dollars many of them owe from the 2021 February freeze. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) You may pay money for decades for our electricity failures. It didn’t have to be that way]( Dave Lieber, The Watchdog of The Dallas Morning News, writes: A Texas baby born this year will be almost 30 years old when Texans make the final payment on 30-year bonds used to bail out electricity and gas providers. These companies are stuck with millions of dollars in deficits from the 2021 February freezeout. The Watchdog calls it a “freezeout fee” on monthly power bills after last year’s horrific failure of our gas generating plants and our electricity grid. Texas state officials have approved borrowing $6.3 billion in bonds, some of them not due for final payout until the year 2050. The money won’t go to consumer rate relief. [We pay for the mistakes of others](. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   THE LATEST NEWS [Deadly 2021 winter storm data disregarded in models for new ERCOT power grid market report]( Texas legislators ordered an overhaul of the state’s electricity market in response to the power blackouts [...] [Temperatures will drop into the 50s tonight as a cold front moves in to the Dallas area]( North Texans should prepare for a cold and rainy Friday. Low temperatures will remain into next week [Mark Cuban gives Elon Musk a customer service tip, criticizes Twitter Blue]( What did the two entrepreneurs spat about? [North Texas performers to come together for benefit concert supporting AIDS organizations]( North Texas performers are coming together for an AIDS benefit concert at Dallas' Winspear Opera House. [Previews and predictions for notable Dallas-area bi-district round TXHSFB games]( The playoffs have arrived. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( [David Holl]( Buc-ee's operates several dozen gas stations across Texas. (Allison V. Smith) [Question 3 of 5]( [The largest Buc-ee’s is currently in Tennessee. Which Texas town is taking the title back?]( - [League City]( - [Melissa]( - [Royce City]( - [Luling]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer. Complete the quiz and you’ll be entered to win $100.](   CRIME AND COURTS [Prosecutors drop capital murder case against suspect in fatal robbery of Andre Emmett]( Michael Lucky was originally suspected gunman when he was indicted in 2019, but prosecutors told a jury [...] [Alex Jones ordered to pay $473M more to Sandy Hook families]( A third and final trial over Jones’ hoax claims is expected to begin around the end of the year in Texas. [Man arrested near Fort Worth following SWAT standoff; no one was injured]( The incident occurred in the 2700 block of Mimosa Park Drive in Richland Hills, located northeast of Fort [...]   POLITICS [As North Texas urban centers grow, GOP’s advantage shrinks, midterm election shows]( Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rockwall, Tarrant show narrowing gap between Republicans and Democrats [Dallas cop backed by Trump for state House wins despite indictment, disclosures about past]( Dallas police officer Frederick Frazier won his House race after a recent felony indictment and revelations [...] [Incumbent Mary Brown wins write-in race for Dallas County civil court judge]( The judicial election for the 301st District Court was unusual because no candidate was officially on the [...]   BUSINESS [Edgemere could be sold for $48.5 million as competing bankruptcy plans emerge]( The alternative for the Dallas luxury retirement community is receiving a cash infusion from its parent [...] [Keurig Dr Pepper CEO resigns after violating company’s code of conduct]( Ozan Dokmecioglu served in the beverage company’s top job for only four months. He previously was the [...] [Spirit Airlines boosts DFW schedule with three new routes, drops Detroit]( Budget carrier Spirit Airlines is adding three new routes from DFW International Airport in the spring, with [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2022