Evening Roundup: Power outages, Universal's Frisco meetings, legalizing marijuana remains popular

Also, what do the Mavs need to do to help Luka? [EVENING ROUNDUP](dallasnews.com) dallasnews.com Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. [A fallen tree in Dallas is sawed into smaller parts by two men in order to ease the removal process.]( A public works employees clears a downed, ice-covered tree in Arlington, Texas, February 2, 2023. More than 426,000 Texans were without power late Thursday morning. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands of Texans without power]( Thousands of Texans are without power Thursday following a [ferocious ice storm]( a three consecutive days of frigid temperatures. Statewide, nearly 380,000 households were without electricity as of late afternoon Thursday, according to PowerOutage.us which tracks outages nationwide. Outages are largely clustered in East and Central Texas. More than 38,000 homes were without power in Tyler in East Texas and roughly 36,000 around Round Rock, north of Austin, according to Oncor’s outage map. More Storm Coverage - [Texas is buried under ice. When can you drive safely?]( - [What North Texas schools and colleges are closed Friday because of the weather?]( - [Live updates, radar: Dallas-Fort Worth above freezing for first time since Sunday]( - [Winter storm blamed for 7 deaths across Texas]( - [A silver lining to the Texas winter storm? Cheaper gas prices]( [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT   TOP STORIES [Frisco’s Universal meetings to be held Friday]( Frisco’s Universal meetings to be held Friday [Dallas, Collin counties get $22.8M grant to house homeless]( Dallas among 46 communities getting total of $315M from federal government to address unsheltered and rural [...] [Chicago restaurant Portillo’s announces 2 new locations in North Texas]( The long lines at Texas’ only Portillo’s, in The Colony, suggest these new restaurants can’t open fast enough. [Dallas billionaire Steve Winn’s Hill Country resort meets opposition from conservationists]( The founder of Richardson-based RealPage says his plan will be a model for conscientious development. [...] [Mavericks fans: What questions do you have ahead of the NBA trade deadline?]( Dallas and all 29 other NBA teams have until 2 p.m. Feb. 9 to make any trades. [READ MORE NEWS](   ADVERTISEMENT   BUSINESS [Forest Forward says it has at least half of $75.2M goal for historic South Dallas theater]( Nonprofit is set to hold a grand opening December 2024, the theater’s 75th anniversary. [How many minimum wage jobs do you need to work to rent in Dallas?]( Zillow researchers broke down city by city what rental rates in the biggest U.S. cities mean for low-income [...] [FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried wins crypto case brought by Texas]( The state board contended Bankman-Fried offered unregistered securities through FTX’s yield-bearing [...] [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( The Dallas Zoo alerted the Dallas Police Department that two monkeys went missing on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. (Dallas Zoo / Twitter) [Question 5 of 5]( [This type of monkey was taken from the Dallas Zoo and later found at a building in Lancaster, Texas.]( - [Panamanian White-Faced]( - [Bonnet macaque]( - [Snow Monkey]( - [Emperor Tamarin]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer.](   POLITICS [Biden names Dallas prosecutor Damien Diggs first Black U.S. attorney for East Texas]( President Joe Biden picked Damien Diggs to be the first Black U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, [...] [82% of Texans support legalizing medical marijuana, new poll finds]( A new poll by the Hobby School of Public Affairs released a poll saying a majority of Texans supports [...] [Migrant flows plummet across Texas-Mexico border. Is success for Biden’s policy in sight?]( Biden announced on Jan. 5 that the U.S. government is expanding humanitarian passage monthly for as many as [...] OPINION [Homeless solutions must focus on support, not just enforcement]( We won’t arrest our way out of homeless camps [Texas needs to cut sales tax, too]( Renters, low-income Texans won’t benefit from property tax plan [Texas is losing a state park. Are there more to come?]( This is the wrong way to celebrate Texas Parks and Wildlife’s 100th birthday   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 2023