DALLAS (AP) – The Texas council that manages the majority of the state’s electricity has initiated rotating power outages Monday morning as the state experiences a winter storm dropping snow, ice and temperatures. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged residents to reduce electricity. Over a million customers went without power for short periods as…… MORE
DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The NTTA is working around the clock, preparing roads for the winter weather. NTTA maintenance crews are reportedly treating North Texas roads in preparation for freezing temperatures this week. The NTTA uses brine – a heavily salted liquid solution that dries and helps treat roads prior to inclement weather, with more than…… MORE
Dallas (AP) – Authorities say a suspected drunken driver has been arrested after he struck and killed a Dallas police officer who was blocking the scene of an accident. Police said in a statement that Officer Mitchell Penton was standing next to his patrol car with the emergency lights activated early Saturday when the suspect…… MORE
Austin (AP) – Texas prison officials say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was prepared to release three men convicted of sex offenses against children in an apparent misapplication by authorities of enforcement directives from President Joe Biden’s administration. The three were not released after discussions between the state prison system and immigration authorities. But the…… MORE
Undated (AP) – Officials in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are bracing for a winter storm that forecasters say will bring heavy snow and ice to the region. Texas Governor Greg Abbott is warning that all of Texas faces an unprecedented winter storm, and said he’s asking for a federal disaster declaration ahead of the storm.…… MORE