Ex-Cowboy gets jail for DWI, what polar vortex means for D-FW: Your Thursday evening roundup

Also, more voters in Dallas-Fort Worth voted in person on the first day of early voting this primary than 2016.  [Evening roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( 02/21/2020 By Narda Pérez and Mallorie Sullivan Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Darren McFadden run drills during a Dallas Cowboys practice in Frisco on June 14, 2017. (Nathan Hunsinger / Staff Photographer) CRIME & COURTS [Ex-Cowboys RB Darren McFadden gets jail for DWI after falling asleep in McKinney Whataburger drive-through]( Former Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden was sentenced to jail time Friday for a DWI conviction after he [fell asleep in a Collin County Whataburger drive-through]( lane last year. McFadden, 32, pleaded guilty Friday to driving while intoxicated and was sentenced to four days behind bars, with credit for one day of time served, court records show. Also: The DEA [has announced a new effort to stop meth trafficking in Dallas]( and seven other trafficking hubs. And: Dallas police found a man [shot to death]( Wednesday night in Lake Highlands. ADVERTISEMENT  BUSINESS [North Texas startups, renowned UTSW researcher attract $21 million from Texas cancer-fighting agency]( Three Dallas-Fort Worth startups are getting a [multimillion-dollar boost]( from Texas’ cancer-fighting agency to help turn medical research into products. Barricade Therapeutics Corp. of Fort Worth, Dialectic Therapeutics Inc. of Dallas and Texas Magnetic Imaging Technology Inc. of Dallas are each getting [nearly $3 million]( from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.  Retail Therapy: What does [Apple Watch’s success]( mean for luxury brands?   Also: Morgan Stanley is buying E-Trade for [$13 billion in stock.](  POLITICS[More North Texas Democrats head to the polls on first day of early voting this year than in 2016]( More voters in Dallas-Fort Worth [voted in person on the first day]( of early voting this primary than during the 2016 primaries, according to data from counties. The number of Democratic voters who voted on Tuesday, the first day polls opened, more than doubled in Dallas, Denton and Collin counties and surged in Tarrant county compared to the number of first-day early voters in 2016.  Also: Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he [opposes legalizing marijuana]( because he worries about the ill effects on pregnant women and their fetuses and other concerns.   And: Sen. John Cornyn [has raised more than $1.2 million so far this year]( in the Senate race, while MJ Hegar has reported raising $638,000.  ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICKS - The secret's out: Victoria’s Secret, no longer the darling [lingerie brand, is sold.]( - From the archives: [Illegal street racing]( in Dallas neighborhoods is a problem that has been here for decades. - As if 'Cheer' wasn't enough: Corsicana fruitcake scandal film [offers the small town an encore.]( ADVERTISEMENT FINALLY... [What a near-record strength polar vortex means for weather in Dallas-Fort Worth]( Far up in the Arctic Circle, the polar vortex is unusually strong right now. So strong, in fact, that it’s approaching record strength, and that is not expected to change for the foreseeable future, according to Judah Cohen, the director of seasonal forecasting at Atmospheric and Environmental Research. [Here's what the polar vortex is and what its strength could mean Dallas-Fort Worth’s weather.]( 👋 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? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). 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](