Limitations to enforcing COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations rise, Victory Plaza has a new name: Your Wednesday morning roundup

The number of hospital patients fighting COVID-19 in North Texas continued to climb on Tuesday, maintaining the region’s trajectory to see tighter restrictions at businesses and restaurants.  [Morning roundup]( 12/02/2020 By Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌧️ Weather: A 60% chance for scattered showers in the morning, otherwise blustery and colder. High of 52. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [PNC Bank buys naming rights to plaza outside Dallas’ American Airlines Center]( [Report: The Mavericks are scheduled to face the NBA-champion Lakers on Christmas]( [Hardly any in Texas GOP will say that Biden won, even after Barr rejects Trump’s claims of widespread fraud]( [Dak Prescott’s price tag keeps growing, but a future without him is too bleak for these Cowboys to consider]( [Thanksgiving night fire leaves uninsured Oak Cliff family struggling]( [That Harley didn’t take MJ Hegar to the Senate. Now she’s selling it on eBay]( [Sephora signs contract with Kohl’s as it plans to phase out of J.C. Penney]( [Where to find free food pantries in Dallas, Fort Worth and other parts of North Texas]( [Hewlett Packard Enterprise relocating global HQ from San Jose to Texas]( [Inmate briefly escaped Fort Worth jail using fire extinguisher, hose, sheriff’s office says]( TJ's Seafood Market and Grill manager Scott Gonzalez delivers a curbside order at the Oak Lawn location in Dallas, Friday, November 20, 2020. Conflicting messages on COVID-19 leave Dallas restaurateurs weary and uncertain. Restaurant operators are caught between vocal industry leaders and advice from local officials. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) PUBLIC HEALTH [What happens if hospital COVID rates in Dallas don’t decrease? Not much, Judge Clay Jenkins says]( The number of hospital patients fighting COVID-19 in North Texas continued to climb on Tuesday, maintaining the region’s trajectory to see tighter restrictions at businesses and restaurants. [But don’t count on those new rules being enforced]( said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. 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](