Biden does Texas Republicans a favor, local mask makers just can't win: Your weekend roundup

Storms are coming  [Morning roundup]( 01/24/2021 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌧️ Weather: Saturday's fog was a fun change of pace, but Sunday's forecast is more foreboding. With a high of 64 degrees, there's a 70% chance of rain during the day, then potentially strong storms late Sunday night. [Our Jesus Jimenez has the details and will be updating readers as the day progresses](. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( President Joe Biden signs executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on January 20, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) POLITICS [By repealing Trump Census order, Biden gave Texas GOP an extra House seat, or two]( Hours after taking office, President Joe Biden handed Texas a huge gift that went mostly unnoticed, overshadowed by more controversial moves on climate, public health and the border wall. He reversed Donald Trump’s policy of excluding unauthorized immigrants from the Census count used to carve up the country into congressional districts. [Texas has almost 2 million such residents]( out of nearly 30 million – enough extra people to bring billions in federal largesse over the next decade, and add considerably to its clout in the U.S. House.  Editorial: It's dollars and nonsense, as [anti-vaxxers get federal funds](.   Opinion: Wednesday’s inauguration of President Joe Biden wasn’t church, but [there were moments when it sure felt like it](. writes Benjamin J. Dueholm.  ADVERTISEMENT SPORTS [Football is over, but the UIL has a way to go to be worry-free about winter, spring sports]( As UIL deputy executive director Jamey Harrison sat in the press box at AT&T Stadium on Jan. 15, [he was a little apprehensive]( even though his organization was about to accomplish a feat that many didn’t think was possible five months ago. The UIL was one day from finishing its high school football season during a global pandemic, which was remarkable given the wide range of challenges that arose since August for more than 1,200 schools that played 11-man or six-man and ranged in enrollment from 6,959 to 21. The University Interscholastic League never had to shut down activities statewide this fall, despite a constantly changing landscape. “We never really got to a point where we felt like we were going to have to press pause statewide, because there didn’t seem to be a point where every part of our state was facing the same kind of challenges,” Harrison said. “But did we worry? Absolutely. I’m worried right now. In this pandemic climate that we’re in, you’re just waiting for a bad-news phone call.”  And: [See who our SportsDay experts picked]( to win Sunday's conference championships and play in Super Bowl LV.   Also: [Mark Cuban’s vision is vaccinated fans in the AAC]( starting with healthcare workers and first responders.  (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND Lifting their spirits Friday night's opener for the Dallas Stars, the final NHL team to get started in the 2020-2021 season due to delays over COVID-19 concerns, was guaranteed to have at least one highlight. Fans, players and coaches saw the Western Conference champions banner reach the rafters after last year's thrilling Stanley Cup Finals run. But the highlights from this season's team almost overshadowed that in a [7-0 rout of the Nashville Predators](. The same two teams play at [7 p.m. Sunday](. ADVERTISEMENT AROUND THE SITE - Arts and entertainment: The Fort Worth football film [‘12 Mighty Orphans’]( featuring Luke Wilson is officially headed to the screen. - Public health: With 21 deaths related to COVID-19 reported Saturday, [Dallas County capped its deadliest week of the pandemic]( Clay Jenkins said. - News: [A driver of a FedEx truck]( was killed when it plunges off an I-345 overpass in downtown Dallas. FINALLY... [Two guys start a D-FW mask factory but can’t catch a break. Forget made in Texas, it's China that always wins]( Dave Lieber, The Watchdog for The Dallas Morning News, writes: Anybody know someone who needs 200,000 N95 face masks? I know two guys who can hook you up, like tomorrow. Anyone interested in helping these two guys who in less than a year built a mask factory in Fort Worth, determined to make America less dependent on China for all our protective gear? Meet John K. Bielamowicz and David Baillargeon, owners of 9-month-old United States Mask Co. in northwest Fort Worth. They have a dream built on quaint notions of protecting Americans and strengthening our national security. [So noble. So idealistic. So screwed.]( 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](