North Texans' use of Trump in legal defenses, unlucky St. Patrick's Day parade, Curious Texas: Your Monday morning roundup

Rangers prepare for an unsual spring training  [Morning roundup]( 02/01/2021 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌥️ Weather: Thick coat or light jacket? Tough call. Monday's high is expected to be 60 degrees after a cold morning and a low around 37 in the evening. At least you won't need a raincoat. No significant precipitation is expected this week. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [How Trump could factor into legal defenses of North Texans accused of threats and storming Capitol]( [Dallas St. Patrick’s Parade on Greenville Avenue in 2021 is canceled]( [2 men in custody after street racing crash killed woman, left 70-year-old man critically injured]( [Hobby Lobby customers upset about losing 40%-off coupon, calling it ‘a huge mistake’]( [Two trailblazing tech pioneers are working to seed the Texas-India business connection]( [Texas’ most reliable economist expects ‘very strong’ recovery for state in second half of 2021]( [Workforce apartment community on the way in southern Dallas]( [American Airlines tells unions that more furloughs may be coming]( [‘News of the World,’ the acclaimed novel and now movie set in Texas, hits streaming]( [Rangers prepare to enter a spring training full of uncertainty over timing, rules and health protocols]( System operators work in the command center of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in Taylor. About 90 percent of Texas' electric load is managed by ERCOT. (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer) CURIOUS TEXAS [How did Texas wind up on its own electrical grid? Curious Texas investigates]( The contiguous United States’ electrical power grid is separated into three parts: Two make up the Eastern Interconnection and the Western Interconnection, and their grids power both sides of the lower 48 states. The third grid — called the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — is an electrical island that powers Texas, and it remains separate from the other two. That’s why a reader asked Curious Texas: [How did Texas wind up on its own electrical grid?]( Texas has always operated on its own power grid, said ERCOT president and CEO Bill Magness, but the main motivator was the federal government. 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](