ERCOT board members resign, Biden to visit Texas, tax deadline extended for Texans: Your Tuesday evening roundup

And: Texas electricity retailer Griddy was hit with a $1 billion lawsuit for "price gouging" after winter storm Uri cut power to millions.  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/23/2021 By Chelsea Watkins Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [Texas electricity retailer Griddy hit with $1 billion lawsuit for ‘price gouging’ after outages]( [Dallas’ Hall of State sustained millions in damages from broken water pipes, authorities say]( [Biden to visit Houston on Friday to assess damage from Texas’ winter storm and mass power outages]( [Dallas slipping as a top performer? High housing costs threaten the region’s allure]( [Zephaniah Trevino, North Texas teen accused of capital murder, to be prosecuted as adult, judge rules]( [Ted Cruz less contrite about Cancun getaway than angered over leaked invites, tabloid bikini photos of wife]( [Dallas man found dead may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning during winter storm]( [IRS moves tax deadline back to June 15 for Texans and their businesses in wake of winter storm]( [Central Market adds 8 new wines from Black-owned wineries and Black winemakers]( [Frisco pastor promotes false claims of ‘stolen’ election with event at his church this week]( An ERCOT control room. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to more than 26 million Texas customers -- representing about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) POLITICS [ERCOT board members resign after being criticized for living outside of Texas]( Five board members of the state’s power grid operator, including chairwoman Sally Talberg, announced their resignation Tuesday, a week after power outages left millions across Texas shivering in their homes during severe winter storms and state officials criticized some board members for not living in the state. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, which manages the flow of electricity to more than 26 million Texas customers, has taken the brunt of the criticism from state officials. [Gov. Greg Abbott last week supported calls for resignations by the council’s leadership]( calling the power outages a "total failure by ERCOT." On Tuesday, Abbott said ERCOT’s lack of preparedness and transparency is unacceptable and welcomed the resignations. TEXT THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS [Readers often tell us they want to stay informed but that they're short on time. That's why we're launching a new way for you to stay connected, with texts from The Dallas Morning News.]( [Want to get a quick hit of the biggest headlines of the day? Sign up for The Roundup. It's a Monday-Friday, daily briefing of the latest news impacting D-FW residents. Text us back with your questions or thoughts and we'll respond.]( 📱 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 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? Submit your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to[the newsroom.]( ADVERTISEMENT 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](