Hail in forecast, pilot baffled by what he saw on flight, mail carriers play catch-up: Your Wednesday evening roundup

Bye-bye, Fry's  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 02/24/2021 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [Widow arrested after fatal shooting of her husband outside their north Oak Cliff home]( [North Texas mail carriers are working to catch up on missed deliveries because of winter storm]( [Dallas gives city attorneys go-ahead to sue Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services over franchise fees]( [After temps rise from minus 2 to 81 degrees, Dallas-Fort Worth could face thunderstorms with hail]( [ET? Cruise missile? An American Airlines pilot was baffled by what he saw over New Mexico]( [Hooters will open dozens of fast-casual restaurants North Texas, with no servers]( [Gas Monkey Garage’s Richard Rawlings is getting a ‘food truck on steroids’ in Dallas]( [Electricity debacle has upended Texas Legislature’s agenda. Will Abbott, other GOP officials pay in 2022?]( [Let’s do the Dallas restaurant shuffle! Dream Cafe moves into Christies bar, which moved to Lower Greenville]( [Fry’s Electronics shuts down operations]( (Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer) ENERGY [How should you shop for cheap electricity in Texas in 2021? Very carefully]( Watchdog columnist Dave Lieber writes: In the aftermath of the Great Snow Storms of 2021, Texans have realized how crummy our electricity system is. The Watchdog has issued warnings and exposed flaws for more than a decade. It’s been a lonely fight. Most importantly, I’ve tried to show you how not to overpay on your bill -- which, considering the complexities, is very easy to do. We’re going to cover a lot of areas in this update. First, let’s look at some basic rules. Shopping for a retail electricity company in deregulated Texas is serious business. You need to read this power guide and know that if you commit to the wrong contract, you might be overpaying. [The system is designed to lure you in]( with a low kWh (kilowatt-per-hour) rate, but learning how much the actual bill is can be more complicated. MORE ENERGY NEWS [Introducing 'Keeping the Lights On']( Texas is embarking on a debate about how much we are willing to trust electric reliability to the free market. Power generation failed during the February freeze, triggering days of widespread outages just as Texans needed energy most desperately for heat. The disaster snapped state leaders to attention on this troubling flaw in the power grid. The Dallas Morning News Opinion section will explore [policies to strengthen electric reliability]( in a series of editorials and op-eds called Keeping the Lights On. [Read more](. [Follow the series here](. 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](