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Plus: A Dallas family’s pet bird died in the winter storm. Then a stranger gave them a new one  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 03/02/2021 By Mallorie Sullivan Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: A few clouds early then mostly sunny. Low: 40. High: 58. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [her]( ADVERTISEMENT [This Dallas family’s pet bird died in the winter storm. Then a stranger swooped in]( [Balch Springs woman killed mother’s boyfriend and tried to clean crime scene, police say]( [2nd Fort Worth police officer fired over ‘racially insensitive’ post on social media]( [Reported tensions between Longhorns donors, student-athletes shows ‘The Eyes of Texas’ controversy remains a lightning rod]( [Texas takes Griddy to court over massive electric bills sent during storm]( [AOC raised close to $5 million for Texans, visited Houston as Ted Cruz embroiled in furor over Cancun trip]( [Uptown Dallas’ next tower project wins approvals]( [Electricity competition can be salvaged, but first Texas must be honest about what went wrong]( [Sports hope springs eternal in March. Then, there’s the Texas Rangers.]( [50 years later: How Celebration became one of the most-loved restaurants in Dallas]( In this June 28 photo, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waits for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence at Love Field in Dallas. (Tony Gutierrez/The Associated Press) POLITICS [New details about Texas AG Ken Paxton’s ties to campaign donor could emerge at whistleblower hearing]( A former high-ranking employee at the attorney general’s office [is expected to testify Tuesday about why he and others accused]( the agency’s embattled leader, Ken Paxton, of abusing his position. The court hearing comes as the agency is fighting to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit brought by the ex-employee and three others who claim they were wrongly fired after reporting Paxon to law enforcement last fall. 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](