North Texas saw pandemic population boost, transgender bill back in spotlight: Your Friday evening roundup

Farm foiled by freeze gets good news  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 05/07/2021 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [Pfizer, BioNTech aim for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine]( [Texas political consultant accused in scheme to swap money, campaign contributions for hemp permits]( [Frisco police investigating wrong-way crash on Highway 121 that left 1 dead, 3 injured]( [Fire erupts in Carrollton after 18-wheeler backs into transformer, officials say]( [House hunters’ lament: Rising prices and scarce listings roil Dallas-area buyers]( [North Texas led the country in population gains during the pandemic]( [Elizabeth Olsen to play Dallas-area ax killer Candy Montgomery in HBO Max series]( [Nearly all 325 of Plano-based Cinemark’s U.S. movie theaters will be open this weekend]( [Critics decry Democratic chairman’s push to pass transgender sports bill as an act of retaliation]( [12-year-old prodigy, NASA intern receives commendation from DeSoto mayor]( Some of the hens gather behind the barn where they can drink fresh water and walk freely at Cedar Ridge Free Range farm in Pickton, Texas on Saturday, February 27, 2021. (Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) FEATURED STORY [North Texas egg farm lands deal with major grocer after winter storm damage]( A small egg farm in Pickton, Texas, is slowly recovering after February’s winter storm, which decimated much of the agriculture industry in Texas. Cedar Ridge Egg Farm lost hundreds of chickens after a pipe in one of the barns burst during the freeze, and they had to sell the rest of their birds after they stopped laying eggs following the storm. Now, the farm is back on track thanks to bank loans, donations and a partnership with one of the state’s top grocery chains. Farm co-owner Sam Miller was working on repairing the damaged barn one day when he got the call. It was a buyer for H-E-B saying that the grocery store wanted to sell Cedar Ridge eggs in their Central Market stores. Shocked by the proposition and overwhelmed by the repairs in front of him, [Miller wasn’t quite sure how to respond](. 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 2021 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](