Texas' power assurance has critics, Carlisle gets new NBA job, ATF nominee scrutinized: Your Thursday evening roundup

Elton John to perform in Arlington  [Morning roundup] [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 06/24/2021 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. ADVERTISEMENT [Leaders say Texas has power reserves to meet summer electricity demands; experts not as optimistic]( [U.S. eviction moratorium wins one-month extension to July 31]( [Search continues for those missing in rubble of Miami condo building collapse]( [27-year-old arrested in fatal shooting of man found in car in South Dallas]( [ATF nominee advances in split panel vote as Cornyn, Cruz join GOP bid to block ‘gun control zealot’]( [A Dallas hospital is undergoing a $60 million renovation with a hotel-like experience in mind]( [Frisco to build a $67 million performing arts center at Hall Park]( [Rick Carlisle, formerly with the Mavericks, hired as the Indiana Pacers’ head coach]( [Why are Texans standing in line for cookies? Inside the Crumbl Cookies phenomenon]( [Elton John’s farewell tour will include a stop in North Texas]( (iSTOCK / Getty Images) THE WATCHDOG [We put a man on the moon but can’t stop idiots from blowing up our phones with illegal calls]( Dave Lieber writes: Anyone else completely fed up with illegal robocalls, live phone scammers and bogus texts from swindlers? I feel like such a sucker. For 14 years, The Watchdog has covered this mess. Each story I’ve written since 2007 followed the same formula: Yeah, the problem is bad, and it’s getting worse. But the government has sound ideas to stop this techno-plague, so be optimistic. And here are tools you can use to block them, yada, yada, yada. The government charges and fines the villains, but new ones pop up to replace them. Anyone remember the Do Not Call Registry? Rest in peace. Robocalls remain the No. 1 consumer complaint. They are illegal, as crooked as the devil’s backbone. [My story history illustrates this frustration](. 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](