2022 Texas primary election season, Dallas Art Fair, the future of D-FW's economy: Your weekend roundup

Also, the government’s case against a Wylie resident is providing more evidence that an armed attack of the Capitol was planned. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 11/14/2021 By Ariyon Dailey and Carla Solórzano Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌤 Weather: Sunny and milder. High of 71. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( A voter exited a polling place on Election Day at the Lakeside Activity Center in Mesquite on Nov. 2. (Elias Valverde II/Staff Photographer) POLITICS [5 things to know about the opening of Texas’ 2022 primary elections filing season]( The 2022 Texas primary election season formally starts Saturday with the opening of the filing period for county, state and congressional primaries months away on March 1. Primary race filing deadline is 6 p.m. Dec. 13. There’s a lot at stake, with governor and other statewide offices on the ballot, along with [races for all seats in the U.S. House and Texas House up for grabs in the first elections]( being held under the new political district lines just drawn and approved by the Legislature. Multiple legal actions already are filed, and courts could always have an impact on the elections.  Also: Was the U.S. Capitol attack planned? One of the more serious cases involving the Jan. 6 siege is [providing more evidence that an armed attack of the Capitol was planned.](   And: Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas announced Friday that thanks to increased donations as a "direct response" to the state’s new abortion law, [the organization will be expanding their services](.  ADVERTISEMENT THINGS TO DO [What to look for at the Dallas Art Fair’s 2021 edition]( By Wednesday at 5 p.m., Erin Cluley was in her namesake Dallas gallery, standing with artist Nic Nicosia, surrounded by his latest sculptures and photographs. Hours before, she had put the finishing touches on a booth at the Dallas Art Fair, and days earlier she’d installed a show at her West Dallas satellite location, Cluley Projects. The week was just beginning. [Most of the work you’ll see is from regional and local galleries.](  Also: The first House of Comedy opens in Texas at Plano’s Shops at Legacy. The new spot is already [drawing impressive talent like Doug Stanhope and Annie Lederman.](   And: Show off your baking skills and enter our 26th annual cookie contest. [Entries are due Nov. 15](  ADVERTISEMENT AROUND THE SITE - Business: A consumer watchdog agency alleges Fort Worth pawn shop operator FirstCash Inc. and a subsidiary [gouged military families](. - Politics: [Jenna Ryan]( a video following her sentencing]( for her part in the Capitol insurrection saying she believes she will "do a lot of yoga" in prison. - News: City officials on Friday [renamed a building at Dallas Love Field to honor one of the five officers]( killed in the 2016 downtown ambush on Dallas police. FINALLY... [A Texas economist’s view of how D-FW, the state and U.S. will look in 2026]( The COVID-19 pandemic caused unemployment to rise to levels not seen since the Great Depression. The ensuing recession was unique because it wasn’t self-inflicted, said Ray Perryman, CEO of the Perryman Group. "Almost every downturn in the last 50 years in the U.S. was because we did something stupid. Until COVID," he said during the Dallas Regional Chamber’s annual Year Ahead event on Thursday. It was also distinctive because the COVID health crisis had to be fixed first in order to correct the economic fallout, Perryman said. Texas lost 338,600 jobs in 2009 during The Great Recession, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. During the pandemic, the state lost 1.4 million jobs from February to April 2020. Now the economy is coming back, with Dallas-Plano-Irving recovering better than the state or nation, [according to research from the Perryman Group](. 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.]( [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021