Dallas’ sex based businesses now require a new closing time, free N95 mask distributions: Your Wednesday evening roundup

Also, Jeff Bezos is opening a tuition-free preschool in North Texas for low income families.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 01/26/2022 By Ariyon Dailey Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. People protesting the proposed sexually orientated business ordinance stand outside of City Hall before Dallas City Council votes on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in Dallas, TX. The city code new operating restrictions for sexually oriented businesses would force them to close between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) POLITICS [Dallas strip clubs, sex-based businesses now have to close between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.]( Dallas will now require all strip clubs and other [sexually oriented businesses to close between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.]( a first for the ninth largest city in the country. The 15-member Dallas City Council voted unanimously to regulate the operating hours of businesses that also include adult video, book and novelty stores, some of which operate 24 hours. The vote came over the objections of close to 100 protesters outside of City Hall before the council meeting started and dozens of mostly strip club workers and supporters who spoke in opposition to the plan. ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [AP sources: Justice Breyer to retire; Biden has pledged to name a Black woman to fill vacancy]( [More than 200 Dallas County employees reported positive COVID-19 tests during omicron climb]( [Is Gov. Abbott pitting Texas parents against teachers? Education poised to be wedge issue]( [Free N95 mask distribution starts this week at select North Texas pharmacies]( [Dallas County will test employees weekly, give vaccinated workers extra sick leave for COVID-19]( ADVERTISEMENT BUSINESS [Jeff Bezos’ nonprofit is opening a tuition-free preschool for low-income families in North Texas]( [AT&T added more phone subscribers last year than in the previous 10 years combined]( [American Airlines cuts thousands of flights in March as pandemic hopes clash with reality]( [More business stories]( | [Business newsletter]( ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT [Picasso heirs launch a digital art piece to ride the ‘crypto’ wave]( [Dallas Theater Center’s multilingual adaptation of ‘Our Town’ stays true to the hard-edged original]( [After COVID delay, Dallas’ Joshua Ray Walker gets new ‘Jimmy Fallon’ date]( [More Arts & Entertainment stories]( | [Arts & Entertainment newsletter]( POLITICS [Has your application for a mail-in ballot in Texas been rejected? We want to hear from North Texans.]( [Dallas officials approve $6.5 million purchase of closed hospital site for homeless services]( [Former Rep. John Bryant’s comeback bid comes as Texas Democrats attempt to attract new leaders]( [More politics stories]( | [Politics newsletter]( 👋 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.]( Looking for more? The Dallas Morning News has even more newsletters to keep you informed and inspired. [View the complete list](. ADVERTISEMENT [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