Morning Roundup: Electric bills could increase with grid updates, SCOTUS abortion ruling leaker still unknown

Also, a Texas school district drops a visit from a renowned author because she used the ‘F-word’ online. [MORNING ROUNDUP]( [Census shows growing North Texas workforce is more educated, earning more]( Newly released census data shows how North Texas’ workforce has changed since 2016. [A dozen Texas Republicans back Mayorkas impeachment for border crisis]( Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, filed the first articles of impeachment against a member of the Biden cabinet, [...] [5 takeaways from Mark Cuban’s Dallas Regional Chamber keynote]( The billionaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks shared his thoughts on politics, artificial intelligence, [...] [Supreme Court says it still hasn’t determined who leaked abortion rights ruling]( The Supreme Court says it hasn't determined who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion [...]   ADVERTISEMENT   [Texas school drops visit from bestselling author because she used ‘F-word’ online]( Katy ISD canceled a visit by author Emma Straub after discovering she used the F-word on social media. [Miami developer eyes $120 million Oak Cliff apartment project]( Miami-based Related Group is planning to build a more than $120 million apartment project in Dallas' North Oak [...] [Multiple vehicle fires and explosions reported at commercial facility in northwest Dallas]( Dallas Fire-Rescue crews were dispatched in response to the fire around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. [David Crosby, dead at 81, once credited an arrest in Dallas for turning his life around]( ‘Dallas pretty much saved my life,’ Crosby told ‘The News’ in 2014. [Ken Paxton could fight for consumers, but instead he battles people whom he calls ‘woke’]( DallasNews Watchdog Dave Lieber says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is wasting an opportunity to stop [...] [New restaurant announced for The Quad — Dallas’ renovated, historic Quadrangle]( Two Hands is an Australian cafe with locations in New York City and Austin. [MORE NEWS](   POLITICS Public Utility Commission of Texas chairman Peter Lake, center, ends a commissioners meeting inside the William B. Travis Bldg in downtown Austin, Thursday, Oct., 28, 2021. The commission approved an overhaul of the Texas electric grid Thursday. (Stephen Spillman/Special Contributor) [Texas electric bills would rise if power grid overhaul approved by regulators is enacted]( Regulators of Texas’ electric grid approved an overhaul of the Texas system Thursday that will [increase consumer electric bills](as officials seek to encourage new natural gas power plants. Politicians and commissioners at the Public Utility Commission have remained focused on building natural gas power plants in their effort to address reliability weaknesses in the ERCOT power grid by redesigning how electricity is bought and sold in Texas. [READ MORE](   [DYK? NEWS QUIZ]( Dr. Pepper Peeps are expected to hit shelves just after Valentine's Day.(Courtesy of Peeps) [Question 2 of 5]( [Which retailer will soon sell Dr Pepper Flavored Peeps in their Texas stores?]( - [Walmart]( - [Target]( - [Walgreens]( - [Costco]( [Start the quiz by choosing your answer.](   ADVERTISEMENT   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( [Privacy Policy](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy) | [Account Login]( |[Help Center]( [Terms of Service]( | [Manage Preferences](dallasnews.com/privacy-policy| [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News 1954 Commerce Street Dallas, TX 75201 © Copyright 2023