Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.
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Plenty of sunshine today, but the sunshine will not warm us up. Highs for North Texas will remain in the 20s, while Central and South Texas hold on to the 30s and 40s. Despite lows staying below freezing for many Texans over the next few mornings, temperatures will start to gradually rise mid-week before another arctic blast next weekend.
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Around Texas
1. Winter storm continues with impacts across Texas
North Texas is still getting hit hard with winter weather. As of 1 p.m. Sunday, Dallas and Fort Worth are sitting in the mid-20s with ice and snow on the ground.
2. Immigrant families protest at Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota
Dozens of immigrant families protested Saturday behind the fences of a Texas detention facility where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent this week after being detained in Minnesota.
Aerial photos taken by The Associated Press showed children and parents at the South Texas Family Residential Center clad in jackets and sweaters, some of them holding signs that included “Libertad para los niños,” or “Liberty for the kids.”
3. Texas Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias
Nearly 70 years after a Texas Black man was executed in a case that prosecutors now say was based on false evidence and was riddled with racial bias, officials have declared that he was innocent in the killing of a white woman in Dallas.
Tommy Lee Walker was executed in the electric chair in May 1956 for the rape and murder of 31-year-old Venice Parker.
In this photo provided by the Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library, Tommy Lee Walker, a Black man from Texas, attends his March 1954 trial in Dallas for the rape and murder of Venice Parker, a white woman. (Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library via AP)
Around The Nation
1. Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements
2. Rep. Massie weighs options to force compliance with Epstein files law
3. Trump heaps praise on U.K. troops following furor over Afghanistan comments
Deep in the Heart of Texas
John Larue has been the co-owner of Deep Ellum Art Co. for nearly a decade. (Spectrum News 1/Blessing Iwuchukwu)
Independent music venues struggle to keep the doors open
When John Larue and his wife opened Deep Ellum Art Co. in 2017 just east of downtown Dallas, it was due to their love of music festivals. They wanted to bring the same vibes to North Texas year round.
But he said the lack of funding nearly turned the music off in more ways than he can count. Larue said his business is still recovering after the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. He said Art Co. was closed for 14 months, leading to a 30% loss of their repeat bookings.