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With Demand Expected Near Record Levels This Week, Is Our Power Grid Ready?
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With Demand Expected Near Record Levels This Week, Is Our Power Grid Ready?

Phil Jankowski, with the Dallas Morning News, talks about what’s different this year compared to February 2021 and what ERCOT has and hasn’t done to prepare for future winter storms.

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Severe storms spawn tornadoes in North Texas, leaving trail of damage behind

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Amtrak pulls funding from Texas bullet train, derailing years long process

Frisco protest about deadly track meet stabbing ends with two arrests
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Frisco protest about deadly track meet stabbing ends with two arrests

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U.S. Department of Transportation pulls funding for Texas high speed rail project

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Lawmakers debate waiving rules for churches to add affordable housing

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Frisco teen killed at track meet laid to rest on Saturday

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New Dallas police chief expected to be hired this week

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City of Fort Worth hosts send-off party for Oscar nominee Abraham Alexander

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Gainesville digs out after snowfall on Thursday night

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‘Everyone was slipping and sliding': Fans arrive in Arlington for Cotton Bowl

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‘Christmas Cruise' featuring Dallas Low Riders Club winds through downtown

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Arlington woman survives ‘widow-maker' heart attack, shares gratitude for the holidays

Dallas Cowboys partnering with the Salvation Army is a Thanksgiving tradition
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Dallas Cowboys partnering with the Salvation Army is a Thanksgiving tradition

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Fort Worth PD to expand criminal justice program for at-risk youth

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13-year-old celebrates graduation from Dallas College

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Dallas police search for man wanted for shooting ex-girlfriend in the face

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NBC 5 Forecast: Thunderstorm chances continue for North Texas

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Bats call Fort Worth Botanic Garden home

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Therapists say economic stress is driving Americans' anxiety levels

Fort Worth company says it still faces challenges due to tariffs
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Fort Worth company says it still faces challenges due to tariffs

Sentence handed down in fentanyl poisoning death of young man
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Sentence handed down in fentanyl poisoning death of young man

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Dallas Wings Paige Bueckers takes the court for WNBA debut

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Police warn against viral ‘Door Kick challenge' after rise in reports

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Inflatable goes airborne at Mesquite ISD event, injuring students

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