Austin, TX
Morning Briefing Texas Jan. 20
Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.
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While all eyes are on the weekend chance for wintry precipitation, most of the week will be mild. A few rain showers may greet us Wednesday morning for Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, but amounts will be light. An arctic cold front will plunge into Texas on Friday. Right now, we know cold temperatures are likely. Confidence of impacts and amounts of wintry precipitation across Texas continue to increase for the weekend, but we are still too far out to be specific. Stay tuned to the forecast as things can and will change.
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Around Texas
1. Third migrant dies at El Paso detention center
A third migrant has died at an El Paso detention camp as an investigation into another immigrant’s death earlier this month has brought national attention to the facility.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana, an immigration detention center at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso.
2. Texas AG Paxton declares DEI policies unconstitutional
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a standalone legal opinion on Monday—Martin Luther King Jr. Day—about the unconstitutionality of diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs in the state of Texas.
The 74-page opinion declares over 100 state laws to be unconstitutional and notes that both public institutions and private companies engaging in DEI practices are exposing themselves to legal challenges.
3. Freeze brings concern for Texas power grid that has strengthened over past 5 years
Some of the coldest temperatures of the season are here. Since the February 2021 winter storm that left millions without power, freezes bring concern for the Texas power grid.
Energy experts say that almost five years later, the grid is in a much stronger position because of better weatherization, stricter inspections for power plants and gas pipelines and new energy.
A woman walks across the snow covered street near the Texas state capitol Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
A woman walks across the snow covered street near the Texas state capitol Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Temperatures dropped into the single digits as snow shut down air travel and grocery stores. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Around The Nation
1. Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
2. Norwegian leader says he received Trump message that reportedly ties Greenland to Nobel Peace Prize
3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service kicks off America250 volunteerism effort
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Timothy, a 7-year-old hippopotamus, chases an ice block at the San Antonio Zoo, Friday, July 8, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Timothy, a 7-year-old hippopotamus, chases an ice block at the San Antonio Zoo, Friday, July 8, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Zoo brings back Valentine’s fundraiser that names a cockroach after your ex
A viral fundraiser is showing love to the San Antonio Zoo while exacting revenge on exes of Valentine’s Day past.
The zoo’s annual Cry Me a Cockroach initiative is “back and bigger than ever,” according to its website. With a donation, people ages 18 and older can symbolically name a cockroach after an ex-lover.