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Winter weather threatens Dallas road conditions
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios
Another wintry mix headed our way could jam up our roads Tuesday and Wednesday.
Driving the news: Ice started accumulating on the roads Monday, causing several crashes across North Texas.
AT&T criticized after dropping Newsmax
AT&T's headquarters in Dallas. Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
Former President Donald Trump and several other prominent conservatives are criticizing Dallas-based AT&T, which jointly owns satellite company DirecTV, for dropping right-wing cable channel Newsmax.
What happened: DirecTV removed Newsmax from its lineup last Tuesday night. DirecTV said it wanted to keep Newsmax on its list of provided channels but couldn't because of Newsmax's increasing fees.
Dallas Cowboys fans are sexy and should know it
Does this mean Jerry Jones is the hottest NFL owner? Photo: J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images
When Dallas Cowboys fans walk on by, other people are probably looking like, "Damn, they fly" — per a new survey by an online gambling company.
Driving the news: BonusFinder surveyed over 1,000 NFL fans to compile its ranking of the league's sexiest fan bases and players.
Dallas rents are still high, for now
In the fourth quarter of 2022, the average asking rent in Dallas was $1,545, up 11.5% from a year earlier, per economic research firm Moody's Analytics.
Why it matters: Affordability concerns are starting to weigh down the booming rental market.
Housing market is resurrecting
Millennials, grab those keys. Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios
The housing market is showing signs of life after veering into a dead zone late last year.
Driving the news: Pending home sales were up 3% nationwide in December, according to Redfin's proprietary measure.
What Texas' surplus could mean for residents
This is not in Texas. But it could be. Maybe. Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
An unprecedented $32.7 billion surplus is about to make it rain in Texas.
Driving the news: State Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the state will also have $188.2 billion in general revenue during the 2024-2025 fiscal year, a 26% increase from the last biennium.
Escaped leopard, dead vulture raise concerns at the Dallas Zoo
Pin, the lappet-faced vulture. Photo: Courtesy of Dallas Zoo
A series of recent incidents — including an escaped leopard, two torn enclosures and the suspicious death of a vulture — have raised security concerns at the Dallas Zoo.
The latest: The zoo is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the death of Pin, an endangered lappet-faced vulture that was found dead Saturday morning.
Dallas restaurants named semifinalists for James Beard Awards
The Louisiana charcuterie at Restaurant Beatrice. Photo: Courtesy of Cormac West
Dallas-Fort Worth has three of the four Texas semifinalists for a national James Beard Award in the best new restaurant category.
Driving the news: The James Beard Foundation announced its semifinalists Wednesday.