🌱 DoorDash Suspended Due To Winter Weather + 8th Annual Mavs Ball

Hello again, everybody! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Dallas Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally.

But first, today's weather:

Glaze; very cold. High: 32 Low: 29.

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. Icy roads and winter weather called for a suspension in North Texas DoorDash to keep its drivers safe. The service stopped its deliveries around noon on Tuesday, and DoorDash expects to continue deliveries at 9 a.m. on Thursday. However, the timing is subject to change depending on weather conditions. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)
2. Dallas Mavericks is presenting its 8th Annual Mavs Ball, featuring appearances from Dallas Mavericks players, CEO Cynt Marshall, and Governor Mark Cuban. The event will include a cocktail reception, seated dinner, live and silent auctions, and entertainment. The ball will take place on Mar. 3. (CultureMap Dallas)
3. A man who was convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer in 2007 is scheduled to die by lethal injection today. Wesley Lynn Ruiz, 43, was sentenced to death in July 2008 for murdering Mark Nix after a high-speed chase through West Dallas. Ruiz hadn’t denied he fired the shot that killed Nix but argued he acted in self-defense. After deliberation, the jurors rejected Ruiz’s argument, sentencing him to death. (The Dallas Morning News)

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Today in and around Dallas:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening At 5331 E Mockingbird Lane (9:00 AM)
• Special Exhibition At TCU Art Gallery, Fort Worth (All Day)
• The Market At Dallas Farmers Market (All Day)

From my notebook:

• On Monday morning, Dallas Zoo's animal care team discovered two emperor tamarin monkeys were missing. The Dallas Police Department has reason to believe the tamarins were taken; this is an active Dallas Police Department investigation. (Dallas Zoo via Instagram)
• All Dallas ISD schools will remain closed today, Feb. 1 due to icy conditions. Stay tuned for more information if campuses will make up this instructional day. (Dallas ISD via Facebook)
• Today is your last chance to order coffee to support Friends of DAS! You can benefit shelter pets while feeding your caffeine habit with some FODAS-branded small-batch roasted coffee. ⁣(Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.