🌱 Peds Asthma Cases Decrease + Southwest Resumes "Normal" Operations

Hey, everybody! I'm back with your new edition of the Dallas Daily, fresh off the presses. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening in the community today.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 63 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Dallas:

1. Parts of Dallas County have seen a decrease in emergency department visits for pediatric asthma due to efforts of a preventative texting program for parents. Data shows 36 percent fewer visits were made from June 2020 to May 2022 for asthma in children whose parents were receiving preventative text messages over those who were not. Parkland Health hopes a new partnership with Dallas Independent School District will help more parents enroll in the program. (KERA News)
2. Southwest Airlines plans to resume normal operations today. The announcement from the airlines comes after mass cancelations, and delays across the board after severe winter weather coupled with systems for managing schedules/crews had issues. An estimated 2,451 flights were canceled yesterday – a majority of which were from Southwest Airlines. The airline says their operations today should have minimal disruptions. (Dallas Patch)
3. Preparations have begun for the massive fireworks show in Dallas this weekend. The annual Dallas Reunion Tower Over the Top NYE fireworks show will illuminate the Dallas skyline to ring in the New Year. There will be 15,000 pounds of fireworks this year – 5,000 more than brought in the 2022 New Year. This will be the largest show to date. (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

Today in Dallas:

• Hardy Blood Drive At Hardy Family Ford (3:00 PM)
• Bingo Night At Three Strands Vineyard And Winery (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Ring in the New Year at one of the NYE parties in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at the link. (WFAA.com)
• In case you missed it: DART is providing FREE transportation on New Year's Eve. Learn more about the free rides at the link. (WFAA.com)
• The list at the link recalls all the notable people we lost in 2022 with a Dallas connection, including Meat Loaf, Trey Johnson, Anna Casey, Michael Lindenberger, and more. (CultureMap Dallas)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next 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.