🌱 Texas No. 6 Most-Romantic State + 'Whole Home Dallas' Program

Hello all. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Dallas Patch newsletter. Let's get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's going on these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Rain and a thundersstorm; cooler. High: 61 Low: 45.

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Here are the top three stories in Dallas today:

1. A recent report by the sports-betting site Bookies.com found Texas ranked No. 6 when it comes to most-romantic states in the country. Texas fell behind West Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New York. (CW33 Dallas)
2. The City of Dallas launched a new "Whole Home Dallas" program to help residents prepare their homes for extreme weather. The goal of the program is to spread awareness to Dallas residents of the resources available to help make their homes more energy efficient and resilient in extreme weather. (FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth)
3. Dallas-based volunteerism nonprofit VolunteerNow has appointed a new chief executive officer. Rachel Currie Triska will succeed former CEO Tammy Richards who retired last year and is an experienced nonprofit innovator and strategist. VolunteerNow provides volunteer recruitment and management software nationwide. In one year, the nonprofit typically rallies more than 310,000 volunteers. (dallasinnovates.com)

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Today in Dallas:

• Tallboy And Tequila Tuesdays At Backyard Dallas (5:00 PM)
• Monthly Outreach At Center Of Hope (6:00 PM)
• Showtunes At Dallas Woody's (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• According to a new Bumper.com study, Texas ranked No. 15 in the nation for driver fatality rates at 21.93 percent. Could our automated red light and speed cameras be playing a role? See how our state stacks up against the rest of the country in the report. (Bumper.com)
• There is no better place to get a steak than in Dallas. A Gayot report found the top 10 steakhouses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with Al Biernat’s, Bob’s Steak & Chop House, The Capital Grille, and Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House topping the list. (CW33 Dallas)
• Was this your ticket? A $25,000 winning Texas Lottery ticket was sold in South Texas on Friday. (CW33 Dallas)
• BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) is running a new tuition-free apprenticeship program through a partnership with Multiverse for young adults without college degrees in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. These paid apprenticeship opportunities allow local residents to work full-time while gaining practical knowledge and skills for-demand tech roles like data analytics and software engineering. Applications for the Spring 2023 cohort are due tomorrow, Feb. 8, and can be found at the link. (Multiverse)

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That's it for today. I'll see you soon!

— 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.