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Police are investigating after a 6-year-old was killed following a shooting at an east Dallas home, and a Mansfield business owner is accused of filing phony tax returns, lots of them. KRLD All Local - January 11, 2024

In 1971, restaurant owner Mariano Martinez had people order frozen margaritas and complain that the drink wasn’t consistent. So, Martinez created the first frozen margarita machine. It is now the “official drink” of Dallas and the state of Texas. So Texas wants to know, why was the frozen margarita machine invented here, and how?

Plus, ERCOT issued a new alert for next week's predicted cold weather, and the Texas Department of Transportation is taking measures for the possibility of a "wintery mix."

Also, learn the latest update for the Fort Worth hotel explosion, and a predicted "triple-demic" with COVID, flu, and RSV is surfacing.

Plus, the people hurt in the downtown Fort Worth explosion continue to recover while investigators work on figuring out what caused the blast, but they do know natural gas was involved.

Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, who represented Dallas in the House for 30 years, died on New Year's Eve. This week, a memorial service and funeral were held in Dallas, bringing a visit from President Joe Biden and eliciting video messages from the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Bill Clinton.

Gromer Jeffers, a political writer at The Dallas Morning News, and Matthew Wilson, an associate professor of political science at SMU, discuss Johnson's career and legacy.

Also, the funeral for former Dallas congresswoman Johnson happened today, and ERCOT issues an alert for the future cold weather.

Plus, mourners gathered in Dallas on Tuesday for the funeral of former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, and sub-freezing temperatures are in the forecast for North Texas early next week.

Mourners will gather today for the funeral for longtime Dallas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, who was honored last night by a visit from President Joe Biden.  KRLD All Local - January 9, 2024

Also, many community leaders attended the public viewing of former congresswoman, Eddie Bernice Johnson, and the city of Dallas is doing a special honor for Former U.S. Rep. Johnson.