Morning DFW,

The 2026 Winter Olympics begin tomorrow, and you’ll find all your favorite winter sports (do Texans have favorite winter sports?) competing live from Italy on NBC and the Peacock streaming app. Check out the article below to meet some Texans you should be rooting for.

Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe perform during a Making the Team event of the 2026 United States Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on Jan. 11, 2026, in St Louis, Mo. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

By Joey Held

The 2026 Winter Olympics are nearly upon us, and we’re celebrating some big milestones. This edition marks the 25th Winter Olympics; it’s also the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympic Games.

Both the Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games will take place in Lombardy and Northeast Italy. The Winter Olympics will run from Feb. 6–22, while the Winter Paralympics will run from March 6–15.

Milano Cortina 2026 will welcome athletes from all over the world. While Texas may not get as much snow as, say, Minnesota or New England, the Lone Star State still has several athletes competing in the Winter Games. Here’s who to look for when the games get underway.

☕ Hospitality on edge: ICE actions and calls for businesses to take public stands are forcing Dallas hospitality owners to rethink how they protect workers and customers while trying to keep their doors open. (Dallas Observer)

🎨 Art after trauma: Dallas artist Antonio Lechuga is rebuilding his life and practice after being shot while running near his studio, channeling recovery and healing into large-scale works made from cobijas that are now showing across Texas. (KERA)

☮ 2,300 miles for peace: After walking from Fort Worth to Washington, DC, over more than 100 days, a group of Buddhist monks will return home on Feb. 14 and invite the public to join them for the final six-mile walk and a peace celebration in Fort Worth. (ABC 8)

Here are some things to do around the metroplex this weekend 

🎠 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo – Fort Worth

🤠 Fort Worth Opera presents “Cowboys & Culture” – Fort Worth

💸 The Black Experience Presents “Education to Economics” – Grand Prairie

🎾 The Dallas Open – Frisco

🏐 Dallas Pulse vs. Omaha Supernovas – Friscoa

🏈 Super Bowl Watch Parties – Various Locations

🐴 Lunar New Year Celebration – Southlake

🎭 Soul Rep Theatre Company Presents “Gem of the Ocean” – Dallas

👩‍🍳 Make & Take: French Macarons – Fort Worth

👑 The Dallas Opera Presents “The Little Prince” – Dallas

🐰 Bad Bunny Brunch – Fort Worth

🎭 Wyly Studio Theatre Presents “Remember Me” – Dallas

❤️ Next Level Latinas Galentines – Keller

👨‍🎤 Back In Black: AC/DC Tribute – Dallas

🎨 Groundbreakers: Post-War Japan and Korea Exhibit – Dallas

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Thanks for reading. This newsletter was written by Joi Louviere with reporting from Joey Held. It was edited by Paula Solis.

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