"Texas Weather Update: Cold Freeze, Warming Trend, and Storms Ahead"

North Texas experienced its first freeze of the season as a cold front settled over the region, with temperatures dropping to 32 degrees overnight. While Monday will be chilly, temperatures are expected to warm up midweek before a storm system moves in on Wednesday night, potentially bringing strong thunderstorms on Thursday. The front will drop temperatures again by the end of the week. Although these temperatures are not expected to threaten the state's power supply, ERCOT has predicted a chance of controlled outages if severe winter weather occurs. The National Weather Service has forecasted an El Niño winter for North Texas with heavier-than-usual precipitation.