News Brief: Garland Hearings, COVID-19 Deaths, Texas Power Issues By Rachel Martin & Steve Inskeep • Feb 22, 2021 ShareTweetEmail Listen Listening... / Originally published on February 22, 2021 6:18 am Confirmation hearings begin Monday for Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland. The U.S. will reach another grim COVID-19 record. For Texans who have electricity, that good fortune is costing them. ShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.