When the Storm Hits: What Dallas Landlords Should Learn From Texas’ Latest Freeze

The January 2026 freeze was more than a weather headline. For Dallas landlords, it revealed how storms now directly affect insurance coverage, maintenance costs, tenant stability, and long-term returns. While weather risk exists in every major U.S. market, Dallas faces a different challenge: frequent, moderate stress rather than rare catastrophic loss. Understanding how that shows up locally is now part of underwriting. Investors who plan for attrition instead of surprises are the ones positioned to hold and compound through volatility.