June 6, 2016

South Dakota News - 6/6/2016

State hospital administrator plans to address problems

Atheist billboard ripped along center; group founder blames vandalism

State official hands down recommendations in city, union wage battle

Are SD presidential primaries too little, too late?

June 6, 2016

North Dakota News - 6/6/2016

ND Democrats expect large caucus turnout Tuesday

As Burgum pins on 'career politician' label, Stenehjem claims hypocrisy

Commission dismisses allegations against North Dakota politicians

Democrats worried about property tax relief in tough budget times

Flakoll proposes expanding scholarships to fix N.D. teacher shortage

Supreme Court rejects appeal on flared gas royalty payments

June 6, 2016

Texas News - Everything Else - 6/6/2016

Austin light rail proposal joins mobility bond discussion

Rain lets up in Texas, but some evacuation orders continue

Johnny Manziel reportedly sued for more than $40,000 after Los Angeles mansion is trashed

Blue Bell to reship more flavors, just in time for summer

Moody’s downgrades Halliburton and Baker Hughes

Fort Hood officials release names of people from training accident

June 6, 2016

Texas News - It's Just Politics - 6/6/2016

AG Paxton Tries to Silence Whistleblower, Stumbles Into Yet Another Scandal

Can GOP Failures Get the Texas Democratic Party Started?

Why Did Texas Drop a $5.4 Million Lawsuit Against Trump University?

How Have Young Women Been Affected by Texas’ 6-Month-Old Abortion Restrictions?

Sid Miller Says Campaign Finance Probes Going Nowhere

June 6, 2016

Texas News - Meanwhile, at the Courthouse - 6/6/2016

BP to pay $175 million more to investors in oil spill suit

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Supreme Court Decision

Brewster County Sheriff’s Office Will Remove Cross Decals with Lawsuit Settled

Plano couple sued for $1M over one-star Yelp review asks judge to drop suit

Lawyers Say Ruling Bad For Landowners

3 more bikers file civil rights lawsuits over Twin Peaks shootout arrests

Judge postpones West explosion trial after ATF announcement

June 6, 2016

Texas News - I Learned That in College - 6/6/2016

Texas A&M research shows 46 percent increase in workplace productivity with use of standing desks

Ken Starr Makes Things Worse With Bizarre Local TV Interview

Texas A&M study shows 'shift workers' at higher risk of health complications

June 6, 2016

Texas News - LGBTQIA - 6/6/2016

Dan Patrick: Ignore Obama's Transgender Policy

Gay officer files suit against Collin County sheriff

Texas Democrat Fights Back Against GOP Leaders’ Anti-Trans Bigotry, Proposes Statewide LGBT Protections

GOP Aims to Limit Power of Racist, Sexist, Anti-Gay Local Party Chair

Houston Gunman A Trump Supporter, Railed Against 'Homosexuals' During Sunday's Rampage

Out Democrat Dakota Carter to Face Anti-LGBT State Board of Education Chair Donna Bahorich

June 6, 2016

Texas News - Think of the Children - 6/6/2016

Texas Blocked From Giving Childcare License to South Texas Immigration Lockup

Straus Orders Texas House to Study School Finance

Wichita Falls police say infant traded for drugs

June 6, 2016

CAT TALE: From nowhere comes a wail...

O.G. Randle cradles a reluctant Kitty Cat, a feral feline who survived two weeks inside a cabinet. She lost a few pounds but is in excellent health.

REFUGIO, TEXAS – Wanting to protect her young, she decided to find a safe place.

And O.G. Randle can tell you, Prissy picked a good place to take care of her young and keep them out of harm’s way.

That was 10 years ago when O.G.’s wife, Ginny, found Prissy and her four kittens deep in an armadillo hole.

“When my wife got her, I was in Oklahoma pheasant hunting,” O.G. said.

Ginny fell in love with the feral cat. O.G. made a deal with her that she could keep the cat if she could get the kittens adopted.

Read more: http://mysoutex.com/view/full_story_refugio/27194671/article-CAT-TALE--From-nowhere-comes-a-wail-?instance=local_area

June 6, 2016

New Mexico News - 6/5/2016

New Mexico’s turn to vote

Radioactive material moved from Santa Fe to Los Alamos National Laboratory; Flynn said could have been used in ‘dirty bomb’

Sanders edges Clinton in donations, but pollsters say he’s still underdog

Panel recommends state reject Medicaid copays, premiums

New Mexico State athletics cuts more than $400,000 to balance budget

Carlsbad Caverns now available on postage stamp

Judge limits defense of Urban Outfitters in tribe's lawsuit

Bill Clinton outlines economic plan for New Mexico