TexasTowelie
TexasTowelie's JournalA friendly warning to stay safe.
With the recent flooding in East Texas over the past week or so I want to remind everyone to keep on alert for water moccasins and copperheads. I went out to grab some junk food and lottery ticket tonight and when I came back I stopped at the mailbox downstairs. When I looked down the sidewalk I noticed that one of the cats was jumping up and down playing with something. It was a copperhead that was about 1.5 feet long and it was so dark that it blended into the dirt at the base of the stairs. I mentioned the snake to my brother when I walked inside the apartment and he shot it. It could have easily turned into a bad situation since the kids in this apartment complex play in that area.
If possible try to use sidewalks rather than walking through the grass or on dirt. Keep the kids in safe areas as the sun goes down. Don't end up in ER (which is particularly true in my location since I doubt that the hospital has the resources to keep snake anti-venom on hand). Stay safe.
Tennessee News - 4/29/2016
Haslam headed to Asia for economic development tripCounselors need Tennessee bill’s legal protection
Georgia News - 4/29/2016
Nathan Deal aims to cut ‘extraordinarily high’ number of Georgia offenders on probationChatham County jury awards longshoreman $4.5 million against
Thousands gather to mourn, and celebrate, the lives of four UGA students killed in wreck
Alabama News - 4/29/2016
Teacher-husband acquitted in sex case after student-wife a no-show in courtBentley scandal: Legislators want forensic exam of 'Wanda's Office'
Alabama can solve Medicaid budget crisis by eliminating wasteful, defensive medicine
Lawmaker to Gov. Bentley: You are 'Lying Alabama Governor'
Alabama House approves $800M prison construction bill
Alabama House approves BP settlement that could help Medicaid
Impeachment process moves forward
ACLU might challenge Oxford bathroom law
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Moore says ethics complaints should be dismissed
Oklahoma News - 4/29/2016
Oklahoma voters to decide on religious monuments on public landOK Senate passes gun resolution
Oklahoma House passes Real ID bill
Oklahoma measure on supermarket beer, wine sales passes another hurdle
Ongoing higher education budget cuts called 'morally wrong,' 'not smart'
Oklahoma advances measure to revoke licenses of doctors that perform abortions
Former Oklahoma senator: 'Offend them all' to cut waste
Oklahoma lawmaker apologizes for linking Native Americans, alcoholism
Oklahoma legislators seek change in sodomy law after ruling
'Revenge porn' bill headed to OK governor
Oklahoma governor signs civil asset forfeiture law
OK Board OKs reductions that will limit mental health care access
Oklahoma schools brace for another cut
Fallin signs criminal justice bills into law
College presidents warn about budget, as lawmakers seek education reform
Doak reminds insurance companies to pay for roof repairs that meet building codes
Big tobacco wants to snuff out cigarette tax increase
Obamacare flounders; expansion considered
Arkansas News - 4/29/2016
Attempt to restrict how Arkansans use welfare benefits stallArkansas court says accident reports are open to public
Arkansas legislative panel nixes pre-K funding boost
Exxon Mobil pays $2.63M fine for pipeline spill in Mayflower
Medicaid expansion plan survives veto override attempt
Planned Parenthood asks to amend challenge to Arkansas laws
Louisiana News - 4/28/2016
‘Historic’ changes for Louisiana food stamp program as Gov. John Bel Edwards inks executive orderLouisiana ‘sanctuary’ cities under fire in the Legislature for protecting undocumented immigrants
Sweeping retirement changes deferred in Louisiana Legislature
John Bel Edwards, business groups reach compromise on some education issues
Trimming tax breaks key point for Louisiana legislature, but frustrating hurdle remains
Teacher unions reject criticism of John Bel Edwards’ voucher stance, say 'right-wing billionaires' linked to ads
'Thank you ... for not saving our children': Louisiana lawmaker riled after movie theater security measure killed
LSU fraternity under investigation, school providing few details
Senate panel advances three-day waiting period for abortions in Louisiana; House approves effort that could defund Planned Parenthood
Bill rejected that would have shielded TOPS recipients from tuition hikes
Without dissent, Louisiana Senate says yes to mandating cursive writing
Mississippi News - 4/28/2016
$3 million judgment issued against Madison CountyAttorney: Mississippi law could harm access to gay marriage
MSU Student Association slams religious freedom bill
SoS Hosemann again pushes passage of voting reform bill
New Mexico News - 4/28/2016
NM Governor urges families to reapply for child care aidNew Mexico regulators push for more testing of racehorses
Gov. Martinez welcomes election attention for New Mexico
Irrigation canals reopen on Navajo Nation
Feds, conservationists, states reach wolf deal
New Mexico high court hears case on workers’ comp for farm/ranch workers
Land commissioner slams attempt to create two new wilderness areas
Lt. Gov. paid himself $40K in rent from campaign funds
Hondo woman is indicted for firing on police officers; 20-year-old faces 27 felony charges
Lawyer wants criminal records of James Boyd past included in murder trial (man shot by Albuquerque police)
SpaceX says it will fly a spacecraft to Mars as soon as 2018
Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced plans Wednesday to land a spacecraft on Mars as soon as 2018, an extraordinarily ambitious plan under an very tight timeline. In a statement NASA said it would help.
SpaceX made the announcement on Twitter, saying the landing would “inform its overall Mars architecture.” Musk has said the company hopes later this year to unveil its plan to get humans to the Red Planet by as soon as 2025.
Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur who also runs the electric car maker Tesla, founded SpaceX more than 10 years ago with the goal of colonizing Mars.
In a statement, NASA said it is providing technical support for SpaceX’s mission. In exchange, SpaceX would provide “valuable entry, descent and landing data to NASA for our journey to Mars, while providing support to American industry.”
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Gender: MaleHometown: South Texas. most of my life I lived in Austin and Dallas
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Current location: Bryan, Texas
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