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- Fired Police Commander claims that APD punishes whistle-blowers.
- Someone took photos of steamy activities taking place at the Expo Center during the ROT rally and turned the pics in to the Travis County Commissioners.
- Criminal Appeals Court will hear the case of Adam Reposa, the Austin attorney who made a "lewd gesture" in court and could face up to 90 days in jail for it.
- Bo Pilgrim (of Pilgrim's Pride) donates $100,000 to the Republican Governors Association (led by our Gov. Perry), Perry then tries to get a waiver of federal ethanol mandates from the EPA (ethanol production is driving up the cost of feed).
- State Rep. Dawnna Dukes recovering from two surgical procedures she had on Monday.
- When his mom hit the brakes, a 10-year-old boy was thrown off the hood of the car he was sitting on in San Antonio. He's now in critical condition.
- Good news for the environment, bad news for Dallas suburbs: federal judge rules in favor of the US Fish and Wildlife Service making wetlands off the Neches River a national refuge. The city of Dallas was planning on using part of the area for a reservoir.
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