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• New Zealand athlete finds a profitable way to pay for his Olympic debt.
• Now, even the camels are dying from drought.
• Perry complicates investigation into whether Texas executed an innocent man.

The FBI has opened an inquiry into Gov. Rick Perry's claims that his campaign website was hacked last week during a re-election announcement, according to the Associated Press.

Governor Perry's campaign has drummed up a creative way for its supporters to profit off its success.

Members of Governor Perry's re-election campaign are in a huff after the web video feed broadcasting his live speech was hijacked by hackers.

Although Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's new website has removed hidden text that said "rick perry gay", the remaining 2,000-plus hidden words and phrases could get the site banned from search engine results.

The Office of the Governor issued a press release today confirming that it's taking part in this week's "National Level Exercise 2009," a massive joint effort across regional, state, and national intelligence and law enforcement resources to "prepare for catastrophic crises ranging from terrorism to natural disasters."

Governor Rick Perry issued a disaster proclamation yesterday afternoon due to the looming threat of wildfires across much of the state. The proclamation grants the state the power to activate all "essential resources" in fighting potential fires. “As continued drought conditions have made the threat of wildfires a reality, the state is assisting in battling these fires, and we will continue to provide the necessary resources to protect our communities,” said Perry. “I urge all Texans to use extreme care in outdoor activities, be aware of burn bans in their counties, and take precautions to protect their homes and property while these conditions persist.” Affected counties include Travis, Williamson, and Bexar. [Governor.State.TX.US]

SB 488 would have created a safe zone around special roadway users. Special users included pedestrians, runners, skaters, motorcyclists, cyclists, and more. The bill passed 26-5 in the Senate and passed on the local calendar in the House. It attempted to change current driver behavior (and possibly save lives) by criminalizing the near physical harm of fast-moving vehicles inches from your elbow. Governor Perry has some recent personal experience with pedestrian life on the road; he ran in this year’s Texas Independence Relay, a 203.2 mile race from Gonzalez to Houston. You can view the Governor’s objections here.

• California, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Florida and Georgia all report record unemployment numbers for May.
• Iran's top leader warns of protest crackdown.
• No city music department for Austin, just yet.

Did anyone see any disgruntled legislators fleeing the scene? Hours after announcing to reporters that he intended to call a special legislative session later this summer, Gov. Rick Perry crashed his mountain bike and broke his collarbone. The governor was treated and released from the hospital last night, but has cancelled all of his appointments today. [KVUE]

Today Gov. Perry announced to an unsurprised Capitol Press Corps that there will indeed be a legislative special session, but the schedule for it is still being decided. The special session is likely to deal with the issues the Senate left unresolved at sine die. Whether the session will also include the contentious topic of Voter ID is up in the air. [KVUE: Political Junkie]

Rick Perry makes Rush Limbaugh honorary Texan, saying, "God bless Rush Limbaugh!" A disturbing record: 200 executions under Gov. Perry (so far). 27-year-old Lance Cpl. Matthew G. Reza from Austin was killed in Afghanistan over the weekend. 30-year-old man charged with capital murder in recent death of 17-year-old LBJ High School student. Mother caught on tape at Dell Children's Hospital repeatedly putting feces through her 3-year-old daughter's feeding tube. Teenager smoking in bed starts a fire in South Austin apartment complex. Blanton Museum has a new director: Dr. Ned Rifkin, former undersecretary for art at the Smithsonian Institution. Councilmember Martinez wants you to stop texting while driving.

Yesterday was Sine Die for the Legislature, but the State Senate skipped out before passing legislation to cover the operations of state transportation and insurance agencies through 2011 (the next legislative session). With this hanging over his head, Gov. Rick Perry will have to come up with some sort of solution. Does this mean a Special Session in the near future? Many suspect that one may have to called to resolve this issue, but neither the Governor nor House Speaker Straus think it necessary. . . yet. [Dallas Morning News]

Legislature passes a TV recycling bill: "A zombie TV can rot your brain, literally." It's official: Perry's appointment of a creationist dentist to the State Board of Education has been rejected by the Senate. Gov. Perry says he will veto the CHIP expansion bill if the Senate passes it. Rick Perry among the Political Junkie's "Most Endangered of Getting Knocked Off in the Primary Next Year" list. 24-year-old woman in trouble with the law after leaving her 4-year-old alone in their apartment for hours at a time. AG Abbott charges Conn's with aggressive and deceptive sales tactics. A paint spill closed down IH35 Northbound in Round Rock for a while today.

In an editorial for yesterday's issue of the , Rick Perry writes, "I have never advocated for secession and never will." Perhaps he has never out-and-out advocated for secession; he's just made not-so-subtle hints to it, such as, "if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that." [HuffPo] Given recent poll numbers, a good number of Texas Republicans are totally fine with the secessionist talk. If that's the case, then with this editorial is Perry seriously trying to clear his name, or just trying to keep it in the papers? [Perry's OpEd for the Statesman]

Pres. Obama seeks (again) "common ground" with antis Recession threatens child health, safety, education improvements What is it about the green ones? (Industry subtly intrigued by Obama climate plan) Gov. Perry's secession chatter scoring big points against Kay Bailey Uruguay lifts ban on gays in military, crops do not fail Oopsie of the day: Biden reveals location of secret bunker Tasteful, socially beneficial" sex theme park closes in China

CIA contractors behind harsh interrogation methods? Rove will be interviewed by federal prosecutors for the criminal investigation into the Bush administration attorney firings. Military tribunals will be held at Gitmo again, with some changes. Texas Parks and Wildlife suspending their Wildlife Expo for two years citing sponsorship revenue decline. Our governor still hinting at secession. "The old adage that 'first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in the baby carriage' just no longer holds true." Happy Americorps week!

Gov. Rick Perry has signed a journalist shield law, making Texas the 37th state to enact legislation protecting journalists from having to reveal certain confidential sources in court.

At yesterday's signing of HB 873, the bill providing incentives for the film and media industries in Texas, director Robert Rodriguez announced that he intends to shoot a slew of new movies at his Austin-based Troublemaker Studios.

As the Statesman points out this morning, last night's episode of The Colbert Report featured the host poking fun at our governor's recent secession antics, saying, “Oklahoma better get to work on that border fence.”

• Irony?: Perry's comments yesterday on possible secession may have made a Presidential run in 2012 more plausible.
• Meanwhile, Texas Dems say Perry should take back his sorta-secessionist comments.
• Oh, and Perry says he never called for secession.

• Former Austin police officer charged in bank robbery
• Fugitive -- wanted for kidnapping, sex assault and arson -- arrested in Pflugerville
• Texas Youth Commission to fire 100 employees, eliminate 330 vacant positions

Gov. Perry wants you to "choose life" (license plates). Speaking of Perry, as of tomorrow afternoon he will be Texas' longest serving governor ever. And he can run again in 2010! This morning's fog blamed for at least 75 area accidents. Former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk to be named as US Trade Representative under Obama. More controversy in the Pedernales CoOp inquiry. Texas names its first Hispanic chief of the Texas Rangers; he's also the youngest ever. Caterpillar bringing a plant down to Seguin.

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• A suspicious substance found in a letter mailed to Gov. Rick Perry was found to be non-hazardous
• Expect a hard freeze tonight, but no replay of last night's snowfall
• "Day Without a Gay" rally this afternoon at City Hall

Amidst a $10 million renovation effort, the historic Governor's Mansion caught fire last night and nearly burned to the ground before firefighters were able to put out the blaze.

Austin aiming for zero landfill waste. Our fair city ranks #23 on the list of America's Most Literate Cities, beating out New York but not Portland. Brush fires in Hays County lead to home evacuations.

• Russian Premier, er, we mean President Putin using Soviet-style measures to suppress political opposition? The evidence just keeps on rolling in...
• Yesterday, British forces formally handed the province of Basra to the Iraqi government. This is the ninth province transferred to Iraqi control by American-led forces since July 2006.
• The week-long U.N. climate-change conference, held in Bali, ended last Friday. A ranking has been released showing which countries have the most proactive greenhouse gas emissions policies in the works. Mexico was ranked fourth. The U.S. came in second to last, beating out only Saudi Arabia.

Photo of Z. Bechtol from statesman.com Man found dead under car at a Round Rock Walgreens. Zenobia Bechtol, 14, has been missing since last night around 10pm. More than half of the state's school districts pass on the teacher merit pay plan. Smoking ban started today at some Central Texas hospitals. The two suspects who broke into McBrides earlier this week weren't after guns. State Rep. Dawnna Dukes receives a $10,000 donation from Bob Perry's...

Photo by DESMONDWYSON on flickrGov. Rick Perry and his staff are holding off on hitting the "delete" key, thanks to the work of a political activist. John Washburn of Milwaukee programmed his computer to automatically send out two requests a week for all government e-mail generated by Perry staffers. Under state law, records aren't supposed to be destroyed once somebody has asked for them. The governor's office said they will comply with Washburn's requests, which...

Governor Rick Perry today announced his official support of Republican presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, whose pro-abortion stance has enraged many conservatives. Perry, in today's declaration, admitted that reconciling the hot-button issue was the biggest obstacle in his endorsement. Giuliani, in turn, pledged to nominate hard-line "strict constructionist" judges to the Supreme Court. Perry replied that he was "comfortable" with this answer. "For the last six months, I have cogitated,"...