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AG Paxton joins letter to Federal Trade Commission on baby formula shortage

AUSTIN –Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a multi-state letter, led by West Virginia, to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the ongoing baby formula supply issues throughout the United States. This issue has plagued the entire country for weeks on end and Texas families are paying the price. The letter was sent in response to the FTC’s request for comments on possible causes of the infant formula shortage.

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AG Paxton pushes back against court decision threatening religious liberty

AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Oklahoma-led multistate amicus brief urging an en banc rehearing of a decision by the Denver-based U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that threatens the freedom of religious groups to select their own leaders and operate free from the entanglements of government overregulation. In that case, a faith-based K-12 religious school fired a chaplain who sued to challenge his termination. Typically, a court will decide preliminarily, and as a matter of law, whether a religious organization can be sued in such a case, or whether the “ministerial exception” applies and grants it discretion to choose its spiritual leadership. Here, the court held that the jury should decide that question.

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Parade and festivity details

GLEN ROSE — Although July 4 is Monday, Somervell County residents can kick off the celebration a day early with all the events planned this weekend to commemorate our nation’s Independence. Sunday night is Glen Rose Night at the Cleburne Railroaders.

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Texas hay season looks bleak

The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Joe Paschal, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension livestock specialist, Corpus Christi, and Vanessa Corriher-Olson, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension forage specialist, Overton, said dry weather, high temperatures and reduced inputs like fertilizer have inhibited warm-season grass production across much of Texas.

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Chris Langer

Haiku poems for this week: Library card my passport to faraway lands Dust blankets the well-worn book cover chance for rediscovery .

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