Poop Police Target Dog Owners in New Tech DNA Tests
Baytown Sun reader Jane Lee reports on apartment complexes in the US and Israel adopting dog DNA testing to identify owners who fail to pick up after pets. Samples from poop are analyzed by PooPrints to match registered dogs, with fines or rewards used in various programs to curb canine waste in public and on property.
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Today in History and Birthdays Snapshot
In 1906 Guy Fawkes was executed for the Gunpowder Plot in Britain. In 1917 Germany resumed submarine warfare in the Atlantic. In 1968 the Tet Offensive began in South Vietnam. In 2006 Samuel Alito Jr became the 110th US Supreme Court justice. Franh Schubert and Nolan Ryan among listed birthdays. The first Social Security check was issued in 1940 for $22.54 to Ida May Fuller. In 1999 John Elway led the Broncos to Super Bowl XXXIII, MVP honors. A Norman Mailer quote closes the piece.
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Occupations on Police Reports Reveal Oddities and Realities
Police arrest records often list occupations, revealing a range from welder and teacher to dancer and prostitute. Some entries reflect what suspects work with, like scaffold, while others show self- descriptions such as prophet. Mark Fleming, Sun news editor, notes these quirks.
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Texas Senate term draw sets two year for some
The January 23 drawing assigned two year terms to even numbered senators and four year terms to odd numbers, a move that reshapes 2014 campaigns and 2016 re elections. Senators Davis Watson Patrick Campbell Carona Estes Hancock Huffman Nichols Patrick Paxton Schwertner Seliger Watson Whitmire ended up with two year terms while Birdwell Duncan Ellis Eltise Fraser Hegar Hinojosa Lucio Nelson Rodriguez Taylor Aresti Van de Putte Williams Zaffirini took four year terms.
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Georgetown
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Amarillo
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Kevin Eltise
Tyler
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McAllen
Eddie Lucio, Jr
Brownsville
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Flower Mound
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