16 States Oppose NLRB Suit Against Boeing

(CHARLESTON, S.C.) -- On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a brief on behalf of 16 states opposing the proposal by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) which would punish employers for creating new jobs in so-called "right-to-work" states.

In right-to-work states, employees are not required to join a union as a condition of employment.

The brief, signed by attorneys general from both right-to-work and unionized states, was in response to the NLRB's lawsuit against Boeing which moved some of its operations from Seattle, Washington to right-to-work state South Carolina in 2009.

"At a time when 13.9 million Americans are unemployed, the NLRB is threatening to micromanage private sector investment decisions, punish states that protect their citizens from forced union membership, and discourage the creation of jobs that are desperately needed by families across the country," Attorney General Abbott said. "Concerned about the detrimental impact of yet another job-threatening federal overreach, we forged a bipartisan, 16-state coalition to protect [a] state's ability to encourage economic development and promote job creation. Just last week, the Obama Administration revealed that the nation’s economic recovery is still struggling and that the unemployment rate is unacceptably high. So, at this critical juncture, we took legal action to prevent the federal government from once again stifling economic opportunity in Texas and across the United States."

The brief, authored by Texas and South Carolina, was joined by 14 other states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.

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19-Year-Old Dallas Zoo Tiger Dies

(DALLAS) -- A tiger at the Dallas Zoo died this week, zoo officials announced Thursday.

The 19-year-old tiger named Paul was one of four located at the zoo. He had suffered from senescence for a while, and was unable to recover from a medical procedure on Wednesday.

Paul was purchased by the Dallas Zoo in 1999 from the Detroit Zoo. A memorial for Paul can be found in the zoo's administrative building.

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Dallas DA's Office Losing 3 Top Officials

(DALLAS) -- Dallas County District Attorney's Office is losing three top officials this summer.

The District Attorney's first assistant, Terri Moore, has announced that after four and a half years in the position that she is looking to go back to private practice. She is leaving her post effective July 1.

Two other top assistants have made similar announcements, they too, are headed to private practice.

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Man Arrested for Killing Wife with Totem Pole

(INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn.) -- On Tuesday, police arrested a man in southern Texas on suspicion that he murdered his wife in November 2009.

Police were called to the International Falls, Minn. home of Carl Muggli, 49, and Linda Muggli, 61, in November 26, 2009, where they found Linda lying on the ground with a totem pole on top of her. She was rushed to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The couple ran a business making totem poles and Carl Muggli claimed they had been carving a new totem pole when it fell on his wife.

Police were tipped off to intimate Facebook messages between Muggli and a woman in Alabama. The two exchanged messages before and after Linda's death.

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, on the day of his wife's memorial service, Muggli spoke with the woman about buying property in Texas. The unidentified woman in Alabama later told police that on the day of Linda's death, she was on the phone with Muggli and overheard the couple fighting.

Muggli is expected to be extradited from Stockdale, Texas to Minnesota.

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American Eagle to Start Service Between D/FW and Colorado

(DALLAS) – American Eagle Airlines, an affiliate of American Airlines, started service between Durango, Colo., and Dallas/Fort Worth on Thursday.

The daily round trip flights will take place seasonally from June 9 to Aug. 22, and from Dec. 15 to April 5.

The service will cater to skiers and tourists visiting the San Juan mountains.

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