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- Opponents of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell say they have more recall petition signatures than the mayor got votes in her last election.- Texas House of Representatives are considering a request for $3.3 million in public funds to settle a whistleblower lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton.- The city of El Dorado, Arkansas is sprucing things up around town and getting ready for the 49th annual Arkansas Governor's Conference on Tourism beginning Sunday.

- Central Texas Congressman Michael McCaul is calling for the US to share F-16 fighter jets with Ukraine- A coalition of churches and organizations across Louisiana are in the process of getting solar-powered micro-grids.- A bill affecting local libraries will be under consideration by the Louisiana Legislature that would give parish officials the freedom to remove library board members at will.

- 20 members of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus have filed nearly four hundred bills this legislative session aimed at things like criminal justice reform and maternal health.- Teen pregnancy among high school students in Arkansas is higher than the nation's average and a new bill has been proposed to add extra time for students to recover without penalty after giving birth.

A discussion about what you do in your faith about secularized religious holidays such as Valentine's Day and the Mardi Gras "season."

- Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders delivered the GOP rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address last night.- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has issued a report that Texas' robust economic growth and employment has outpaced the nation.- Caddo Parish Commission is holding a public meeting on redistricting today.

- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visits Lake Charles to celebrate a $150 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's office has directed state agencies and public institutions to stop the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion or DEI polices during the hiring process.

Cliff Shackelford hosts another episode of Bird Calls. Your calls are welcomed at 800-552-8502. The profiled species is the American White Pelican.

- A new proposal to get more federal funding for rural Arkansas hospitals was approved by an Arkansas Senate Committee.- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to settle wrongful termination claims with former employees who reported him to the FBI.- And the two undefeated teams in women's college basketball squared off in South Carolina.

Laura-Ashley Overdyke, from the Caddo Lake Institute, hosts this episode about improving the habitat in your yard with native plants. Guest, Julia Parr from Growing Texas Natives.

- AmTrak and the Southern Rail Commission will apply for federal funds to study passenger rail service between Meridian, Mississippi and Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas.- A Texas lawmaker wants to have all five Texas Juvenile Justice Depart youth prisons closed, citing excessive costs that he feel should be used for early intervention.- Texas school districts may get grants for training school employees and teachers to be armed on campus.- Governor Sanders of Arkansas supports a bill that would require internet users to verify their age for websites and apps.