Texas

HOUSTON - The chief of staff of shot US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has said that she has recovered enough to speak, and has askedfor toast for breakfast.

AUSTIN (GaeaTimes.com)- To tackle the growing menace of feral wild hogs at the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge near Austin, helicopter shooting has been planned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For several years the staff at the refuge has tried controlling the population of wild pigs by killing as well as trapping them but these measures have proved to be inadequate. The hogs have already caused significant damage to the crops. This refuge was set up in the year 1992 to save the habitat of two songbirds marked as endangered species. It is spread over an area of 23000 acres and covers Williamson, Travis and Burnet counties. The evidence of the wild animals disturbing the birds have not been found though. However, they make the life of the other animals in the refuge a burden.

TEXAS - Two men, who were arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) after drunkenly riding a horse and a donkey down a crowded street in Austin, Texas, have had their charges reduced.

DALLAS - Former president George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush were reported to be safe and sound after police detained a man near their home on Wednesday night.