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Does the Fort Worth Zoo still have an area where attendees can feed birds?

updated - Fort Worth Zoo attendees are no longer able to visit the Parrot Paradise exhibit to feed birds. The exhibit was renovated in summer 2023 to become the new home of lesser flamingos, according to a Fort Worth Zoo spokesperson. The zoo has undergone a series of renovations since 2016, when A Wilder Vision, a four-part, $130 million project, was started to create new space for habitats and more ways for people to interact with animals. The project also is dedicated to the survival of many endangered species. The lesser flamingo is a species in which the zoo is heavily involved in conserving, according to a Fort Worth Zoo spokesperson. The former home of the flamingos will be renovated in the fourth part of the zoo’s renovation project.

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Does the Texas Department of Public Safety take walk-ins for identification service

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Does the Texas Department of Public Safety take walk-ins for identification services?

An appointment will be necessary for all driver’s licenses and identification card services, including driving tests, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. If no appointments are available at your nearest location, you should check availability at another location or monitor the scheduling portal for cancellations.  Individuals who arrive at a driver’s license office without an appointment can use a self-service kiosk to browse for same-day appointments or schedule for another day or location.  Most driver’s license office locations offer same-day appointments, but availability is limited. You can check availability online on the DPS appointment portal.   Many services offered at driver’s license offices are accessible online for eligible applicants. When making an appointment through the appointment scheduler, the program will ask for information such as your driver’s license number and the last four digits of your Social Security number to find out if you’re eligible to complete services online.

Did Jackie Robinson play at Fort Worth’s historic LaGrave Field?

While on the Brooklyn Dodgers, baseball star Jackie Robinson played against the Fort Worth Cats in a 1948 exhibition game at LaGrave Field near downtown Fort Worth.Once known as the Panthers, the Cats operated between 1888 and 1964 as a minor league franchise that hosted visiting major league players like Robinson, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig. The team was revived in 2001 before shutting down again in 2014.   LaGrave Field opened in 1926, welcoming up to 12,000 spectators. Attempts to bring the team back and revitalize the ballpark failed in 2020.   LaGrave is located on the future Panther Island, a man-made island that will be created when the federal government reroutes part of the Trinity River over the next decade. The Tarrant Regional Water District owns the field and will determine whether the property remains a sports facility or is sold to a developer.

Do Native American tribes operate casinos in Texas?

Three federally recognized Native American tribes operate casinos in Texas, though the state largely outlaws gambling with the exception of the lottery, bingo and greyhound and horse racing. The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe in Eagle Pass has the only Texas casino authorized under a federal law giving special gaming rights to tribes. Because they don’t have that distinction, the Tigua tribe of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo in El Paso and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in Livingston have faced legal challenges.  State officials have attempted to shut down the casinos several times since the 1980s. A 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowed the Tigua and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to continue offering electronic bingo because Texas law does not prohibit or criminalize the game.   State lawmakers, sports franchises and casino operators attempted to expand gambling in 2023. Legislation, including a bill sponsored by state Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, failed to pass.

Is it illegal to display the US flag upside down?

Flying the American flag upside down, barring an emergency, goes against the U.S. Flag Code, but it’s not illegal to do so. The Flag Code, which regulates the usage and display of the American flag, became federal law in 1942. However, the language used is suggestive and non-binding.  The Supreme Court ruled in 1990 that it was an unconstitutional infringement on free speech to prosecute someone for failing to follow the Flag Code. The case reaffirmed a previous ruling on citizens’ First Amendment right to burn the U.S. flag.  Other violations include that the flag should never be carried flat or horizontally and that the flag’s stars and stripes shouldn’t be displayed on clothing. These violations are common and do not result in legal punishment.  Flying the flag upside down is a signal of distress in situations of extreme danger to life or property.

Is football the primary athletic revenue generator for Texas Christian University?

Revenue for athletics at TCU is largely driven by football-related ventures, according to the university’s fiscal year 2023 operating budget. This includes television revenue and conference distributions.The football team generated $71,767,270 in revenue. The men’s and women’s basketball teams generated $19,775,379 combined.   The revenues of all sports, excluding football and basketball is $31,654,797.  During the 2022 season, the Horned Frogs were undefeated and reached the College Football Playoff National Championship. TCU played the University of Georgia Bulldogs and lost. The game marked TCU’s first national championship game since its inaugural appearance in 1938.

Are schools around the US closing for the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024?

Schools in at least eight states will close April 8, 2024, because of the solar eclipse that day, according to news reports. The states are Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Vermont. Except for New Jersey, those states — as well as Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Maine — are in the eclipse’s “path of totality,” according to NASA. Some schools cited “safety reasons” and “uncertainties of the day"; others expected traffic problems because of visitors wanting to see the eclipse. Viewing the total solar eclipse — when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the sun — is unsafe without specialized eye protection, according to NASA. Jon Bales, executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators, said “there has been no statewide conversation” among Wisconsin superintendents for school closures and he wasn’t aware of a

Are the majority of Sam Brown’s donations from Mumbai in India?

About 38 percent of the money that individuals donated to Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown’s campaign originated in Nevada.  Nevadans gave more than $651,000 to Brown’s campaign last year out of roughly $1.72 million in individual contributions, according to Federal Elections Commission data.   Brown, the front-runner to secure the GOP nomination in the Senate race, also received about 1,000 donations from Nevadans out of roughly 6,600 contributions he received from individuals nationwide.   Brown has the highest share of unique Nevada donors among the top Senate candidates. One-fourth of his donors are from Nevada, higher than Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), former Nevada Assemblyman Jim Marchant and former U.S. Ambassador to Iceland Jeff Gunter. Two long-shot GOP candidates — Stephanie Phillips and Tony Grady — have the largest share of Nevada donors.

Are the majority of Sam Brown’s donations from Nevada?

Is the federal government spending more on debt payments than defense in 2024?

Interest payments on the federal debt will be $870 billion in 2024, exceeding $822 billion spent on defense, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projected in February 2024.  Interest payments have never exceeded defense outlays, at least dating back to 1940, said the nonprofit Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.  The $870 billion in interest payments is 32% higher than the $659 billion in 2023. The increases exceeded 35% in each of the previous two years.  Through December, cumulative federal debt was $34 trillion.  The annual deficit in fiscal 2020 under Donald Trump and during COVID was $3.1 trillion — three times higher than the previous year. In the next three years under President Joe Biden, the deficits were $2.8 trillion, $1.4 trillion and $1.7 trillion.  The interest payments-defense claim was made Feb. 21, 2024, by Republican Eric Hovde, who is challenging U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., in the 2024 election.

As of early 2024, is the waiting period for a US immigration asylum hearing six to eight years?

The average waiting period for an immigration asylum hearing is 3.9 years, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which tracks enforcement of federal immigration laws.  Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, who represents the Madison area, claimed at a March 16, 2024, town hall that “right now, the waiting time in order to have your case heard is six to eight years” for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.  His office cited to Wisconsin Watch a news story and a human rights group report of some waits that long.  People seeking asylum to remain in the U.S. must prove they faced or likely will face persecution in their home country.  TRAC said that under Biden administration initiatives, some newly arriving asylum seekers get expedited hearings.  As of March 20, 2024, according to TRAC, the average wait time overall is 1,424 days in fiscal 2024, which began Oct. 1, 2023.

The average waiting period for an immigration asylum hearing is 3.9 years, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, which tracks enforcement of federal immigration laws.  Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, who represents the Madison area, claimed at a March 16, 2024, town hall that “right now, the waiting time in order to have your case heard is six to eight years” for migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.  His office cited to Wisconsin Watch a news story and a human rights group report of some waits that long.  People seeking asylum to remain in the U.S. must prove they faced or likely will face persecution in their home country.  TRAC said that under Biden administration initiatives, some newly arriving asylum seekers get expedited hearings.  As of March 20, 2024, according to TRAC, the average wait time overall is 1,424 days in fiscal 2024, which began Oct. 1, 2023. Test

Karnataka Budget 2024-25 | Siddaramaiah presents revenue-deficit budget, total outlay pegged at ₹3,71,383 crore

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented a revenue-deficit Karnataka Budget for 2024-25 on February 16 with a total outlay pegged at ₹3,71,383 crore, as against a revised estimate of ₹3,12,708 crore for 2023-24.  With the deficit pegged at ₹27,354 crore, this is also perhaps the first time the borrowings in a year has crossed the ₹1 lakh crore mark in a particular fiscal year, sources said.

Do Fort Worth authorities suspect foul play in the Sandman Hotel explosion?

The explosion at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel Jan. 8 has the characteristics of a natural gas explosion, the Fort Worth Fire Department said. Officials are investigating the exact cause of the explosion. Fort Worth Police Chief Neil Noakes and Fort Worth Fire Department Chief Jim Davis said Jan. 9 there is no indication that the explosion was intentional. They pushed back against rumors on social media that suggested a car bomb or other purposeful action was to blame. “There was a conversation through social media about nefarious actors, of people trying to damage the building purposely.  … We have no evidence of that,” Davis said. The explosion injured 21 people in downtown Fort Worth. No fatalities have been reported, but one victim remained in critical condition as of Jan. 11. We have no evidence of that,” Davis said.