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Recall of Del Rey Flour Tortillas
Del Rey Tortilleria, Inc., of Chicago, is announcing the recall of its flour tortilla products, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Flour tortillas of all sizes are included in the recall (White Flour Tortillas; 6? Tortillas de Harina; Burritos 2,3, and 4; and 8? Fajitas)...

Saturday Night Open Thread
On the menu tonight (for three): Homemade green chile with fresh flour tortillas, salad and guacamole. A nice white wine, but first, Magaritas with fresh lime and lemon juice. What's on your agenda tonight? This is an open thread, all topics welcome...

Chicago Food Manufacturer Stops Making Tortillas Linked to School Kids Gastrointestinal Illnesses
In Illinois, Del Rey Tortilleria, Inc. has stopped making tortillas until it passes sanitary inspections by federal regulators. The Chicago food maker, which also makes corn flour and tostadas, is being sued by the federal government for allegedly maintaining unsanitary conditions while making the floor tortillas...

La tortilla de la muerte
In Texas, police are investigating after someone wrote death threats on corn tortillas and left them under a woman's car. She thinks her ex-husband might be responsible. Never has death been so delicious!

How do soaring restaurant costs translate into a IRS collection problem
This week, the New York Times reported that the cost of a 30-pound sack of rice has doubled, and a 15-pound bag of flour has almost tripled for restaurants.  An article yesterday in The Cincinnati Enquirer had pasta up 130 percent, eggs up 73 percent...

ACLU Demands Flour Bluff High School Allow Gay-Straight Alliance Student Club to Meet
ACLU: "Today, the ACLU sent a demand letter to the Flour Bluff Independent School District (FBISD) that gives the district until March 9 to confirm that a GSA will be allowed on campus or face possible legal action...

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Texas Employment Law
alleged violations of Texas labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

Texas' KB Home Hit with Price Fixing Class Action
Texas' KB Home Faces Price Fixing Class-Action

BP to Pay $15M for Texas Refiney Violations of Clean Air Act
BP to Pay $15M for Texas Refiney Violations of Clean Air Act

BP
Settles More Claims From Texas Refinery Explosion

Texas A&M University
Settles Bonfire Lawsuit for $2.1 Million

Salmonella Found in Tomotoes
57 Reported Cases in New Mexico and Texas