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"Simply putting down a name on a petition is not enough to get the ball rolling," he said. "This is an important lesson for the importance of having good information as well as data on population trends and threats."
Nicole Rosmarino, a scientist with WildEarth Guardians, said the group had provided more details on eight of the species, petitioned for emergency listing last year.
Tex. Scraps Plans for Toll Road Network
AUSTIN -- Texas officials said they are scrapping a proposal for a network of toll roads that critics called an expensive boondoggle. The Trans-Texas Corridor was envisioned as a huge set of highways, rail and utility lines crisscrossing the state, but it had been under fire almost since inception. Rural landowners, in particular, were opposed to giving up their property for the project. Gov. Rick Perry (R) said projects such as Interstate 69 -- which would run from northeast Texas to the Rio Grande Valley -- and highways that would run parallel to north-south Interstate 35 will continue.
Ex-Mayoral Aide Gets 120 Days in Jail
DETROIT -- The former top aide to disgraced ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 120 days in jail for obstruction of justice, the same sentence that her old boss received late last year. Christine Beatty and Kilpatrick, both 38, were convicted of lying about their affair under oath during a 2007 civil trial.
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