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TexasTowelie

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March 29, 2022

Jerry Jones alleges extortion from woman who says she is his daughter, asks for lawsuit to be tossed

Attorneys for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones asked a judge Monday to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him in Dallas County by a woman who alleges that he is her biological father. Court documents say the lawsuit was filed when Jones and the NFL team were facing “monetary extortion attempts” and alleges the lawsuit is one of them.

In Monday’s court filing, Jones’ lawyers say 25-year-old Alexandra Davis delivered a draft of the lawsuit to Jones and offered to “make a deal” to “assure that he would not be publicly or privately identified” as her father. The court filing did not say when that occurred.

The lawsuit was filed after Jones declined to pay, the court filing said. The filing said Davis and her lawyers “will be the subject of other litigation which has been filed or will be instituted shortly.”

“She is not entitled to the relief she requests, and the Court does not have jurisdiction to grant it,” the filing says.

Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2022/03/28/jerry-jones-alleges-extortion-from-woman-claiming-she-is-his-daughter-asks-for-lawsuit-to-be-tossed/

Perhaps this matter can be settled by Maury before he retires?

March 29, 2022

Canada to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

Canada announced plans Monday to buy 88 US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets to replace its aging fleet, and meet new threats including from Russia.

The F-35 "has proven to be a mature, capable and interoperable aircraft and that is why we are moving to the finalization phase of this procurement," Defense Minister Anita Anand told a joint news conference with Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi.

"Canada has one of the greatest air spaces in the world and we have to make sure that our next fleet of fighter jets is flexible, agile and able to meet a wide spectrum of threats," she said.

Lockheed's fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets are considered the most modern combat aircraft in the world, and their unique shape and coating make them harder to detect by enemy radar.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/world/canada-to-buy-88-f-35-fighter-jets-from-lockheed-martin/ar-AAVAuGb?

March 29, 2022

In defiance of Attorney General Ken Paxton, Austin ISD's Pride Week marches on

Paxton equated the week of LGBTQ-inclusive activities with sex education in a letter to the district. Austin ISD says it’s about acceptance.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, Texas Tribune


On Saturday morning, the courtyard at Eastside Early College High School in Austin looks like a “rainbow threw up,” according to Melissa Kender.

There are rainbow flags, rainbow pins, rainbow dresses and shirts and face paint. Kender, an assistant principal at Dobie Middle School, wears a T-shirt proclaiming “Dobie Pride” in rainbow letters.

Kender attended Saturday’s “Pride Out!” event, the culmination of Austin Independent School District’s weeklong celebration of LGBTQ identities, with her wife, Caitlin.

“It’s just really important to us that kids know that we will protect them and celebrate them, no matter how they identify,” Melissa Kender said.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/26/paxton-lgbtq-pride-austin-isd/

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