The first sentence in the article states, "A federal court has quashed �depredation� orders under which tens of thousands of double-crested cormorants are killed each year in 24 states east of the Mississippi..."
So why is Texas sending notices?
Now I only got a C in geography back in 5th grade but I am still confident Texas is west of the Miss River.
Further down the article is continues to reference Eastern states. So what gives?
Ben, you make me want to laugh

Most of the Government representatives I have dealt with don't care about the people that pay their salaries and know little of East or West of anywhere.
Tracy