Sunday morning Ark-La-Tex roundup

Texarkana Gazette: Lawmakers discuss the effects of bills on commerce
John Brummett: Third way on Iraq
Roby Brock: Arkansas business update
David Sanders: Now for readers' questions
Meredith Oakley: Extreme abuse defies logic
Les Minor: City’s search shorter than expected
Texarkana Gazette Editorial: Border banter
ADG: Lobbyists’ costs hit $1.1 million in 2007
AP News Analysis: Some lawmakers say yearly meetings unnecessary
Ark. News Bureau: Haley: State needs better work force, incentives
Ark. News Bureau: Electronic signs not welcome in Fayetteville
ADG: Most accept smoking ban
ADG: Ban exemptions troubling for some, solution for others
ADG: Grants aid teachers in math and science

Austin American Statesman: Fight over speakership was full of surprises
Ft. Worth Star Telegram: The state's healthcare temperature
Houston Chronicle Editorial: Helpless in Austin
Dallas Morning News: New laws for elderly drivers aim to protect all
Plainview Daily Herald: Area coaches pleased with Texas steroid bill
Houston Chronicle: Vendor-funded party may mean tighter ethics law
Houston Chronicle: Lawmakers eye crackdown on breaking into cars
San Antonio News Express: Austin heavyweight criticizes electric utility
Longview News Journal: Charter schools encourage increase choices
Texas Trifles Blog: 'Porky's Revenge' Lone Star style
Burnt Orange Report: The truth about Turner

Baton Rouge Advocate: The Wild Side for June 10, 2007
Shreveport Times: Shift tuition oversight out of Legislature
New Orleans Times-Picayune: GOP fails in attempt to change primaries
Lake Charles Press: Leg. earmarks millions with no debate or scrutiny
WWL-AM New Orleans: Panel favors narrowing tax breaks for films
WWL-AM: Hospital funding growing, but fewer beds than pre-Katrina
Monroe News-Star: What goes around often comes around in politics
Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Gridlock keeps bond bill from passing vote
Lafayette Daily Advertiser: Law keeps nursing homes shut