San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)

Texas twist

- By Marshall Kilduff. Email: mkilduff@ sfchronicl­e.com. Twitter: @marshallki­lduff

1: A giant Texas Walmart has a new use. What is it?

A: All-weather Dallas Cowboys training camp

B: Largest migrant children’s shelter in the country

C: Amazon bought it just to mock the retail giant

D: Indoor artillery range for big gun fanciers

2: National forests are shutting out visitors across the Southwest. What’s the reason?

A: Cannabis growers too much to handle B: Forest fires fueled by drought and high temps

C: Tick infestatio­n that’s sickening hikers D: Crowds of UFO nuts are flooding campground­s

3: What’s Mountain View doing about its tech businesses?

A: New rule: Outsiders can visit free cafeterias one day a week

B: Polite letter telling startups to go elsewhere

C: Possible per-employee tax to fill its coffers

D: Name change to Palo Alto Del Sur

4: California faced a $24 billion debt eight years ago. What’s the budget picture now?

A: Flat even and lawmakers are nervous

B: Slight surplus and the fighting has just begun

C: $16 billion socked away in a don’ttouch rainy-day fund

D: Predicted cliff drop as Trump cuts hit home

5: What happened to the largest lake on the Big Island in Hawaii?

A: Doubled in size after volcanic eruption B: Now inches deep thanks to ground shifts

C: Temperatur­e jump of 12 degrees, cooking the fish

D: Lava flows boiled the water away in hours

6: Los Angeles is launching a “safe parking” program. What is it?

A: Added security in car break-in hot spots B: Public lots for homeless people living in vehicles

C: Extra fee for scooter patrols

D: City workers available to help old folks parallel park

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