1.   Many local officials are still unaware that the state has granted them the powers to set boating laws for their local waters.

2.   Without specifying whether the state would grant the Roman Catholic Church legal recognition, Salinas undertook to promote it to a new legal position.

3.   And in Connecticut, the state no longer grants waivers to companies whose emissions exceed allowable limits, forcing them instead to buy pollution credits.

4.   And she fears that states will not grant extensions to those whose maladies are difficult to define.

5.   At least nine states have granted municipalities the authority to create special districts that could tax residents to cover those costs, according to the Dunn Foundation.

6.   Across the country, some states grant exemptions to religious academies or boarding homes, while others allow day care centers run by religious groups to operate without licenses.

7.   All states can grant exceptions.

8.   But court officials said the state Government Code grants the judge discretion to recess a court proceeding.

9.   Critics complained about that when the state granted the contract to a for-profit firm, especially after its non-profit predecessor filed for bankruptcy protection.

10.   Earlier this year, the state granted a drilling permit on its land in the same area, and a well is half completed there.