The grocery store giants have already said that consumers in Louisiana and Texas, among other communities, can expect lower prices in the wake of the merger.
Here's a national news story that is just dripping with irony, but you won't find it in any mainstream news source.
You have to go to an alternative source outside the mainstream to learn that the NAACP and the Justice Department required local and national news reporters to show two kinds of photo ID's just to get in and cover Attorney General Eric Holder's speech at the NAACP national convention
Texas has a reputation for being tough on criminals. It's known around the world for having the busiest "Death Row" in the United States. Now, for better or worse, Texas is also known for treating young school children like criminals.