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Solons Study Taxes In Texas Legislature Debates
Governor Preston Smith pushes a 15 cent cigarette tax and a half percent gross receipts levy on chemical producers to fix a 71 million hole in a 261 million revenue plan. Attorneys general opinion blocks school and mineral lease income shifts, prompting alternatives including a corporate profits tax. House and Senate actions span tax, education, and public safety measures as committees advance bills and hearings.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Austin
Preston Smith
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Smith
John Connally
House
Gus Mutscher
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Senate
University of Texas
San Antonio
James Connally Technical Institute
Waco
Texas State Technical Institute
Commission For Rehabilitation Services
West Texas State University
Board of Regents
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Senate Labor and Management Committee
Senate Jurisprudence Committee
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Senate Water and Conservation Committee
Tom Creighton
Senate State Affairs Committee
Charles Wilson
Texas Public Utilities Commission
Don Kennard
Senate Parks and Wildlife Committee
House State Affairs Committee
Texas State Exhibits
HermisFair 68
University of Texas System
Fort Worth
Glenn Rothmann
Government “ Affairs and Efficiency Committee
Dave Finney
Judiciary Committee
C. L. Ray, Jr
Marshall
Subcommittee