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Tidelands Case Heads to U S Supreme Court
Texas seeks to extend shoreline to include jetties at Port Isabel Port Mansfield Port Aransas Matagorda Freeport Galveston Sabine Pass as part of permanent harbor system affecting 37 000 acres offshore. Court to decide if 1845 shoreline bounds apply and if 4 1/2 miles extend beyond three marine leagues. Political notes follow with Barnes bid for lieutenant governor and election dynamics at the Capitol.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Austin
Texas Tidelands
Crawford Martin
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
Port Isabel
Port Mansfield
Port Ararsas
Matagorda
Gulf
Texas School Land Board
Supreme Court
California
U.S
State Capitol
Ben Barnes
John Connally
Connally
Barnes
Connnnally
Canada
Virgin Islands
Preston Smith
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Smith
Howton
Leam McGee
Texarkana Court of Civil Appeals
Matt Davis
Amarillo Court of Civil Appeals
James G. Denton
Tom Beavley
Dee