Trinity River Warrants and County Regulation Passes House
AUSTIN April 15 The House passed a bill to curb warrants by city and county officials and considered a Trinity River conservancy and reclamation district. The measure limits warrant amounts to 2000 dollars for improvements, with exceptions for calamities, aiming to curb unauthorized indebtedness. The Trinity River bill stalled on constitutional suspension.
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Austin
House
Trinity River
Hidalgo County
Farmer
Fort Worth
Cunningham
Eastland
Senate
Dallas
Insurance Board Amendment Aims Dividend and Salary Controls
Pollard proposed an amendment empowering the Board of Insurance Commissioners to set dividend levels for all companies and regulate salaries from the president downward. The measure envisions the commission holding authority from the top down.
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Woodal
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Senate
Pollard
Tyler
Senator Holbrook Defends Salary Legislation Opposition
Senator Holbrook of Galveston said the proposed bill to set reasonable salaries amounts to big corporations seeking power and violates the right of private contract and the bill of rights, arguing there is no public demand for the measure.
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Holbrook
Galveston
Senate delays action on redistricting amid corporate pressure
The Texas Senate faced late changes to congressional redistricting proposals but took no action. Several senators planned to send amendments forward tomorrow as a push by corporations was criticized as aiming to align the Senate with a broader program. The report notes a study linking alcohol use to sunburn susceptibility for certain groups.
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House
Free Conference Committee
University of Texas
Free Conference
Texas Wesleyan College
Senate
Woodul Insurance Agents
Tion
Russia
Texas Senate
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Parmley Herrick
France
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