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Legislature Poised to Help Elderly in Texas
An Associated Press survey outlines expected action in the 1961 Texas legislature. Proposals include medical care funding, federal matching aid, and amendments to poll taxes. Debate centers on federal participation, state affordability, and constitutional changes such as voter qualifications and representation. Major figures include Rep. Tom James, Rep. Jack Connell, Rep. Don Garrison, and Rep. Bob Eckhardt, with discussions on old age assistance, hospital districts, and highway impacts on farmland.
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Austin
Associated Press
Daniel
CCU
UCOC
Dallas
Tom James
House
Jack Connell
Wichita
Don Garrison
Houston
Bob Eckhardt
Texas
Rep
B. H. Dewey
Bryan
House Appropriations
Dewey
Dan Struve
Campbellton
Senate
Veterans Land Program