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Ten Texas Capitol Year in Review 1957 Highlights
A compact survey from the Austin Capitol desk recounts key 1957 Texas events. Water problems spurred two major conservation bonds, insurance reform and reorganizations stirred controversy, Cox’s scandal and runoffs reshaped politics, oil swings and raids marked the energy and crime beat, and finance warns of a red outlook by 1959 amid tax discussions and program reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Press Association
Austin
Tex
State Capitol Dome
Capitol Newsroom
Lampasas
Dallas
Silverton
Ralph Yarborough
U. S
Texas
Special
Giles Parol
Bascom Giles
Huntsville
Board of Pardons
Giles
Veterans Land Program
Pardons Board
Water Board
H. A. Beckwith
Beckwith
Harold E. Selke
Insurance Department
William A. Harrison
Selke
E. B. Kelley
Department