PCG Seeks Agriculture Exemption in Texas Electrical Act
Plains Cotton Growers submitted comments at a April 6 Austin hearing on HB 1487 urging an agriculture exemption to the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act. Rep Delwin Jones reported a temporary nonenforcement agreement for agriculture and progress toward a permanent exemption. PCG argued most irrigation service firms lack Master Electricians and that current qualified electricians already ensure safety while the extra costs add little value. Also note Neeper gave a cautiously bullish near term cotton market view at an April 7 CI/PCG/NYBOT workshop in Lubbock with possible December 2004 futures at 70-75 cents and China’s demand as a key wildcard. A TCE precision agriculture workshop is set for April 15 at Texas A&M system center, registration deadline April 13, offering three CEUs and topics on yield mapping and precision ag software.
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PCG
Shawn Wade
Plains
PGC
Austin
Delwin Jones
Lubbock
Neeper
Cabot
Jarral Neeper
New York Board of Trade, Cotton Incorporated
Plains Cotton Growers
China
U.S
TCE
Texas A&m University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Dena Griffith
Texas Department of Agriculture
Perry unveils Educational Excellence and Equity Plan
Gov. Rick Perry proposes Educational Excellence and Equity Plan with a $1 per pack cigarette tax and fees on adult entertainment venues. The plan envisions a constitutional amendment to permit video lottery terminals and addresses various loopholes as part of a broader school finance overhaul.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Texas
Perry Plan Aims For $2.5 Billion School Revenue Boost
In a state plan the Perry administration promotes, property tax ceilings would be set at 1.25 dollars per 100 for homes and 1.40 for business, with local school enrichment capped at 15 cents over two years. The plan promises $2.5 billion more for schools and $6 billion saved in taxes, while noting legislative approval is required and a special session may be needed. Texas sales tax revenue rose 1.18 billion in March, up 17.2 percent from a year earlier.
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Texas
Perry
Texas Supreme Court
State Comptroller’s Office
Cpa
State
Farm policy and rural development must unite
Guest column by Thomas D. Rowley argues agriculture cannot lead rural policy alone. He cites OECD officials on bringing farmers into a broader rural contract and notes diversity among farmers. The piece urges clear messaging that rural development supports farming income, jobs, and non farm earnings, while acknowledging a rocky start.
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Thomas D. Rowley
South Texas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
International Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Odile Sallard
Donald Johnston
Daniel Hernandez Franco
Mexico
Social Development Ministry
America
National Grape Cooperative Association
Welch Foods, Inc
Robert Militello
Pride Awareness Committee Urges Brownfield Cleanup Efforts
Dear Brownfield residents we need your help to improve the town. The Pride Awareness Committee asks businesses to lead by keeping locations clean and attractive. Focus areas include weed control on sidewalks planting flowers trash cleanup trimming trees and repainting. The group seeks city collaboration to enhance entrances and main roads and thanks residents for support.
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Pride Awareness Committee
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