Massive funding shift looms for Texas schools says superintendents
Brownfield area educators react to Judge Harley Clark ruling that state aid distribution is unconstitutional. They foresee redistribution of wealth but doubt it will benefit their districts. most warn predictions remain speculative. Don Hendley notes disparities between $2,500 and $8,500 per student yearly. He expects little immediate impact on Brownfield, placing them midstate.
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Don Hendley
Brownfield
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Edgewood I S D v Kirby ruling reshapes Texas school funding
State judge Harley Clark ruled Texas education aid unequal, ordering changes while delaying implementation for two years to allow legislative action. If unactuated by 1999, court administration of public schools could occur. Appeals proceed toward to state supreme court with potential federal escalation and superdistrict consolidation.
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Texas Supreme Court
Target prices set for wheat sorghum and cotton in 1988 plan
Terry County ASCS releases 1988 farm program details with target prices for wheat at 4.29 per bushel, grain sorghum at 2.82 per bushel, and cotton at 0.77 per pound. Loan rates vary by crop. ACR and acreage reduction rules cited. cross compliance and 50/92 provisions noted.
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Terry County
the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Davis Announces Candidacy for Terry County Tax Collector
Rechelle Davis, long-time resident, is running for Terry County tax collector. Daughter of James J. and Mrs. Martin, wife and mother of four, she studied at Brownfield schools and Lubbock Christian College. Appointed April 1, 1985, she sought the seat in May 1986 to complete the term and notes two favorable audits.
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Terry County
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Santa Fe train derails after farming accident
A Santa Fe Railroad engine and caboose derailed near the Goodpasture fertilizer plant on Seagraves Highway in Brownfield around 11:45 a.m. after a farming incident damaged the tracks. Deputies say a farmer hauling a cotton module builder with a tractor moved the track about six inches, then cleared the obstruction. Two cranes were brought in to lift the train back onto the rails in the afternoon.
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Brownfield
Goodpasture Fertilizer
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Terry County
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