Recommendation for merit system and retirement age in Milam County
A suggested Milam County policy proposes a merit system for employees and elected officials with a recommended retirement age of 65 and a mandatory retirement age of 70. The piece argues for keeping experienced public servants in advisory roles and cites federal and civilian service norms, noting recent county races and retirement plans as context.
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Milam County
Military Services
Federal
Carl Black
Grady Allen
Allen
Print press rights in schools urge better publishment
Christopher B. Fager of the Student Press Law Center argues high school journalism suffers from self censorship as schools stifle debate and print. Buckholts High School cited for mimeographed publications while Need For Print Yoe High lacks a paper despite public outcry. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart defends constitutional freedoms in schools amid censorship debates.
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Yoe
Buckholts High School
VHS
Christopher B. Fager
Student Press Law Center
Fager
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Ethics Bill Limits Senate Earned Income
A letter to the editor mocks a Senate ethics bill claiming it bans ethics rather than governing it. It notes the bill caps outside income at 15 percent of a $54,000 salary, about $8,600 annually, and questions the impact of further bribery limits.
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U. S. Senate
Senate
Lewis and Clark
Abe
Harvard
Finance Bill Moves To Governor In Landmark Texas Session
Austin reports a $528 million finance bill, hailed as the legislature’s milestone, moves to Gov. Dolph Briscoe for signing after a drawn-out process. The measure, shaped by Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, includes highway funding increases and ethical speech limits, with school finance and the 1978-79 general appropriations awaiting House action.
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Dolph Briscoe
Senate
Bill Hobby
Hobby
Briscoe
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Lloyd Doggett
Austin
Highway Department
Schwartz and Doggett
House
Education
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Southwestern Bell
Texas Public Utility Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
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