Briscoe Signs Law For Revision Commission Creation
Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe signed a law authorizing a 37 member Constitutional Revision Commission to study the state constitution and report to a constitutional convention next year. The commission will begin within 14 days and must finish hearings by November 1. Briscoe will chair the six member selection panel alongside Lt. Gov. Hobby Attorney General Hill House Speaker Daniel Jr. Chief Justice Greenhill and Judge Onion Jr. The panel may meet in secret by majority vote after an open session.
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Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Bill Hobby
Atty
John Hill
House
Spaker Price Daniel Jr
Supreme Court
Joe Greenhill
Court of Criminal Appeals
John Onion Jr
Commission
Senate
Selection Committee
New Chemical Tested For Johnsongrass Control
Glyphosate showed promise in Texas A and M tests for Johnsongrass control in fallow fields after harvest. It killed tops and roots but not effective on seeds, with other chemicals being less complete or slower. Researchers Fell Helpert and Merkle note glyphosate is experimental and not EPA cleared or for sale yet.
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Texas
F. H. Fell
Texas A&m University Soil and Crop Sciences Department
Fell
Johnson
Environmental Protection Agency
C. W. Helpert
M. G. Merkle
A&m Soil and Crop Sciences Department
Merkle
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
House Approves Loan Program for Rural Disaster Aid
The House Agriculture Committee backed by 22 to 3 votes a bill to reinstate the rural emergency disaster loan program with changes. It would let Farmers Home Administration offer disaster loans at 6 percent, replacing the Hurricane Agnes forgiveness features criticized by the administration.
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House Committee On Agriculture
Bill Alexander
D-Ark
Farmers Home Administration
Alexander
W. Kk
Bob ) Pouge
D-Tex
Pouge
Rural Electrification Administration
Rabies Threat Highlighted by Texas Animal Bite Report
A year end Texas rabies study notes rabies vaccination gaps with dogs and cats. numerous bite incidents in East and West Texas prompt calls for stricter county wide controls. Officials say county commissioners can declare danger zones and impose vaccination and quarantine rules with legal penalties for violators.
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East Texas
Gulf Coast
Texas
Commissioners Court
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