Cameron Town Meeting Weighs City Sales Tax Vote
Cameron City Council schedules a town meeting for Tuesday November 14 to discuss a proposed 1 percent city sales tax. Texas towns like Taylor and El Paso have enacted the tax with broad support. Electra is the only defeat in recent votes. A roundtable of city officials will take questions from property owners and residents.
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Cameron
Texas
Taylor
Elmin
Electra
West
Texas League of Municipalities
Garner Dies at 98 A Texas Political Icon Passes
The Texan statesman John Nance Garner, once Roosevelt's running mate and later critic, dies at age 98 after a long career as Speaker and Senate leader. He never returned to Washington after 1941, as Lyndon B. Johnson rose nationally.
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John Nance Garner
FDR
Roosevelt
Garner
Nack
Supreme Court
Congress
House
Senate
Texas
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Breach of the Peace and Free Speech Bounds
A historical view explains how breach of the peace has served as a catch-all crime when actions do not fit specific categories. Courts balance First Amendment rights with public order, distinguishing lawful religious preaching from disturbing others in hotels or streets.
Texans vote on six amendments amid election week notes
Voters in 254 counties face six constitutional amendments while 70 candidates run for legislature in openings caused by deaths and retirements. Key races include Harris, Cameron, Matagorda, Travis, Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Terry, Yoakum. Declarations cover park bonds, veterans land program, hospital district funding, and board eligibility.
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Austin II
Texas
Etary
John Hill
House of Representatives
Senate
Veterans Land Program
House
Harris County
Cameron County
Matagorda
Wharton
Travis County
Bailey, Cochran
Hockley
Terry
Yoakum
Dallas
George Parkhouse
Tearristolford
Old Philosopher Bemoans Presidential Pressure and Parks Plans
Dear editor notes political writers speculate on presidential candidates led by Gov Rockefeller while arguing the presidency brings heavy duties. The piece contrasts pay with Wilt Chamberlain and outlines Texas state park expansion plans and funding, plus a lengthy haul ers hearing on trucking authority before the Railroad Commission.
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Gov. Rockefeller
New York
United States
Wilt Chamberlain
Texas Railroad Commission
Alton Logans Buy Hearne Photo Studio
Mr and Mrs Alton Logan of Houston formerly of Cameron have purchased B B Studio in Hearne from Edward Brady. Brady will join his brother Charles Brady in Temple. Logan will call the Hearne studio Photography by Logan. Logan was previously with Shell Oil Company in the photographics division. Mrs Logan is Betsy Caperton.
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Alton Logan
Houston
Cameron
Hearne
Edward Brady
Charles Brady
Temple
Logan
Shell Oil Company
Betsy Caperton
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