Adjusting Road Priorities in Milam County Texas
District engineers report on Milam County highway work from 1960 to present, noting about 23 million spent on Milam primary and farm to market roads. Inflation and shifting priorities mean fewer new roads, with improvements at US 77 and former US 190 intersections. The era of heavy construction ends as the Interstate System nears completion.
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Texas Highway Department
Milam
Dist
Joe Hanover
Bryan
Hanover
US 77
US 190
Highway Department
Milam County
Texas
Cameron
Gause
Lignite Industry Prospects Expand in Milam County
Cameron's Industrial Foundation weighs alternatives for lignite mining over five years as Shell eyes a Milam processing plant and up to 300 jobs. The project could unlock 50 years of lignite beneath veins to 200 feet deep, driving growth in Rockdale South Milam and surrounding areas.
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Cameron
Shell
Milam
Alcoa
Rockdale
South Milam
Rabbit meat inspection bill moves toward USDA oversight
Congress supports H R 10073 to mandate federal inspection of rabbit meat, ending voluntary checks. Poage notes rabbit meat quality and imports lacking inspection, while the measure aims to standardize sanitation and certification, boosting rural income with minimal investment.
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W. R. Poage
Texas
Committee On Agriculture
Federalvernment
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Speaker
Poage
Crump
Debate Over Tax Bill and State Spending Gloom
The article outlines continued debate over a potential billion dollar 1977 tax bill versus no bill, with Comptroller Bullock warning on spending and Speaker Clayton predicting no growth in bureaucracy. It also covers Briscoe urging budget redirection, McKnight fearing education spending, the Little Hoover Commission timetable, a delayed impeachment trial for Judge Carrillo, judicial and court news, AG opinions on searches and prescriptions, and state tax rebate trends.
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Bob Bullock
House
Bill Clayton
Bullock
Clayton
Dolph Briscoe
San Antonio
Joint Advisory Commission of Government Operations
Little Hoover Commission
Bill Hobby
Senate
O. P. Carrillo
Judicial Qualifications Commission
Carrillo
Old Philosopher Critiques Solving Problems Without Answers
Letter writer argues the world wastes resources solving unsolvable issues and cites Kissinger Viet Nam spending as excessive. He notes UN member variety and mocks trying to track all offices, lists problems deemed unsolvable, and suggests Congress set clear guidelines for CIA and FBI.
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Washington
Austin
George Wallace
Ronald Reagan
Ireland
Mid-East
CIA
FBI
J. A
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