Senator Word Lifelong Texas Leader Remembered in Obituary
The obituary profiles Senator Word a longtime ally of Governor Connally who helped redraw districts after the one man one vote ruling and chaired key committees. He led efforts for San Antonio HemisFair 1968 and championed the Tuition Equalization Grant Program. After leaving the Senate in 1973 he moved to Austin to practice law and lobby. The RECORD publishes his full obituary.
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Austin
Court approves pay plan and library purchase in annual session
In Bosque County court business, salaries for county officials and staff were set per hour terms. The court approved a Heart of Texas Council of Governments SHSP grant of 1666 dollars. A county bond of 1000 dollars was fixed for the new County Court at Law judge. A replat at Rocky Creek Lodge Lot 5 was renounced after foreclosure. A copy machine and used light bars were approved for the court and local departments. The barn ban was lifted due to recent rains.
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Ace Hardware
Ace
Heart of Texas
Bosque
Rocky Creek Lodge
Council approves resignation and appoints Kathleen Carpenter
Clifton Planning and Zoning Commission chair Tim Ernst resigns and Kathleen Carpenter is named to the unexpired seat. City Administrator Charles Metean discusses pursuing Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants with a tentative $30,000 plan for a streetlight upgrade. Council also removes stray cat references from city codes and hires attorney Jeffrey Moore for DC grants and open meeting questions on an as needed basis.
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Tom Rage
Tim Ernst
Clifton
Jeffrey Moore
Fred Voleanse
Moore
Texas
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