DeWitt County District wins Goodyear Conservation plaque
The Conservation District earned a first place award at the Goodyear Conservation program during the Soil and Water Conservation District Convention in Fort Worth. Ray Oviatt presented the plaque for exceptional resource management. Wilburn Pargmann and Lem Duderstadt will attend a grand awards program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin J. Metting
Yorktown
DeWitt County Soil and Water Conservation District
Raetzsch Wagener
Metting
August Schulle
Larry Vasbinder
Erwin Metting
Wilburn Pargman
Heinie Bade
DeWitt Soil and Water Conservation District
Pargman
Lem Duderstadt
Arizona
Goodyear
Soil and Water Conservation District
Fort Worth
Ray Oviatt
Wilburn Pargmann
Proposed Texas Constitution Draws Little Citizen Concerns
The article surveys mixed voter interest in the 1976 Texas Constitution revision. It notes former Gov Preston Smith opposes it while Gov Dolph Briscoe remains noncommittal. Lt Gov Hobby and Agriculture Commissioner White back the measure, AG Hill endorses it, and opponents decry it as power shifts to legislators. A 24 page voter guide from Secretary of State Mark White outlines the text and a controversial sample ballot.
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Texas
Preston Smith
Dolph Briscoe
Lone Star State
Texans
Austin
Smith
William P. Hobby
John C. White
Hobby
John Hill
Mark White
DeWitt County approves funds and road actions
Commissioners accepted two checks totaling 77097.00 including a 45979.00 revenue sharing fund and a 31118.62 lateral road payment. Action was tabled on highway 72 jurisdiction near Yorktown and Edwin L. Cox was authorized to cross county roads with a pipeline in Precinct 3. A hospital and life insurance resolution for county employees was approved along with Soil and Water work in precincts 3 and 4. Veterans Day observance was debated. Texas law now requires reporting child abuse with toll free hotline 800-292-5400.
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DeWitt County
Yorktown
Edwin L. Cox
Bill Lemke
Texas
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