Senate Tables Lease Inquiry Amid Texas Land Fight
In Austin on January 14 Senator Joe M. Moore led a move to table the investigation of the Land Department with a 13 to 13 vote break by Lt. Gov. Barry Miller. The House Public Lands Committee then defeated a proposed broader probe 7 to 4, with Robison attending and urging a full disclosure once the resolution returns.
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Austin
Tex
Joe M. Moore
Greenville
Land Department
Barry Miller
J. T. Robison
Moore
A. J. Wirtz
Seguin
Senate
W. D. McFarlane
Graham
Wirtz
Pecos County
J. Holbrook
Galveston
Woodward
Robison
Tom DeBerry
Bogota
Ing
McFarlane
J. W. Stevenson
Victoria
Pink L. Parrish
Lubbock
Edgar E. Witt
Waco
Committee On Public Lands and Buildings
Benjamin F. Bergley
Alpine
DeBerry
Greer
Hardin
Martin
Miller
More
Pollard
Russekl
Hyer
Thomason
Westbrook
William
Austin, Tex
State Land Office
House Public Lands
Governor’s Office
Attorney General’s Office
Regents
University of Texas
Preston L. Anderson
San Antonio
Frank Baldwin
A. H. King
Throckmorton
House
Austin Lawmakers Target Vehicle License Fees
Austin reports that more bills aim at regulating license fees for motor vehicles than any other subject. The trend lowers fees for privately used passenger cars while raising or maintaining charges for commercial trucks and autos. Representatives Sherrill and Snelgrove introduced a bill drafted in the Attorney General’s Department. It cuts private passenger car registration almost fifty percent with commercial cars affected differently.
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C. J. Sherrill
Bellevue
J. B. Snelgrove
Henderson
Attorney General’s Department
Texas Law Seeks Fees Shift for Lateral Roads
The bill proposes that counties receive all fees up to 75000 dollars and 50 percent above that amount for construction and maintenance of lateral roads. Representatives Barnett and Conway of Hunt County introduced the bill on Monday. It also cuts fees on privately owned passenger cars while raising those on trucks and commercial vehicles. A committee substitute is planned for House amendment and passage before moving to the Senate.
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E. Barnett
W. E. Conway
Hunt County
House
Senate
Lone Republican Is Made House Minority Head
Austin Texas January 11 Members of the House presented Reno Kickenroht Seguin as the Legislature's only Republican member by a boisterous resolution naming him minority leader and special counsellor in Federal land matters He pledged to act in harmony with colleagues while taking the post and guiding Republican interests.
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Austin
Tex
House
Reno Kickenroht
Seguin
Lawmakers Hear Laughing Promises on Federal Relations
Senate and House committees on Federal Relations heard brief remarks as Kickenroht promised the lawmakers, speaking in a light tone. The incident drew attention to ongoing discussions on federal liaison and policy alignment.
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Senate
House Committees On Federal Relations
Kickenroht
Children Burn to Death in a Barn in Mississippi
In Tylertown Mississippi on January 14 a mother could not rescue her two children Otis Jr age nine and Mary Inez age six locked in a burning barn. She ran back to the house 300 feet away seeking aid as flames consumed the structure.
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Tylertown
Miss
Otis Dier
Otis Jr
Mary Inez
Infant's Cry Ignites Blaze. Building Locks Behind
A mother answered her infant's cries to find smoke rising from the building and the door locked. Authorities believe the children started the fire while playing with matches, causing a dangerous blaze and prompting a rapid response.
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