Schwartz backs constitution co chairs in Galveston drive
State Senator A. R. Babe Schwartz and Preston Shirley will co lead the 17th Senatorial District section of a statewide coalition to back passage of a new State Constitution on November 4. Four Galveston County residents will head the local effort with island and mainland chairmen named, as Schwartz calls the proposed constitution a vast improvement over the current archive and confusing document.
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County tax study forecasts modest rate shifts for debt relief
The Galveston County Research Council released a preliminary 1976 tax study estimating a 25 percent revenue rise due to higher assessment ratios and growth in the tax base. It backs a 10 cent increase for road and seawall bonds and a 10 cent cut for other purposes while aiming to boost operating funds about 10 percent.
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