Butch Baird Wins Texas Open in Sudden Death
Butch Baird captured the Texas Open with a 15 foot playoff putt after a final round 65 that included a hole in one and birdies on 17 and 18. He tied Miller Barber at 273, then birdied the first playoff hole to win. The victory boosts his tour status, Masters qualification, and access to Tournament of Champions play.
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City gets sales tax rebates jump to $9 million
Comptroller Bob Bullock said auditors found over $9 million in additional local sales taxes owed by Texas cities during fiscal 1976, more than double the prior two years. Checks totaling $9.1 million were mailed to 478 cities as October rebates of the one-cent city tax, with year-to-date rebates at $239.1 million. La Marque received $9,006.08.
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Quinby Talks About Flounder Run Outdoors Column
Skip Quinby, La Marquian and Ducks Unlimited official, begins a new outdoors column. He details flounder movement into Gulf waters, ideal fishing spots near Galveston and San Luis Pass, bait choices, rigging, and patient hook setting to improve saltwater flounder catches this season.
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