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State Dipping Deeply Into Treasury Surplus
A 1961 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal summary reports Texas lawmakers approving a state budget with higher school aid and exploring a 3 percent sales tax, while postponing broad tax reform and federal aid programs. The piece notes labor bills, the Kerr-Mills medical aid program, and new corporate inventory assessment methods amid debates on property tax relief and industrial growth. The article highlights the legislature's partially constrained actions and ongoing debates over tax policy and education funding.
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