State Capital Highlights Sidelights
AUSTIN The special legislative session proceeds despite the diminished emergency and criticism of taxpayer costs. Gov Bill Clements called the session to repeal the state ad valorem tax before a suit to restore it could go to trial in June. Plaintiffs include Midwestern State University and other colleges that previously benefited.
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Austin
Bill Clements
Midwestern State University
Legislature presses on as tax relief sparks debate
The EE press assocation notes lawmakers keep the 1979 property tax repeal funding unresolved prompting calls to delay the session. Governor Clements proceeds despite critics arguing no emergency remains. A prison crowding report and a new limited prison admissions policy at TDC shape the session’s path while plans for a Department of Commerce advance. Also noted are Perot winning a Medicaid bid, a debate on the attorney general race over Hannah's law degree, the nation’s largest religious painting by Torger Thompson, and Arlington High School’s 1925 class reunions lasting 56 years.
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