Malpractice Suit Filed Against Houston Lawyer in Calhoun County
Port Lavaca report states Trevino of Pearland filed a civil suit in district court against Regis Toomey of Houston over alleged negligence in handling Trevino’s marijuana case. Trevino seeks 3,040 attorney fees, 75,000 actual damages, 50,000 exemplary damages, or a fee refund. Trevino and co-defendants were arrested in February and awaiting sentencing.
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Port Lavaca
Calhoun County
Houston
Denovio Trevino
Pearland
Regis Toomey
Trevino
Sigifredo Gonzales
Floyd Philips
Toomey
Philips
Gonzales
Governor Proposes Education Voucher Plan for Texas
The Speaker outlines a voucher concept for every Texas high school graduate granting basic tuition support in accredited public or independent colleges. Public schools would be funded per student, independent schools via tuition vouchers, with out-of-state or private attendees excluded. The aim is to boost competition, ease public university loads, and strengthen Texas higher education without extra state costs.
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Austin
Independent Colleges and Universities of
Texas
Dozer Causes Oil Pipeline Fire Near La Grange
Fire crews fought an oil pipeline blaze east of Park near Hwy 159 for about three hours using 27 500 gallons of water and foam. The abandoned dozer, valued at over 100 000 dollars, was a total loss, and the driver was uninjured as smoke was seen up to 100 miles away.
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la Grange
Park
Hwy. 159
Steve Urban
Fayette
Lower
Colorado River Authority
S. J. Groves & Sons
Rudolph Voss
Voss
Waco
Ellinger
Wye
Early colonists used boiled milk to paint houses gray
Early American colonists used milk from blue berries boiled to color houses gray rather than blue, reflecting practical dye practices in colonial times.
Public Employees Week Designated by Governor Briscoe
Governor Dolph Briscoe proclaims August 15 to 21, 1976 as Public Employees Week in Texas. The Texas Public Employees Association, with over 38 000 members, selects A Year of Challenge as the theme for 1976. The 31st annual meeting will be held at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel in Houston with addresses by Judge Joe Greenhill State Comptroller Bob Bullock and U S Senator Lloyd Bentsen. About 450 delegates from across the state will attend to discuss association business and ways to improve public administration. Houston, the Dome City, is highlighted as the focal point of the observance.
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Dolph Briscoe
Texas
Texas Public Employees Association
Shamrock Hilton Hotel
Houston
Joe Greenhill
Bob Bullock
United States
Lloyd Bentsen
Giant 106 foot bus Cyclops tour highlights future transit
The 75 ton Cyclops, built for Paramount Pictures The Big Bus, tours U S cities with 32 wheels and a jet engine in lieu of nuclear power. Trailways promotes bigger, better buses ahead while noting its 2300 buses and 19 million passengers in 1975.
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Paramount Pictures
Trailways
United States
Cyclops
Cattlemen Press Worm Control Amid Outbreak in Texas
The Independent Cattlemen's Association urges Texas ranchers to follow new USDA guidelines to spray all cattle within 72 hours of any planned movement to seven southeastern states. ICA president T A Cunningham notes 39 South Texas belt coverage and 7100 cases in seven months, urging prompt wound treatment and pest control alongside the sterile fly program.
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Austin
Cattlemen’s Association
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
T. A. Cunningham
Goliad
ICA
South
Panhandle
Cunningham
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Bill Clayton
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Strength Service
Quatae BO
Vurn-Orf
Fayette Co
Standard Telephone and Cables Division
International Telephone and
Telegraph
Texas Public Employees’ Week
Superbus
Sally Kellerman
PRAHA
A.M.D.G
John L. Markovsky
S.T.D
Galveston and
Joe Patek
Shiner, Texas
Cattlemen
Gindlers
Gonzales - Yoakum - Hallettsville
Hallettsville
Ladies
Yoakum
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