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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1996
Page
13
Odessa American reports Debra Simpson notes sales tax rebates covering August, tied to June sales figures and state guidelines. Local merchants expect relief as shoppers look for lowered tax burdens amid summer activity.
State comptroller data show Odessa August 1996 sales tax rebates fall 6.09 percent to 963,687 from 1,026,233 in August 1995, while year to date receipts total 8,491,750.30, up 1.83 percent. Local finance chief James Zentner expects FY1996 to top the 8.9 million budget target, with state rebates inching higher overall. Cities in the Permian Basin posted mixed results, notably Midland up 1.27 percent and Crane down 3.22 percent, as the Ector County Hospital District rebate eased 5.7 percent to 1,044,285.
Fort Stockton planners expect a bigger Harvest Fest after last year’s turnouts. A wine emporium offering tastings from eight wineries and a $7 commemorative glass draws crowds, with 200 volunteers coordinating booths, races, a bike tour, and an old west saloon, while shrimp cooks are absent due to harvest delays.
Officials at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin say a new computer system and a federal government shutdown delayed scholarship letter notifications. About 30 students will receive letters early next week as the department notes it is not behind despite the later timing.
Corsicana Frost Police Chief Carl Cassady, 38, performs as Elvis Presley while patrolling the city. He wears a jet black pompadour, sideburns, and sunglasses, and credits Elvis as his boyhood hero. чиз
Rankin Independent School District plans to fight a federal suit filed by LULAC alleging at large elections dilute minority voters. Superintendent Leonard Kent says the district, spanning 876 square miles, is too dispersed for single member districts and already adequately represents minorities. He notes the district’s student count is disputed, with 1,469 claimed by the suit but 392 students reported by the district, and calls the lawsuit harassment and filed in bad faith.
A House committee voted 4 to 3 to shift the delinquent child support collection duties from Attorney General Dan Morales to a new agency. Morales noted federal and state limits constrain his division though critics say management changes would help more than legal tweaks. Morales spokesman Ron Dusek said AFDC cases dominate the workload, with the division having five directors since 1991.
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