Letter details unremitted fees owed by Curtis Winn
A state audit reveals Curtis Winn, former Ector County Tax Assessor-Collector, owes over $204,000 in delinquent motor vehicle registration fees dating to 1979. The 28 page letter from the Texas Motor Vehicle Division lists 863 unpaid fees, with interest penalties and daily additions. Townsley released the letter after obtaining legal clearance, noting potential bond liability for Winn and his bonding company. The Odessa American filed an Open Records request. county officials reported missing copies and pending litigation considerations.
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Odessa
Winn
Ector Tax Office
R.W. Townsley
State Department of Highways
Public Transportation Motor Vehicle Division
Austin
State Attorney General’s Office
Townsley
Motor Vehicle Division
Texas’ Comptroller of Public Accounts
Ector
Westchester Fire Insurance Company
New York City
U.S. Insurance Group
Dallas
Bill Barnes
Odessa American
Steve Groh
Juanita Rogers
Groh
Mike Holmes
Tax Office
Holmes
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General’s Office
Why were the Aggies put across the road
Texas A&M University researchers study Dallas exit signs on Central Expressway after motorists question if the three destination listings comply with federal rules. Dr Roger McNees, leading the project with $83,000 from the state highway department, notes exits are misrepresented and under-communicated.
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Christy Hoppe
Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Texas Aggie
Texas A&m University
Central Expressway
Aggies
A&m
Roger McNees
McNees
Texas Transportation Institute
State Highway Department
Sales tax revenue decline hits Odessa may 1983
The Texas Comptroller returned 858,721 from Odessa’s 1-cent sales tax for May, a 27.7 percent drop from May 1982. City projections for fiscal 1982-83 fall 34.3 percent behind 1981-82, with total returns down 6.8 percent from April. Statewide, 94.5 million was returned to 974 towns and cities this month, totaling 309.6 million for the year, a 2.7 percent decrease from 1982.
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Odessa
Comptroller’s
John Harrison
State Comptroller’s
Texas
Comptroller’s Office
May City
Louisiana case challenges historic black blood law ruling
New Orleans AP report on Judge Frederick Ellis upholding Louisiana's old "black blood" statute defining who is legally black. Susie Guillory Phipps, a Sulphur woman who considers herself white, seeks to overturn the law. Her appeal and the state Supreme Court precedent from 1974 are noted.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Susie Guillory Phipps
Phipps
Brian Begue
Frederick Ellis
Begue
State Supreme Court
Westholz
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