Clements budget targets tax relief and teacher pay debate
Gov. Bill Clements told legislators that part of his proposed 1 billion dollar property tax relief would come without the 5.1 percent annual teacher pay raise urged by the Legislative Budget Board. He outlined education cuts and savings and proposed absorbing the surplus to cut property taxes while promising belt-tightening and staff reductions.
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Legislative Budget Board
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John Hill
Clements Budget Proposals Favor Growth in Education and Roads
Governor Clements outlines a budget totaling 13.76 million in major state fund spending with higher education receiving 177 million, medical schools 138 million, highways 308 million, prisons 36 million for operations and 96 million for construction and repairs. He backs 5.1 percent annual pay raises for state employees and emphasizes direct input from the people via proposals. The plan aligns with some LBB recommendations and points to a broad, people centered approach endorsed by supporters including the Texas State Teachers Association.
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Clements
LBB
Texas State Teachers Association
Port for Tankers Bill Advances in Texas Panel
The House Appropriations Committee approved up to 2.5 million for the Texas Deepwater Port Authority to pursue a Gulf of Mexico port for supertankers. The measure funds the effort until first bonds of 12 billion are issued to finance construction. Opponents argue against public investment for private oil company use amid anti trust law concerns and a failed federal license bid.
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Austin
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Texas Deepwater Port Authority
Senate
House
Gulf of Mexico
Freeport
Pecos man guilty in pharmacy burglary case
Marty Dale Howard a Pecos resident 20 was found guilty by a 12 jurors in 1438rd Judicial District Court Pecos of breaking into Redigers Pharmacy 724 S Eddy Pecos. Sentencing set for March 2 before Judge Lawrence Fuller after officers detained him behind a wrapping table inside the store following a 3 28 a m call. Howard pleaded no contest and remains held in Reeves County Detention Facility.
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Rediger
Marty Dale Howard
Lawrence Fuller
Howard
S. Eddy
Don Carlile
Fred Lujan
James Davis
Reeves County
Weather Outlook for West Texas Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy weather continues in West Texas with warm afternoon temperatures. Widely scattered showers are expected in the southwest this afternoon and tonight, with Panhandle regions seeing showers tonight and early Wednesday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Pecos Athletic Director Appointed Odessa High Boss
Jerry Millsapps, Pecos High School athletic director and head football coach since 1967, was named athletic director and head football coach at Odessa High School after a Odessa school board meeting. He posted a 76-35-3 Pecos coaching record, led an 8-2 season, and praised Pecos staff and community before noting sadness at leaving home of 12 years.
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Odessa High School
Odessa
Enterprise
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Whitley
Kelly
Moreley
Brownwood
Howard Payne University
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Eagles
Fort Stockton
Andrews
Indictments in Big Bend drug case target two Fort Stockton residents
Jesus Mata Armendariz 24 and Maria Jiminez Zaragosa 26 were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pecos Division for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Mata Armendariz remains jailed in Reeves County on a $50,000 bond, while Jiminez Zaragosa is released on $10,000 personal recognizance. The arrests occurred in Big Bend National Park. the complaint was filed by a Drug Administration special agent.
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Fort Stockton
Jesus Mata-Armendariz
Maria Jiminez-Zaragosa
Pecos Division
Western District of Texas
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Mata Armendariz
Greeley
Colo
Texas
Reeves County
Pecos
U.S
J.M. Preston
Mexico
Mar
High court to hear desegregation case in Dallas
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Dallas school officials appeal to overturn a federal appeals ruling that could force busing for desegregation. The plan would divide 140,000 students into six subdistricts with race-makeups within five percent of the district, potentially moving about 20,000 students at an annual $5.8 million cost. The 1970 suit, filed by black and Mexican American parents, challenges Judge Taylor Jr. and the Dallas Alliance Task Force on Education.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Dallas
U.S
William Taylor Jr
Dallas Alliance Task Force On
Taylor
Cials
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People
East Oak Cliff
Crash Kills Four In Dallas Fog Near Airport
Four Dallas area men died when a Piper Comanche crashed in dense fog near Red Bird Airport in south Dallas. Victims identified as Elfred N. Stevens 58. Rudell L. White 35. Thomas W Dockery 41. Oscar R Evans 44, all of Richardson. Plane owned by Aero Executive Inc. crashed in a drainage ditch near an open field one mile from the airport. authorities theorize attempted field landing.
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Red Bird
Elfred N. Stevens
Rudell L. White
Thomas W., Dockery
Oscar R. Evans
Richardson
Aero Executive, Inc
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