Pecos Receives Monthly City Sales Tax Payment
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock said the office mailed 18.5 million in January city sales tax rebates to 894 Texas cities. Pecos will receive 9065.66, with larger checks for Dallas 2.2 million and Houston 4 million. San Antonio 984,163. Fort Worth 761,375. Austin 600,346. El Paso 507,051. Merchants have until January 31 to file next reports.
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Austin
Bob Bullock
Texas
Pecos City
Bullock
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Forth Worth
el Paso
Comptrol
Pecos River Commission to Meet at Living Desert Park
The Pecos River Commission will hold its annual meeting February 2 at Living Desert State Park near Carlsbad New Mexico beginning at 9 a.m. About 20 out of town attendees are expected with three commissioners Horace M. Babcock K B Mc Gowen Jr J Lee Cathey. Attending staff include Steve Reynolds Joe Gant IH Ruth Loy and Wilma Sandford. Reports from USGS Corps of Engineers Bureau of Reclamation and an audit by Mrs Sandford are on the agenda.
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Pecos River
Sioner
New Mexico
Steve Reynolds
Joe Gant IH
Ruth Loy
Wilma Sandford
U.S. Geological Survey
Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Sandford
Mayors press for louder voice on Carter urban policy
Democratic mayors from large cities meet in New York to plan an outspoken, independent strategy toward the Carter administration. They fear urban programs lack funding and seek more federal money for urban unemployment and hardship city aid, with several officials signaling public dissent if policy remains insufficient.
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Jonathan Wolman
Washington
Ors
New York
Vernon Jordan
National Urban League
Carter
White House
No meeting in years burial board urged to end
Sunset Advisory Commission staff urged abolition of five agencies none costing the state money including the State Burial Association Rate Board and the Pink Bollworm Commission in a report to be decided at the April 13-14 meeting. Also slated for possible elimination are the Texas Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission and the Texas Stonewall Jackson Memorial Board. most have not met in years.
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Austin
Texas
Sunset Advisory Commission
State Burial Association Rate Board
Commission
Pesticide Advisory Committee
Texas Vehicle Equipment Safeity Commission
Texas Stonewall Jackson Memorial Board
Burial Association Board
Burial Association Rate Board
E.J. Voorhis
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Board
Charles Herring
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Texas plans statewide April 1978 public school tests
More than 100000 Texas public school students will be tested in reading writing mathematics and citizenship in a statewide April 1978 assessment. Data will be statewide and regional with no district or campus comparisons and sampling designed to reflect the state's 2.9 million students.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Education Agency
Public
M.L. Brockette
Texas Commissioner of Education
Brockette
State Board of Education
Stat Board of Education
Research Triangle Institute
Raleigh-Durham
N.C
Specialists to attend farmers meet at Barstow Center
A round-table alfalfa meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. January 23 in the Barstow Community Center to discuss agriculture problems. Five extension specialists including Charles Neeb Dave Foster Nelson Adams Ken Lindsey and Gary Condra will present short talks and answer questions on alfalfa and livestock. Attendees may send questions to E.J. Harrison Ward County Extension Agent.
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Barstow
Charles Neeb
Dave Foster
Nelson Adams
Ken Lindsey
Gary Condra
E.J. Harrison
Ward County
Carter to push energy bill after winter recess
President Carter concentrates on energy legislation after the break, meeting with House Speaker ONeill and other leaders to map a conference path. He notes the House’s August work and aims to push Senate- House talks, with the State of the Union set for Thursday as markets watch reactions. Pecos records 23 degrees, highs near 30 to 40, with mixed precipitation in the region.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
House-Senate
O'Neill
Oval Office
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means
Pecos
Panhandle
East
Southern Union Gas bills show breakdown of charges
Manager W C Renshaw explains the new mailed bills itemize two components: a fixed basic service charge set by the City Council in 1972 and a variable cost of gas reflecting supplier prices. The cost of gas is shown separately to reflect increases since the last rate case, with no profit to the company.
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Southern Union Gas Company
W.C. Renshaw
Renshaw
Southern Union
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Edward Koch
Kevin White
Boston
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Newark
N.H
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New Orleans
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