Texas open meetings bill padded to curb secret sessions
Texas House advanced a reform measure to extend the open meetings law to state legislation and stiffen penalties for officials who hold closed sessions. The bill, part of Speaker Price Daniel Jr.’s reform package, passed 137 to 6 after long debate and would allow public and press attendance at most government meetings.
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San Antonio
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Grand Saline
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Edinburg
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Tyler
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Port Arthur
House-Senate
Parker
Ray Hutchison
Dallas
Hutchison
Richard Reynolds
Richardson
Texas Supreme Court
Court of Crminal Appeals
Courts of Civil Appeals
Cobb
Texas faces open meetings reform amid budget talks
Texas lawmakers wrestle with an open meetings bill as the Senate Finance Committee weighs a $429 million two year mental health and retardation budget. Dr. Wade cites one in eight Texans affected and notes progress in community based care and discharge of residents. The measure also tightens conference committee rules ensuring public notice.
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Civilian POWs Face Press Contact Rules at Homecoming
At Clark Air Base civilians held by North Vietnam will receive medical and psychological care under Operation Homecoming if they stay quiet. A press conference option exists only if they opt out of the program, after which return is not allowed.
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U S firms plan oil exploration in Eastern Ethiopia
An agreement signed by Ethiopia's Ministry of Mines with Louisiana Land and Exploration Ethiopia and Whitestone Ethiopia Petroleum covers about 100000 square kilometers. The firms will begin geological surveys in the region, with Tenneco already active nearby and reporting oil and gas finds.
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Louisiana
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Texas
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Whitestone
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Louisiana Land and Exploration
Kenya
East Africa
Tenneco
POW list names U S service members held by North Vietnam
The Associated Press lists U S prisoners of war provided by Hanoi. The document, drawn from Defense Department releases and families, names dozens of air force navy and army personnel with hometowns captures and ratings, noting some previously unlisted POWs and missing men.
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