Texas House committee backs plan to punish or reward school taxes
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan linking state reimbursements to local property valuations. It would reward districts with accurate appraisals and punish those undervaluing property, with final action expected Monday on HB1060.
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House
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Ways and Means
Bill Clayton
Wayne Peveto
D-Orange
Clayton
Bob Davis
R-Irving
Louisiana
Bob Bullock
Five year term set for burglary in Pecos
Marty Dale Howard, 20, of Pecos, received a five year sentence in the Texas Department of Corrections for the October burglary of Rediger's Pharmacy in Pecos. In 143rd Judicial District Court Judge Lawrence Fuller imposed the term after Howard, found guilty by a jury of nine women and three men, entered no contest.
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Texas Department of Corrections
Marty Dale Howard
Pecos
Rediger
143Rd Judicial District Court
Lawrence Fuller
Howard
Joint venture seeks Chinese offshore drilling rights
Gil Clements confirms SEDCO and Hunt Oil have formed a joint venture to pursue oil rights off China's coast. The plan envisions a five year renewable contract with a very large area, potentially over 3,500 square miles, and includes technical training for local workers. The governor says there is no conflict of interest and notes Han Hsu met him in Dallas to discuss broader trade missions, not the SEDCO proposal.
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Austin. Texas
Gil Clements
SEDCO
Hunt Oil Co
China
Bill Clements
Han Hsu
Texas
Gov. Clements
Dallas Times Herald
James Oberwetter
Hunt Oil
Pecos Chamber Banquet to Feature Senator John Tower
Tickets for the Pecos Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Saturday March 17 at the Pecos High School cafeteria begin at 7 p.m. The event at 1201 S. Park costs 8 dollars per person. U.S. Senator John Tower will be the guest speaker after the dinner and awards. Tower, a former navy serviceman and longtime Texan, has a varied political career and is married to Lilla Burt Cummings with four Texas residents as children.
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Pecos
East Texas
Beaumont High School
Wichita Falls
U.S. Navy
Tower
Southern Methodist University
SMU
University of London
Midwestern University
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Senate Republican Policy Committee
GOP
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate, Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
National Transportation Policy Study Commission
Select Committee On
Lilla Burt Cummings
Penny
Marian
Jeanne
George Bigar
Texas
Estes trial scheduled in Dallas on May 14
Federal charges echoing 1960s fraud case place Billie Sol Estes and three associates on trial May 14 in Dallas. Estes pleaded innocent to four indictments including mail fraud and conspiracy, with co defendants Goolsby Horton and Copenhaver also pleading not guilty.
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Estes
Dallas
West Texas
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
Sarah T. Hughes
Robert Hill
Pecos
Grand Jury
Sue Goolsby
Abilene
Raymond K. Horton
Midland
M.L. Copenhaver
Houston
Goolsby
Horton and Copenhaver
G. Brockett Irwin
Fort Worth
Candidates file for city council in April 7 election
Incumbent Councilman Phillip Tyree and Mrs Madelynn West are the first to file for a vacancy on the city council in the April 7 election announced by City Secretary Marilea Parsons. Balloting is at the Community Center 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Absentee voting runs March 19 to April 3 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nomination papers are due March 7 at midnight. School board candidates include incumbents and Frank Perea Patty Montgomery David Hess and Joel Daniel seeking terms.
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Phillip Tyree
Madelynn West
Marilea Parsons
Ben Matta
Royce Cassell
Tyree
Paace
Ray Whitley
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah
Pendent
Board of Education
Frank Perea
Patty Montgomery
David Hess
Parolee Charged in Murder Case in Conroe Texas
Detectives report parole violator Robert Eugene Drummond aged 25 with 30 aliases is charged with murder and held on $100,000 bond for the Feb 12 fatal shooting of Keith Lowell Anderson, 24, in Conroe Texas.
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Conroe
Texas
Robert Eugene Drummond
Keith Lowell Anderson
Reeves County deputies recover two 1979 autos
Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez announced the recovery of two 1979 model automobiles valued together at about $18,000. A stolen GM sedan from Abilene was found on East Second Street with no license plate and the dealer was alerted after inquiry. A GM recreational van stolen from Big Lake on February 21 was recovered at Red Bluff Reservoir.
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Reeves County
Raul Florez
General Motors
Abilene
East Second
Red Bluft
Pecos
Big Lake
Pecos Little League Signups Start March 5
Pecos Little League will begin taking applications on Monday March 5 for boys aged 9 to 12 interested in playing baseball this summer. Sign-ups are at the Pecos Chamber of Commerce at 111 S Cedar. applicants must bring a birth certificate and be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No admission fee to play.
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Pecos
Little League
West Texas Weather Turns Windy With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast predicts windy conditions across most sections with scattered afternoon storms today. A cooler night follows as thunderstorms diminish in the west, then a partly cloudy cooler Saturday with scattered storms in the northeast early.
Reeves County survey urges local mental health center
A Sheltered Workshop Committee survey of 650 Reeves County residents found 95 percent see a need for a local Mental Health Mental Retardation Center. The study identifies gaps in Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Drug and Alcohol Abuse services, and marital counseling across groups including doctors, lawyers, clergy, school personnel, and parents. Wendell D. Faulkner chairs the committee with numerous volunteers listed.
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Sheltered Workshop Committee
Reeves County
Pecos
Barstow
Toyah
Balmorhea
Saragosa
Verhalen
Orla
MHMA
Wendell D. Faulkner
Mark Chaddick
Sandra Gibson
Ruby Cunningham
Jerry Haile
Martina Chavez
al Cate
Gus R. Natividad
Frank Fuentes
Armando Mondragon
Pat Olivas
Irene Cueto
Wilkerson
Helen Humphries
Phil West
Patti Montgomery
Jean Burkholder
H.L. Ramsey
Jackie McGowen
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McAllen
Victoria
Denison
Ector
Houston Federal Land Bank
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
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el Paso
Big Bend
Fish and Wildlife
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Marathon
J.M. Preston
Clements
Senator Tower
John Tower
Joel Daniel
Reeves County Survey
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