May Pecos city sales tax check tops seven thousand
State Comptroller Bob Bullock announced the May 1 percent city sales tax allocation for Pecos City will be 7624.53 for the period through April 27, compared with 12610.09 last year. Nationwide totals show 13.8 million mailed to 898 Texas cities, year to date collections at 135.5 million, and Houston receiving the largest single check at 3 million.
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Congress weighs partial rollback of Social Security tax
The House Ways and Means Committee debates cutting payroll taxes below 1979 levels, a move that could save top earners up to 123 annually, while trustees urge maintaining increases. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski signals doubts on finalizing legislation. Trustees say Social Security remains sound, but Medicare funding will need more finance to avoid insolvency by 1990.
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al Ullman
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Winning poster display announced for youth and high school divisions
Locations for finalist posters in the Vote For Your Favorite Poster contest have been unveiled. Divisions A B and higher include (listed participants) with sponsors Merchants Committee and Rodeo Committee. Posters vote begins tomorrow through June 1 with one cent per vote and proceeds to the Rodeo Committee. division winners will ride a parade float on July 1.
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Texas Supreme Court rules illegal aliens not entitled to free school tuition
Texas Supreme Court upholds 1974 law denying free public school tuition to unauthorized entrants while protecting tuition for citizens and legally admitted aliens. The decision, tied to a Houston district case, notes cost concerns and constitutional limits, with as many as 5,000 such students in Houston.
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Dates Setfor Reeves County Runoff Absentee Ballots
Absentee voting for the June 3 Reeves County runoff is limited to four days May 24 25 26 and 30. County Clerk hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All absentee voters go to Reeves County Courthouse to cast ballots. Mail ballots must be postmarked by 1 p.m. on election day.
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Reeves County
Independent Hank Grover won’t derail GOP Senate incumbent Tower
Texas GOP Chairman Ray Barnhart said Hank Grover entry as an independent against Sen. John Tower will not threaten the incumbent. Barnhart noted Grover’s lack of dis agreement with Tower’s voting record and cited strong GOP primary turnout. The report covers party reactions, signatures needed for Grover’s ballot, and final GOP primary tallies across counties.
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Associated Press
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Texas
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Republican Party
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Hank
Barnhart
Republican Executive Committee
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Dolph Briscoe
Tower
Bob Krueger
Texas Election Bureau
Election Bureau
Dallas
Bill Clements
Ray Hutchison
Clarence C. Thompson
Playoff Set Friday in Monahans for Pecos Ector Title Fight
Baseball coach Steve Peters of Pecos High says the district championship playoff against Ector is set for Friday in Monahans at 5 p.m. Pecos led the first half but Ector took the second. A full report on Pecos Seminole game appears on today’s sports page.
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Pecos High School
Enterprise
Ector
Monahans
Pecos Eagles
Pecos Sees 100 Degree High For Second Time This Week
Weather watch notes Pecos reached 100 degrees for yesterday as morning low dropped to 56. AP forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies in West Texas with scattered thunderstorms elsewhere through Thursday. Not as warm in most areas with highs near 80 to 102 across Panhandle and Big Bend, and highs Thursday in the upper 70s to upper 90s regionally.
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Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Indictments Return in Pecos Federal Case Four Charged
The Pecos Division grand jury returned four indictments on May 15 charging one man with unlawful marijuana importation two with conspiracy to possess marijuana for distribution and one with illegal alien transport. Filed are George W. Jackson and Richard Hall Denmark for conspiracy to possess marijuana for distribution. Michael King Mayo for importation and possession with intent to distribute. Salvador Lopez-Chacon and Gabriel Hernandez-Baeza for illegal alien transport. Arraignment is set for 2 p.m. Friday in Pecos federal court.
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Pecos
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Western District of Texas
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Jacksonville
Fla
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Uvalda
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Denmark
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Houston
Salvador Lopez-Chacon
Mexico
Reeves County
United States
Gabriel Hernandez-Baeza
District of Texas
U.S
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