Texas lawmakers push through $873.3 million tax bill in session wrap
The Texas Legislature finished a tough task by passing a record 873.3 million tax package. The House voted 100 to 45 to concur with Senate amendments, aiming to clear the June timetable and exit by May 31. Key provisions raise sales, auto, cigarette, gasoline, and beer taxes with July 1 implementation.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Austin — Texas
Preston Smith
House
Smith
Gus Mutscher
Senate
Elmer Baum
Austin
State Banking Board
Senate State Affairs Committee
State Foundation
Jim Bowmer
Temple Attorney
State Bar of Texas
James C. Watson
Corpus Christi
County Officials UK Survey for New Bridges
County Commissioners Court authorized County Engineer John Huth to develop a feasibility study for adding international bridges linking the county with Mexico. A unanimous resolution supports enhancing the Gateway bridge, adding a span near the B M Bridge to serve Amigoland, and building a bridge below San Benito and Harlingen near Los Indios with cooperation from the San Benito International Bridge Co. Funds were raised privately years ago but Mexico has not yet approved. The county will aid in obtaining Mexican approval for the Los Indios bridge and others in Brownsville.
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Nixon
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas House
Washington
Farmers Home Administration
Panhandle
Dean Cobb
Dumas
Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
State Supreme Court
Palestine City Council
Leal Action
Texas Supreme Court
Savings and Loan Association
Bay City
Hallettsville
Cameron County Commissioners Court
John Huth
Mexico
Com
Adolph Thomas
San Benito
Mike Cortinas
Brownsville
Gateway
B&m
Thomas
Los Indios
Weekly Cotton Insect Report Summary
Weekly observations by James A. Deer note aphid infestations easing due to beneficial insects while spider mites rise yet remain light in most fields. Loopers up but not economic. fleahoppers very light, especially Lyford-Raymondville. Boll weevils light but present, with one Edinburg field at 15 percent punctured squares. overall 0-3 percent in most fields. Beneficial insect activity and regional variation across Cameron Willacy and eastern Hidalgo counties noted.
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James A. Deer
Edinburg
Three Men Walk From Corpus To SP Island
Harlingen Police Officers Don Werntz and Fred Torres and radio announcer Rogelio Bartelos Rios hiked 120 miles from Corpus Christi to Padre Island Pavilion arriving around 4 p.m. Sunday to a welcoming crowd. They carried blistered feet and aching muscles but praised the experience and vowed not to repeat it.
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Corpus
SP Island
Harlingen Boys’ Club
Harlingen
Don Werntz
Fred Torres
Rogelio Bortelos Rios
Corpus Christi
Padre Island Pavillion
South Padre Island
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Bob Armstrong
Vote Nears
Lloyd’s of London
Batsell
Paredes Line
Mental Marine State Bank
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UK Survey For
Sophmore
Denise Dunn
Veronica Garza
Helen Ochoa
Gualberto Gonzalez
Seferino Rivera
Cotton Insect Report
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Hidlago
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