City Council Hearings Brush Bribery Charge Over Gas Rates
Controversy erupts as Alderman Daryl Smith accuses Houston Natural Gas of bribery at Port Lavaca City Council. Henderson of HNG disputes the claim citing a tax rendering error that would raise ad valorem taxes. The council rejects the rate hike, schedules a study session, and considers related ordinances and regional cooperation efforts.
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Houston Natural Gas
Daryl Smith
Port Lavaca
Don Henderson
Henderson
Smith
HNG
Board of Equalization
Paul Gary
City Hall Annex
Texas Senator A R Schwartz Named Among 10 Best Tex Legislators
Senator A R Babe Schwartz earns a spot on Texas Monthly list for this month. The article cites his shift from liberal gadfly to pragmatic reformer and highlights accomplishments this session such as a superport oil spill fund waterway sponsorship freshwater inflows and two medical malpractice insurance rate cut bills. It notes quixotic failures including opposition to University Board of Regents nominee Walter Sterline and Hilmar Moore to the Public Welfare Board. Governor Briscoe and Rep Joe Wyatt praise the legislature amid ongoing lobbying and long-standing practices.
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A.R
Babe) Schwartz
Texas
Texas Monthly Magazine
John Birch Society
Walter Sterline
University Board of Regents
Hilmar Moore
Public Welfare Board
Ford vetoes housing bill in veto of 1.2 billion package
President Ford vetoes a 1.2 billion housing bill aimed at aiding builders and home buyers. The measure would back 400,000 new homes and provide up to 250 dollars monthly for two years to prevent foreclosures amid the recession. Supporters call it needed aid. officials say it is too costly and creates extra government bureaucracy. The Senate passed it 72 to 24, the House 253 to 155. no override achieved and the veto stands.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Senate
House
Contract awarded for Chocolate Bayou drainage work
Commissioners of Calhoun County Drainage District No 11 awarded Kinchen Construction Co. of Port Lavaca a 449584.30 dollar bid for Little Chocolate Bayou work, including ditch construction from north of the Agricultural Building across Highway 87 into Curtis Foester property and laterals to complete the master watershed plan. The award awaits Soil and Water Conservation Service review. The district also leased about two acres from J E Boyd for 25 dollars monthly starting July 1 for storage of materials and equipment.
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Calhoun County
Little Chocolate Bayou
Kinchen Construction Co
Port Lavaca
Kinchen
Agricultral
Highway 87
Curtis Foester
Little Chocolate
Harbor of Refuge funding approved by House panel
House Committee on appropriations approved funds for Calhoun County area projects including 42000 for Harbor of Refuge at Seadrift and 521000 for Matagorda Ship Channel operations. Congressman John Young said the credits remain in the bill for 14th District merits as the Senate and President must still act. A study by the Corps will assess future Harbor of Refuge development once funds are available.
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Calhoun County
House Committee
John Young
Corpus Christi
Corps of Engineers
Harbor of Refuge At
Seadrift
Matagorda
Congressman Young
14Th
House of Representatives
Young
House
Senate
Ford
Harbor of Refuge
Moody Cloudy Forecast With Scattered Thunder Showers
A cloudy and mild forecast with a 60 percent chance of rain tonight and Wednesday. Highs in the upper 80s, lows in the mid 70s. East to southeasterly winds 6 to 14 mph, recreation winds 6 to 14 knots, seas 1 to 3 ft, higher in scattered showers. Tides include low at 11:43 p.m. today and 1:18 p.m. tomorrow, highs at 7:54 a.m. and 4:18 p.m. tomorrow. Barometer 30.12 rising. Sunset 8:30 p.m. Sunrise 6:31 a.m.
Arguments begin on landfill re hearing at county court
At a Texas public hearing in Courtroom A of the County Courthouse residents and landowners debated the proposed sanitary landfill on the Langdon 179 acre tract. Over 100 attended the second hearing, with about 35 at the first on April 16, as attorney W S Fly pressed opposition witness testimony including Victor Patterson Mrs Gonzalo Gomez and Victorino.
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Texas State Department of Health
Langdon
W.S. Fly
Victor Patterson
Gonzalo Gomez
Victorino
Zambrano
Baba and
Dio
Gomez
Port Lavaca
Moore
William P. Walker
Health Department
County considers flood zone maps and landfill concerns
New flood insurance maps from HUD were presented to the Commissioners Court by County Building Inspector Don Ragin, who said the 67-page update may reduce future building permits. The court granted Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority permits for pipelines, while residents voiced fears about a landfill near Langdon tract and potential impacts on wells, roads, the airport, water wells, and a cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Don Ragin
Commissioners’ Court
Ragin
Wayne Lindsey
Guadalupe- Blanco
Wyatt Pleads Over Park Status in Bloomington
State Rep. Joe Wyatt Jr of Bloomington expressed pleasure yesterday that appropriations for the local park project were approved, signaling progress for community recreation funding and local government support.
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Wyatt
Joe Wyatt, Jr
Bloomington
Prison term in heroin case for Jesus Perez
Jesus Perez was sentenced to two to 15 years for heroin possession after a Nov 15 1974 arrest with 12 ounces of the drug. Judge Boethel, 24th District, denied a new trial motion but noted an appeal and set bonds at $25,000. Perez was convicted on June 10. The article also mentions Port Lavaca fishing pier and state park planning, with references to Gov Briscoe and University of Houston Victoria library funding.
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Jesus Peréz
A Boethel
Perez
Heroine
Port Lavaca
Dolph Briscoe
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Wyatt
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Stir County
William Zwerschke
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Gary
Mike Fricke
Zwerschke
Tom Garner
Calhoun County Commissioners’ Court
Garner
Brookhollow Subdivision
Cadwallader Development Co
Don Cunningham
Alex Dean
Charles Boyd
J.W. Hayes
Richard Barton
Electrical Examination Board
Fricke
Golden Crescent Council of Governments
Wanda Oliver
Washington State
Dick Fisher
Eeferee
Schwartz
Briscoe
Rep
Joe Wyatt
J.E. Boyd
West Side Calhoun
State Health Department
Bill Pack Wave
University of Houston At Victoria Library
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