City council and Plan Commission weigh zoning changes before holidays
City Council 8 p.m. Monday at City Hall to consider allowing veterinarian clinics in shopping centers under revised Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. Plan Commission backs the change for clinics in shopping centers. Public hearing also covers a driving range permit near Belt Line and Plano Road and a zoning correction for a 0.20 acre tract north of Belt Line. Additional talks include an automotive repair business permit at Greer and Interurban and other site changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Plan Commission
Donald Humphries
Canyon Creek
W. H. Hunt
A. P. Stephens
Promenade
Joe Brannon
Belt Line
Plano Rd
First Continental Enterprises
Commission
Yale Blvd
Jupiter Road
Bob Pitcock
Greer
Interurban St
Guilt by association haunts Capitol Christmas parties
In Austin the 1971 year ends somberly as fear of guilt by association spreads through state government circles amid Speaker Gus Mutscher’s bribery trial looming. Officials skip parties, lobbyists distance themselves, and talks of reform surface from elder statesmen seeking limits on terms and lobbying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News
Austin
Capitol
House of Representatives
Gus Mutscher
Abilene
Mutscher
Capitol Press
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Richardson Library Receives $14000 Federal Grant
The Richardson Public Library has earned a Library Services and Construction Act Title grant of 14000 for the current fiscal year. A total of 158 libraries met local support standards to receive grants announced by Dr. Dorman H. Winfrey, director of the Texas State Library. The Title 1 program aims to strengthen library resources enabling purchases of books, periodicals, maps, globes, films, recordings, and handicap materials, plus programs for the aged, children, and the disadvantaged and on drug education and the environment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson Public Library
Dorman H. Winfrey
Texas State Library
Regional sewage plan eyed by North Central Texas COG
The North Central Texas Council of Governments approves a regional sewage plan to consolidate 56 plants into six joint facilities. The plan outlines locations, plant types, engineering specs, and costs for a regional wastewater system with high quality effluent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kenneth Galbraith
Texas Council of Governments
COG
Bob Weaver
Texas
Metro
Weaver
Dallas Leads in Regional Drug Arrests and Prison Population
A study by the Criminal Justice Council shows Dallas County accounts for 461 of Texas drug offenders, with Harris County at 481 and Tarrant at 80. The 1936 drug offenders constitute 12.8 percent of prisoners, dominated by property crimes and including ages around 29. The urban counties contribute 71 percent of offenders. regional plant plans for water treatment include six facilities and a proposed 15-member water development council with Dallas and Fort Worth joint system areas among those represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily News
Austin
Dallas
Tarrant
Texas Department of Corrections
Criminal Justice Council
CJC
Dallas County
Tarrant County
Harris County
Texas
Bexar
Travis
Galveston
Nueces
Jefferson
Bell
el Paso
Denton
Midland
Ector
Potter
Lubbock
McClennan
Howard
Tom Green
Hale
San Patricio
Fort Worth Village Creek
Fort Worth
Arlington
Mid Cities
Trinity River Authority
Irving
Dallas White Rock
Dallas Southside
Ten-Mile Creek
Seagoville
Duck Creek
Garland
Weaver
COG
City of
Trinity River Authority Board of Directors
East Fork
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richardson
Main St
John Warren
Mike Wooldridge
Richardson Recreation Center
Warren
Lexington
North Junior High
Woolridge
Northrich
Floyd
Austin Notebook
Ind
Creative Stickers of
Richardson Daily News
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!