Texas House Approves No New Tax Budget Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 9.7 billion no new tax two year budget. It includes raises for state employees, added patrol staff, and funding for health education and vocational programs. The plan keeps welfare funded for two years while awaiting federal guidance.
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Austin
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
House
Dolph Briscoe
Appropriations Committee
Ne Caldwell
D-Alvin
Appropriations
Caldwell
Department of Public Safety
Department of Health
Texas House Ousts Texas Industrial Commission Funding
Lawmakers zero the Texas Industrial Commission funding, calling it a tax funded chamber of commerce while halving the Texas Water Quality Board director salary in protest of environmental bill opposition. Senate and House face conference over penal code revisions and appropriations as bills move toward final versions.
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Briscoe
Texas Industrial Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Commission
Texas
House
Texas Water Quality Board
Hugh C. Yantis
Yantis
Senate
Competition Key to Lower Rates
Austin Rep Don Cavness urges lifting all controls to let insurers compete for business. He backs a bill for a competitive rate system, opposing a proposed ceiling by the State Board of Insurance. Dr. Witt of UT Austin says the boards plan moves toward competition but falls short of full market forces.
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Austin
UPL
Don Cavness
Texas
Cavness
State Board of Insurance
Joe Christie
el Paso
Carness
Robert ¢. Witt
University of Texas-Austin
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