Poll Tax Abolition Hearing Opens Light on Amendments
AUSTIN UPI Senate Constitutional Amendment committee will hear a proposal to abolish the poll tax and replace it with a constitutional requirement. House hearings covered bills on sales and use taxes, cosmetology licensing, and a holiday. Senators rejected governor appointees in a closed session. The day featured debates over rural cooperatives and concerns about private power firms.
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Houston
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Austin
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Cross-File System Sought in Bill
Texas lawmakers introduce a bill to restore cross filing for general elections and erase the 1959 LBJ era provision that allowed a candidate to run for both Senate and vice president. Rep. Don Garrison and Rep. J Collier Adams push to return to earlier rules to let voters support a single nominee across parties. The measure targets the 1959 amendments and would place candidates on the ballot for statewide offices as both presidential and vice presidential contenders. Speaker Byron Tanviel assigns it to the Privileges, Suffrage and Etcetions committee.
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Lawmakers seek child support wage clamp amendment
A Texas bill by Rep. Ben Jarvis and Rep. J Whitfield proposes attaching up to 50 percent of a parent’s weekly wages for child support if a court orders it. The measure, HIR92, passed the House on first reading and moved to Constitutional Amendments committee. Russia Mars probe progress noted elsewhere in the page.
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Houston
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Texas Slogan Battle Over License Plates Debate
Dewitt Greer says slogans should not adorn Texas auto plates. Representative Bill Walker seeks to add slogans like Lone Star State. Greer argues slogans hinder readability and raise costs, noting plates are produced by convict labor at about a penny each.
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Hghway Department
Momiaghel
Texas
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Cleveland
Lone Star State
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Secret sessions urged as Texas Senate quits open debates
Galveston stp jSebwanta reports state Senate members voted yesterday to end public discussion during confirmation of interim appointments. Twenty four or more appointments were approved in a closed session. One rejection occurred, Joe Ed Winfree to the State Board of Control. Senator Schwarte criticized the practice, saying public sessions better reflect governance and could force more careful nominations by governors.
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Galveston
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Pye
Senate
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State Board of Control
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Change bill explains vote machine reform in Texas
Representative Bass outlined a two stage election bill in committee to empower the secretary of state to approve different voting machines. He criticized the current single system as bulky and costly and praised newer compact models for lower cost and improved safeguards against fraud.
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Secretary of State
Texas
Bill Would Repeal Refunds for Beer Tax
Special to The Light Austin law would be repealed if Rep Stanley Boysen of Yoakum passes a bill to refund state beer tax only on purchases for military use. The measure sent to the House Liquor Regulation and Rations committee for study follows word of aviation developments in Tampa.
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Architects Fees Hit Med School Plans in Texas
The Texas legislature weighs architectural fees up to six percent amid debate over a medical school project. Costs cited include $36,000 for one Los ble South school and a medical facility budgeted for a quarter million dollars as the opening payment to architects. Lawmakers question whether the state should handle all architectural design work and seek changes to statutes. Local representatives warn the high fees may delay plans and irritate members, while officials stress the medical school’s importance.
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Dallas
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el Paso
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San Antonio
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Senate approves judge appointments in Texas
The Texas Senate on Tuesday approved Charles W. Toway as associate justice of the Court of Civil Appeals in San Antonio, filling the vacancy caused by C. D. Barrow’s death. The Senate also approved Robert Mary as Barrow’s replacement on the district court bench in San Antonio.
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Mexican CC to Hear Connally
The Mexican Chamber of Commerce will install new officers at a dinner on Thursday February 28 at the Granada Hotel. Gov John Connally will deliver the principal address. The chamber also plans a $290,000 to $1,000,000 initiative for architectural design work and to bring Pedro Vargas to San Antonio April 25 for Fiesta Week as part of the Noche Mexicana. NASA declined comment on a report about an April flight with 18 orbits lasting about 34 hours in space.
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Air Force
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JFK to Offer Health Plans and Proposals
Washington AP Kennedy will send Congress a special message Thursday outlining health legislation to ease doctor and dentist shortages and expand hospitals and nursing homes. The plan may also address increasing medical and dental school capacities. A youth opportunities program is expected to be included, with a separate message next week.
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