Fireworks Bills Delayed In Texas Legislature
Austin bureau reports Sen. Nelson Wolff urged banning fireworks statewide and in unincorporated areas. SB 107 and SB 137 move to subcommittee amid industry warnings of enforcement difficulty and testimony on injuries and illegal devices.
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Austin Bureau
Austin
Nelson Wolff
San Antonio
Texas
Wolff
Senate Committee On Intergovernmental Relations
Wolf
Robert Poirer
Talbert Wilkinson
University of Texas Medical School
Sara Boliew
UT Medical
Galveston
Ray Trout
Fort Worth
Texas Pyrotechnic Association
Atlas Enterprises
Election process criticized by Hexar County clerk
Hexar County Clerk James W Knight said legislative efforts to streamline election procedures are insufficient and fail to address the problems comprehensively. He warned that without far reaching immediate action the state cannot run primaries efficiently in the future and will discuss with several legislators during an Austin trip.
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Sean M¢Nulty
Hexar County
James W. Knight
Austin
Knight
County officers back plan for county election commission
County Clerk and Knight push legislation to form a five member election commission led by an administrator. The panel would include the county judge sheriff clerk and tax assessor with a fifth member chosen by lot for up to two years and would manage all elections funded by the county. They seek broader absentee voting by mail and machine voting to maximize equipment use.
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Knight
Shaw
Annex Debate Touches Austin And San Antonio Annex cases
The Texas House Affairs Committee heard from Austin residents and Gerald Henckel of Ray Ellison Industries on annexation policy. A bill by Rep Lindon Williams of Houston seeking voter approval for annexations was referred to a subcommittee for further study.
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Kight
Austin Buren
Austin
Iailor
San Antonio
Gerald Henckel
Ray Ellison Industries
Lindon Williams
Houston
Charge to L.A. firm seeks hike in gas rate
Lo-Vaca gathers asked the Texas Railroad Commission for a rate hearing to fix adequate and reasonable gas prices for San Antonio's CPS and other central system customers. The company cites drastic supply shortages and higher costs over two years, seeking periodic adjustment of any new prices.
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Clay Robison
Altant
Stet Weiler
Austin
Lo-Vaca Gathering Co
Lo-Vaca
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Texas Railroad Commission
Vale
San Antonio
CPS
la Vaca
Central System
Central
Texas
Lo Vata
T-Vaca
Railroad Commisssion
La-Vaca
Railroad Commission
Lee-Vara
Federal Power Commission
Austin Briefs: Housing authorities balk at Civil Service plan
Austin brief reports Sst Antonia Housing Authority official says Texas housing authorities cannot afford Civil Service for employees. Rep Luther Jones bill seeks to let authorities adopt their own Civil Service systems for study. Texas districts may see new criminal courts bill filed by Rep Dewitt Hale covering Bexar Harris Nueces El Paso Dallas counties.
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Ha Lishi
Austin
Harvey Johle
Sst
Antonia Housing Authority
House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
Texas
Luther Jones
el Paso
Hoaing
Iight
Rundin
Bexar
Dewitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Harris
Nueces
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