Briscoe Battles Tight Budget in Texas Legislature
Gov. Dolph Briscoe fights a House school finance bill seen as a threat to his no new taxes pledge. The measure would send 39 million dollars to the state's poorest 112 districts via per student grants, while another plan would add 32 million for reduced teacher pupil ratios. The session also moved on other issues including abortion, liquor, and constitutional amendments.
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House Education Committee
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House
Senate
Billy Williamson
Dtyler
Water District Creation Delayed by HUD Review
The Texas Water Rights Commission postponed action on forming San Antonio Municipal Utilities District No. 1 for the New Town project to allow a court case on environmental compliance. A May 23 hearing was set, while a related federal suit by the League of Women Voters and Citizens For a Better Environment is paused until May 14. The plan would fund a $26.1 million water system amid protests by the Sierra Club and the San Antonio branch of the AAUW.
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Texas Water Rights Commission
San Antonio Ranch
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Frank Booth
San Antonio
League of Women Voters
Citizens For A Better Environment
Water Rights Commission
The
Sierra Club
Maerican Association of University Women
Role Denied in Border Traffic Claims Tied to Alessios
Dominic J. Alessio, brother of San Diego businessman John Alessio, denies UPI and New York Times reporting that John Alessio aided illegal border traffic and acted as a business partner of Tijuana vending machine owner Armando Verdugo.
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UPI
Dominic J. Alessio
John Alessio
San Diego
New York Times
Armando Verdugo
Tijuana
Dominic Alessio
Workmen's Comp Higher Pay Bill Advances in Texas
Texas injured workers could receive higher disability pay and a cost of living escalator if the legislature approves and the governor signs. The measure raises benefits to two thirds of wages up to 63 dollars weekly, rising to 70 dollars in September 1974, from the current 60 percent of wages up to 49 dollars weekly.
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