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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1959
Page
6
Texas lawmakers face heightened scrutiny as political careers and climate for business tussles unfold. The House met on a Saturday to tackle a long overdue tax bill, after governor and press urged end to extended recesses. Debates were sharp yet productive.
July 2 1980 reports a House committee approved a 2 percent luxury tax on items over $50 expected to raise about 170 million for the biennium while other revenue sources include a severance tax on natural gas and increased taxes on corporations and utilities. Spending bills pass. a disputed abanoned property bill faces a third round. A student activity fee bill advances in the Senate while a beach access bill seeks a clear public right to beaches with courts to define private land lines.
Texas Game and Fish Commission director Howard Lee explains tagging is for catch and return. Biologists at Rockport say fishermen often refuse to send tags, believing illegal catching. Rewards include the fish’s history and 50 cents per marked shrimp to Galveston.
Numerous relatives and friends visit in area homes from Houston Port Neches Nederland and Silsbee over the last weeks with gatherings at the Gores Jordans Yeagins and Millers. Visitors include Jack Waage and family Cindy and Susan McKim and many others. The column ends with a local saying about happiness.
Midshipman 3-C Wayne H. Francis son of Mr and Mrs N Francis of Silsbee taking part in Navy summer training aboard the destroyer USS J W Weeks for Fleet Maneuvers. The voyage includes a visit to the Great Lakes for Operation Inland Seas under the Atlantic Fleet HQ in Norfolk Virginia.
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