Texas 60th Legislature Highlights and Actions
Austin lawmakers wrapped the 60th session with a record of achievements across budget, education, health and welfare. Notable items include a $2.4 billion 1968 budget, teacher raises totaling $51 million, substantial state employee pay gains, Medicaid expansion, and new open meetings law. Other actions cover school funding, sales tax authority for cities, consumer credit code, traffic safety, water management, pollution control, and a proposed legislators pay raise on the ballot.
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Austin
Senate
Texas
Consumer Credit
John Connally
House of Representatives
WATER
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water Rights Commission
Water Pollution Control Board
Connally
CARE-MEDICO trains medical assistants for rural Algeria
In Telagh a CARE-MEDICO unit trains medical assistants to staff rural dispensaries as eight million residents lack doctors. With only 300 doctors mainly in cities, 3,000 are needed to cover rural areas and provide basic care until more physicians are trained.
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Algieria
Telagh
Add Life To Outdoor Furniture
Tips from Extension Home Furnishings Specialist Bondy Lay of Texas A&M University cover four main outdoor furniture categories: metal wood fiberglass and combos. Cast iron is decorative rather than comfortable while Wright iron and tubular steel offer varied strength and weight. Aluminum comes in tubular and cast forms with rust and oxidation considerations. Copper and brass require tarnish protection. Wood options include redwood cedar cypress and teak with moisture resistance for year round use. Cane and rattan are lighter and less durable. Fiberglass is a new, body shaped seating option.
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Bondy Lay
Texas A&m University
Sound Advice From a Soprano on Savings Bonds
Olivia Bonelli the soprano star promotes U S Savings Bonds urging purchase through Payroll Savings or the Bond-A-Month Plan. She claims the program adds color to investors portfolios and emphasizes convenient payroll deductions.
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U.S
Olivia Bonelli
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National League For Nursing
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