Carter energy plan tax costs outlined in analysis
Rep James M. Collins summarizes Milton Copulos Heritage Foundation findings on President Carter energy plan. Report notes three oil taxes and non rebate of industrial tax, calculates $377.31 billion cost over eight years, about $5390 per American family, with little incentive for new oil or gas exploration.
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James M. Collins
Texas
Carter
Milton R. Copulos
The
Heritage Foundation
Wellhead
Ito
Publc
Saudi Arabia Discovers Annual Oil Gains Amid Domestic Tax Debate
Reports indicate Saudi Arabia finds as much or more new oil each year as it produces from existing wells while domestic policy debate focuses on taxing cars and regulating fuel oil usage, including thermostat restrictions.
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Saudi Arabia
Tax collections set alltime peak in 1977 year
AUSTIN Texas tax collections reached an alltime high in the just completed 1977 fiscal year. Lyndell Williams reports the record totals reflect expanded revenue from local and state taxes across the capital region.
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Austin
Texas
Record State Tax Revenues Hit New High Under Bullock
Comptroller Bullock reports 4.194 billion in state and city tax receipts for the year, beating prior highs by 651 million with strong gains in sales, motor fuels, and oil and gas taxes. Auditors found 91.5 million in tax deficiencies, up 27 percent from the previous year.
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Bob’ Bullock
Bullock
Texas leaders nameYantis to Insurance Board chair
Gov Briscoe names Hugh C Yantis Jr former Texas Water Quality Board executive director as chairman of the State Board of Insurance. Yantis says he can serve fairly though unsure about insurance specifics. Atty Gen Hill appoints J R Riggs to bonds and charitable trusts division. Nine members named to Texas Medical Disclosure Panel under new malpractice act. David Bragg to head Hill's consumer protection division.
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State Capitol
Hugh C. Yantis Jr
Texas Water Quality Board
State Board of Insurance
Yantis
Atty
Hill
J. R. Riggs
Corpus and
Pasadena
State Textbook Committee Opens Hearing for New Adoptions
The State Textbook Committee began a hearing Monday to pick books and teaching materials for state adoption this year. Final selection will be made by the State Board of Education at the November 12 meeting in Austin. New materials cover 16 elementary and secondary subjects and will be usable in Texas schools starting September 1, 1978.
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State Board of Education
Austin
Texas
Former House Speaker Price Daniel Jr Forges Democratic AG Bid
Price Daniel Jr 36 son of former Gov Price Daniel confirms a Democratic primary run for attorney general after months of general expectation. He announced in news conferences in Dallas Houston and Liberty before delivering his campaign kickoff at a Liberty barbecue. Secretary of State Mark White Baylor law classmate signals intent to join. James Baker III Houston attorney who led Ford campaign suggests possible Republican entry. Atty Gen John Hill expected to challenge.
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Price Daniel Jr
Daniel
Price Daniel
Dallas
Houston
Liberty
Mark White
Baylor Law
James Baker III
Ford
Atty
John Hill
Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough Resigns Amid Ouster Threat
Don Yarbrough turned in his license to halt a disbarment case after aiming to resign from the Bar. The State Supreme Court accepted his resignation while he faces felony perjury and forgery charges with a trial set for October 10. He pled not guilty but lacks funds to mount a defense against 100 bar allegations.
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Don Yarbrough
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Yarbrough
AG Opinions Open Records and School Policy Notes
Texas Education Agency required to publish proprietary school financial statements under open records law, Attorney General Hill stated. He also said a 1978 cut off allows occupancy certificates for certain buildings without meters if a permit was issued before Jan 1 1978. He added districts may require teachers to complete more than ten days of inservice after September.
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Texas Education Agency
Atty
Hill
Texas House Speaker names appointees to 16 panels
House Speaker Bill Clayton assigns members to 16 commissions study committees and councils. The State Republican Executive Committee set for Oct 22 may elect a new chairman with Ray Hutchison planning a gubernatorial bid. Deer hunting permits on five TPWD areas available with Oct 3 deadline. Texas drew a record 3.1 billion in spending by 17.2 million out of state auto visitors.
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House
Bill Clayton
Texas Railroad Commission
Spearman
Perryton
High Plains Natural Gas Co
Republican
Ray Hutchison
Texas
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
John Fulton Attends Berkeley Writing Seminar
John Fulton, English teacher at Arvin High School, was selected for the Bay Area Writing Project at UC Berkeley. He joined two Kern County teachers in a five week program, earning a $500 stipend and the title University Fellow. Fulton, a Silsbee High School graduate, holds an English degree from Wiley College.
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John Fulton
Arvin High School
Bay Area
University of California At Berkeley
Kern County
Berkeley
Fulton
Silsbee
Wiley College
Marshall
Tealie Jones
Guide to apartment hunting and tenant rights in Texas
Consumer Protection Division outlines steps for finding apartments, evaluating features, and ensuring lease fairness. Check location, price, utilities, and future rent trends. inspect appliances, locks, and exits. list damages with the owner. read the lease. confirm security deposit terms and refunds within 30 days by Texas law. contact attorneys in Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Lubbock, El Paso, or McAllen at 1 800 252 9236.
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Consumer Protection Division
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Lubbock
el Paso
McAllen
Colorful Carpet From Birds Brightens Montezuma Halls
Colorful feathers from tropical birds were used to craft vivid floor coverings for the fabled halls of Montezuma in Mexico.
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Montezuma
Mexico
Texas constitutional amendments on courts finances and bail
Ballot measures propose expanding the Court of Criminal Appeals to nine judges with panel seating. Other SJR items include Veterans Land Fund bonds, bail denial for repeat felonies, tax relief for historic resources, associations to collect refundable farm and marine assessments, banking with electronic devices, and renaming the state judicial body to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct with powers to suspend indicted officials.
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State of Texas
Veterans’ Land Fund
Texas
State Judicial Qualifications Commission
State Commission On Judicial Conduct
Commission
Supreme Court
Court of Civil Appeals
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