Texas Senate votes to opt out of interstate branch banking
The Texas Senate 30-0 and the House 142-0 approved opting out of federal branch banking laws for four years. The move aims to protect Texas banks and small towns from out-of-state branches, with concerns over tax revenues and consumer impact debated by bankers and legislators. The article also covers home equity lending, conservatorship for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse commission, emissions testing moratorium, housing affordability, alimony reform, and traffic fatality statistics.
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Austin
Texas Senate
Texas
Senate
State Senate
House
Bank One
Nationsbank
Chemical Bank
Chris Williston
Independent Bankers Association of Texas
Williston
Robert Harris
Texas Bankers Association
The
Houston Chronicle
Harris
Jerry Patterson
Pasadena
Bob Bullock
Pete Laney
Texas Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
George W. Bush
State Conservatorship Board
James Wilson
Department of Public Safety
Praise for Community Chorus in Wimberley
Letter to the editor praising the Community Chorus for bringing joy to Wimberley through song. Mentions Bruce Billingsley and Mary Ann Wortham as performers on one piano and thanks Mary Guemple and the chorus for a special treat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberley
Bruce Billingsley
Mary Ann Wortham
Mary Guemple
A Poem for Mary Guemple by Brenda Bishop Price
A poem thanks longtime director Mary Guemple for a Community Chorus gathering. It praises her guidance and presence as maestro linking chorus and audience in a tender union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Guemple
Loyalty Day Observance Urged By VFW and Dave Slider
VFW invites citizens to observe Loyalty Day with community activities and a guest editorial by Dave Slider. The piece urges Americans to demonstrate loyalty to flag and country, recalling Public Law 85-529 and the nation’s commitment to freedom and justice for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Dave Slider
Emma Lazarus
United States
America
Letter to Editor Blames Congress for Nations Problems
A reader laments national troubles attributed to Congress and Republicans. The letter cites ethics accusations against Ted Kennedy, NAFTA opposition, peso bailout advice, and GATT/WTO votes, alleging corruption and urging support for reform. The writer rejects supporting a Republican presidential candidate in 1996.
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Sen. Gramm
Senate Ethic Committee
Sen
Ted Kennedy
NAFTA
Congress
Bob Dole
Newt Gingrich
Clinton
GATT/WTO
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Lyndell Williams
Texas Press Association
Tom Henneberger
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Texas House
Becky Beaver
Blair Cherry Jr
Lubbock
Henry Cisneros
Linda Medlar
Cherry
Texas Department of Public Safety
Wimberley View
Mary Saunders
Harrell
Metro
Stone Park
Suite
Compuserve.Com
USPS
Hays County
Wimberley View, Inc
Cornerstone Park
Suite A
P.O. Box
Wimberley 5
Praise For Community Chorus
Sincerely, Brenda Bishop Price
Environmental Earthkeeping
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Pesticide Network
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O
Keep Wienbert
Hack
Sun Mon Tue
Sunset Lanes
Wimberley Roadrunners
Conway Wharton
Foster Marlow
Frank Stupple
Martin Plummer
Martel Bucy
Joe Wesp
Jim Needham
Gene Megas
Joyce Megas
Ann Wharton
Joan Nienow
WWGA
Raye Cole
Billie Clyburn
Nanne Robinet
Edna Chandler
Liz Skinner
Jo Ann Miller
Gail Baker
Audrey Ogden
Jo Ann Lee
Edith Schultheis
Ruby Rapier
Liz Rathbun
Rosemary Joseph
Meredith Beck
Dottie Armstrong
Wimberley Postal Advisory Committee
Reba Smith
Frank Austin
Jack L. Orchard
Helen Campbell
Jerry Landers
Madonna Kimba
Jack Mynier
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