Bush reviews Texas affirmative action policy amid funding reform
Gov. George W. Bush said Texas should not copy California by ending programs aiding minority access to state universities. He promised to review affirmative action for fairness and efficiency and to ensure HUB set-aside rules promote startups rather than benefiting a few. He also urged scrutiny of race and gender based programs with the General Services Commission.
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Austin
George W. Bush
Texas
University of California
Bush
General Services Commission
Acceptance of Macbeth as classic puzzles viewer
Dear Editor I attended the Macbeth opening at Danforth Secondary School Lone Star Theatre. Sophomores star as the cast and deserve praise for efforts. The writer questions why Macbeth is treated as classic despite violence and betrayal and contrasts it with Maya Angelou’s work for teens.
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Macbeth
Danforth
Lone Star Theatre
Wyatts
Weird Sisters
Eve
Lady
Shakespeare
Maya Angelou
B. J. Kolenda
Prison reform letter favors strict punishment and hard jails
A reader argues that prisons and juvenile detention centers should not be comfortable, supports stiffer measures such as chain gangs, and urges separating young offenders from older inmates to prevent influence, blaming lax parenting for crime. The writer signs as Name withheld by request.
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Ruben Garza
Garza
Limits on property rights debate in Dear Editor
Reader challenges Jack Hollon’s claim that Endangered Species Act limits on property use are small. Asks for clarification on what "small" means and how extensive these limits feel to property owners.
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Jack Hollon
Riddles Host 50th Anniversary Reception at Church
Jim and Mary Katie Riddle invite friends to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception hosted by daughters Linda and Kathy on Sunday August 6 1995 from 1 30 to 4 00 p m at First Baptist Church in Wimberley No gifts please Your presence is requested. An aunt seeks relief from a Department of Interior threat over cedar cutting on a Texas ranch tied to habitat concerns involving the golden cheeked warbler.
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Commissioners Courts
Texas
Hays County
Hays County Commissioners Court
Jim
Mary Katie Riddle
Linda
Kathy
First Baptist Church
Wimberley
Hollon
Mary
Travis County
Department of Interior/Fish and Wildlife Division
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Louie Bond
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DB Bearden
J1m Gore
Stone Park
Suite
Compuserve.Com
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Keep Wimberley Beautiful, Inc
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Dawn
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