Texas race set to reshape House and Senate power
The 1996 election year is seen as pivotal by both parties in Texas. Democrat Bill White predicts gains could unseat Newt Gingrich as House speaker if Texans vote for more Democrats, while Republican Pauken targets Pete Laney’s Texas House seat and Bullock’s Senate influence. Also notes health and insurance reforms and candidates Uribe, Rylander, Parmer, and Granger amid a statewide contest.
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Austin
Texas
Bill White
Houston Chronicle
Newt Gingrich
U.S. House
White
GOP
Gingrich
Laney
Tom Panken
Pete Laney
Pauken
Springlake
Hollis Cain
Hale Center
Farmer
Senate
Panken
Bob Bullock
Bullock
George W. Bush
Maine
Idaho
Texas Department of Health
Philip Huang
Heetor Uribe
Brownsville
Texas Railroad Commission
Carole Keeton Rylander
Uribe
State Senate
Texas Democratic Party
Rylander
Mary Scott Nabers
Hugh Parmer
Fort Worth
U.S
Pete Geren
D-Fort Worth
Palmer
Geren
Kay Granger
Jean-Luc the brave dog returns home after wild trek
In a heartfelt note to the editor a Wimberley family recounts their 60 pound German Shepherd Australian Shepherd mix Jean-Luc escaping a Martindale dog sitter’s fence on New Year’s Eve and wandering about 25 miles. After days of searching, signs, and newspaper ads, volunteers and local businesses helped locate him near the View. He returned safely late Friday, exhausted but ready for a nap, ending a tense New Year ordeal.
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Dallas
Martindale
Jean-Lucas
Captain Picard
Wimberley
Rainbow Ranches
York Creek Meadows
Jean-Luc
Rainbow Ranches Sans
Austin
PAWS
Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office
San Marcos Daily Register
Wimberley View
Darlene
Jean- Luc
San Marcos
View
Texaco
Hays County
Longhorn Disposal
Wood’s Sanitation
Cen-Tex
Wimberley 4H seeks donations for 1996 Youth Show and Sale
The Wimberley 4H Club urges local citizens and businesses to support youth through tax deductible donations or as buyers at the January 27 Hays County Youth Show and Sale at the Civic Center in San Marcos. Donations help students recover project investments ranging from 150 to 2500 dollars and fund agri vocational programs.
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Wimberley 4H Club
Hays County
Wimberley
Hays County Civic Center
San Marcos
P.O. Box
Texas
Obituary: Tillman Smith Dies at 92 in Corpus Christi
Tillman Smith retired Nueces County District Judge died January 2 1996 in Corpus Christi at 92. Born April 8 1903 in Noonday Texas he served 62 years in Corpus Christi with Red Cross La Retama Library Chamber of Commerce First Presbyterian Church and Downtown Kiwanis. Funeral services were January 5 1996 at First Presbyterian Church. interment January 7 1996 in Oak Grove Cemetery Nacogdoches. Memorials suggested to church Red Cross or charity of choice.
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Tillman Smith
Nueces County
Corpus Christi
Judge Smith
Noonday
Texas
Tyler
Smith
South Park Junior College
Beaumont
University of Texas At Austin
American Red Cross
la Retama
Boyd L. Henderson
Wimberly
Houston
Betty Shelton
Shelly" Smith Harrell
Marshall A. Harrell
San Antonio
First Presbyterian Church
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Lyndell Williams
Texas Press Association
RRC
Texas Department of Insurance
Elton Bomer
Rick Gentry
Department
Texas Workers’ Compensation
Parmer
Congress
Club
Mary Saunders
Manaaine
Harrell
KING
George Colvin Starr
Linda Allen
Kitti Focke
DB Bearden
Stone Park
Suite
Compuserve.Com
Wimberley View, Inc
Cornerstone Park
Suite A
Wettes and & E
Wimberley New
Keep Texas Beautiful
Wimberley Beautiful
Keep Wimberley Beautiful, Inc
Martha Knies
Dawn
Environmental Earthkeeping
Martha
P.O
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