Legislative push and disputes shadow Texas Robin Hood plan
Texas lawmakers debated how much school property taxes might rise under the Robin Hood plan with estimates ranging from 1 500 to 2 500 dollars per 100 000 home. Bills included gun safety upgrades and stalking crimes while tax reform aims to shift gas tax funds to education generating 351 million for 1994 95. Also covered were a Credit Union funding scandal, Pena's Clinton cabinet ties, child support license suspensions, a George Bush Gallery project in Fredericksburg, Caller ID bills, and Texas banks 1992 profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Jim Mattox
U.S. Senate
Ann Richards
John Culberson
Houston
Robin Hood
Jerry Yost
Longview
Texas Department of Transportation
Yost
Rob Jonell
D-San Angelo
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Chris Harris
Arlington
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
George Bush
Nimitz Museum and Historical Center
Fredericksburg
Texas
Local praise and complaints on town signage
Dear Editor praises Santa Fe Station for its 100 percent improvement and welcoming town entrance yet condemns Heritage Park signage, calling it a bright neon Car Quest display. The letter warns the area could resemble Gatlinburg Tennessee if billboards multiply, urging merchants to preserve natural beauty and avoid more signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Heritage Park
Gattenberg
Tenn
Birthday party honors Deer Creek residents in March event
The Deer Creek Residents thank Church of Christ ladies Betty Speiss Connie Caldwell Leta Dagley Peggy Chisum Jeraldine Farr and Reverend Maurice Kemper Rosalie Huebner for hosting their March Birthday Party with Emma Craddock on piano. Honorees were Florence McGee Cecelia O'Brien Chester Koock Rubie Lakis Verda Plummer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Creek
Church of Christ
Betty Speiss
Connie Caldwell
Leta Dagley
Peggy Chisum
Jeraldine Farr
Maurice Kemper
Rosalie Huebner
Emma Craddock
Florence McGee
Cecelia O'Brien
Chester Koock
Rubie Lakis
Verda Plummer
Bridge to engine room dialogue aboard ship
A series of exchanges between Captain Bill and the engine room crew dramatizes onboard tensions. Workers complain of heat, low benefits, and underfunded pensions while seeking better conditions, vacation, and medical care as the captain promises improvement and asks for greater effort. A postal box notice at the end invites questions and notes a phone number for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peary Perry
Bill
Billy
Area resurfaced in Hays County as TxDOT plans
Five highways in Hays County will be resurfaced this spring and summer under a $5.4 million TxDOT plan approved in February to resurface 240 miles in 11 central Texas counties. Work starts around April 1 to provide a better driving surface and guard against weather damage as part of annual preventative maintenance. Highways include Loop 82 from C.M. Allen Parkway to I-35, FM 2439, FM 3407, Loop 4, and Loop 64 in Dripping Springs.
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Hays County
Texas Transportation Commission
Texas
Texas Department of Transpiration
Txdot
William Garbade
C.M. Allen Parkway
Dripping Springs
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Gov. Richards
House
Bob Bullock
Texas Credit Union
John Hale
Hall
Cabinet
Clinton
Federico Pena
Denver
Brownsville
William C. Davis
University of Texas
Srats
Frank Erwin
Pena
Mickey Mouse
Mickey
Davis
Ut-Brownsville
Wimberley View
Jack Mynner
Mary Saunders
Nancy Freeman Starr
Louie Bond Harrell King DB
Bearden
Stone Park
Suite
Wimberley
Windorner View
Cosant
The
Charine Wilson
IRS
North America
Hays
Spee
Berley
Lions Club Easter
Lions Club
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