Texas leaders face questions on Collins resignation and new court picks
Texas Senate Criminal Justice members will question James A. Collins about his Sept. 14 resignation and his private business plans, while Allan Polansky says a successor could be named by Oct. 24. Bush appoints Baker and Abbott to the Texas Supreme Court, shifting the court to a 7-2 Republican edge. State Comptroller John Sharp unveils the Lone Star Card, replacing food stamps statewide by October, with 64,000 households expected to use it by November. Sharp cites savings. critics warn it limits cash options for the poor. Texas cotton losses due to beetworm threat projected at about $209 million across Rio Grande Valley, Concho Valley, Coastal Bend, and other regions. Senator Bill Sims, a conservative Democrat, says he will retire in January 1997.
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Lake Jackson
Collins
Allan Polansky
San Antonio
Moncrief
The
Houston Chronicle
Professional
George W. Bush
Texas Supreme Court
Bush
James A. Baker
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Bob Gammage
Greg Abbott
Houston
Jack Hightower
Baker
Abbott
Raul Gonzalez
Rose Spector
John Sharp
Sharp
USDA
Austin American-Statesman
American Statesman
Texas
Comptroller's Office
Rio Grande Valley
Cameron County
Concho Valley
Coastal Bend
Winter Garden
South Plains
Town meetings in Wimberley address incorporation questions
Public forums begin next Tuesday to discuss incorporation and related issues such as sewer and fluoridation. The CIVITAS Project and Reed Planning organize the open mike sessions with a mix of committee members from civic and business groups and residents invited to participate.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wimberley
Civitas Project
SWTSU
Civitas
Reed Planning
Betsey Markland
Martel Bucy
Bill Johnson
Dick Larson
Charles Roccaforte
Harold Broderick
Dudley Dobie
Don Kuhs
Donna Campbell
Linda Hewlett
Steve Klepfer
Bill Cline
Tony McGee
David Robison
Parks Cox engagement announced in Dallas
Mr and Mrs Joe Cox of Wimberley announce the engagement of their son John Kevan to Lori Leigh Parks daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert R Parks Jr of Dallas The couple plans a November 11 wedding at Scofield Memorial Church Dallas Lori a UT graduate and Fossil Inc product developer Kevan a UTSA graduate and Northeast U S sales rep for Hema tronix Inc will reside in Dallas after the wedding
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Joe Cox
Wimberley
John Kevan
Lori Leigh Parks
Robert R. Parks, Jr
Dallas
Lori
University of Texas
Fossil Inc
Kevan
University of Texas At San Antonio
U.S
Hematronix Inc
Scofield Memorial Church
Former WHS students named AP Scholars
Two WimBerley Secondary School graduates earned AP Scholar honors from the College Board. Cherise Farmer made AP Scholar with Honor by four or more AP exams with an average at least 3.25. Courtney Jones earned AP Scholar with three or more exams with grades of 3 or higher. Both graduated in May 1995. Cherise attends Texas Womens College and Courtney attends Texas A&M.
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Wimberley Secondary School
College Board
America
Cherise Farmer
Courtney Jones
Cherise
Courtney
WHS
Texas Womens College
Texas A&m
Mount Mercy casts Marion Short in Eleemosynary play
Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids announces freshman Marion Short has been cast as Artie in the fall drama Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing. Short, a 1995 Wimberley graduate and elementary education major, plays the daughter Echo alongside Dorothea and Echo’s mother. Performances run November 2 to 4 at 8 p.m. Parents listed as Dan and Chris Short of Wimberley.
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Mount Mercy College
Mount Mercy
Marion Short
Eleemosynary
Short
Wimberley
Artie
Lee Blessing
Dorothea
Echo
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dan and
Chris Short
Habitat group seeks applicants for housing aid
Wimberley Valley Habitat For Humanity invites families in need of adequate housing to request applications before October 15. For materials and detailed qualifying requirements, call 847-9037 or 847-9976.
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Wimberley Valley
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Lyndell Williams
Texas Press Association
Bill Sims
Paint Rock
Sims
Wimberley View
Mary Saunders
Manacine
Harrell
KING
Michael Averitt
George Colvin
Joan Chisam Starr
Linda Allen
Kirti Focke
DB Bearden
Stone Park
Suite
Compuserve.Com
Hays County
Wimberley View, Inc
Cornerstone Park
Suite A
P.O. Box
Penemane Sannet
Robison
Lori Parks
Kevan Cox Parks-Cox
Habitat For Humanity
B.J. Kolenda
Neil Sperry
Rodale
Environmental Earthkeeping
Carney Lane
P.O
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