Roadside Cleanup Urged by Texas Good Roads Group
Texas Good Roads Association and the Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce urge roadside cleanup as a major effort to boost tourism in Texas. The Junior Chamber will motivate members to remove debris from streets and highways with prize money awarded by the Good Roads group for top local progress.
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Texas Good Roads
Texas Good Roads Association
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas Junior Chamber
Junior Chambers
Texas
Water development bill nears final action in Texas legislature
Senate and House have backed a water control measure by Sen George Park and Rep Eligio de la Garza to finance large dam projects. An amendment on recreation facility approvals was removed as the plan relies on future water sales to repay bonds. The Texas Water Development Board may use up to half of a 100 million dollar borrowing powe r to fund dam height upgrades built by local or federal agencies.
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George Parkhouse
Dallas
Eligio de la Garza
McAllen
Ralph Hall
Rockwall
Texas Water Development Board
House
Senate
Louisiana
Texas
Sulphur tax cut and banking tax exemptions debated
Legislators push tax cuts for sulphur producers while banks seek sales and franchise tax exemptions. Gov Connally's tax program gains support as lawmakers consider expanding the sales tax and extending the temporary corporation franchise surtax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Connally
Senator Hardeman Advances Long Code Revision in Senate
Senator Dorsey B. Hardeman of San Angelo steered a 389 page revision of the code of criminal procedure through the Senate. The reform, drafted by a State Bar committee and revised by Hardeman, aims to close loopholes and clarifications in current procedure. House action is anticipated as lawyers from all sides agree reforms are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Senate
State Bar Committee
Hardeman
Texas A&M Name Change Bill Faces Committee Hearing
The House State Affairs Committee heard testimony on a bill to rename Texas A and M College to Texas A M University. A M Chancellor Harrington and President Rudder supported the change to attract faculty, while opposition came from Baylor ex Sam Collins who cited Aggieland traditions. A Baylor ex Rep. John Allen chaired the committee with a subcommittee of five members.
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House State Affairs Committee
Texas A&m. College
Texas A&m
University
Bill
A&m
Earl Rudder
TC. F. Peterson
Jne. Easley
Century
Council
Bob Hunt
Baiilor
University of Texas
Sam Collins
Harrington
Rudder
John Allen
Longview
Baylor
John. Traeger
Seguin
Ben. Jarvis
Tyler
J. Collier Adams
Lubbock
James ‘Lager
Corpus Christi
Texas approves land for Padre Island National Seashore
Governor Connally signs the bill giving state approval and about 40,000 acres in Laguna Madre for the Padre Island National Seashore project. The U.S. Interior Department will develop a vast recreational area to preserve 81 miles of Padre Island in its natural state.
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Connally
Padre Island National Seashore
U. S. Dept. of Interior
Padre Island
Texas
Laguna Madre
Congress Debates Texas Reapportionment Plan
The House debates a bill by Rep. Rayford Price to reapportion Texas for congressional districts. The plan abolishes the North Texas fourth district once held by the late Sam Rayburn and creates a new Dallas County second district. A new South Texas district would be formed and Wright Patman and Ray Roberts could be drawn into the same district.
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House
Rayford Price
Frankston
Texas
North Texas
Sam Rayburn
Dallas County
South Texas
U. S
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Ray Roberts
McKinney
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Winters
Tams
Terre Capital
Federal Deposit Insurance Connovatior
Federal Reserve System
A&m University
Don Gladden
Fort
Gladien
Coleman Livestock
Cecil Sellers
Duwayne Ei
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