Redistricting, budget battles frame Texas Legislature
Budget fights shape the Texas Legislature as the House votes a two year budget totaling 5.7245 billion while the Senate measure tops 5.7759 billion. A Supreme Court ruling forces redistricting for congressional districts and a possible summer session looms. Speaker Gus Mutscher plans to marry Donna Axum Miss America 1964 in the Capitol.
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Austin
Tex
Gus Mutscher
Capitol
Mutscher
Donna Axum
Axum
Arkansas
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Supreme Court
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
House-Senate
Legislature Pauses as Easter Holiday Slows Major Bills
The House backed an annual legislative session but failed by one vote to pass a constitutional amendment. The Senate advanced a minimum wage bill in the first Friday session of 1969. Senators moved to repeal the annual voter registration requirement in favor of a four year registration window. The Senate also engrossed a bill making Texas government units liable for damages from negligent staff actions, and considered an amendment.
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House
Senate
Texas
Texas lawmakers move to tighten obscenity laws in three bills
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee heard three bills by Representatives Nugent Holland and Salem, sending all to a subcommittee to merge into one. Holland targets obscene literature, Salem dirty movies, Nugent the whole obscenity field. The Drive-in Theater Owners Association opposes, saying it would affect legitimate theaters. Bills to protect non theater owners from prosecution gain favorable regard.
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House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
James Nugent
Kerrville
Lamoine Holland
San Antonio
Joe Salem
Corpus Christi
Holland
Salem
Nugent
Texas Drive-in Theater Owners Association
Texas
Winters State Bank to Hold Stockholders Meeting
Notice is given of the regular annual stockholders meeting of the Winters State Bank in the directors room at 10 a m Friday May 16 1969 to elect directors for the ensuing year and transact other business. Stockholders are urged to attend. Woodrow F Watts president.
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Winters State Bank
Woodrow F. Watts
Texas Aeronautics Commission Proposed Hearing Rules
The Texas Aeronautics Commission proposes new rules for hearing cases, banning parties from discussing case merits with newsmen unless a commission member is present. The commission oversees intrastate airline certification and state airport aid grants and will hold a May 15 hearing on the proposal.
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Texas Aeronautics Commis Commission
Commission
Texas Water Rights Commission Hears $9 Billion State Matter
Texas water officials completed hearings on a $9 billion state case in about two hours. The brief session focused on water rights and regulatory implications for long term resource management.
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Texas Water Rights Commission
Court ruling strikes 1967 drug law over defective caption
The Court of Criminal Appeals invalidates the act adding hallucinogens to the dangerous drug list due to a defective caption. A federal judge in Austin dismisses a VISTA suit for reinstatement in Del Rio. Governor Smith faces cabinet resignations and reappointments while Texas agencies shuffle personnel and state boards.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
VISTA
del Rio
Preston Smith
Val Verde County
State Supreme Court
Amarillo
Kilgore
Supreme Court
Guard and Assigned Here as Chief of Staff Air
A senior guard officer has been posted as chief of staff for air operations, taking over duties overseeing planning, coordination, and execution of air force tasks. The appointment reinforces leadership in strategic defense roles and preparing units for ongoing missions.
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Air
Rehabilitation program cuts in Texas cited by TEA
The Texas Education Agency reports federal aid to the state vocational rehabilitation program will drop about 5 million dollars this year, shrinking from 27.36 million to 22.54 million. Assistant Commissioner C. G. Fairchild notes program benefits may not shrink as much due to increased cooperation from other agencies and individuals, including physicians, and recalls starting with only 10 thousand dollars in 1929.
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Texas Education Agency
C. G. Fiarchild
Attorney General Rules on Resource Sales and County Funding
In a new opinion Attorney General Martin holds the Parks and Wildlife Department may set selling prices for marl sand and other sediments removed from Galveston Bay with gubernatorial consent. He also rules county commissioners cannot use road and bridge or farm market funds to cover courthouse salaries fire prevention tax evaluation or hospital indigent care costs.
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Martin
Parks and Wildlife Department
Galveston Bay
Red Measles cases drop in Texas amid vaccine hope
Texas sees red measles cases fall to one tenth of previous year as the German measles count climbs from 640 in 1967 to 2923 in 1968. A new vaccine for German measles is noted as available.
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Texas
State Health Department
Statewide drop in disease cases in 1968 report
The report notes declines in several illnesses with strep throat and Scarlet Fever among them. Total cases fell from 37,408 in 1967 to 32,263 in 1968, reflecting improved public health outcomes despite pending federal approval for use.
Texas water law book tied to new federal flood insurance
The Water Development Board releases Laws and Programs Pertain ing to Water and Related Land Resources. Senators Ronald Bridges of Corpus Christi and A R Schwartz of Galveston push bills to meet federal requirements for Texas to qualify for the new flood insurance program.
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Texas
The
Water Development Board
Ronald Bridges
Corpus Christi
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
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