Texas League urges cabinet plan rejection in favor of present government
A Texas Research League report to the Constitutional Revision Commission argues the current system is economical and workable. It notes 174 state agencies exist but 30 control most money and personnel, and cites savings potential in education and welfare financing while warning that cabinet theory risks less accountable governance.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Research League
League
Constitutional Revision Commission
Ohio
Missouri
League For Economies
Highway Department
Education Agency
Department of Corrections
Department of Public Safety
Texas Board to Post Prices of Top 100 Prescriptions
The Texas Pharmacy Board will use computers to identify the states 100 most prescribed drugs. Under H 750 druggists must display prices at counters this fall. Advertising limits cover wholesale cut rate pricing and focus on services family records and drug interaction warnings.
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Joe Arnette
Texas Pharmacy Board
State Board Sets 4.3 Percent Auto Insurance Cut
The State Board of Insurance ordered an average statewide auto coverage premium reduction of 4.3 percent, estimating about 90 percent of motorists will save.
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State Board of Insurance
Texas water quality standards edge toward EPA tie
Texas Water Quality Board approves compromise water standards as EPA consideration looms. If EPA rejects, federal permits may take over. Main dispute centers on fines for violations with Texas penalties at 1000 dollars per day versus federal up to 25000 dollars daily and criminal penalties of 10000 dollars daily. EPA has rejected the Air Control Board standards.
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Texas Water Quality Board
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Texas
State Air Control Board
Supreme Court rules on firing after injury and damages in Texas
The court held a Palestine packing plant worker who accepted a supervisory light–duty role after an injury cannot force continued employment. He had agreed not to seek workers compensation. Other actions include a cigarette distributor’s suit for tax forgiveness review and Dallas heirs each awarded $10,000 damages for an undertaker’s embalming deemed shocking.
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Palestine Packing Plant
Supreme Court
High Court
Dallas
Attorney General Rules On Boat Occupants And Property Status
Hill states boat occupants in tidal water are not trespassers. He says submerged private property remains private absent special title provisions during lake or waterway works. In a separate opinion Hill finds a Culberson County auditor abolition bill unconstitutional as a special or local act aiming to achieve through general legislation.
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John Hill
Hill
Culberson County
Prices soars as poultry nears beef level in Texas
Texans face rising poultry prices as market analysts from the Texas Department of Agriculture report broilers may hit 80 cents per pound this week. Hoarding and panic buying push costs up while officials say a return to normal buying will ease prices. Mike Walton, market news chief, notes prices should normalize with steadier demand.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Mike Walton
Agriculture Department
Walton
Constitutional Revision Recommendations Eyed Near Here
Seven sub committees of the Texas Constitutional Revision Commission reported tentative recommendations at a three day meeting. Proposals were considered with 3,000 advisory committee members in 19 areas. Full commission votes on inclusions begin next month as House and Senate members plan for the 1974 constitutional convention.
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Texas Constitutional Revision Commission
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Commission
House
Senate
Job Aid Promised Disaster Unemployment Aid
Governor Dolph Briscoe announced disaster unemployment assistance for workers in Jefferson Orange Red River and Upshur counties impacted by storms and flooding from March 23 to April 30. Eligible applicants must file within 30 days of July 24 at their nearest Texas Employment Commission office.
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Jefferson
Orange
Red River
Upshur
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Employment Commission
Briscoe
Millis Cox Named Special Supervisor Manager at La Vaca Gathering Co
Houston executive Millis Cox has been hired as special supervisor manager for La Vaca Gathering Co to secure more gas supplies for 400 large customers. President Nixon declares flooded Matagorda and Newton counties as major disaster areas and considers adding San Patricio County after Briscoe's request.
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Millis Cox
Houston
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Nixon
Matagorda
Newton
Jefferson
Orange
Upshur
Red River
Brazoria
Galveston
Hardin
Harris
Jasper
Liberty
Montgomery
Polk
Tyler
San Jacinto
Briscoe
San Patricio
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Winters Flower Shop
Dial
Western Mattress Service
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Foxworth - Galbraith Building Materials Center
Roach Electric & Furniture
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East Truitt
Watkins
Mick Bullard
H. Q. Sharp
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Higginbotham
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W. R. Balkum
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Nath White
Abilene
Tex
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M. L. Dobbins
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Burger Hut
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Ayless
Joe Christie
Christie
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Ballinger Salvage Company
Ethel Hantsche
Garland O’dell
Moore Cattle Co
Bob D. Pitchford
Norton
Robert
Jerre) Bailey
Glenda Graham
Better Hearing Bryant Hearing Aid Service
Oakes San Angelo, Texas
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Luzier Dynes
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Byron D. Jobe
W. G. Bedford
DR. Z. 1. Hale
Jno. W. Norman
Attorney-At-Law
Winters, Texas
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Bellis
AG Opinions
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the Winters Enterprise
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S. Main St
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J. J. Swatchsue
Jose de la Cruz
Lonnie Fowler
Proctor Bookkeeping
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Ofpamin
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Ballinger
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