Commission Recommends Twenty Tax Changes in Texas
The Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy proposes twenty changes to the two percent sales tax. Some shifts reduce revenue others increase. the net effect adds about 10.5 million dollars yearly. Recommendations include applying the tax to motor vehicle sales and exempting farm machinery feed and agro chemicals.
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Commission
Texas
Texas Commission On
State and
Sen
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Hugo H. Loewenstern
Amarillo
John R. Stockton
Austin
Louis Crump
San Saba
Jep S. Fuller
Port Arthur
Charles Sandah
Charles Wilson
Trinity
Parkhouse
Election Law Study Committee Releases 221 Page Report
The Election Law Study Committee released a 221 page report outlining proposed changes to election procedures and administration. It details recommended reforms for voter registration, ballot access, and election oversight. The document aims to guide legislative action and enhance election integrity.
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The
Election Law Study Committee
Texas election law changes debated with open hearings set
Senator Tom Creighton chairing a Texas committee outlines a plan to reduce conflicts in the election code. A December 6 7 open hearing in the Senate chamber will include a voter registration bill and possible primary date changes. 120 proposed amendments cover ballots campaign disclosure and age exemptions with many cities listed among affected locales.
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Texas
Tom Crieghton
Mineral Wells
Senate
State Treasurer Reports Gap Grows in General Revenue Fund
State Treasurer Jesse James reports the General Revenue Fund deficit rose by six million dollars between November 11 and November 23, increasing to 34,146,666 dollars.
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Jesse James
General Revenue Fund
Guardsmen Wait for Armory Build Under Federal-State Program
The Texas National Guard reports 32 armory units awaiting approval with the federal government underwriting 75 percent of costs. Construction is expected at an average rate of six armories per year, with 11 already built and eight more under construction in Bonham Seguin Dallas Mexia Kerens Mission Mercedes and Harlingen. Additional units at Brownwood Tulsa and Fredericksburg are approved, while El Paso Clipper Canyon Belton remain on the waiting list.
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Texas National Guard
Harry B. Kelton
Texas National Guard Armory Board
Bonham
Seguin
Dallas
Mexia
Kerens
Run at Gatesville State School for Boys Ends Run Rate
The Gatesville State School for Boys saw its run rate drop to zero after the $2 million Mountain View School for serious offenders opened September 4. Gov. Price Daniel attended the dedication, and Weldon Brewer of the Texas Youth Council noted five-year decreases in escapes as crowding shifted to Mountain View. Guards at the Gatesville campus do not carry guns.
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Gatesville State School
Mountain View School
Price Daniel
Weldon Brewer
Texas Youth Council
Gatesville
Governor Proclaims December 9 as Safety Sunday
Governor Daniel declares Safety Sunday to highlight holiday traffic hazards. He recalls 1961 highway collisions in the state causing 2,314 deaths, 132,000 injuries and $356 million in property losses. From 1954 to 1957 Christmas-New Year periods averaged 106 deaths, while 1958 to 1961 safety campaigns reduced fatalities by 23.
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Daniel
Hunters urged to end hunting deaths and injuries
Cecil Reid of the Sportsmen's Clubs of Texas urges stricter field safety after three recent hunting deaths where hunters were mistaken for game. He calls for careful identification before shooting and advocates passage of careless and reckless hunting laws used in other states.
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Cecil Reid
The
Sportsmen's Clubs of
Texas
Reid
Court Overrules Commission in Trucking Permit Case
Texas Supreme Court negates Railroad Commission order canceling Lively Trucking Contractors motor carrier permit for road building materials. Court vacates finding of facts as insufficient and Justice Greenhill criticizes use of standard form as lacking due process.
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Texas Supreme Court
Railroad Commission
Joe Greenhill
Bracero Labor Changes Hit Texas Cotton Harvest
Texas cotton growers react to a 70 cent per hour wage standard for braceros set by the U S Labor Department. Farmers switch to machine harvesting as 45 000 contract workers were hired in August 1961 but only 16 000 used in August this year, also harvesting vegetables and grain.
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Bracero
Texas
U. S
Department of Labor
Braceros
Ruth Sunday School Class Christmas Dinner at First Baptist Church
The Ruth Sunday School Class held its annual Christmas dinner in the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church hosted by Loretta Pierce Theresa Briley Ruth Jobe Tommy Hodnett and Emily Pendergrass. Two gifts were presented to Mrs Doyle Newcomb teacher Mrs M G Roper assistant teacher and Mrs Calvin Holloway president. Twenty-one members attended the gift exchange.
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Mary Beth Smith
Ruth S. S
Fellowship Hall
The
First Baptist Church
Loretta Pierce
Theresa Briley
Ruth Jobe
Tommy Hodnett
Emily Pendergrass
Doyle Newcomb
M. G. Roper
Calvin Holloway
Families Plan Fort Sill Holiday Visit
OKLAHOMA bound visitors include Bob Best and daughters of Kingsville arriving Friday to visit Col. and Mrs. H Kerr at Fort Sill. Mr and Mrs J B Best and family, Mr and Mrs James West and children, and Mr and Mrs Gordon Wolf and family of Cincinnati are expected to meet them there for the holidays.
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Oklahoma
Bob Best
Kingsville
J. B. Best
James West
H. Kerr
Fort Sill
Okla
Gordon
Wolf
Cincinatti
Shilo
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Winters
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Main Drug Company
Ruth
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