Texas lawmakers push liquor by the drink and water bond plans
Texas legislators move key items in 1970 session as Senate and House committees back a local option liquor amendment and a 3.5 billion water bond ideal to back the 10 billion Texas Water Plan. Bills target labor unions for public employees, stronger obscenity penalties, adultery laws, gun crime punishments, private detective licensing, and solid waste control with county and state agency roles.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Texas
House
Constitutional Amendments Committee
Bill Clayton
Springlake
Feo
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
Cletus Davis
Houston
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Henry C. Grover
Parker
Criss Cole
County Commissioners Court
Cole
State Health Department
Water Quality Board
Rex Braum
Bills Move Through Texas Legislature Amid Broad Reforms
A bill to raise state employees retirement to 25 percent passes both houses along with a measure to lift state and local bond interest to 6.5 percent. Senate backs constitutional amendments for women's equal rights and funding for governors elect, plus tax exemptions for rural water districts. Additional Senate bills authorize transferring 45 acres from Harris to Waller County, allow Texas A&M University revenue bonds for water and sewer facilities, and authorize sale of a Denton campus lot to fund a music scholarship.
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Senate
Harris
Waller County
Texas A&m University
Texas Woman’s University
Denton
School consolidation opponents oppose Texas bills
The Little Red School House Committee comprising rural landowners, farmers, and ranchers across Texas plans to lobby against bills by Sen. A. R. Swartz and DeWitt Hale to cut Texas school districts from 1,218 to 353. Charles Schreiner NT, Mountain Home rancher and committee chair, stated the group's stance.
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Little Red School House
Texas
A. R. Swartz
Galveston
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Charles Schreiner NT
Mountain Home Rancher
Mere bigness not guarantee of excellence
The line asserts that sheer size does not ensure quality or superiority. It cautions against equating scale with value and implies that merit comes from factors beyond magnitude.
Texas Supreme Court denies hearing on Matagorda land case
The court rejected the State of Texas plea to place about 4000 acres on Matagorda Bay in the public domain. H P Baxter Jr owns about 4505 acres claimed as private property. State argues dredging created the land, Baxter contends gradual accretion since 1803. Baxter wins in lower courts and keeps the land.
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Texas Supreme Court
State of
Higher Education Plan Proposes Big Tuitions and Fees
The Coordinating Board proposes doubling tuition and a 165 year fee for six new state schools to fund a 401 million building program and 404.2 million operating costs through 1975 76. The plan includes new campuses in San Antonio Midland Odessa Dallas Corpus Christi and two in Houston drawing protests over per semester credit hour charges and the new building use fee.
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Coordinating Board
Texas College and University System
Finance Committee
San Antonio
Midland-Odessa
Dallas
Corpus Christi
Houston
Forrest W. Reece Named Assistant to U S Administrator
Forrest W. Reece, a former Texas newsman, has been appointed as an assistant to the administrator of the U S Department. The move places Reece in a senior advisory role within the agency.
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Forrest W. Reece
Texas
U. S. Department
Texas Senate Confirms Regents Appointments and Transfers
The Senate confirmed Gubernatorial appointees to the Board of Regents Frank C. Erwin Jr. of Austin Jenkins Garrett of Fort Worth and Dan Williams of Dallas. Governor Preston Smith nominated Tom Hamilton of Plainview as district attorney of the 64th judicial district. Dr. Joseph R. Smiley will become president of the University of Texas at El Paso next June and Chancellor Harry Ransom notes the move. Elmer C. Baum names three new subcommittees Youth Activities led by Jerry Craft Brownwood. Women’s Organization led by Mrs. Stuart Coleman Brownwood. Communications chaired by State Senator Charles Herring Austin.
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Agriculture
Farmers Home Administration
Board of
Regents
Frank C. Erwin Jr
Austin
Jenkins Garrett
Fort Worth
Dan Williams
Dallas
Senate
Preston Smith
Tom Hamilton
Plainview
64Th
Hamilton
Matador
Joseph R. Smiley
University of Colorado
University of Texas At el Paso
Harry Ransom
Elmer C. Baum
Democratic Executive Committee
Jerry Craft
Jacksboro Rancher
Stuart Coleman
Brownwood
Charles Herring
Texas Car Inspection Deadline Approaches
The Department of Public Safety warns only about one third of Texas six million vehicles have passed inspection. The April 15 deadline looms and motorists are urged to have cars checked at around 15,466 inspection stations. Average driver cost this year stands at 3.02 dollars, higher than the standard 1.75 fee, with headlight alignments and brake adjustments driving most corrections.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
Dpsi
Daughter Christy Dian Born to Clifton Bryan Family
Mr and Mrs Clifton Bryan announce the birth of daughter Christy Dian on Saturday January 25 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wilburn Phelps of Winters and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Glen Bryan of Norton. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs J O Phelps of Winters and Mr and Mrs J B Belew of Hale Center.
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Clifton Bryan
Christy Dian
Ballinger Memorial Hospital
Wilburn Phelps
Winters
Glen Bryan
Norton
J. O. Phelps
J. B. Belew
Hale Center
Gresh Family Visits Mrs Sanders and Elsie Lee
Mr and Mrs Darrell Gresh and their sons from Plainview spent Monday night at the home of Mrs J S Sanders and Elsie Lee in Sanders home.
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Darrell Gresham
Plainview
J. S. Sanders
Elsie Lee
Energy to be indifferent rivaled by positivity
Quotation highlights that maintaining indifference costs nearly as much energy as choosing a positive attitude. The line suggests mindset impacts effort and overall outlook.
Winters Enterprise Frontier sports win boosts town pride
Winters Texas February 21 1969 page four reports a local sports win boosting town pride with reactions from players and coaches and notes on upcoming games and community events.
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Winters Enterprise
Texas
Write Your Representatives Contact Details
LT. GOV. BEN BARNES Texas State Capitol Austin Texas 78711 SEN. DAVID RATLIFF 24th Senatorial District Texas State Senate REP. LYNN NABERS House of Rep. 64th District State Capitol
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Ben Barnes
Texas State Capitol
Austin
Texas
David Ratliff
Texas State Senate
Lynn Nabers
State
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