Big Prize On Texas Democratic Scene In 1966
The Texas Democratic Party faces a pivotal battle for control as liberal factions challenge Governor Connally and U S Senator Yarborough may steer the fight. Population shifts and redistricting boost liberal leverage at the September convention with major counties gaining access to seats. The outcome could shape delegates to the 1968 presidential nominating process and reflect a broader power shift since Coke Stevenson.
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Texas
Democratic Party
U. S
Ralph Yarborough
John Connally
Yarborough
Connally
Bexar
Dallas
Harris
Coke Stevenson
Connally eyes vast Texas parks expansion next year
Governor Connally says the state may seek a 25 to 50 million dollar land purchase program for parks in the next biennium. The parks budget this biennium is 5.4 million, seen as the highest spending in a decade, with plans for expanded facilities across boating, fishing, water sports, hiking and nature study during a 1966 state tour.
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Texas
Connally
State Parks and Wildlife Department
Connally Names A L Dear in Executive Post
Governor Connally appoints A L Dear to an executive post, marking a notable personnel choice in state governance. The announcement underscores Dear's experience and the administration's shift in leadership roles.
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Connally
A. L. Dear
Palestine builder named to water board post
The vice president and general manager of the Palestine Savings and Loan Association becomes a member of the Upper Neches Municipal Water Authority. Dear, 54, succeeds Eugene Fish for a term expiring Jan 1 1971. Fish helped push Lake Palestine but died before completion. A 1964 record notes the U S Commerce Dept sees an 11 percent rise in nonresidential building in 1966, with only a small advance in private housing construction.
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Palestine Savings and Loan Association
Upper Neches
Dear
Eugene Fish
Palestine
Fish
Lake Palestine
U. S. Department of Commerce
Texas boat registrations due under Water Safety Act
More than 200000 motorboats must register by April 1 under Texas Water Safety Act. Certificates expire March 31 and new law places boat certificate issuance with the Texas Highway Department motor vehicle division. Renewal notices, a Water Safety Act brochure, and safety equipment rules accompany the rollout.
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Texas
D. C. Greer
Texas Highway Department
Texas counties plan regional aid with state and federal funds
Attorney General Waggoner Carr cites a 1961 act authorizing the Health Department to arrange planning assistance for counties on request. Counties may pool problems under a spring-passed act with federal funds covering two thirds to three fourths of costs. Several large counties are expected to join as applications go through the Health Department. Federal role in Texas unemployment programs is criticized as dictating day to day management, with calls to restore state responsibility and judicial review.
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BIG Savings Aided
State Finance Commission
Texas Chartered Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Texas
Waggoner Carr
State Health Department
Health Department
Texas County
Bexar
el Paso
Ector
Grayson
Jefferson
Nueces
Harris
Tom Green
Orange
Tarrant
Dallas
Denton
Texas Employment Commission
Texas Research League
Bureau of Employment Security of
U.S. Department of Labor
Congress
League
Texas construction rises in November despite seasonal dip
A UT Bureau of Business Research report shows Texas building in November reached 133.631 million dollars, the second highest since 1964 and only surpassed by August and November 1964. For 1965, total Texas construction trends were not fully stated.
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Texas
UT Bureau of Business Research
Texas Tuition Aid for Water Board Employees in Denver Course
Attorney General Carr rules the Texas Water Development Board may cover tuition for two staff to attend an eight day Earth Control and Investigation course at Bureau of Reclamation facilities in the Denver Laboratories. Total tuition equals $300.
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Carr
Texas Water Development Board
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver Laboratories
State services budget review and citrus shipments noted
The governor's budget office compiles a summary of state services spending and trends. USDA reports Rio Grande Valley citrus movements during Christmas week were the heaviest of the season. First year medical students will learn about 13,000 terms, over half anatomical.
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Governor’s Budget Office
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rio Grande Valley
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