Texas lawmakers face 1973 property tax reform push
The Texas Research League argues property tax is the main Texas government revenue with $1.4 billion collected in 1970 and a $220 million rise since 1968. Court rulings against locally taxed school funding spur interest by House and Senate on broad reforms amid administration inequities and uneven assessor resources. The note also covers hunting seasons in Trans Pecos Panhandle Terrell Pecos counties and deer dates.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Research League
TRL
House
Senate
Kruse Reunion Held Recently
The annual Dick Kruse Family reunion took place July 15 16 at the Flagship Motel on Lake Brownwood. Attendees included numerous Kruse relatives from Winters Odessa Dallas Pyote and nearby areas plus a guest visitor from Winters.
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Dick Kruse
Lake Brownwood
Delbert Kruse
Rodney
Debbie
Roger
Winters
Richard Kruse
Loren
Odessa
I. J. Splawn
Greg
Valerie
E. E. Cramer
Charles Secrest
David
Stephanie
Dallas
J. T. Lucas
Allen
Linda
Audrey
Pyote
Cindy Lucas
Viola Everett
Card of Thanks to friends at Drys Melwood
Elva Cavaliano expresses gratitude to friends at Drys on Melwood for the lovely gifts cards and flowers. She appreciates the kindness and hopes to see everyone soon.
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Drys
Melwood
Elva Cavaliano
Itc
Texas Crude Stocks Fall From Year Ago By Mid July
Texas crude oil inventories stood at 97.4 million barrels in mid-July, down 6.7 million barrels from the same period last year. The data reflects a continuing slide in weekly stocks across the Texas region amid stable demand.
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Texas
Former State Insurance Board Chair Proposes Reform Plan
Former chairman Larry Teaver urged abolishing the State Insurance Board as the remedy to reform. He said industry influence won’t shrink without ending the board and proposed expanding to a nine member part time citizen panel or electing an insurance commissioner to head regulation.
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State Insurance Board
Larry Teaver
Teaver
State Senate
Smith
Texas Georgia Seek Supreme Court Review Of Death Penalty
Texas and Georgia plan to petition the U S Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling deeming the death penalty largely unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Crawford C Martin says the Board of Pardons and Paroles seeks guidance on the decision and whether it truly voids executions. Some justices suggested a possible constitutional framework for capital punishment. The board will not seek commutations for the 45 inmates on death row without formal requests from prisoners and local officials. White tailed deer season opens November 18 and runs through January in most counties.
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Texas
Georgia
U. S. Supreme Court
Atty
Crawford C. Martin
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Supreme Court
Texas High Court actions in bail, taxes, and damages
The Court of Criminal Appeals says bail in murder cases can be denied under Supreme Court rules. The State Supreme Court orders cigarette firms to pay taxes on stockpiled cigarettes before a 1969 tax hike. A Nacogdoches County worker win 4400 dollars after a limb fell into a saw. Southwestern Bell may build a Spring Valley parking lot. Texas Supreme Court to hear Red Ball Freight sale and 2.3 million shift to a new parent. Nueces County man may recover property damages from Hurricane Celia despite late insurance payments.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Texas
Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
High Court
Nacogdoches
Southwestern Bell Telephone Telephone Company
Spring Valley
Harris County
Red Ball Motor Freight Inc
Texas Supreme Court
Nueces County
Citrus Blackfly Threat Could Wipe Rio Grande Valley
Agriculture Commissioner J C White warns the citrus industry in the Rio Grande Valley faces possible wipeout if citrus blackfly is not controlled. Evacuation measures draw nuisance from Brownsville residents as ground spraying of infested trees occurs every two weeks. The insect, now in Brownsville trees, has caused two US outbreaks previously in Texas 1956 and Florida.
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J. C. White
Rio Grande Valley
White
Brownsville
U. S
Texas
Florida
Moody Foundation approves nearly 2 million in grants
The Moody Foundation of Galveston approved almost 2 million dollars in grants for 26 projects in 11 Texas communities. From 58 requests totaling over 17.6 million dollars, the foundation has awarded about 3.7 million to 62 projects this year and, over 11 years, more than 58 million to 450 agencies statewide.
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Moody Foundation of
Galveston
Texas
Moody Foundation
First artifacts recovered from Padre Island shipwrecks begin July 17
Henry Rothell of Austin succeeds Richard L. Coffman as administrator of the Texas Employment Commission. Rufus H. Duncan of Lufkin joins the Neches River Conservation District board. The Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations proposes a cooperative purchasing service for state and local governments to be run by the State Board of Control.
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Padre Island
Henry Rothell
Austin
Richard L. Coffman
Texas Employment Commission
Rufus H. Duncan
Lufkin
Neches River
Oil Allowable Set 100 Percent Statewide for August
For the fifth straight month the Texas Railroad Commission established a 100 percent statewide oil production allowable for August. East Texas remains an exception at 86 percent while Kelly-Snyder Field holds 76 percent. Purchasers’ nominations to buy crude reached 3.7 million barrels daily, the highest on record and 157 772 more than prior totals.
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Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Kelly-Snyder
West Texas
Martha Sunday School Class Meeting at First Baptist
The Martha Sunday School class met at the home of Mrs. Effie Kornegay for a social and business session. Mrs. George Poe led the opening prayer, Miss Eunice Polk presided, and a committee was appointed to nominate officers for the new year.
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Martha
First Baptist Church
Effie Kornegay
George Poe
Winters Couple Returns From Istanbul Assignment
Mr and Mrs Ray Allard and daughter Allyn have returned to the United States after two years in Istanbul Turkey They visited Mrs Allards parents Mr and Mrs E L Bryan of Winters and will be assigned to Andrews Air Force Base Washington D C She is a 1957 Winters High School graduate He hails from Aurora Colorado.
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Ray Allard
Allyn
United States
Istanbul
Turkey
E. L. Bryan
Winters
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Winters High School
Aurora, Colo
Want To Buy Something Classified Ad Please Read
An invitation to readers to place a Wanted column ad in the Enterprise Classifieds seeking items to purchase. The notice reiterates the column’s purpose and encourages readers to submit brief details for consideration.
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Enterprise
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