Texas Reports Best Traffic Safety Record In History
Gov Price Daniel celebrates Texas top safety ranking with 84 points from the National Safety Council. Texas recorded 2,314 highway deaths in 1961, the second lowest since 1949, as traffic volume rose. California led with 86, Michigan next with 85. Texas tied for third with Illinois and Ohio among large states.
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Texas Illinois tied for fourth in new industries in May
In May Texas and Illinois each opened 30 new industries tying for fourth place in the nation behind New York with 49 California with 3 and Pennsylvania with 32. The piece notes state industry-attracting programs and public support options.
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Texas explores private finance for plant funding study
The Texas Industrial Commission prefers private finance for building plants and has asked the Texas Research League to study the best method. The commission is running ads this month in Business Week Wall Street Journal Dan's Review and American Banker inviting industry to consider Texas for new plant sites.
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Insurance Rates Jump After Carla Claims
The State Board of Insurance approves higher extended coverage dwelling rates after Hurricane Carla. Seacoast areas face a 27 percent rise while inland territories see a 5.3 percent increase. In seacoast counties a $100 policy climbs from 35 to 44 cents, with many other rate variations tied to historic losses.
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State Senate candidates weigh new Texas sales tax
Texas Democratic nominees for the state Senate discuss the new sales tax and its staying power as a political issue shaping their campaigns and messaging.
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Modest changes eyed for sales tax after survey
A newspaper survey of Democratic Senate nominees finds most favor keeping the two percent sales tax with limited reforms. Few support repeal, though many call for easing burdens on small vendors and adjusting collection rules. The piece notes related oil litigation and a stalled state park offer by the Wheatleys of San Antonio.
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Water rights suit moves to Hidalgo County trial
A West Texas judge may spend winter in the Lower Rio Grande Valley as Chief Justice Calvert names Pecos District Judge J H Starley to preside over the major Hidalgo County water rights case. Trial set for September. the Texas Supreme Court ruled lands from Spanish and Mexican grants lack riparian irrigation rights, resolving a key issue.
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Judge Starley to face vast Rio Grande suit questions
Visiting judge replaces disqualified District Judge Magus Smith who once represented some parties. The suit covers all Rio Grande users from Maverick County to the Gulf as Starley will handle hundreds of questions. Road men gather in Austin for annual convention and elect Leslie Neal Sr. of San Antonio president of the Texas Good Roads Association.
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