Legislature Nears Final Days Over Tax Plan
Texas Senate rewrites House tax measures into a package raising the 2 percent sales tax on items of 25 cents or more with food and drug exemptions, boosts on natural gas production and corporate franchise taxes, and increases driver license fees. Gov. Price Daniel insists on his anti-sales tax stance as the plan targets about 327 million dollars in two years. Senator A.M. Aikin Jr. pushes a alternative limiting taxes to items over ten dollars and adding selective levies. the Senate rejects it 17 to 14 and approves its own version 19 to 12.
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Price Daniel
Sen. A.M. Aikin Jr
Paris
Senate
Senate Delays on Loan Bill Restructuring
A revised small loan bill, prepared by a Senate State Affairs subcommittee, moves slower as lawmakers debate higher charges on small loans and lower charges on large loans. The measure defines service charges outside interest and faces criticism from groups fearing adverse effects on lenders and borrowers.
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Senate
House
Senate State Affairs Committee
High Rates Pinch Borrowers and Lift Sharks
The text notes that when interest rates rise people struggle to borrow money and warns that high rates effectively legalize predatory lenders. It highlights a tension between monetary policy and borrowing access, implying greater risk from unscrupulous lenders.
Driver Insurance Bill Tightens Penalties in Texas Legislature
The Texas House on second reading approved a bill to pressure drivers without liability insurance. Sponsor Rep. Ben Lewis and Rep. Robert Fairchild note only about 60 percent of Texas drivers are insured. The measure would suspend a license after two moving violations within a year if the driver remains uninsured.
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House
Ben Lewis
Dallas
Robert Fairchild
Center
Texas
Redistricting bill passes both houses amid protests
Sen Jep Fuller led a nine hour filibuster against the Senate version arguing Jefferson County Beaumont Port Arthur has excess population for a single district. The measure places Jefferson with Orange County as before and prompts internal House retirements as rural districts are enlarged or merged. Rep Will Ehrle of Childress involved.
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Senate
Jep Fuller
Fuller
Jefferson County
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Jefferson
Orange County
Will Ehrle
Childress
Veteran Rep Heatly’s district peers back plan to quit speaker bid
In Paducah veteran Rep. Bill Heatly and fellow district lawmakers note he will not pursue the speaker’s job next term. The move reflects shifting alliances as the political landscape in his district evolves and confirms Heatly’s decision to step back from leadership race expectations.
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Bill Heatly
Paducah
Club regulation bill gains final House passage
A liquor by the drink licensing bill advances with final House approval. Rep. Tom James says it enforces liquor law through private clubs and will raise 2.5 million dollars annually while license fees range from 500 to 10000 dollars. Opponents warn it legalizes liquor by the drink.
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Tom James
Dallas
Liquor Control Board
Flood of Bills Moves Through Texas Legislature
As the session nears its end a flood of bills advances rapidly. Key items include placing the University of Houston into a state system, expanding welfare care funding, recodifying school laws, changing state aid baselines, outlawing obscene material, raising barber licenses, easing land forfeiture sales, registering post extermination services, reconstituting the Water Board, setting candidate filing fees, and boosting city firemen pension contributions.
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University of Houston
Senate
House
Veterans Land Board
State Water Board
Texas Water Commission
Texas Railroad Commission extends eight day oil production pattern
The Texas Railroad Commission orders the current eight day production pattern for the oil industry to continue through June. June’s 30 days reduce the daily allowable to 48,013 barrels, totaling 2,702,699 barrels for the month.
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SHORT
Texas Railroad Commission
Winters Resident Tena Meek Visits Arizona Family
Mrs. Tena Meek of Freeport Illinois left Friday for Grand Canyon and Page Arizona to visit her son Glenn Meek and family before returning home. She had been in Winters for the winter and spring months and visited her brothers the Wessels sisters Mrs. Dick Kruse and Mrs. Robert Gerhart and other relatives and friends.
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Tena Meek
Freeport
Ill
South Arlington
Grand Canyon
Page, Ariz
Glenn Meek
Illinois
the Wessels
Dick Kruse
Robert Gerhart
Hester Among 185 to Receive Degrees at Hardin-Simmons
Loyd B. Hester of Winters is among 185 graduates who will receive degrees at Hardin-Simmons University commencement exercises at 10 a.m. May 29. Hester will earn a bachelor of arts degree.
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Loyd B. Hester
Winters
Hardin-Simmons University
Hester
Texas TEC launches hire now drive to boost lagging labor
The Texas Employment Commission starts a hire now campaign to address the state labor shortfall. TEC says Texas employment has risen in recent weeks but remains below the level of this time last year.
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Texas Employment Commission
Texas
TEC
Winters Soldier Promoted to Specialist Four at Fort Bliss
Billy D. Vinson son of Mr and Mrs J D Vinson Route 1 Winters recently promoted to specialist four at Fort Bliss where he serves in Headquarters Battery 1st Guided Missile Brigade's 1st Guided Missile Group Vinson entered the Army January 1960 completed basic training at Fort Carson Colo The 23 year old is a 1955 graduate of Winters High School
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Billie D. Vinson
J. D. Vinson
Route 1
Winters
Fort Bliss
Vinson
Army
Fort Carson
Colo
Winters High School
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