Texas Governor OKs record budget and tax bill amid vetoes
Governor Preston Smith signed a 5.8 billion 1970-71 state budget after vetoing 4.4 million in miscellaneous items. A new 348.6 million tax bill takes effect Oct 1, boosting revenue alongside a 6 million annual city gain from extended beer and liquor sales tax. Smith also created 28 new Texas district courts and pledged to name judges until the next general election. He defended vetoes as necessary for economy, citing several unrequested or nonessential line items. Yarborough says Smith remains best political asset in Washington.
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Barnes Yarborough Senate Bid Rumor Roils Texas Politics
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes 31 faces questions about a possible challenge to Sen. Ralph Yarborough 66 as Governor Smith at the Southern Governors Conference in Williamsburg Va notes the race could hinge on race type, funds and imponderables. Smith calls Barnes speculative but not ruled out.
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U. S. Senate
Ralph W. Yarborough
Barnes
Smith
Williamsburg
Yarborough
Wide wave of Texas appointments reshapes state boards
Major and minor appointments filled posts across agencies. William M. King resigns as State Securities Commissioner and Truman G. Holladay succeeds him. Dorsey B. Hardeman becomes executive director of the Texas Water Rights Commission. Criss Cole sworn in as president pro tempore of the Texas Senate. Smith names nine regents for East Texas State University and fills several state boards including Landscape Architects, Finance Commission, and various authority boards. Dr. Stewart Wolf will head…
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Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Texas Water Rights Commission
Frank Booth
Criss Cole
Houston
Texas Senate
Smith
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Houston H. Harte
San Antonio
Raymond Middleton Holliday
Joseph Zeppa
Tyler
William Garland Button
Dallas
Cam F. Dowell, Jr
Joel Thomas Williams Jr
Leon Jackson Coker Jr
Texarkana
Thomas Brazelton Steely
Paris
Luther Preston Johnston
Lubbock
State Board of
Robert Hall Green
Malcolm J. Henley
Lindale
Sabine River Authority
Tom R. Pegues
Mineola
Charles T. Wickersham
Orange
Sabine Authority
Bert E. Godfrey
Ft. Worth
Davie James Lawson
Gus S. Wortham
Board of Regents
North Texas State University
Elaine Byron Cominsky
Pasadena
Helen Ruth Cox
Roy L. Fowler
Austin
Stewart Wolf
Texas state land auctions and education opinions issued
The report covers land lease auctions of University of Texas tracts in West Texas totaling 338 tracts, 111 812 acres, and a November 4 school land sale offering 768 tracts totaling 496 871 acres. It notes bonus and rental rates, including Hudspeth County UT tracts at minimum bonuses of 1000 dollars per half section and 1 50 dollar per acre rental. Also cited are legal opinions by Attorney General Crawford Martin on UT degrees, cattle finishing, liquor wholesale permits, vehicle removal authority, depository interest, and state employee retirement eligibility. The piece lists school districts warned by the State Board of Education for deficiencies, including Crosby ISD and Alpine, with others such as Antelope, Bertram, Bridgeport, Calvert, and Rains. It also mentions enrollment changes and a new department for special education.
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University of Texas
West Texas
Jerry Sadler
Hudspeth County
el Paso
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
James McCracklin
Southwest Texas State University
Crawford Martin
Martin
Harris County
DPS
General Revenue Fund
House
Senate
State Employees
Alpine
Antelope
Bertram
Bridgeport
Calvert
Hemphill
Masonic Home
Pewitt
Rains
Elizario
Spur
Timpson
Little Elm
Department of Special Education and Special Schools
Texas leaders defend tax exempt status for bonds
Governor Smith and Senator Yarborough are united in defense of tax exempt status for state and local bonds. Liquor Control Board will implement new rules on collection of taxes for mixed drinks in private clubs before the October 1 levy. Nursing homes exit Medicare due to government red tape per association spokesman. Att orney general conference set for September 27-28. DPS recruiting men ages 20-35 for highway patrol training. A $100000 allotment to the Texas Water Quality Board funds Sabine River Authority pollution study.
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Yarborough
Liquor Control Board
Texas
DPS
Texas Highway Patrol
Texas Water Quality Board
Sabine River Authority
Sabine
Texas boards ratify 14 million loan bonds to bank
Coordinating Board and Texas College and University System approve selling 14 million dollars in student loan bonds at 5.41 percent to First National City Bank of New York. Texas Parks and Wildlife announces hearings September 16 and 17 on season and bag limits for multiple counties. James Connally Technical Institute expands to Texas State Technical Institute with a Harlingen campus and 500 students, seeking a third base at Amarillo. Capitol Police Chief James R. Smith is praised by Governor Smith for service to officials and visitors. State economy remains hot with weak inflation responses.
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Amarillo Air Force Base
James R. Smith
Capitol Police
Capitol
Smith
Texas
FOR SALE Receipt Books at The Enterprise Office
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research notes sale of receipt books. Listing appears in The Enterprise office, indicating available stock.
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University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Ratliff Nabers Texas Senate House Districts Listed
Texas political figures Senator David Ratliff of the 24th District and Representative Lynn Nabers of the 64th District are referenced with addresses in Austin and the State Capitol. The note lists their respective legislative roles and locations.
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David Ratliff
Texas State Senate
Austin
Texas
Lynn Nabers
State
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