Cedar Hill Chronicle (Cedar Hill, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 4, 1980 Page: 2 of 24
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Page 2— CEDAR HILL CHRONICLE, Thurs., Sept. 4, 1980
REPRESENTATIVE
Ray Keller’s
CAPITOL REPORT
The last session of the Legislature will go down in
history, among other things, for passing the famous
Peveto Bill is an attempt to provide tax reform for
Texans. While I voted against the bill because it in no
way provides tax relief and will in fact raise taxes in
the long run, it also appears that some local govern-
ment officials are trying to sabotage the program
before it even gets off the ground. This is unfortunate
and deserves some close scrutiny.
Dallas has been the focal point of considerable
agitation over property taxes because of their
reappraisal and assessing at 100 percent of the value of
the property. Local newspapers reported city officials
blaming higher taxes for homeowners as a result of the
Peveto Bill but it was also reported that basic
inequities in the appraising system were the real
culprits.
According to the independent Texas Research
League who looked into this issue, the facts about
about property tax increases are fairly obvious. First,
not a single parcel of property has yet to be valued by
an appraisal district created by Senate Bill 621. The
values coming under attack in Dallas and other cities
are being done by appraisal districts going out of
business in 1982 and replaced by a single appraising
district.
It is true that much of the turmoil has been caused by
local decisions to go 100 percent assessment and these
decisions were certainly influenced by the character of
the Peveto Bill. However, let’s keep the record straight
that it is local officials who decided to jump the gun and
go to 100 percent assessment and it is even possible the
next legislature will not mandate 100 percent
assessments. However, some local governments
recognizing the inequities of their own system no doubt
found this as just the vehicle to clear the air in their
own house and blame it on mandates from Austin.
Government mandates are usually a thorn to all
levels of government and I have decried their use often
in this column. But to use them to masquerade
inequities and incompetencies as exist in Dallas is
wrong and an injustice to the tax payer. The Peveto
Bill was a bad piece of legislation and it will, in my
opinion, cause taxes to go up over the years unless
some cleaning-up is done to the legislation. However,
you better look elsewhere if you are given that as a
scapegoat for increased property taxes this year.
Anthony Harrington
Sensing the News
What will happen if you have four more years of the
government policies now in effect?
One doesn’t need a crystal ball to understand that
economic deterioration will be widespread if
fundamental changes aren’t made in the months
ahead.
The U.S. automobile industry is likely to be a state
collapse if the regulatory burden isn’t reduced. The
Chrysler Corp. already is a virtual ward of the U.S.
government. If the other giants continue to suffer,
demands will be heard for more Chrysler-type
financial aid. In any case, a weakening of the industry
would affect thousands of suppliers and distributors of
auto parts, equipment and materials.
The nation’s steel industry is declining in size and
vigor. Four more years of federal demands for
massive investments in antipollution devices would
strip the industry of resources for rebuilding plants and
regaining a competitive position. In the past year, one
steelmaker was compelled to agree to spending $400
million for anti-pollution devies. That’ $400 million
taken away from investment in productive equipment.
For more years of current energy policies will mean
no growth in nuclear power generation and only
marginal growth in coal production. The fedeeral
Department of Energy will be bigger and more costlier
than ever. Raids on the treasuries of energy
companies will be more frequent, as earnings
necessary for energy exploration and production will
be redistributed in the form of increased welfare.
Ron Clower
The impact of foreign
owernship of land in
Texas is a serious matter
that is becoming more
critical as inflation
continues to increase.
Many Texas farmers
have been speaking out
on what they believe to
be the detrimental effect
of foreign investment on
Texas agriculture. I
share this concern for
the impact of foreign
owership of agricultural
land, but I also believe
we need to assess the
impact of this foreign
ownership on all Texas
real estate. We need
accurate data on the
nature, magnitude and
scope of these real estate
transactions so we can
analyze the information
to determine the effects
that the transactions and
holding have on Texas
communities. If foreign
buyers are willing to pay
prices substantially in
excess of prevaling
rates, the escalating
prices for real estate will
continue. This will in
turn produce higher
property taxes and
further jeopardize the
ability of Texas citizens
to either purchase land
or own a home. In an
effort to obtain this data
on foreign ownership of
real estate in Texas, i
sponsored a bill during
the 66th Texas Legisla-
tive Session that would
have required foreign
person to report their
ownership of Texas land
to the Texas Secretary of
State so that the holdings
could be analyzed to
determine their effect on
the economy of Texas.
Unfortunately, this
legislation was never
reported out of
committee.
I believe that Congres
could help by passing
legislation that would do
away with the capital
gains tax exemption
presently enjoyed by
foreign investors in U.S.
real estate. This would
be a very positive step
that could slow the pace
of foreign investment in
Texas real estate while
generating an estimated
$25 million in tax
revenue in 1980 and an
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"I wouldn't want to be elected president.
I get blamed enough for things as it is."
estimated $50 million in
1984.1 have been and will
continue to monitor the
federal initiatives so that
I will be able to again
offer appropriate
legislation to deal with
this critical problem
Cedar Hill Chronicle
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BIRTHS
Campbell
Steve and Linda
Campbell of Cedar Hill
announce the birth of
their daughter, Melisa
Ann Campbell.
Melisa was born
Friday, Aug. 29 at 9:30
a.m. at Arlington
Memorial Hospital. She
weighed 7 lbs. 5 ozs.
contd. from page 1
Refrain from throwing
objects out of the
windows.
Don’t be loud or
participate in any
horseplay.
Don’t eat on the bus.
Maintain silence at
railroad crossings.
When leaving the bus,
don’t cross in front of it,
and be alert for
oncoming traffic.
“School buses are a
vital part of Texas’
educational system. £
Students must have a ^
way to get to school
before they can take
advantage of the
learning opportunities
offered. All who come in
contact with school
buses must realize the
importance of this trans-
portation system and act
safely and responsibly to ^
ensure its smooth
operation,” Moss
concluded.
Four more years of federal handouts and welfare to
“disadvantaged” citizens will give the country an
enormous, entrenched drone population incapable of
productive work. The older cities of the nation, with
crubmling innner city areas, will become pockets of
ruin where the inhabitants are moved by anger, envy
and dispair. New, radical political movements will be
spawned in these urban area.
Four more years of disinterest in America’s technolo-
gical rundown will deprive the nation of the advanced
processes and concepts necessary for the ceration of
ne w wealth and national power. Japan wll surpass the
United States as the leading technological power.
Four more years of decline will turn the United States
into a resource base and virtual economical colony,
with a proliferation of foreign-owned industries as
American companies, including banks, are forced to
sell to wealthy competitionr abroad. Ironically,
existing government policies allows foreign banks to
take over American financial institutions while strong,
successful U.S. banks are prohibited from expanding
beyond their primary areas-of operations.
Four more years of strict adherence to the unilateral
disarmement notions embedded in the SALT II treaty
will leave the United States second-class military
power unable to stand up to the Soviets in a confronta-
tion or to oppose another Afghanistan-type operations,
including a Soviety military drive into Europe.
For more years of current policies means national
disaster.
Senator
Church of Christ planning new
theme for 1980-81 school year
“Building a Spiritual
House for the Lord” will
be the theme for the
work of the Cedar Hill
Church of Christ during
the 1980-81 school year.
“We have set some
specific goals for the
development of God’s
household here in our
community,” says
minister Dean Kilmer.
In I Peter 2:5 the Bible
states that those who are
serving the Lord become
living stones which are
being built up as a
spiritual house for God,
through Jesus Christ. It
will be our purpose to
build this spiritual house
in two ways during the
coming year.
First, we plan to stress
the development of
families centered
around obedience to
God’s Word. It is a
shame that in Dallas
County last year, there
were more divorces
(about 67,000) granted
than marriage licenses
issued (about 65,000).
This disaster in the home
points out the truth
presented in the Psalms
—“Unless the Lord
builds the house, they
labor in vain who build
it.” This year we will be
trying to help people in
our city to put God into
their home life, by
searching His word and
applying it to their daily
lives.
Second, we will be
stressing the building of
the church as God’s
spiritual family. We
have set a goal to
increase our attendance
in our Sunday morning
Bible study classes to an
average of 439 each
Sunday. We feel that this
will enable a great many
children and adults to
study the Bible and to
realize that God’s way is
best in their own life.
We will begin our
emphasis on building a
spiritual house for the
Lord, Sunday, Sept. 28.
At this time we will be
having a special service
dealing with the theme
and will be looking
forward to a record Bible
School attendance of 439
on that date. Everyone in
the community is invited
to come and “Build a
Spiritual House for the
Lord with us...”
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