The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1976 Page: 21 of 35
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by Lyndell Williams
AI'STIN — The I'. S
IseiTftarv of Interior is
[prising liov. Polph Bris-
Lt, to take a stand in a hot
Icontiv.tTsy between water
land wiliiIifi' interests.
Tlu' issue: replacing wild-
life habitat destroyed by
[the waters of major new re-
jserv'oirs
Secretary Kent Frizzell
[wants the governor to exp-
lain his opinions on "mitig-
ation" — steps which
[should he taken to reduce
[destructive effective of re-
Lervoir building on habitat
L_ at the ll.OOO-acre Pal-
[metto Bend project near
|Edna
At the same time, the
[National Wildlife Federa-
ls pushing Briscoe to
[provide $3 million in local
[and state money to purch-
ase 3.700 acres for wildlife
[management in the reser-
ivoir area
Briscoe has supported
[federal action to speed
[Limestone and Choke
[Canhon reservoir projects
lithout specifying steps to
reduce harmful effects on
nldlife habitat.
Although Frizzell's ques-
tion pertains specifically to
Palmetto Bend, the
governor's answer, in ef-
fect. will spell out his posi-
tion on the broad issue.
Insurance Fight
Another mjyor insurance
attle — over product lia-
bility coverage — is pre-
licted by industry spokes-
nen for the 1977 legisla-
ture
The industry is prepared
jfo lobby for legislation to
place limits on awards for
punitive damage and pain.
Another proposed bill
would provide immunity
from product liability suits
If product designs are cer-
tified as having risks re-
luced to acceptable levels.
[Other proposals would reg-
[ulate attorneys' conting-
ency fees and establish
compulsory arbitration
ligh risk businesses have
expressed concern product
liability suits could ruin
|them
VRA Review Set
The l\ S. Supreme Court
1 going to review the con-
est over w hether Texas re-
f'.v should be subject to the
Expanded federal Voting
lights Act.
The controversial act re-
es 1* S Justice De-
artment approval of any
Nte or local government
Pct bearing on elections or
Voting rights. Only about
p decisions of Texas gov-
erning bodies (there are
*.000 political subdivisions
[n the state) have been
returned under VRA.
^ut a House committee re-
Nntly estimated the act
cost the Texas tax-
Myers $190,000 and forced
pa' governments to devote
35,000 of manpower to
necessary paperwork to
comply.
A I S appeals court has
held against excluding
Texas. The high court will
hear arguments next
March on the appeals
lodged by Gov. Dolph Bris-
coe and Secretary of State
Mark White who claim
Texas was improperly
brought under the act
Campaigns Costly
A handful of statewide
races cost candidates about
$2 million this year.
Most of the money went
into U. S Senate and Rail-
road Commission races. U.
S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen. in
his successful reelection
campaign, reported spend-
■ ing $623,492 and raising
$650,856 in contributions
The un successful Republi-
can Senate candidate, I'. S.
Rep. Alan Steel man of Dal-
las received $646,024 and
spent $627,223
Railroad Commissioner-
Elect Jon P. Newton of
Beeville reported contribu-
tions of $581,395 and ex-
penditures of $548,768 The
GOP commission candi-
date. Walter Wendlandt of
Austin, reported spending
only $19,398 and receiving
$19,131 in contributions.
New School Ideas
An $11.2 million federal
funding package allocated
to Texas for the current
school year will support 314
"new idea" projects
The projects range from
experimental approaches in
reading to special work for
gifted and talented chil-
dren Some are underway
in several Texas school dis-
tricts. regional education
service centers and state
schools
Two hundred and sixty-
five new programs and 49
continuing projects are
funded under the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Educa-
tion Act More than 1,000
proposals were submitted
to Texas Education Agency
All projects receiving
$35,000 or more will he
monitored by Texas Edu-
cation Agency staff mem-
bers
AG Opinions
Atty Gen John Hill ad-
vised that the legislature
can provide for combining
appraisal offices of various
governmental units in a
county into a single unit.
However, he said apprais-
ing must remain under the
countv tax assessor-
collector unless the con-
stitution is changed
Appointments
Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby is
new chairman of the Na-
tional Conference ot
Lieutenant Governors, and
House Speaker Bill Clayton
is vice-chairman of the
Council of State Govern-
ments.
Briscoe released a series
ot judicial appointments in-
cluding Ted Z. Robertson of
Dallas to the Fifth Court of
ivil Appeals: Judge Clar-
«nce Guittard of Dallas to
e chief justice of the same
court; Judge W. A. Highes
•Jr. of Decatur to the Second
ourt of Civil Appeals;
Miry B. Sullivant of
Uiinesville to the 235th
district court; Charles H
Storey of Dallas to fill a va-
lancy on the 95th district
court: and .James K. Allen
ol Dallas to be judge of Crim-
inal District Court Number
in Dallas County.
Briscoe picked San
Angelo attorney Mark
McLaughlin as chairman of
a panel to review proposed
school district tax values.
The governor named Dr.
D. Clifford Burross of
Wichita Falls and Dr.
James R. Winn of Uvalde to
the State Board of Medical
Examiners. He reappointed
to the board Dr. Jose G.
Rodarte of Temple and Dr.
C. E. Wysong ofMcKinney.
Short Snorts
Texas colleges and uni-
versities received $166.6
million for research from
state and federal sources, a
13.8 per cent increase.
Railroad Commission
Chairman Ben Ramsey re-
cently underwent minor
surgery.
New state sales and use
tax permits are bieng
mailed to 290,931 Texas re-
tailers by the comptroller.
House Speaker Clayton
said whit to do with a $3
billion increase in revenues
may be the top priority de-
cision for the legislature
next month.
Gas production in Texas
during September totalled
609.4 billion cubic feet, a
slight decline from a year
ago.
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CANADIAN. HEMPHILL CO.. TEXAS
THURSDAY 16 DECEMBER 1976
21
Veteran Railroad Com-
mission Chief Engineer Ar-
thur H Barbeck will retire
December 31.
Gov. Briscoe, who once
boasted he could think of
enough Texans to fill
Jimmy Carter's cabinet,
has recommended Vermont
Gov. Tom Salmon for Fed-
eral Energy Administra-
tion chief.
Courts Speak
Texas Supreme Court held
constitutional a new state
law regulating mobile
home sale and manufacture
and requiring performance
bonds.
The high court decided a
San Antonio mother de-
layed too long a lawsuit for
$1 million in damages due
to alleged brain damage
suffered by her infant
daughter in an operation.
Court of Criminal Appeals
reversed a njarijuana con-
viction on grounds Houston
police had no right to stop
the driver of a car because
it had out-of-county license
tags and was moving
slowly.
The same court reversed a
99-year prison sentence of
an Ector County woman for
heroin possession due to
improper argument to the
jury by the prosecutor.
AG Opinions
Atty. Gen. John Hill em-
phasized the 55 miles per
hour Texas highway speed
limit is constitutional and
can be validly enforced.
In other recent opinions,
Hill concluded:
City election records must
be made public im-
mediately.
Examination reports of
the Department of Banking
concerning loans made to
individuals are exempted
from public disclosure.
The Board of Nursing Ex-
aminers is authorized to ac-
credit specialty programs
in nursing offered by col-
leges and universities.
The Department of Labor
and Standards is not au-
thorized to conduct "shop
survey" of boiler manufac-
turers and to charge a fee
for the checks.
Feedlot owners or
operators who fatten cattle
for others are not covered
by the Texas Commercial
Feed Control Act of 1957
requiring registration of
brands and labeling of con-
tainers.
Livestock and poultry are
not "farm products" and
thus are not exempt from
taxation. Family supplies
for home and farm use as
defined by the constitution
Short Snorts
More than 500 appoint-
ments to state positions
await Senate nominations
sub-committee action when
the legislature convenes.
Sen. Peyton McKnight of
Tyler will be chairman of
the panel.
Comptroller Bob Bullock's
auditors began checks on
records of eight Panhandle
service stations after action
against a prohibited drip-
gas operation.
The Senate Administra-
tion Committee approved
new economies and staff
streamlining for the 1977
legislative session.
Sen. A. R. Schwartz of
Galveston indicated he will
make a new effort to de-
termine if the Department
of Public Safety is engaging
in non-criminal investiga-
tions of private citizens' ac-
tivities.
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Rivers of
Amarillo and Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll Kendall of Flagler,
Colorado were guests last week
in the Horace Rivers home.
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Ezzell, Ben. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 87, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 1976, newspaper, December 16, 1976; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth136467/m1/21/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Hemphill County Library.