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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1978
the state
Property tax cut a possibility
United Press Internationa]
AUSTIN — Gov. Dolph Briscoe
Tuesday told three legislators he
would consider asking the special
session of the Legislature to con
sider their bill to reduce ad valorem
property taxes by 30 percent.
Reps. Jim Nugent, D-Kerrville,
Bennie Bock, D-New Braunfels,
and Lynn Nabers, D-Brownwood,
called a late afternoon news confer
ence in front of the governor s office
to tell reporters they wanted Bris
coe to consider adding their propo
sal for consideration during the spe
cial session.
“We’re interested in having an
input from the governor,” said Nu
gent. “We want to know if he’s in
terested in our bill.”
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Bock said the bill would set up
the School Property Relief Fund by
which the state would refund to
local school districts one-fourth of all
state sales taxes. To be eligible for
the state financing, school districts
would be required to refund $200
for each $220 it receives from the
fund to taxpayers during the first
year.
He said taxpayers would save
$566 million during the first year.
“I think people of this state are
fed up with property school taxes,”
said Bock. “I think this is what this
special session should be about.”
Nugent said he talked to Briscoe
earlier in the day and informed him
they would hold the news confer
ence and would call on him to sup
port the bill. Nugent said the gov
ernor told him they would find out
his reaction to the bill after the news
conference.
Nugent told Briscoe the “single
shot” bill would provide a 30 per
cent reduction in property taxes by
refunding money equally to all ad
valorem taxpayers and would
provide the most direct tax relief.
“I appreciate your request and I
will give it serious consideration,
Briscoe told the legislators. “I
suggest a show of support (for the
bill) in the H ouse and in Senate
would help.
Nugent told the governor he
would try to find 50-75 other House
members who would agree to co
sponsor the proposal.
Briscoe said he was still con
vinced the special session should
provide “meaningful tax relief’ be
fore it adjourns.
Both Houses have passed bills re
pealing the utility state sales tax and
increasing the inheritance tax
exemptions. However, Lt. Gov. Bill
Hobby has said it is possible the Se
nate will not adopt any more legisla
tion.
Briscoe said that the session will
not adjourn without legislators
providing more tax relief and that he
will not rule out calling a second
session.
Brown Berets demonstrate,
await end of Lozano case
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MIDLAND — The Brown Berets
demonstrated peacefully Tuesday
but warned there would be reper
cussions if a federal grand jury failed
to issue indictments in the death of a
Mexican-American in the Ector
County jail.
“I would rather not say what kind
of action will happen but there’s no
telling if this grand jury fails to re
turn indictments,’’ said Eddie
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Gomez, a spokesman for the Brown
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The grand jury Tuesday entered
its second day of hearing secret tes
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Larry Ortega Lozano.
Lozano, 27, died Jan. 22 after
scuffling with jailers and deputies in
the Ector County jail in Odessa. A
county inquest jury ruled April 12
the death was accidental and oc
curred when the officers tried to
keep Lozano from bashing his head
into the cell door.
Gomez, speaking at a news con
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building, said Berets “demand the
indictments be handed out against
Ector County officials.
He accused District Attorney
John Green of covering up the in
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being withheld from the 22-member
panel. Gomez refused to elaborate
ton the allegations.
Ed Idar, of Attorney General
John Hill’s office, met briefly with
the U.S. Attorney’s office to turn
over files compiled by Hill on the
Lozano case.
Hill had recommended that U.S.
Attorney General Griffin Bell order
the federal grand jury investigation
to determine if Lozano's civil rights
were violated and whether such
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Lozano was a victim of police brutal
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