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state Battalion/Page 5 May 19, 1982 'lay 19, i ■ McCi To give Legislature time Midwestern United Press International AUSTIN — Midwestern State University announced Tuesday t has requested a delay in a suit hallenging the Legislature’s attempt in 1979 to abolish the state property tax. Willard J. Still, chairman of i|he Midwestern board of re- igents, an d others involved in the yjbuit sa ^ the y re 9 ueste d the de- lay in order to give the Legisla ture additional time to find a I iermanent solution to the prob- em of funding construction at 17 state colleges and universities outside the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems. The suit had been scheduled to go to trial June 2. The state property tax had been the traditional source of funding for college construe 1 tion, but the Legislature attemp ted in 1979 to abolish it by re ducing the assessment ratio to virtually zero. Midwestern’s suit contends that action was invalid because it amounted to an State delays tax suit attempt to amend the state con stitution by legislative action. Gov. Bill Clements has ordered the Legislature into special session Monday to approve a constitutional amend ment repealing the tax. Still, Robert B. Baldwin III, chairman of the Texas State University System board of re gents, and Lloyd L. Hayes, chairman of the Lamar Univer sity board of regents, confirmed at least one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit had contacted the governor’s office and offered to recommend that the lawsuit be postponed until 1983. Representatives for the plain tiffs in the suit contend they are not attempting to force collec tion of back property taxes for the years 1980-1982. They are seeking, a statement said, a permanent solution which would provide equity in construction funding for all public universities in the state. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby said he was pleased that the colleges sought the delay in trial of the lawsuit. “They are acting in the best interests of the state,” Hobby said. “I believe the Legislature can deal with their problem and at the same time save property taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. “Texas needs to get out of the property tax business once and for all.” 12 Houston officers resign from program United Press International HOUSTON — A dozen Houston police officers res igned from a field training officer program because Police Chief Lee Brown rein stated two black officers who had been recommended for dismissal. The 12 officers did not quit the department Monday, but charged Brown’s actions dam aged the program’s effective ness. “The program is designed so that no qualified officer can be flunked,” said officer Don Cook. It was unknown why the officials recommended the two officers be dismissed, but they were reassigned by Brown and will undergo five more weeks of training. 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