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May 19, 1982
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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.
Anthony Comeaux, presi
dent of the Afro-American
Police Officers League, said
the dismissals were racially
motivated. White officers
claim that Brown’s action was
also racially motivated.
Brown is also black.
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