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I it Texas courts understaffed izos County ) United Press International 1|STIN, — Texas courts are ■Larked, understaffed and or under archaic laws that Rate and delay the legal sys- 1 resourcejljhe chief justice of the state icussion ofLeinc court says, but enrollrlln a “State of the Judiciary" 5 off overXess to the Legislature Mon- Rhief Justice jack Pope told makers that additional funds aid he bclr£j|e needed to handle the al college?Islatight” cases that will rowth ev; gcourts by the end of the cen- :, f busines'M n ce that ,Pope said legislation last year increase (Ronferred criminal jurisi- Rn on 14 appeals courts for- R limited to civil cases “was Rost significant change” in TTpiT*’court system in a century. - V Cl However, he cautioned that a J sklogofcrirninal cases still ex- Rd that some cases being resolved in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals are four or five years old. “Thus, delay continues to be one of the outstanding charac teristics of a criminal case on appeal,” Pope said. Aggravating the problem, he said, is society’s increasing ten dency to settle differences in court. “It is my duty to report to you that one of the most bountiful crops in Texas is court actions,” Pope said. “The equivalent of one person in 15 in the last two years went to the courthouse.” fo ease the backlog of cases, more staff persons and im proved technology are needed m all courts from the district level up, Pope said. Those im provements would cost money, he said, but not as much as if the problems were ignored. He also called on lawmakers to consider the “judicial impact” However, he (Chief Jus tice of the Texas Sup reme Court Jack Pope) cautioned that a backlog of criminal cases still ex ists and that some cases being resolved in the Texas Court of Crimin al Appeals are four or five years old. of the hundreds of bills they pass each session. Big agency budgets ay increase taxes 5 services! lill the 5tlh|i|U n jted Press International *f Appeals. VUSTIN, — The Texas Re- ibock cases rch League says the state th Circuit' ijslature may have to raise ►card will! fes by $700 million to S3 bil- lin the 1983-84 fiscal year to ■ budget requests filed by bock case :e agencies and departments, i the LCLlfhe league’s report came af- district’s pi state comptroller Bob Bul- ble readmal’s projection last week that cher-led c :e revenues would be S1.5 bil- the distnl i less than he originally pro- “ for the 1983-84 fiscal i. district i Even though he revised his revenue estimates downward, Bullock said the Texas Legisla ture would have an additional S4 billion to spend during the period. Bullock apparently based his prediction on the assumption that there will be a substantial improvement in the overall eco nomy beginning in the fall of 1983, the league said. 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The poor citizens of Texas also demand attention because the bad economy and federal budget cuts have endangered their constitutional right to effective counsel and equal ac cess to the courts. Pope said. “Low income Texans must have equal access to the courts but we are not providing that access,” he said. Pope said Texas could ensure that the poor receive their right to counsel by instituting a prog ram that uses the interest from lawyer’s temporary trust accounts to pay for legal ser vices. Similar programs already exist in 10 other states, he said. Now you know United Press International Alan Jay Lerner took two weeks to write the last line of “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” for the musical “My Fair Lady.” The line reads, “Loverly, loverly, lov erly, loverly.” United Press International Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a recluse who invented dynamite and other explosives and estab lished the Nobel prizes because he did not believe in inherited wealth. lion to meet the demand for state spending. John Moore, an aide to Bul lock, declined immediate com ment on the league report. Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby has said that the Legislature should pass a $1.5 billion tax bill, but House Speaker Gib Lewis and Gov. Mark White have hedged on the question and said spending should be cut to match revenues. Former Gov. Bill Clements told lawmakers last week that a tax hike was not necessary. University Lutheran Chapel 3i5 N. College Main Hubert Beck, Pastor You don’t explain love, IT’S LIKE or perfume. You try it. 846-6687 THAT WITH GOD, TOO! WORSHIP SERVICES AT 9:15 A.M. AND 10:45 A.M. Midweek Service of Meditation and Contemplation with Holy Communion this evening and every Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. STOPPER■ 7 ? 5-TI PS HAVE YOU OUTGROWN YOUR OFFICE AT HOME? Does it ruin your professional image when your eight-year-old answers the phone? At EastMark Executive Suites, everything you need to run your business is together at one place, at a price an inde pendent businessperson can afford. 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