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Rice Owl Tony Barnett (30) seems intent on
removing what appears to be the head of Ag
gie forward Winston Crite, as Kenny Brown
(right) looks on. The incident occurred at
the Rice vs. Texas A&M basketball game
Saturday night in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Comptroller authority
Bill increases power
Associated Press
AUSTIN — The Senate approved
a bill Tuesday that would require the
state comptroller to deny licenses
and permits to delinquent taxpayers
but refused by one vote to debate a
bill that would restrict lawyer refer
ral services.
Senators also voted to raise fees
for beauty shops and to require de
tailed financial reports from state
agencies, including what they have
done to cut costs.
By a 31-0 vote, the Senate OK’d
Sen. Ed Howard’s bill to require the
comptroller to refuse to issue or re
new a permit or license to a person
who does not have a proper permit
or who is delinquent in paying any
tax collected by the comptroller.
Howard’s bill, which goes to the
House, also authorizes the comptrol
ler to revoke or suspend any permit
or license issued to a person who
fails to comply with any provision of
the Tax Code or Bingo Enabling
Act.
The Legislative Budget Board es
timated that the bill would raise
nearly $2.68 million for the state
over two years. -
Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston,
described lawyer referral services as
a “fraud,” but after complaints that
Whitmire was trying to outlaw a pri
vate enterprise, senators refuseo to
debate Whitmire’s bill restricting re
ferral services. The vote was 24-7,
and Whitmire needed 25 votes.
His bill would prohibit lawyer re
ferral services unless they operated
for the benefit of the public, were
operated by the government or a
non-profit organization and did not
charge more than $20 for the first
30 minutes of consultation.
Whitmire said a single lawyer can
now list himself in the yellow pages
as a lawyer referral service, ana take
a case “if it’s a good case” or refuse it
if it’s not or the client “doesn’t have
the money.”
“The sole purpose of a lawyer re
ferral service should be to help the
public, not to make a buck,” Whit
mire said.
Sen. Chet Edwards, D-Duncan-
ville, described the measure “as a
bad of bill under the umbrella of
public protection.” He said the bill
actually is an effort to restrict adver
tising by lawyers.
W’hen Sen. John Traeger, D4
guin, asked to bring up a bill onra
metology, cries of “Oh, no” gretts
him from senators mindful of ps
legislative battles over that induin'
Traeger assured his colleaguesik
bill would merely raise variousfet!
including the student permit f#
from $ 10 to $25 so examination
could be held in cities other tk
Austin.
The bill was sent to the Housed
voice vote.
Sen. Grant Jones’ bill on sffi
agency reports specifies whataget
cies should include each yearintt
porting to the governor, comptrd
fer, treasurer and Legislative Budgt
Board. In addition to cost-cuttineef
forts, the reports would includerw
much in federal funds the agena
had earned, how much moneys
deposited outside the treasury am
how many job positions had bee
filled.
The conference committeerepof
on the bill was approved 31-0. Tk
House already had approved lk
measure, so it goes to the governor.
Discount store chains, others
challenging Texas Blue Law
Associated Press
AUSTIN — On the books for more than a century, a
uirky “Blue Law” allows Texans to buy beer on Sun-
ay but not a mug to drink it from.
These days, however, some transplanted Yankees,
discount store chains and others say it’s time for the
law’s repeal.
“People move to Texas because they like our lifesty
le,” said Mickey Moore, executive vice president of the
Texas Retailers Association, which backs the law. Now
they want to make it like the lifestyle they came from.”
The Texas Blue Law is a confusing list of 42 items
that cannot be sold on consecutive Saturdays and Sun
days. In effect, the law forces many stores to close on
Sundays. Its name comes from the original, 1863 Sun
day closing statute that was bound in blue paper.
The list of banned items includes clothing, shoes,
furniture, kitchenware, china, home appliances, hard
ware, air conditioners, radios, televisions, motor vehi
cles, jewelry, watches, musical instruments, toys, drape
ries and lawn mowers.
Similar laws, whose origins date back to the Pilgrims,
exist in 18 other states and are supported by churd
groups. The Southern Baptists favor the Texas version
From Houston to El Paso, stores are doing business
on Sundays in open violation of the law. What angers
Blue Law backers more, customers are buying. :
State judges in Houston and Dallas late last yeas
ruled the Blue Law unconstitutional. Many prosed
tors, including those in Travis County where thecapid
is located, simply don’t enforce the law.
The repeal legislation was introduced in January; iis
expected to be considered during the current legis
lative session.
Leading the charge for repeal is a newly organic
lobbying drive called Texans for Blue Law Repeal Int
The group includes such national retailers as K Mart
Target, Eckerd Drugs, Revco Drugs, Zale Jeweleri
Sears and Southland Corp., operator of nearly l.OOOi-
Eleven convenience stores in the state.
Besides the convenience argument, repeal backen
say Sunday sales would boost the state’s sales tax tak(
State Comptroller Bob Bullock has estimated that Sun
day sales could generate $ 13.5 million annually.
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