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Telephone bill
House blocks charging by the minute
Associated Press
AUSTIN — The Senate voted
Thursday to prevent telephone com-
f >anies from charging by the minute
or local calls, and approved a bill
that would establish a cost-free
group health insurance program for
retired state teachers.
Senators approved a bill that
would increase out not fully restore
the state’s contributions to state em
ployee and teacher retirement sys
tems. The contributions were re
duced two years ago.
The Senate also approved a mea
sure that would raise $12.3 million
over two years by adding the sales
tax to intrastate long distance phone
calls and extra services, such as call
forwarding.
The bill would remove the gross
receipts tax on those services.
According to a printed bill analysis,
that tax has become impractical to
administer in recent years for seve
ral reasons: technological changes,
the entry of new companies into the
telecommunications business and
the breakup of American Telephone
& Telegraph Co.
Sen. Chet Edwards’ bill prohibit
ing the relatively new concept of lo
cal measured service, or “LMS,” was
sent to the House on a 26-3 vote.
LMS customers are charged for
local calls according to the time of
day, duration and distance of the call
within the local exchange.
The bill would prohibit the Public
Utility Commission from approving
an LMS rate request until after Aug.
31, 1987.
Edwards, D-Duncanville, said this
would give the Legislature a chance
to act “with all prudence and care.”
Sen. Ted Lyon, D-Mesquite, told
of one woman receiving a monthly
phone bill of $757, and a man get
ting one of over $2,000.
“This is exactly the reason the
people of this state don’t want this
kina of service,” he said.
Edwards said the bill would not
affect so-called lifeline rates de
signed to provide senior citizens with
low-priced basic service.
It also would exempt mobile
phones and public and private pay
phones.
A bill by Sen. Ed Howard would
make available health insuranceb
efits for retired teachers undtij
program financed by the stale a
active teachers, effective Sept.
1986.
Howard, D-Texarkana, said i
program, which would have;
$2,000 deductible, would costle;
ers $17.8 million the first year, u
the state would join in with J2i|
million the second year.
Traeger spoke of the “stark t
ror” on retired teachers’ facest
don’t have private health insun
or insurance through a local
district.
“They have absolutely
thrown on the mercy of the
he said.
As part of a package with i
health insurance bill, the Senate^
proved a bill that would limit!
state’s contribution to the teadtl
and state employee retirement si!j
terns for a savings of nearly )L
million.
Most of that savings $85.7t
lion — would lie in the Teacher!
tirement System.
Texas Legislature considers
holiday for King’s birthday
Associated Press
AUSTIN — The Texas Legis
lature is considering a state holiday
to mark the Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr.’s birthday.
But a black lawmaker says it
would be a mistake to honor him on
the same day set aside for remem
bering southern Civil War heroes.
“Seeing as how the Civil War was
fought for the exact opposite pur
poses of what Dr. King died for, I
think it would be ironic if we were al
lowed to celebrate both of those on
the same day,” state Rep. Ron Wil
son of Houston said.
Alabama, Arkansas and Virginia
have already passed laws marking
both King’s birthday and those of
Confederate heroes on the third
Monday in January — which be
comes a federal holiday honoring
King next year. King’s actual birth
day was Jan. 15.
At least 20 other state legislatures
have passed bills naming a holiday in
King’s honor, according to the Mar
tin Luther King Jr. Center for Social
Change in Atlanta.
In Virginia, the irony of a double
duty holiday was also felt, but it
came from another quarter.
Fitzhugh Lee Opie, a descendant
of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee,
said it is a disgrace to honor a man
who was neither a Virginian nor a
patriot during debate of this mea
sure last year.
Texas Sen. Craig Washington says
finances prompted him to prop
the combination.
With declining oil revenues
ducing the slate revenues, Washini
ton said his proposal might get moitl
consideration than a separate hoi
day.
Washington, who is also
said it cost $ 1 1 million to let emplo
ees off with pay.
Under his plan, King’s birthtk
would be celebrated on the thin
Monday in January, combining i
with Confederate Heroes Day.Thi
holiday, now celebrated on Jan. I!
marks the birthdays of Lee (Jan. U
and Confederate President Jeffei
son Davis (June 3).
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