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Thursday, February 20, 1986/The Battalion/Page 3 Brown's bid for attorney general challenged Associated Press (AUSTIN — State Republican Ch airman George Strake Jr. on [Wednesday challenged Sen. J.E. "Buster” Brown’s candidacy for attorney general although wake’s lawyer said the chairman Iwould be pleased to have Brown on the GOP primary ballot. |“We certainly feel he (Brown) is a qualified candidate and would make an excellent candida te,” Strake’s lawyer, Leonard Da vis of Tyler, told the Texas Su preme Court. ■The issue surfaced in the courts after Strake refused to ac- ■bt Brown’s filing fee, saying he h' ot eligible because he had voted as a state senator from Lake Jackson in 1985 to raise the attor- |iev general’s salary. |Brown appealed to the Su- leme Court, which refused to Jar his plea. Brown then got an order from the 1st Court of Ap- jals in Houston declaring him ■gible, and Strake appealed to the Supreme Court. IBrown’s lawyer, Robert Blu- nthal of Dallas, said Brown has :n hanging on by his nails, try ing to get on the ballot and de saves a place in the primary elec- |n. Eight justices listened to oral Iguments Wednesday. Blumenthal said the 3 percent Kftlary increase authorized for the Homey general was so low that it did not come under the constitu- Hnal prohibition against increas- iped i|g salaries. ildlijifHAIso, he said, the state appro priations bill called for a salary Kill back if a legislator who voted PP e “ dfoi the increase should be elected to ihat office. (He said two former state sen- Max Sherman of Am ent II letoi at,, ; s anlio and Raul Longoria of Edin burg— in years past had moved to new jobs with their salaries being rolled back, and they were ie0 p| f never challenged. State and Local Ringer, Mcllhaney qnly_ 2_ vying for mayor Filing for CS council election ends By CRAIG RENFRO Staff Writer If you don’t like the way College Station is being run, and you think things would go smoother if you were the mayor or a council mem ber, you’ll have to wait until next year to prove it. Filing deadlines for council posi tions ended Wednesday.And Come election day, April 5, the city will have a new mayor and at least one new councilman. Larry Ringer and councilwoman Lynn Mcllhaney have filed as candi dates in the race for the successor to outgoing mayor Gary Halter. Halter, a political science profes sor at A&M who has served three terms as mayor, said he will not run for re-election, but pursue other in terests. “You begin to lose enthusiasm for it (the mayor position), and I need to do other things with my academic career,” Halter said. Ringer, a statistics professor at Texas A&M, served as a College Sta tion City Council member from 1976-83. He currently serves as a member of the A&M Faculty Senate. “When I was a council member, I hope people felt I was someone they could talk to and someone who was willing to listen to other people’s ideas,” Ringer said earlier. Ringer said he considered filing in 1984 but did not feel like running against Halter. If elected, Ringer said he hopes to see many community development programs continued. Mcllhaney, who has served on the city council for four years, said she 1 understands how the council works and, if elected, will tackle issues pressing the city. Mcllhaney said she would be able to put more time into the position because she does not have a full-time job. “The mayor’s position is one of working with the council to address problems facing the city,” she said. “We have a public relations aspect in that we are responsible for keeping the citizens informed.” Also up for election are council positions Place 2, Place 4 and Place 6. Incumbent Robert C. Runnels will run again for his Place 2 position. A “When I was a council member, I hope people felt I was someone they could talk to and someone who was willing to listen to other people’s ideas. ” — Larry Ringer, who is running for College Sta tion mayor. meteorology professor at A&M, he has been on the council since 1980. “I see the council as a chance to bring about change in the city and the opportunity to have sound gov ernment,” he said. Runnels received his master’s de gree from A&M in 1962. He worked for NASA for two years before com ing back to A&M to get his doctor ate. Runnels said the council process is one that involves the time and pa tience of members who are con cerned with the growth of the city. “We pride ourselves in trying to involve as many people as possible and to do as many projects as possi ble,” he said. Sara G. Jones also has filed for the Place 2 council position. Jones, who works for the law firm of Goode, Hoelscher, Lipsey and Talbert, is a newcomer to the council race. “I wanted to be on it (council) for a long time,” Jones said. “I have the experience and the education, and I felt the time was right for a change.” Jones received her bachelor’s de gree from the University of Texas in 1962. She received her law degree from Baylor University in 1984. Jones said she has lived in College Station for most of her life and un derstands the needs of the city. “A council member needs to have the ability to see the overall picture and decide what’s good for the com munity and the people who live he re,” Jones said. “The library devel opment issue needs to be addressed, as well as the economic development of the city.” Place 4 incumbent Pat Boughton is the only candidate to file for that position. Boughton, who has been on the council since 1978, has lived in Col lege Station all of her life. “I enjoy doing my part in helping the city,” Boughton said. “You get involved with the council, and it’s a way of giving back to the city what it has given to me.” Boughton said that during the last four years the council has concen trated on single issues rather than what is good for the overall growth of the city. “The way College Station is laid out around the campus has created a “The mayor’s position is one of working with the council to address prob lems facing the city. We have a public relations as pect in that we are respon sible for keeping the citi zens informed. ” — Lynn Mcllhaney, who is running for College Sta tion mayor. huge traffic problem,” Boughton said. “The creation of a major trans portation system should be of great concern.” The council will have a new mem ber in Place 6 since Mcllhaney, who currently holds the position, is run ning for mayor. Dick Haddox and David Brochu have filed for the po sition. Haddox, vice chairman of the board of directors of Anco Insur ance, said he hopes to lend his 2(J years experience in customer serv ice-oriented business to the council. “The time is right for me to give my experience to the community,” Haddox said. “One council member can’t do it alone, but by working to gether, we can do what’s good for the city.” Haddox said he is concerned with the city’s water, sewer and sanitation needs. “I’m interested in the community, and these (water and sewer) are some of the problems that are going to need answers,” he said. Haddox said while the quality of life in College Station is better than in Houston, the city needs to plan for the future. “We need to direct the city’s eco nomic growth so it doesn’t impair the integrity of the individual or the neighborhood,” he said. Brochu said he decided to file for a council position after several friends and colleagues encouraged him to do so. 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