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Friday, June 13, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5 Public school woes Economic problems ore lowering property tax bases AUSTIN (AP) — Two-third* of thr state * v hoot districts suffered a loss in property tax base between 1984 and 1985. the State Propert\ Fax Board announced Thursday. Offic ials said the losses reflect the low inflation rate and the economic problems hittinK agriculture and the oil and gas industry The agency's latest property value study estimated that Texas school districts had a total of S702.6 billion in taxable value on Jan. I, 1985. State law reouires the board to estimate the taxable value of proper ty annually for each of the state s more than 1.000 school districts. A school district's taxable wealth is a key factor in determining how much financial aid it will receive from the state The 1985 figures will be used in determining assistance for the 1986- 87 school year Among the 7S2 school districts that showed a loss in taxable value were the Houston and Dallas inde pendent school districts, the state's two largest I he study showed that a majority of the districts with the largest tax base growth — 20 percent or more — were suburban school districts around Dallas. Fort Worth. Austin and San Antonio. Districts that lost 20 percent or more of their tax bases generally were located in rural counties “Small rural districts are more directly affected by problemsin agri -business or the oil and gas industry,** said Ron Patterson, executive direc tor of the board “Disticts with shrinking tax bases may be forced to increase tax rates in 1986just to bring in the same amount of local revenue." he added The agency's new study estimated the total market value of the school districts' tax base at $850.9 billion. The taxable value of $702.6 billion is determined after deductions for the special tax treatment accorded agri cultural land, plus the homestead and other exemptions. Education board chair says cuts not feasible AUSTIN (AP) —Texas school dis tricts would have to get nd of 23,557 employees or raise property taxes by an average of 9.9 percent if state aid to educ ation is cut by 10 percent, the State Board of Education was told Thursday The 10 percent cut also could be accomplished bv slashing annual salaries bv an average of $1,212. according to the numbers calculated by the Texas Education Agency in preparation for 1987 budget hear ings A 20 percent cut, also suggested, would double these figures. Faced with glooms economic fore casts. the Legislative Budget Board and Gov. Mark White's staff have asked all state agencies to calculate what 10 percent and 20 percent cuts would do to their programs After looking at the alternatives, board Chairman Jon Brumlev of Fort Worth said they all looked unreason able. State leaders are calling op good, that we've already tried tp agenc ies to spend less, but the sc hoofs accomplish,’* Brumlev said. “I don't need more, ne said. think 10 percent would work either ■* “Education in this state needs to go forward.” Brumlev said.-“If we start cutting back on education at this time, then we’re hurting the long- range plans of this state ^ A 10 percent cut in school spend ing would add up to $500 million A 20 percent cut would total $1 billion "A 20 percent cut would take away most of the good, if not all of the Here are examples of some of the larger property tax hikes that would be required by a 10 percent state edu cation fund cuts: Edge wood (San Antonio)— 127.3 percent Boles Home (Hunt (knirttv)^— 170 percent Axtell (McLennan County) — 154.5 percent Presidio — 126.8 percent Laredo — 117.9 percent Edcouch-Elsa — 165.6 percent Mercedes — 139.5 percent Here are the property tax hikes that would be needed to cover a 10 pefxeot cut in state money to larger school districts: Dallas — 4.5 percent Houston — 5.6 percent Fort Worth — 12.1 percent San Antonio — 28.5 percent Austin — 5.1 percent El Paso — 30 percent Corpus Chnsti — 17.2'percem Beaumont — 7.4 percesst Correction DALLAS (AP) — In a story ab out the reorganization of the fi nances of Clint Murchison Jr. undei Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws, the Associated Press erroneously reported Tues day that Richard Holmes, an accountant with the firm of Oppenhetm, Appel, Dixon and Co., said Lnitea Exposition Ser vice Ca». of Chicago is heavily in debt Holmes said Thursday that af ter reorganization Murchison will own 80 percent of U nited Exposi tion stock through a holding com pany and that the stoc k had been used to secure a loan that has not vet been repaid. Holmes said United Exposition is not responsible for the debt, which must be repaid bv the hold ing company. Decision on army hospital overturned WASHINGTON (AP) —The Pen tagorfs top health official has over turned a dec ision to build a large re placement hospital for the Brooke Army Medic al Center in San Antonio and ordered construction of a 150- bed facility instead Dr. William Mayer, assistant de fense attorney for health affairs, also has ordered the transfer of Brooke’s well-known burn center to another, undetermined location and directed that the nearby WTltord Hall Air Force Medical Outer be turned into a joint command, staffed by Army and Air Force doctors together The decision aroused the ire of Texas congressmen who have been fighting for more than Five years on the Army's behalf. It was sent to Capi tol Hill late Thursday in a six-page decision paper. Unless overturned bv Congress, ivilated from the others. Maver's decision will stand as final. The Brooke Army Medical Center, located at Fort Sam Houston, is one of eight primary hospitals providing the most advanced patient care with in the Army health care system. The center includes a 692-bed hospital along with dozens of medical clinics and a renowned burn center. The center, however, is spread among more than a dozen different buildings, many of them physically States ask for oil tariff AUSTIN (AP) — Eight governors oil producing states, including Gov. Mark White of Texas, asked President Reagan on Thursday for a variable tariff on crude oil and refined “Oner again, we ask the presi dent to take steps to save our vital oil and gas industry,” White said in a statement. “Such a tariff will pro vide the stability that our nation so desperately needs. prodt tight. 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