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.
While the governors of oil-
'ucmg states are leading this
ight. other non-producing states
are realizing that the success of
this battle may mean the differ
ence between a strong, indepen
dent national defense and one
that n reliant upon the whims of
OPEC,” he said
The telegram outlining the
governors' request was signed by
Govs. White. George Sinner of
North Dakota, George Nigh of
Oklahoma. John Carlin of Kansas.
Edwin Edwards of Louisiana.
Toney Anaya of New Mexico, Wil
liam Sheffield of Alaska and Ed
Her sc filer of Wyoming
The telegram said declining oil
prices, resulting from worldwide
overproduction and product
dumping bv OPEC countries,
have caused a major slump in
domestic exploration and produc
tion which have resulted in busi
ness closures, high unemploy
ment and lost lax revenues.
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