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AUSTIN (AP) — Survivalists’
predictions of financial collapse and
long-term power outages because
of the so-called Y2K computer bug
are far-fetched, state officials say.
Banks and utilities as well as
state government agencies are per
forming well in making sure their
date-specific technology can han
dle the turn of the century, officials
told a Tuesday briefing for state
lawmakers.
“We expect no disruption in the
banking system,” said Banking
Commissioner Catherine Ghiglieri.
“I’m hoping that by the time we get
close to the date change, the pub
lic will be confident the banks will
be prepared.”
State officials are monitoring
every banking institution in Texas
to make sure they are upgrading
computer systems to handle the
date change from 1999 to 2000.
Computer scientists say computers
might read only the last two digits
of 2000, causing some systems to
freeze up and in some cases, shut
down at midnight on Jan. 1.
No bank has been rated unsat
isfactory, said Ms. Ghiglieri, who
added she does not plan to with
draw her money amid worries of a
New Year’s meltdown.
Texas residents should remem
ber their money will remain pro
tected by federal deposit insurance,
she added.
The federal government will
print extra cash to make sure banks
have enough on hand in case of a
rush for withdrawals, she said.
“We are advising against people
pulling out large sums of money,”
Ms. Ghiglieri said. “The date
change is not a holiday for crimi
nals and we don’t want people cre
ating security problems for them
selves. 1 feel very confident in the
banking system. We may experi
ence a few glitches, but overall we
don’t expect a disaster.”
Utilities in Texas also are pre
pared, said Jim Calloway, Y2K co
ordinator for the Public Utility
Commission, the agency which
regulates local telephone and elec
tric companies.
Utilities report that the expected
risk of Y2K power outages is less
than that associated with a typical
Texas thunderstorm.
“Utility companies deal with
power interruption on a daily ba
sis. We don’t expect the cata
strophic scenario that some have
predicted,” Calloway said.
As for air travel during the holi
day, American Airlines representa
tive Susan Garcia said most of the
components on aircraft operate in
“real time and don’t care what the
date is.”
“Our No. 1 concern is safety. We
do not fly aircraft unless we’re cer-
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AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Court of Crimi
nal Appeals on Wednesday upheld the death
penalty in eight murder cases, including one in
which a man killed a gas station clerk in Kerr
County.
The court voted 9-0 to reject the appeal of
Daniel Earl Reneau, 23, who was convicted of
shooting to death Kriss Keeran, 31, during the
Jan. 2, 1996 robbery at a Texaco station.
In his appeal, Reneau said the circumstances
of the crime did not constitute sufficient evi
dence that he posed a threat to society, as he
only “killed one person with a single shot in the
course of a robbery that was not well planned,”
according to court records.
The state, however, argued that Reneau had
participated in several burglaries in the weeks
prior to the incident, including one in which he
said he “would kill anyone that comes up.”
In addition, guards from Reneau’s jail testi
fied they overheard his plans for escape, in
which he commented that he “wasn’t afraid to
take out a jailer, to take out a law enforcement
official, but he was going to get out one way or
another,” the court opinion noted.
The court also rejected appeals from:
— Douglas Alan Roberts, 36, who was con
victed of the May 18,1996 slaying of Jerry Velez.
Roberts abducted Velez in the parking lot of a
San Antonio apartment complex and forced him
to drive them out of the city limits where Velez
was stabbed several times and run over with his
own car, according to court records.
Roberts then drove to Austin where he called
police from a pay phone to turn himself in.
— Stanley Allison Baker, 32, who was con
victed of murdering Wayne Walters, an em
ployee at the Adult Video Store in College Sta
tion, for his truck and all of the money in the
store’s cash register on Sept. 28, 1994.
Police seized Baker’s notebook, which noted
his goals for the year included ”30 victims dead,
30 armed robberies, and steal a lot of cars,”
court documents showed.
— Henry Watkins Skinner, 36,
victed in 1995 of killing hisgirlfriei
by, 40, with an ax handle and stabbi
her two sons, El win Caler, 22, and
by, 20, in their Pampa home on f
in 1993.
— William Kendrick Burns, t
convicted for the March 28,1981
slaying of Johnny Lynn Hamlettin
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— Joe Lee Guy, 27, who was
killing 62-year-old Larry Howell dui
bery of Howell’s grocery store in
on March 25, 1993.
— Willie Earl Pondexter, 24, whi
victed of killing Martha Lennox, whe
70s, during the Oct. 29, 1993 burgs
home in Red River County.
— Frank Moore, 37, who was o
shooting 23-year-old Samuel Boyd inj
ing lot of Wheels of Joy ClubonJan]
in Bexar County.
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