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The Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University hol idays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University. Periodicals Postage Paid at College Station, TX 77840. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Battalion, Texas A&M University, 1111TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1111. STATE Thursday, June 15,21 THE BATTALION E-TEXAS Continued from Page 1 mixed-beverage tax, boat and boat- motor tax, cement-production tax, sulphur-production tax or the sales tax. "Texas government needs to be transformed from a bricks and mortar model that closes after 5 p.m. and on weekends to a virtual government that serves the citizens of Texas 24 hours a day, seven days a week,"Rylander said. Katie Stavinoha, e-Texas spokesperson, said one aim of the program is to make transactions safe. "Before e-Texas can be utilized, it must assure the protection of pri vacy for its users. "Safe transactions and tax-form submission would contribute to meeting the demands of conve nience in an inconvenient time," Stavinoha said. A Website, www.e-texas.org, is available for Texas citizens wishing to contribute ideas for a virtual government. Flying high A military C-l 30 flies pver College Station Wednesday as a part of training excercise. Hopwood Continued from Page 1 here/ " she said. "We now use different indices, such as socioeconomic condi tions of high schools for determining financial aid. ... But if you look at the numbers, something that needed to happen just was not happening." Scott said the continu ing drop in minority en rollment is reflected across the state. "If you look at the state as a whole, the num bers tell us that fewer and fewer minorities have been enrolling in Texas public universities since this decision has come out," she said. "However, the numbers of minori ties from Texas entering into college hasn't really dropped. So, the question you need to ask yourself is, 'where are they going and why?' " Houston to hold GOP convention HOUSTON (AP) — Gov. George W. Bush will not be attending, but Texas Re publicans are promising one of their biggest and most upbeat state conventions ever beginning Thursday. An estimated 16,000 people were ex pected at the gathering in Houston, billed as the country's largest political convention. Now that Republicans hold the state's high-level elected offices, the Texas GOP enters its convention with a firm grip on Texas government and an optimistic outlook. "The 2000 Republican convention will be the most energized, united con vention that we've ever had," predicted Texas Republican spokesperson Robert Black. Although religious conservatives and moderates within the party have clashed in the past over issues such as abortion, controversy is likely to be kept under wraps this week as Republicans await Bush's expected selection later this sum mer as the GOP presidential nominee. No major changes were expected in the party's platform, officials said. Once again, the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights po litical group, will not be permitted to have an information booth at the convention. The Log Cabin group planned instead for an exhibit booth of some sort outside the George R. Brown Convention Center. “The 2000 Re publican conven tion will he the most energized? united convention that we W ever had. ” — Robert Black Texas Republican spokesperson Other organizations were expected to demonstrate near the convention center. A much-anticipated appearance by Bush will not happen. Bush's spokespeo- ple say he will be out of the state cam- paigning. "Texas is solidly Bush country," said Bush spokesperson Ray Sullivan. "The governor needs to spend his precious campaignfe in states like Kentucky and Ohio, where it will be during the convention." The governor also will be in PortlaM Maine, on Thursday after spenefc time at the Bush family vacation horn in Kennebunkport. Bush's absence at the state convenfe is not a snub of the state party or a signi of reluctance to associate with thestaii party for fear of political disputesarisinj; Sullivan said. "He has a strong and good relation ship with the party chairman and the par ty executive committee as well as (lie grass-roots networks around thesfate, Sullivan said. The Texas GOP is disappointed^ will not be in Houston, but party leat - understand. Black said. 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