i j i i t State ,c-,Hcmb f rl:. ThliisiltN SL . ()U . m , K . r 13 2()()1 TH E BATTALION Page 9 exas tries to return to normal mversiiy c iow ofbla crowd ic ». Wc arc Ai. |noUSTON (AP) — A tearful me*.” Continental Airlines pilot who ■el of expen: joilied hundreds of donors giving Tuesday’s ebldod in downtown Houston Wednesday could not imagine include vishov he would get back on a -r the nni plane but said he had no choice. ' fw« Avia,ion and our lives as I^Hicricans are never going to be thd same. The flying experience r y f/ie mo<:is fiever going to be the same,” ’•am 5P/7()' saili Eric Hochberg, a pilot with . 31 years of experience. df darkest |ji e and other Texans tried to id the best^m 11 '" sonie sense normalcy .. tM day after four hijacked air- ile, arid Ifl pi anes left the World Trade Center ople all gore, the Pentagon in a shambles J' a deep, burned gouge in a here art ^■thwestem Pennsylvania field. V/ VntVtl H complete death toll could take i -j weeks to establish, but none of the > aria Di 26^ occupants of the four aircraft Aggies, sur -ived. ■Thousands of Texas workers lyjMtew'ide who went home by huyter Hoae rnjtijay Tuesday returned to ody presnJe- woi k, though on alert. - M il “For more than 200 years, we've sustained attacks," said par, You told us what you wanted and we listened. Now it’s up to you. We think that what you're going to find will amaze you. esficciallv the options that arc wmrs next semester as a student in the School of Allied Health. The health care fields we offer are not only some of the most viable in today’s job market — they’re also fast tracks to successful futures for anyone who puts out the effort. Choose now' from: • Physical Therapy ■ High demand; diverse opportuni ties. Help patients regain health after illness or injury. Early acceptance. Opt for dual Master’s degree in Athletic Training. 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Call ns today ai School of Allied Health, (806) 745- 3220; or nisi! our W ebsite. www.ttuhsc.edu/pagcs/alh TEXAS TECH ll NISI R N I T Y 1 nraMirc«Hiw3»iraaircii Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Parks and Wildlife Department, the adjutant gener al’s department, the Texas School for the Deaf, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Safety, the State Preservation Board, the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Historical Commission, or the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of up to $850 million in bonds payable from the general revenues of the state for con struction and repair projects and for the purchase of needed equipment." PROPOSITION 9 (HJR 47) Proposition 9 would amend the constitu tion to authorize the legislature to pro vide for filling vacancies in the legisla ture without an election if only one per son is a qualified candidate in the elec tion to fill the vacancy. Under current law, a special election must be held to fill a vacancy in the legislature even if there is only one qualified candidate. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the filling of a vacancy in the legislature without an election if a candidate is running unop posed in an election to fill a vacancy.” PROPOSITION 10 (SJR 6) Proposition 10 would amend the consti tution to authorize the legislature to exempt certain items of personal proper ty from property taxation by political subdivisions of the state if the property is warehoused temporarily in a location in Texas to be assembled, stored, manufac tured, processed, fabricated, or repaired and then forwarded to another location inside or outside Texas. The proposed amendment would authorize a political subdivision that imposes ad valorem taxes, at its option, to tax this type of property after a local public hearing on the matter. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to promote equal tax treat ment for products produced, acquired, and distributed in the State of Texas by authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible per sonal property held at certain locations only temporarily for assembling, manu facturing, processing, or other commer cial purposes.” PROPOSITION 11 (HJR 85) Proposition 11 would amend the consti tution to allow a schoolteacher, a retired schoolteacher, or a retired school admin istrator who serves as a member of a gov erning body of a school district, city, town, or other local governmental dis trict, including a water district, to receive compensation for serving on such a gov erning body. Currently, state employees or other individuals who are compensat ed directly or indirectly from state funds are barred from receiving a salary for such service. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and retired public school administrators to receive compen sation for serving on the governing bod ies of school districts, cities, towns, or other local governmental districts, including water districts.” PROPOSITION 12 (HJR 75) Proposition 12 would amend, repeal, or relocate several sections of the current constitution to improve the clarity, organization, and consistency of the constitution. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to eliminate obsolete, archa ic, redundant, and unnecessary provi sions and to clarify, update, and harmo nize certain provisions of the Texas Constitution.” PROPOSITION 13 (SJR 2) Proposition 13 would amend the consti tution to allow the legislature to author ize a board of trustees of an independent school district to donate real property and improvements formerly used as a school campus in order to preserve that proper ty. The board may make the donation if the board determines that the property has historical significance, that the dona tion will help to preserve the property, and that the school district no longer needs the property for educational pur poses. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to authorize the board of trustees of an inde pendent school district to donate certain surplus district property of historical sig nificance in order to preserve the proper ty.” PROPOSITION 14 (HJR 44) Proposition 14 would amend the consti tution to allow the legislature to author ize a taxing unit, other than a school dis trict, to exempt travel trailers from prop erty taxation as long as the travel trailers are lawfully registered with the state and are not held or used for the production of income. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to authorize taxing units other than school districts to exempt from ad valorem tax ation travel trailers that are not held or used for the production of income.” PROPOSITION 15 (SJR 16) Proposition 15 would amend the consti tution to create the Texas Mobility Fund, which would be administered by the Texas Transportation Commission. The Fund would finance the construction, acquisition, and expansion of state high ways and would pay a portion of the costs of public toll roads and other public transportation projects. The legislature may reserve specific sources of state rev enue for the Fund and may authorize the Commission to guarantee the payment of any obligations or credit agreements with the full faith and credit of the state. The attorney general shall determine the legality of any such obligations or credit agreements. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment creating the Texas Mobility Fund and authorizing grants and loans of money and issuance of obligations for financing the construction, reconstruc tion, acquisition, operation, and expan sion of state highways, turnpikes, toll roads, toll bridges, and other mobility projects.” PROPOSITION 16 (HJR 5) Proposition 16 would amend the consti tution to reduce the waiting period required for a valid home improvement lien on a homestead from 12 days to 5 days. Currently, a lien may not attach to a homestead for a home improvement loan if the homeowner executed a con tract for the improvements less than 12 days after applying for the loan. In addi tion, the proposed amendment would authorize the conversion and refinance of a personal property lien secured by a manufactured home to a lien on a home stead. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment prescribing requirements for imposing a lien for work and material used in the construction, repair, or reno vation of improvements on residential homestead property and including the conversion and refinance of a personal property lien secured by a manufactured home to a lien on real property as a debt on homestead property protected from a forced sale.” PROPOSITION 17 (HJR 53) Proposition 17 would amend the consti tution to allow the state to relinquish claim to certain state land and to clear title defects for persons who claim title to those lands. The proposed amendment would apply to land whose owners have disputed title to the land, but for which no patent from the state, giving clear title to the land, was ever issued. Among other requirements, all of the taxes due on the land must have been paid. Under current law, there is no procedure allow ing the state to settle title disputes with out a constitutional amendment for each piece of land in dispute. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to settle land title disputes between the state and a private party.” PROPOSITION 18 (SJR 49) Proposition 18 would amend the consti tution to authorize the legislature to cre ate a program to consolidate and stan dardize the collection, deposit, reporting, and payment of criminal and civil court fees. If the legislature creates such a pro gram, any new fees imposed by the legis lature may not take effect before January 1 of the following year, unless an earlier effective date is approved by a vote of two-thirds of the members of each house, of the legislature. The proposed amendment will appear on the ballot as follows: “The constitutional' amendment to promote unifonnity in the collection, deposit, reporting, and remit-, ting of civil and criminal fees.” PROPOSITION 19 (HJR 81) I Proposition 19 would amend the consti-| tution to allow the Texas Water* Development Board to issue up to $2 bil-' lion of additional general obligation^ bonds. The Board issues bonds to pay ( for water supply projects, water quality! enhancement projects, flood control proj-j ects, state participation in water and, wastewater facilities, and projects fori economically distressed areas. Currentj law limits the amount of bonds that the| Board can issue. j i The proposed amendment will appear on t the ballot as follows: “The constitutional! amendment providing for the issuance of| additional general obligation bonds by| the Texas Water Development Board in' an amount not to exceed $2 billion.” Estos son los informes explanatoriosj sobre las enmiendas propuestats al la| contitutidn que aparecerdn en la boleta ell 6 de noviembre de 2001. Si usted no ha! recibido una copia de los informes in] espaflol, podrd obetener una gratis pofi llama al 1/800/252/8683 or porescribir al' Secretario de Estado, P.O. Box 12060,] Austin, TX 78711. t PUBLISHED BY SECRETARY OF] STATE HENRY CUELLAR, Ph.D. i