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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 2001)
Parle and Walk to Class!!: Otx&houiz ejGtZ&XJncj rh&eici&t Politics Tuesday, September 18, 2001 THE BATTALION Ratliff names criminal task force mem $200 a semester covered parking l Convenient parking in Northgate, just minutes from campus at the AUSTIN (AP) — Lt. Gov. Bill Ratliff on Monday announced his appointments to a newly created task force on criminal defendants’ com petency and to the executive committee of the new Office of Rural Community Affairs. Ratliff named Sen. Robert Duncan, R- Lubbock, and Texas Tech law professor Brian Shannon of Lubbock to the 16-member body that includes a member appointed by the House speak er and a member appointed by the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The task force also includes one representative each from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and 10 non-voting ex officio members that represent Texas counties, related state agencies and mental health care professionals. The Legislature created the task fe Legislative session to review the metr procedures used to evaluate the compr criminal defendants to stand trial andiiii the insanity defense in criminal law Ratliff also named David A1 Nacogdoches. Carol McKenzie Hr Jefferson and George Miller, Jr. ofJt| the executive committee of the Of Rural Affairs. The office was created last Legislative® to find ua>s to improve the quality |- lexas' Mnaller communities and dewkvfl policy for the state. The board includes three appoinunrg| from the governor, the lieutenant governor House speaker.. day, Sej CAPITAL BRIEFS College Main Parking Garage (309 CoUege Main) Lease applications are available at: CoUege Station City Hall Accounting Department 1101 Texas Avenue (next to Chili’s) College Station CoUege Station Utility Customer Service Building 310 Krenek Tap Road CoUege Station Call 764-3565 for more information! Hourly rates and 24/7 leases available. AUSTIN (AP) - South Padre Island businesses affected by the weekend collapse of the Queen Isabella Causeway may postpone paying state taxes, Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander said Monday. Upon request, businesses will be granted an extension of up to 90 days to file tax returns due in September and October. About 884 island businesses may be affected by the closure of the only bridge leading to South Padre Island. Portions of the bridge collapsed Saturday follow ing a barge accident. For more information or to request a tax filing extension, the comptroller's toll-free tax assis tance line can be reached at (800) 252-5555. • Gov. Rick Perry announced Monday that Kenneth W. Anderson Jr. will become his new appointments director. Anderson will begin his new job Oct. 9, replacing Dealey Herndon, who is leaving to return to her construction consulting firm. Anderson is a lawyer in the cor porate and securities section of the Dallas law firm Hallet & Perrin and has long been a figure in Republican Party politics. He served as chief deputy direc tor for appointments for then-Gov Bill Clements from 1988 to 1990 and as general counsel for the Republican Party of Texas from 1990 to 1994 Clements also appointed him to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards from 1991 to 1995. Anderson served on the Texas State Securities Board under for mer Gov. George W Bush. Since 1992, Anderson has been campaign treasurer and counsel for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. The governor's appointments office is responsible for recom mending people to serve on hun dreds of state boards, commis sions and task forces as well as people to head certain executive government offices and to fill judi cial posts when appointments must be made. • Perry also announced several appointments to state boards and commissions on Monday. They are: —Marcela E. Donadio of Houston; Carlos Madrid of San Antonio; Catherine J. Rodewald of Frisco; and Melanie G. Thompson of Canyon Lake, named to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. —Janice E. Collim f Antonio and John MitctoM of Stephenville, named; Texas Incentive and PrKi Commission. —Sandra L. Clark of fc® Pamela T. Parsons of fc named to the Psychs Associate Advisory Cofi«6 —Frank J. PagdofTiwII Patterson McLeroy of fa and Jack R. GaryofSasl named to the GuadaM River Authority Boas Directors. • The state compMtr delivered $221.2 /sir monthly sales tax rtm 1.111 Texas cities and 13: ties. The rebates are a 52| increase in paymeflS September 2000. Total sales tax rebate«t percent compared to ij# Texas Comptrollef Caw I Ryla nder 's office said Mora September rebate? c taxes collected in Julyircv ed to the comptroller ru The comptroller deT- merits totaling $203.6 * Texas cities, up 4.9 pr September 2000. Court* S17.6 million, up 8.9 pec Junior forward the Tulane Grc Ag Texas A&M University Staf Engineering Career Fair StufieMt Engineers' Council Today (10 am - 6pm) and Tomorrow (10 am - 3 pm) REED Arena Bus rides to REED Arena from Zachry and MSC!! List of today’s companies hiring for jobs, interns, and co-ops: I The 16th-i volleyball tea tition Tuesday ence match a Cougars at Hofheinz Pav I The Aggi played since State and die match to thei the Verizo Invitational c 1 A & M w begin Big 12 Oklahoma la host No. 22 Saturday, but were postpoi traeic terrori York and Wa matches will 3M ABB Accenture Adams Consulting Engineers, Inc. Advantest America, Inc. AEP • American Electric Power Aera Energy LLC Air Liquide America Corporation Alamo Group Alcatel Alcoa ALSTOM Power Inc. Amarillo National Research Center AMD Amerada Hess Corporation American Airlines Analog Devices Andersen LLP Andrew Corporation Applied Materials Applied Research Associates, Inc. Applied Research Laboratories:UT Austin ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc. Austin Energy Avnet Baker Concrete Baker Hughes BASF Corporation Bayer Corporation Bechtel Bettis Bechtel Corporation Berwanger, Inc Bibb and Associates, Inc. BJ Services Black & Veatch BMC Software Boeing Company (The) bp Bury+Partners Butler Manufacturing Company Cadence Design Systems CALEB Technologies Corp. California Department of Transportation Calpine Corporation Cameron Career Center • Texas A&M University Cargill Carter::Burgess, Inc. ccrd partners CDI Engineering Group Celanese Chemicals CEMEX Central Intelligence Agency chevron Chevron Information Technology Company Chevion Phillips Chemical Company Chiang, Patel & Yerby Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Cicada Semiconductor Cirrus Logic CITGO Petroleum City of Dallas City of San Antonio Public Service CNH Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. Compaq Computer Corporation Computer Science Corporation- Advanced Marine Conoco Inc. Contact Singapore Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson Company Dallas Semiconductor Dashiell Corporation Data Systems & Solutions Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Dell Computer Corporation Deloitte Consulting Duke Energy DuPont Dynamic Systems, Inc. Dynegy Earth Tech, Inc. Eastman Chemical Company Efficient Networks Elliott Turbomachinery Company Enron Entergy Services Equistar/Lyondell Equiva Services Ericsson ESI Ethicon, Inc. (A Johnson & Johnson Co.) ExxonMobil Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Fisher-Rosemount Systems Fluor Corporation FMC Ford Motor Company Foster Wheeler Environmental Corporation Freese and Nichols, Inc. Frito Lay Technology Frito-Lay (Irving Operations) Garcia & Associates Engineering, Inc. General Electric Granite Construction Graybar Electric Company, Inc. Halff Associates, Inc. Halliburton Harris Corporation HNTB Honda R&D Americas, Inc. Hunter Associates Texas, Ltd. IBM Illinois Department of Transportation Informatica International Paper Intersil Corporation InterVoice-Brite Intrinsity, Inc. J.D.Edwards Johnson Controls Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. KLA-Tencor Koch Petroleum Group, LP Kurt Salmon Associates L3 Communications, Link Simulation & Training Lauren Engineers & Constructors LCRA Legerity, Inc. LinCom Corporation Lockheed Marlin Corporation Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Logicon, a Northrop Grumman Company Lone Star Steel Company LSI Logic Corporation LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc. Lynntech, Inc Malcolm Pirnie Marathon Oil Company Marconi MD Space Robitics Corporation Micron Technology, Inc. Microsoft Mide Technology Corporation Minerals Management Service Motive Communications. Inc. Motorola Mustang Engineering NAPA/Rayloc a Genuine Parts Company National Instruments National Security Agency Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division NAVSEA Port Hueneme, Surface Warfare Center Dvn. Nucor - Vulcraft Group Nucor Building Systems Nvidia Corporation Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation Oceaneering International Inc. Paragon Innovations, Inc. Parsons Energy & Chemicals Payless ShoeSource PBS&J PCC- Wyman-Gordon Division Pepsi Bottling Group Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. Phillips Petroleum Company Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc. FtadiSys Corporation Raytheon Rehrig Pacific Company Reliant Energy RMT, Inc. Rockwell Automation Rockwell Collins Rohm and Haas S&B Engineers and Constructors, Ltd. Sabre Inc SAIC- Science Applications Inl'l Corp. Samsung Austin Semiconductor SBC Communications Schlumberger Shell Siemens USA Solvay America, Inc. Southern Company / Georgia Power Company Southwest Research Institute sporlan valve company Stanley Consultants, Inc. State Water Resources Control Board Stone & Webster StorageTek STP Nuclear Operating Company T H Hill Tekmark Global Solutions, LLC Temple Inland Forest Products Corporation Texas Dept of Transportation Texas Engineering Systems. L.L.C. Texas Hydraulics Texas Instruments Incorporated The Dow Chemical Company The Johns Hopkins University Applied PhysicsU The RETEC Group, Inc. Thompson Professional Group TotalFmaElf E&P USA Inc Tracer Construction Company IRC Environmental Trinity Consultants TriQumt Semiconductor Turner Collie & Braden TXU Business Services TXU Energy - Fossil Generation Tyco Flow Control U.S. Patent and Trademark Office United Parcel Service United Space Alliance United States Navy Officer Programs URS Corporation US Army Corps of Engineers US Department of Energy US Department of State USG Corporation Utility Engineering Corporation Visteon Corporation Vought Aircraft Industnesjnc. Vulcan Materials Company weatherford Westmghouse Safety Management Solutions Wier & Associates, Inc. Williams WorldCom Wyle Laboratories Life Sciences Systems and Services Xcel Energy York International Corporation Zachry Construction Corporation a date to be c * The Aggie Aug. 31, def 3b-20, 30-13 O
