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Politics
Tuesday, September 18, 2001
THE BATTALION
Ratliff names criminal task force mem
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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..
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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
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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
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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
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