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request for a 10 percent increase
in funding has become a “non
issue” Kale said.
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With Texas A&M University
officials scrambling to slash 7
percent from this year’s budget,
early estimates indicate even
deeper cuts may be in the works
for next year.
Tom Kale, vice chancellor of
business services for the Texas
A&M System, said he was
infonned Thursday by state offi
cials that state agencies, includ
ing the universities, may have to
cut spending by 11 to 13 percent
for the 2004 fiscal year, which
begins in September. For A&M,
which receives more than a third
of its $800 million budget from
state funds, that could result in
at least $25 million in spending
cuts.
“We’re just beginning to con
sider how we would absorb such
draconian cuts,” Kale said.
With the state facing a $10
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We’re just
beginning to
consider how we
would absorb such
draconian cuts.
— Tom Kale
Vice Chancellor of A&M's
Business Services
A&M President Robert M.
Gates said he has heard similar
estimates, but said it is still too
early to predict next year’s
budget situation.
“There’s a headline a day
coming out of Austin, and if
you get serious about every
number you get, you’ll becorc
a manic depressive,” Gate
said. “We need to wait until*
have more solid information."
If the cuts of the magnitii
proposed last week do matte
alize. Gates said, the Univenit
would be able to present
strong case to have someoffe
funding restored. With theloi.
est per capita administratin
costs of any university
Texas, A&M has demonstrate
that it uses every dollar wiseli
and efficiently, he said.
To cut 7 percent, a|
mately $16 million from I
year’s budget. Gates
already imposed a staff hinii
and travel freeze.
A committee tasked«
finding more budget cuts «:i
meet today to draft recommit
dations to Gates. Possible®
include postponing the pit
chase of expensive equipmti
and suspending consults
contracts. Gates said.
More Texas troops sent to Ira(
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — An additional 150
members of the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
at Fort Bliss have been deployed as part of President
Bush’s military buildup to put pressure on Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein.
The troops will join about 1,300 other Fort Bliss
soldiers already deployed in the past five months,
post officials said.
Additionally, an undisclosed number of Air
Force F-l 17 Nighthawk stealth fighters are expect
ed to deploy from Holloman Air Force Base in
Alamogordo, N.M., to an undisclosed location.
About 125 airmen from the 49th Fighter Is
are expected to deploy soon. They will join neaii
250 other airmen who have deployed fa
Holloman.
Aurora Marcos’ son, Sgt. Dennis Marcos,*
part of the Fort Bliss deployment on Saturday.
Her husband was also in the military, teaclii
her to deal with deployments. However, she nw
imagined she’d see her son deployed to face apote
tial war.
“This time it’s hard because they are goinj
war and it’s an indefinite,” Marcos said.
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School administrators
Texas counties were
Gov. Rick Perry Sunday*
inspect school grounds foraf
debris that may have fallen fa*
the space shuttle Columbia,
shut down their schools i
any discovered debris
removed from school proper!;
Perry’s spokesperson,
Acuna, said although onlyt*
school reported debris on
grounds, the governor is askii
school administrators to ti
precautionary measures to
tect school children from &
toxins in the debris.
Police said pieces of theslif
tie could contain toxic mateii-
and warned citizens to remain
a distance from the pieces i
their own protection.
A representative from
Anderson County Sheriff
Office said a piece of the sh
was found near Neches 1
School, 12 miles east
Palestine, on Saturday, ft
debris has been removed •
will not prevent the high
from holding classes Monday
There have been no
of other schools with debris ^
their property.
Acuna said law enforced
and Texas Education Agent
(TEA) officials notified sctl« ,
administrators of the requirt'
inspections.
Acuna said if any debris }
found, identification
removal of the parts w
occur promptly.
“NASA has indicated
removal of debris on scl# 1
property would be a top p
ty,” Acuna said.
The Department of P
Safety has also advised
enforcement to notify
trators of public and priv^
schools to inspect their facil 1 '
ties, Acuna said.
Bryan Independent ScIp
District Superintendent Herm 311
Smith said this would be ^
first time officials have
inspected the school ground
Bryan schools will be inspect
at 7 a.m. Monday mon#
Smith said.
“We want to ensure the safr;
ty of our faculty and student
he said.
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two children in the Bry® 1
School District, said she wo^
be upset if debris were found*
school properties and school-
had not been not shut down.
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