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Thursday, Novambar 30, 1989
Pag* 2
The first setback for lameduck
years
elections this spring were postur-
ing for campaign leverage.
Clements several times has
threatened to keep senators in
special session until Christmas if
they do not pass a satisfactory
NOW I KNOW ~
WHAT THEV MEAN
SV “GETTIN'
What role, if any, trial Juries
will have in deciding the else of
financial awards;
Whether coverage will be
voluntary or mandatory, and
whether large companies can
self-insure; and
Whether, and how, the medical
profession will standardize
awards for injuries.
By LyndeO Williams
Texas Press Assn.
AUSTIN- Rebellious state sena-
tors ambushed the train carrying
the pro-business workers’ com-
pensation package, adding sever-
al amendments sponsored by
trial lawyers and labor unions.
1 he once-conservative, now-
liberal package was approved and
sent to the House in what is,
though minor, the first setback
for lameduck Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby
in years.
The underdogs in the battle
were state Sens. Carl Parker and
Kent Caperton, two key lieute-
nants for Hobby in the past. Both
were relentless in their attack of
Hobby’s reform package.
A disappointed Hobby said the
approved version will increase in-
surance rates for employers.
Effort to Fail Again
Speaker Gib Lewis said the
issue, already a failure in previous
regular and special sessions, uis
back to square one,” with failure
again a real possibility.
Some of the sticking points:
Once again, a judge has ruled
that the Texas Department of
Highlights from Austin
Corrections has an obligation to
either house state convicts or pay
local jails for the oost of doing it.
State District Judge Joe Hart of
Austin wrote: “I hold that respon-
sibility for the proper care, treat-
ment, feeding, clothing and man-
agement of the TDC-rdady pris-
oners is on the state, not the
counties.”
Attorney General Jim Mattox
said Hart’s ruling is unrealistic.
“There is just not enough room in
the inn. We can’t violate the
federal court order prohibiting
crowding and take additional
prisoners.”
Rossanna Salazar, press
secretary to Clements, said: “The
governor believes that the deci-
sion should be appealed on all
fronts.”
Ann Snell, the Austin lawyer
who represents 11 counties that
joined in the suit-Travis, Bexar,
Collin, Dallas, El Paso, Galveston,
Hidalgo, Hunt, Lubbock, Tar-
rant, and Victoria-said: “I feel
good about it. Hie state has to
follow the law like everybody
The Senate vote was the liber-
al’s home field advantage. This
week the action is in the House,
where pro-business forces will be
at bat.
After Thanksgiving, the House
battle started in the Business and
Commerce Committee, where
pro-business forces hope to rein-
state the Hobby plan..
Gov. Bill Clements, who waits
at the end of the line with a veto
stamp, expressed hope for a con-
servative result.
The governor speculated that
liberal senators facing primary
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New approach to aging
programs at the COG
As I See It
As 1 read over the police reports, I see a large number of burglary
reports and am amazed at the ones that mentioned entry being gained
through “an unsecured” or “unlocked” door or window. There are also
an amazing number of purses stolen from cars that are unlocked.
It is certainly the time of year when there will be more burglaries
because the criminals know that people are beginning to gather up
Christmas goodies and gifts. When we put out our Christmas trees the
police will advise not putting in front of a window.1
I can’t imaging going to bed at night or leaving the house without
locking it up astightlyas possible. Maybe I have been hanging around my
police friends too long, and maybe I was married toacopfor too long, but
I am well aware of the fact that for every trustworthy person in this
world, there are at least 10 that you cannot turn your back on.
It is sad but true and a fact of life that we must live with. For heavens
sake, when you leave your home LOCK IT UP. It Is bad enough that if the
dirtbag who would rob you wants in bad enough they will find a way. But
it makes no sense at all to leave an invitation in the form of an unlocked
door or window.
Same thing with your purse in the car. We all know how tempting it is
to want to leave it in the car since we will only “be in the store for just
minute". That is not smart thinking either since we all know that it takes
less than a minute to grap something out of the seat of a car and run.
If you must leave your purse in the car, lock it in the trunk. The most
important thing is to take precautions. It is foolish, in my opinion, to
leave things unlocked and then call the police when dirtbaga walk in and
steal it.
Besides not being too bright, your insurance company will laugh at
you if the car or house was not locked. They probably think that if you
don’t care enough about what you have to lock it, as safely as you can,
away, then maybe you deserve to be robbed.
By Juliet K. Wenger
Coasfcd Bend Council
of Governments
A new approach to aging ser-
vices will be found in programs
throughout the Coastal Bend':
’ Since the state designated the
Council of Governments as the
Area Agency for Aging and began
allocating federal funds, guide-
lines have called for providers
who contract with the COG to
give services to operate oenter.
Various programs are available in
each center for older people.
The new approach shapes a
three year plain which went into
effect last month. Instead of en-
couraging people to use the prog-
rams at the center, the emphasis
will be on finding the people who
want servioes, determining the
individual needs, then having the
flexibility to meet those needs.
This approach is being made
possible by a computer program
that will look at the older person
holistically, finding how life can
be improved for her or him rather
than trying to fit the person into a
pro-designed scheme.
Grants have been obtained
from the Haas Foundation and
the state to be used by providers
who could not otherwise expand Ombudsmen recertified are,4
their capabilities in this way. The Beeville: Meredith Schneoken-
state has provided training for burger, Anne Blake, Lu&y Alder-
those working in the program at
the COG and they, this month
will train
workshop. '• Ol «<»*>■
In an unrelated case, another
state district jiid^ruled uncon-
stitutional a new law allowing in-
surance companies to bill the
state for attorney fees incurred in
suing other insurance firms and
agents for fraud.
Mattox applauded the ruling,
saying the bill was “a shameful
piece of spoils legislation.”
More Passing Exam
State education officials
announced more highschool stu-
dents are passing the state gra-
duation exam, expeeially the
juniors.
The number of passing juniors,
77 percent, outperformed the *90
senior class which passed only 59
percent (higher thim the 55 per-
cent last year).
The scores indicate growing
improvement, but TEA commis-
sioner Dr. W. N. Kirby expressed
concern for the seniors who failed
and must retake the minimum
skills examination.
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State of the Region
Two other training session^ Portland, Anne Millsap, Agnes
have been held reoeite OM1^ , Albritten, Hazel Rumohr; Sinton,
these qualified 20 foo$ serytoej Diana de Leon and Chester Stork;
managers in aanitaiMdto/Th§ Woodiboro, Marguerite Cope-
other taught 40 vehicle operator! land Luce and Ruby Harvey;
techniques in assisting el^pclx Aransas Pass, Dorothy McCaleb;
and handicapped passeAip <y and Corpus Christ!, Ivan
buses and vans. -Jr3L'Jk Aibeneaux, Ray Garcia, Mildred
Training has also been pro- Norris Pineon, Rule BHngsr Car-
vided by the COG ombudsman, roll, Mary Johnson, Carrie Sta-
Virginia Jacobson. Aarej^jvCpleton, Constance Evans, Mil-
this, 29 long-term ombudsnfedS; dred Ryan, Virginia Jacobson,
have been certified in theJtgfon. k Baggy Brown, and Mary Davis.
They look into complaints by re- ......./..... ■'
sidents of long-term nursing faoi- I .. .. , M '
titles or their families and seek I MeMU i list
mutually satisfactory solutions to I checkin' it twice...
problems for the family, the faeil- I
ity, and the State Health Depart- |
ment, which licenses the facili-
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