The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 57, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1984 Page: 7 of 10
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Elderly Can Postpone
Property Tax Payments
KIO CKAIMDE HERAl-D RIO GKAMPE CITY. TKXAS THI KSDAl. NQUMBEK 2V. 1984 PA(,K 7
Farm Work Has Many Hazards
• •
Taxpayers aged 65 or over can
delay payment of property taxes on
their homesteads.
Elderly homeowners can qualify
for the "over-65 tax deferral" by
filing an affidavit at the Starr
County Appraisal District Office.
If an elderly taxpayer has
already been sued to collect
delinquent taxes on his homestead,
he can still take advantage of the
tax deferral by filing an affidavit
asserting age and ownership with
the court in which the suit is
pending.
According to Heberto Barrera
Chief Appraiser of the District,
after an "over-65 tax deferral"
affidavit has been properly filed,
taxing units may not pursue or
initiate delinquent tax suits on the
homestead as long as the applicant
owns and lives at that property.
Barrera said that forms for the
deferral affidavit are available
from the STarr Couty Appraisal
Dsitrict Office. The form should be
filled out and signed by the
applicant and his signature wit-
nessed by a notary public or other
official authorized to lake oaths, he
added.
Barrera stresed that elderly
homeowners should realize that the
deferral only allows payments to
be postponed, not dismissed.
"During the priod of deferral, the
amounts of delinquent taxes,
penalties and interest continue to
add up," explained Barrera. "Once
the applicant no longer qualifies for
deferral-that is, if he no longer
owns or resides at that home-
stead-all those accrued amounts
become due and payable. Taxing
units at that time may sue and
foreclose on the accrued delinquent
taxes, penalties and interest."
More information is available by
contacting the Starr County Ap-
praisal District at 512-487-5611!
State School Board
Meeting Saturday
• •
Should student promotion to the
next grade be based only on
academic achievement9 if so, what
is a passing grade? If a student is
failing, what is the school's respon
sibilitv tohelp the student learn''
Should a failing student be asked to
withdraw from extracurricular ac-
tivities? How many classes should
a student be allowed to miss?
Opinions about these and other
issues related to promotion,
absences, and participation in
extracurricular activities will be
voiced at a public hearing of the
State Board of Education in Austin,
Saturday, Dec. 1. The hearing will
take place from 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
in the Texas Educaiton AGency
Board Koom, 1200 Anderson Lane,
Board member Jack Strong of
Longview will chair the hearing.
Members of the Board's Committee
for Students will meet the following
day to review public testimony and
to develop propsoed ruels for Board
action.
Specific blocks of time have been
set aside for testimony in three
areas. They are as fol lows:
9:00 a m.-12:00 Noon-Promotion
and alternatives to social promo-
tion
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.-Student
participation in extracurricular or
other Activities.
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.-Student
absences.
Persons wishing to reserve a
time for presenting testimony
should contact Mr Walter Rambo
at 512/475-6838.
The first bicycle, invented
in 1839, weighed 59
pounds.
COLLEGE STATION - Agricul
tural work is among the most
hazardous of occupations.
Dr. Gary Nelson, safety engineer
with the Texas Agricultural
extension service, Texas A&M
University System, says the agri-
cultural environment is hazardous
for a number of reasons.
First, unlike other industries
which usually employ safety
experts or assign part-time safety
responsibility to a supervisor, farm
managers must set up their own
safe operating procedures without
the advantage of corporate
guidelines, resources or training in
safety.
In addition, each farm or ranch
has unique hazards asociated with
ground cover and landscape
features such as hills, gullies,
brush, trees, ponds, ditches and
nearby roads.
Each farm or ranch also is
different in the type and age of
machinery and faciltiies used,
Nelson points out Although some
improvements have been made in
most new agricultural equipment,
no occupation has a higher
exposure to the variety of machin-
ery and their moving parts than
does agriculture.
A fourth factor affecting agricul-
tural injury rates is the labor force
itself A significant portion of the
part-time farm labor force is
supplied by the farm family,
including wives and children. Often
this labor force is relatively
inexperienced in recognizing and
coping with agricultural hazards
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General industry can exercise
management control over a large
group of workers, notes Nelson, but
the majority of farms and ranches
have no employees outside the
owner's family. And no safety
regulations apply to family-
operated farms
"In no other industry do wives
and children get involved in the
operation of complex mechanical
equipment associated with severe
injury potential as in farming and
ranching," Nelson points out.
Furthermore, hired farm labor is
frequently migratory and relatively
unskilled. Such brief periods of
employment and language barriers
can hamper successful long-term
safety training
Another factor related to farm
and ranch safety is the variety of
stresses associated with
agriculture. Medical experts have
contended that agriculture is the
occupation with the highest level of
general stress in the Unted States.
Extra long work hours,
particularly at different seasons of
the year, plus the responsibility
that goes w ith managing a farm or
ranch, can create severe stress,
says Nelson
Shouldering all the responsibility
for planning and managing his
business, operating and maintain-
ing a wide variety of hazardous
equipment, and usually providing
most of the required labor while
dealing with maris stressful un
certainties can lake a heavy toll on
farmers and ranchers says Nelson
Uncertainties include weather
conditions, diseasi* and pest condi-
tions. and economic conditions,
particularly ever-fluctuating com-
modity prices and interest rates.
"These unique features of
agriculture produce an environ
ment which is loaded with op
portunities for severe injury as
well as unique stresses which tend
to divert a farmer's or rancher's
attention away from safety,"
Nelson says "However, recogniz-
ing that agriculture is a high
hazard industry, special attention
must be given to safety education
and accident prevention if injuries
are to be reduced
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STATE CAPITAL
HIGHLIGHTS
By Lyndell Williams
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
AUSTIN—Former Texas House
Speaker Bill Clayton, who wielded
the gavel a record eight years, last
week proved he is very much a
viable force in Texas politics.
Now a lobbyist in Austin, Clay-
ton put together a fundraiser for
current House Speaker Gib Lewis
that was attended by about 1,000
guests, including most of the promi-
nent lobbying force.
The several thousand dollars
raised by tne bash will go to pay for
Lewis' expenses in carrying out the
functions of the House Speaker.
"We invited all the lobbyists and
a lot of individuals who have con-
tributed to Gib in the past," Clay-
ton said.
The former speaker, operating in
low public visibility, apparently is
in great demand these busy days just
prior to the January regular ses-
sion. Clayton has been asked to
host fundraisers for other public of-
ficials, including Lt. Gov. Bill
Hobby and Attorney General Jim
Mattox. And his name is surfacing
as a possible statewide candidate in
'86.
In Austin, it's the season for rais-
ing funds. In fact, it's the last
chance until after the Legislature
adjourns in May to raise money to
pay off campaign debts or increase
officeholder accounts. State law
prevents public officials from ac-
cepting contributions between Dec.
8 and the day the Legislature ad-
journs.
Gib Lewis' most recent contribu-
tion report showed him with a Bal-
ance of about $140,000.
Budget Requests
The main function of government
is to gather tax revenues and redis-
tribute them tor the benefit of all
citizens, but usually that humdrum
function is overshadowed by "fad"
issues, the emotional issues that
come and go.
This legislative session, the domi-
nant issue promises to be the
budget itself, a rare occurrence
since legislators generally like to
steer public attention away from the
manner in which tax dollars are
spent.
A growing buzz phrase in Austin
is "no growth budget," and it means
no increase for state agency bud-
gets beyond what was allocated to
them two years ago.
Major Agencies
Although the legislative leader-
ship has requested agencies to com-
pile new budgets using "no-growth '
formulas, the agencies haven't
complied.
Percentage of increases for major
state agencies is as follows:
Human Resources, 39.4 percent;
Highway Department. 25.9 percent;
Mental, 59.7 percent; Health De-
partment, 44.9 percent; Parks and
Wildlife Department, 39.4 perceni
Comptroller. 8.5 percent; Gov-
crnor's Office, 3.8 percent; Attorney
General, 78 pcrcent; Agriculture
Department, 37.4 percent; General
Land Office, 50 3 percent; State
Treasurer, 2.1 perccnt.
Employment Commi.-ion, 3~ 8
perccnt; Alcoholic Beverage Com-
mission, 54.5 percent; Department
of Public Safety, 30.9 percent; and
Rehabilitation Commission, 28.7
percent.
Governor Threatens
Governor Mark White, upset it
delays in prison ssstem reform, last
week threatened to replace all prison
board members who do no: move-
fast enough
But prison board chairman Robert
Gtinn, an appointee of former Gov,
Bill Clements, protested the board
was moving "ls fast as is humanly
possible We have accomplished
more in the past six months than I
would have thought possible."
The board is grappling with
court-ordered changes, with over-
crowded conditions, and with rising
violence among prison inmates
The terms of three of the nine
board members expire in February.
White has already named four
members to the board and report-
edly has the votes to oust Gunn as
chairman.
Family Farm Loans
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
Jim Hightower recently signed the
first loan guarantee under a contro-
versial program designed to help
Texans buy family farms and
ranchcs.
A 1 alls County couple used the
Family f arm and Ranch Security
Act to buy a 537-acre ranch at 11
percent interest.
Higblower explained the family
had been running a cattle operation
for years on leased land, but
couldn't afford to buy their own
land until this program offered the
opportunitv
The program, which floats bonds
to guarantee loins through local
lenders, was onginally passed in
1979, but political controversy has
stalled its implementation. As one
opposition senator has put it:
"Ranchers don't need more debt."
Texas Pol]
A new survey of voters by Texas
Poll indicates that Texans favor
changing the way judges are elected.
Currently, judges ate elected by
campaigning under party labels just
like other public officials But the
voter sample showed that 53 percent"
of the voters would like to see
judges run without part\ labels
Respondents, given a choice of
alternate selection methods, favored
the governor or the Legislature ap-
pointing judges, who must then face
a special Kind of election in which
the voters could decide to keep or
oust them
The first human cannonball act was performed in London
back in 1877 by Zazel, billed as "the beautiful lady fired
from a monstrous cannon." She did her act every day
for two years without mishap and earned about $600 a
week .
The Parents, Brothers and Sisters
of William M. Brown,Jr.
Would like to express our sincere appreciation, and
gratitude, to all our relatives, neighbors, and friends
who helped lessen our sorrow tili proves, visit, food,
monetary contributions and beautiful flowers during
our son's death, thank you all for your sincere
sympathy.
Mother, father, Brothers
and Sisters of deceased
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 57, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1984, newspaper, November 29, 1984; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194952/m1/7/: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.