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Page 2 THE CUERO RECORD Sat., August 22, 1987
Letters to the Editor
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Texas teachers are state treasures
Parole board's job
is intolerable burden
“Grace to you and peace
from God our Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ.” - 1 Cor-
inthians 1:3
An almost intolerable burden has
been placed upon the State Board of
Pardons and Paroles as more people
sentenced to state prisons serve less of
their sentences.
Texas prisons have almost become
revolving door institutions with
prisoners being released faster than ever
before as the state struggles to comply
with federal court orders to ease prison
crowding.
There is no way a limited parole
system can adequately handle the
number of prisoners being released. In
some cases, freed convicts reach their
homes before a parole officer does.
To some state officials forced to cope
with the growing prison problem, it ap-
pears the federal courts have placed
upon the parole board the impossible
task of dealing with thousands of newly-
released prisoners. In that role, the
baord is having to priortize prison beds,
a function it never had to perform in the
past and one it is poorly equipped to do
because it lacks the necessary man-
power.
Mounting caseloads are to blame for
the high number of parole officers leav-
ing their jobs. Of 158 parole officers
working in Harris County alone, less
than 30 have been on the job longer than
five years.
During the past five years, the number
of people under parole supervision in the
state has doubled, giving Texas the
dubious honor of having more parolees
per capita than any other state.
Prisoners are serving smaller portions of
their sentences, and are more likely to be
paroled the first time they request-it.
By the end of 1986, more than 14,000
inmates, twice the number five years
ago, were paroled from TDC. There are
now almost 42,000 under the parole
board’s supervision, double the number
since 1982.
Happy birthday this Satur-
day to Jeannie Brown, Clay
Fetters, Diana Blank and E.
H. Cook and happy anniver-
sary to Mike and Anna Frers
and Ron and Peggy Ledbet-
ter. Celebrating birthdays on
the 23rd are Hettie Mundt
(send her a card), Don
Chesser and celebrating an-
niversaries are Kent and
Sheila Kinard and Scott and
Betty Tomanec. Monday bir-
thdayers are Cindy Massey,
Clifford Diebel, and Eileen
Matejicek. Glenn and Linda
Ruschhaupt celebrate an an-
niversary. Celebrating on the
25th are Peggy Coker, Joel
Jackson, Ron Ledbetter and
Jeanie Milbery and Roxie
Cage.
Homer
Berner
help?’
The wheel was man’s
greatest invention until he
got behind it.
old to learn some new way of
being stupid.
My mother is fruly an
amazing woman. For more
than twenty years she served
the family leftovers. The
original meal has never been
found.
ries my daughter will get a
prize!”
Came a voice from the
back of the room. “What’s
the prize?”
Teenager to her best
friend: “Not only has he
broken my heart and
destroyed my life, but he
spoiled my whole evening.”
If they ever start taxing
brains, a lot of people are go-
ing to be due a refund.
As a nation we are
dedicated to keeing physical-
ly fit and parking as close to
the stadium as possible.
Beauty is skin deep; ugly
goes all the way to the bone.
There were just as many
careless drivers 90 years ago,
but the horses had .more
sense.
Most of us never get too
A man was bragging at a
party, “The man who mar-
The kindergarten teacher
was telling her new students
how she expected them to
behave in class. She finished
. by saying, “If anyone has to
go to the bathroom, hbld up
two fingers.”
After several moments of
silence, one puzzled little boy
asked, “How’s that going to
Living on a budget is the
same as living beyond your
means except that you have a
record of it.
Thank you, teachers. You
are a Texas treasure.
If you need a hug, ask. If
you don’t need a hug, ask
anyway. It may revive you.
The Hooter
School equality difficult
goal to achieve these days
There’s nothing wrong with the con-
stitutional doctrine of equality, but
achieving it in some cases can prove to
be quite expensive, especially when it in-
volves equal education.
Because of a court decision, handed
down last May, Texas’ educational
system is faced with the problem of
educating every school child in the same
manner as those living in the wealthiest
district.
To accomplish this goal, school
authorities estimate the state’s annual
education budget would have to increase
from $5 billion to $150 billion. The new
system must be in place by 1990, the
court said.
The Texas Education Agency is ex-
ploring ways to comply with the court
order that requires the state to rework its
school financing system so that all
students receive equal educational op-
portunity.
Eveyone involved in the state educa-
tional system is aware that it will take a
great deal more than money to revamp it
in accordance with requirements set
forth in the unique court ruling.' '
State District Judge Harley Clark of
Austin ruled that the Texas system of
funding schools is unconstitutional
because it discriminates against students
who live in districts limited in the
amount of revenues they can raise.
Unless the ruling is reversed on ap-
peal, it is likely Texas lawmakers may
have to alter tax bases and/or school
district boundaries as a prerequisite to
complete reoganization.
The wealthiest group of school
districts in the state generates revenues
equal to $4,800 per student, while the
poorest group averages $3,200 per stu-
dent.
If the state decides to increase
revenues for all districts to match the per
‘student average of $4,800 in the top 180
districts, it would cost $11 billion a year.
If the ruling is upheld, it is not a mat-
ter of whether the state will abide by it,
but in what manner, a job that no
legislator is looking forward to.
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Secretary of State Jack Rains announces proposed constitutional amendments
AUSTIN The November
election ballot will contain a
record number of proposed
constitutional amendments,
Secretary of state Jack Rains
announced, after drawing
numbers to determine the
order in which the 25 amend-
ments will appear on the
Nov. 3 ballot.
For the first time in Texas
history, Rains said, two
statewide referenda will be
presented to voters. By law,
The propositions, in the
order of ballot appearance,
are:.
•SB 86: Provides for retain
the State Board of Education
as an appointed - rather than
elected - body. Unless voters
approve this propositipn, the
board is scheduled to return
to an elected group with
equal representation
throughout the state of Texas
in 1989.
•SB 15: Legalization of
those will follow the con-
stitutinal amendments, he
said.
Local issues, if any, will
follow the statewide ques-
tions. At least four coilnties
have already decided to place
local-option horse racing
before their voters.
Gov. Bill Clements issued
a proclamation designating
the order for the two referen-
dum propositions sent to
voters by the Legislature.
pari-mutuel wagering under
the Texas Racing Act on a
county-by-county local op-
tion basis.
Rains’ drawing of paper
slips out of a cowboy hat, set
the proposed constitutional
amendment ballot order as
follows:
•HJR 104: Provides for
the surety of a grain
warehouse fund to be
established by the grain in-
dustry for the protection of
farmers and depositors in
public warehouse facilities.
•HJR 60: To permit rais-
ing the maximum property
tax rate that may be adopted
by certain » rural fire
preventeion districts, but on-
ly if approved by the
districts’ residents. ,
•HJR 48: Permits limiting
school tax increases on the
residences of the surviving
spouse of an elderly person if
the surviving spouse is at
least 55 years old.
•HJR 5: Authorizes the
Legislature to provide
assistance for encouraging *
economic development.
•HJR 65: Authorizes
agreements between the State
Department df Highways
and Transportation, and the
Texas Turnpike Authority
and the governing bodies of
counties with a population of
more than 400,000, adjoin-
ing counties and cities and
districts located in those
counties to aid turnpikes, toll
roads and toll bridges, by
guaranteeing bonds.
•HJR 4: Allows the
Legislature to provide for
state financing of the
development of Texas pro-
ducts and businesses.
•SJR 55: Authorizes the is-
suance of general obligtion
bonds to finance local public
facilities. m
•SJR 56: Authorizes is-
suance of general obligation
bonds for projects relating to
corrections institutions and
mental hea!th and mental
retardation facilities.
•SJR 9: ’rovides that a
member of the legislature is
eligible to be elected or ap-
pointed to serve in a different
state office but may not
receive an increase in com-
pensation granted to that of-
fice during the legislative
term to which he was elected.
•SJR 12: Allows the
Legislatuie to exempt from
ad valorem taxation certain
personal property.
•SJR 12, Part 2: To allow
the Legislature to exempt
from ad valorem taxation
certain property located in
the state temporarily.
•SJR 35: Premits spouses
to hold community property
with right of survivorship.
•SJR 27: Allows for the
creation and establishment,
by law, of special districts to
provide emergency services.
•SJR 34: Would give the
state of Texas a limited right
to appeal in.criminal cases.
•HJR 18: Relates to the
c. ation, operation, and
financing of jail districts.
Weather
Sat., Aug. 22,1987 Vol. 91 No. 66
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION MEMBER 1987
1988 SWEEPSTAKES WINNER
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Homer M. Berner
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Linda Gomez
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Rea, Glenn. The Cuero Record (Cuero, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 22, 1987, newspaper, August 22, 1987; Cuero, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844379/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cuero Public Library.