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[Letter from Howard Tellepsen to Truett Latimer, March 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from Howard Tellepsen to Truett Latimer discussing salary legislation in House Bill 133, which did not give raises to engineers in the State Highway Department as State Highway Engineer Dewitt Greer had recommended. Tellepsen writes that the Highway Department has difficulty keeping engineers and that the state should reconsider increasing their salaries so that they can keep current engineers and encourage younger engineers to join the department.
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Tellepsen, Howard
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[Letter from C. K. Rickel to Truett Latimer, March 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from C. K. Rickel to Truett Latimer discussing House Appropriations Bill 133 relating to the salaries of engineers working for the state. Rickel is concerned that the lack fo raises for state-registered engineers in middle brackets causes engineers to leave their positions for the private sector once they have completed their training. He asks Latimer to consider increasing these engineers' salaries to a level comparable to the private sector.
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Rickel, C. K.
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Scott, March 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Scott discussing House Bill 487. Latimer writes that the bill has been heard in committee and referred to the Attorney General for a ruling on its constitutionality, and that Latimer will support it. He also mentions a bill he introduced to prohibit the sale of beer on Sunday and after 10 pm.
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from E. J. Reeves to Truett Latimer, March 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from E. J. Reeves to Truett Latimer discussing House Bill 546 and Senate Bill 222 related to the reorganization of the Board of Insurance Commissioners. Reeves rights that the main difference between the two bills is that House Bill proposes a full-time Board of Commissioners whereas the Senate Bill proposes a part-time board. He favors the House Bill because he believes they need a full-time board.
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Reeves, E. J.
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[Letter from Truett Latimer to Carlton O. Wainscott, March 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from Truett Latimer to Carlton O. Wainscott discussing House Bill 8 concerning a raise for teachers. Latimer writes that once the Appropriation Bill has passed legislators will know how much money is available in the General Revenue Fund for teachers' salaries and that he will support a raise for teachers. He also mentions an unnamed visual aid bill and transportation bill, which also will depend on how much funding is available. Latimer writes that a main water bill, which the legislatu… more
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Latimer, Truett
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[Letter from Fred L. Snyder to Truett Latimer, February 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from Fred L. Snyder to Truett Latimer asking Latimer to include recommendations made by the Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education in the appropriation for Vocational Rehabilitation program. Snyder asks Latimer to include $50,000 for a program for mentally disabled individuals.
Date: February 20, 1957
Creator: Snyder, Fred L.
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[Letter from E. J. Reeves to Truett Latimer, March 20, 1957]

Description: Letter from E. J. Reeves to Truett Latimer discussing Senate Bill 191 and House Bill 554, known as the Insurance Fair Trade Bills. Reeves writes that he generally approves of the legislation except for section 9, which he finds too vague and which would delegate legislative power to the Board of Insurance Commissioners, and subsection 6 of section 4, which would effectively prohibit participating policies. He also mentions that members of the Insurance Committee will likely be contacted by the … more
Date: March 20, 1957
Creator: Reeves, E. J.
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[Postcard from B. O. Youngquist to Truett Latimer, February 20, 1957]

Description: Postcard from B. O. Youngquist to Truett Latimer discussing Youngquist's support for House Bill 26, which concerns the cost of liability insurance and raising teachers' pay. Youngquist writes that he would like a law that allows landowners to use water from streams that flow through their property for irrigation.
Date: February 20, 1957
Creator: Youngquist, B. O.
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