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House OKs wrongful conviction bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has agreed with changes made in the Senate on a bill to boost payments to people who are wrongfully convicted and sent to prison.
The House voted 132-13 for the measure Thursday. It now heads to Gov. Rick Perry.
The bill increases lump sum payments from $50,000 to $80,000 for every year of confinement and grants an annuity to provide a lifetime of income. Exonerees would get 120 hours of paid tuition at a career center or public college.
Senators removed a House plan to provide health insurance coverage for exonerees.
The legislation is named for Tim Cole, a Fort Worth man who died in prison in 1999 while serving time for a rape that DNA testing later showed he did not commit.
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Surprise homecoming
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City Budget: Electric, drainage rate hikes to be considered
The San Marcos City Council will hold public hearings and consider increases in electric rates and drainage utility fees as it reviews and votes on a $145.8 million city budget Tuesday on first reading.
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Paso Robles: Residents speaking out on both sides of proposed development
With the upcoming vote on the Paso Robles development expected in less than a month, some San Marcos residents are stepping up to voice either their objections or support of the planned community in southern Hays County.
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Former deputy was forced out unfairly, attorneys contend
A former Hays County Sheriff’s deputy was forced to resign his position “for no other reason than he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
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Leadership San Marcos Class of 2011
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Job Corps blood drive
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Saskia Hamilton to read at the Wittliff on Sept. 23
Saskia Hamilton, author of Divide These and As for Dream, will give a reading and book signing at the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University-San Marcos Thursday, Sept. 23.
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Roadway projects under way in the city
Projects affecting San Marcos traffic for week of Sept. 5 - 11. Online: sanmarcostx.gov/traffic.
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Texas ‘Adopt a Beach’ Sept. 25
The 24th Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup will be held Saturday, Sept. 25 at 28 sites along the Texas coast.
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Part of Riverside will close for utility project
The city of San Marcos will close Riverside Drive between Riviera Street and Cheatham Street beginning Wednesday at 7 a.m. to begin utility work and a water line bore under the railroad tracks. The street is scheduled to remain closed to through traffic until Oct. 20, 2010.
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