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Austin American-Statesman METRO STATE Friday, February 2 1, 2003 B5 78th LEGISUTURE ROUNDUP Breaking news, in-depth stories, top issues and an e-mail newsletter service are available at statesman.comlegislature. TAXES Trailer law targeted for rewrite Attempting to remedy a "mistake" approved by the last Legislature, a House committee heard DEATH NOTICES formerly of Wichita, and Media, died Thursday. Visitation 6 p.m. Saturday, Cook-WaldenForest 0aks Funeral Home. Services 3 p.m.

Sunday, Berkeley United Methodist Church. McLEAN, William Michael, 77, of McDade died Monday. Services 2 p.m. today, McDade Cemetery. Arrangements by Forever All Faiths, north location.

MIRELES, Francisco, 75, of Rockdale died Tuesday. Visitation 9 a.m. and -rosary 7:30 p.m. today, Phillips Luckey Funeral Home, Rockdale. Services 2 p.m.

Saturday, St Joseph's Catholic Church, Rockdale. Burial Oak Lawn Cemetery, Rockdale. MONTES, Cynthia, 19, of Georgetown died Wednesday. Visitation and prayer service 7 p.m. today, Cook-WaldenDavis Funeral Home, Georgetown.

Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Cook-WaldenDavis. Burial Georgetown Memorial Cemetery. RAMIREZ, Celestino, 55, of Austin died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m.

today, Forever' All Faiths Funeral Service, north location. Burial Assumption Cemetery. SCOTT, Billie Sue, 76, of Austin died Thursday. Visitation 2 p.m. Sunday, Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home.

Services 11 a.m. Monday, Highland Park Baptist Church. Burial Texas State Cemetery. WHITE, Edward, 75, of Liberty Hill, formerly of Austin, died Monday. Visitation 8 a.m.

Saturday, Phillips Luckey Funeral Home, Rockdale. Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Phillips Luckey. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Rockdale. CANTRELL, Juanita Wiley, 88, of Austin died Thursday.

Visitation 6 p.m. Harrell Funeral Home. Services lp a.m. Saturday, Harrell. i CUSTER, Judson 84, of Georgetown died Thursday.

Services pending. Arrangements by Cook-Walden Davis, Georgetown, i KOWERT, Arthur 91, of Fredericksburg died Wednesday. Visitation 3 p.m. today, Schaetter Funeral Home, Fredericksburg. Services 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Bethany Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg. Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg. KUNKEL, Virginia 42, of Loebau died Thursday. Visitation 10:30 a.m. today, Phillips Luckey Funeral Home, Giddings.

Services 10 a.m. Saturday, Christ Lutheran Church, Loebau. Burial Giddings City Cemetery. MACKUN, Ralph 80, of Austin, speakers Thursday condemn the taxing of travel trailers. "We have clearly made a mistake.

It got by us, and we have to QT I take and correct it," Rep. War 11 ftvi. ,1 ren Chisum, R-Pampa, told the Local Government Ways and Means Committee. The original law and a constitutional amendment ap Warren Chisum BUDGET WATCH Cuts would affect key clients Proposed spending cuts at the Texas Department of Human Services would hit services for the agency's core clients. The agency on Thursday laid out its proposals to trim more than $400 million ft om its proposed 2004-05 budget.

The major items in the proposal include: Eliminating home care and other services for nearly 24,000 "frail elderly." Cutting long-term care for more than 60,000 Texans with disabilities. Freezing welfare payments for more than 300,000 people. Reducing benefits for nearly 25,000 people moving from welfare to work. Eliminating the annual $60 payment given to about 250,000 people to buy school clothes. The agency is responding to the Legislature's request that state agencies chop 12.5 percent from their two-year budgets.

Opponents decried what they consider a shortsighted attempt to cut programs that save the state money because community-based care is cheaper than institutions such as nursing homes. Department spokesman Mike Jones said the proposal is "just the start of a very long process." Dave Harmon NATIONWORLD DEATHS proved by voters in November 2001 were attempts to exempt travel trailers from property taxation. But sloppy wording in the amendment mandated that school districts impose the tax. Lawmakers this year will consider rewriting the tax code to again exempt privately owned travel trailers from the property tax. HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE Bill on rate data goes to Perry The Senate on Thursday approved a bill intended to help the lawmakers as they look for ways to lower homeowners insurance rates.

Senate Bill 310, which Gov. Rick Perry is expected to sign Monday, orders insurance companies to send their current and future rates as well as the data they use to determine premiums to the Insurance Department. Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor would compile the information into a report for lawmakers. DEATH PENALTY Power sought for more reprieves three pioneering operations: the first human lung transplant in 1963, the first animal-to-human heart transplant in 1964, and a double-lung transplant that left the heart in' place, in 1987. HUDSON, Herman 80, who pioneered black studies and arts at Indiana University, died Monday at home in Southfield, Mich.

KREINDLER, Lee 78, a lawyer regarded as the founder of air disaster law, died Tuesday in New York from complications of a cerebral hemorrhage. Kreindler's firm, Kreindler Kreindler, represented plaintiffs in almost every major aircraft disaster during the past five decades. De ROTHSCHILD, Liliane, a member of the French banking family known for her generous art donations, died Monday in Paris. She was in her late 80s. SHEPARDSON, Thomas, 59, the founder of a national disaster response team, died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday after plowing snow in Syracuse, N.Y.

He created a disaster response team in the 1980s to collect and identify bodies in large-scale disaster. HETTIES, Landrum 93, a pioneer in human infertility treatment who conducted some of the first experiments in egg fertilization outside a woman's body, died Feb. 6 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Shettles developed a technique for transplanting a fertilized egg into a fallopian tube in the 1970s.

ANDERSON, Dan, 81, the former president of the Hazelden Foundation and a primary architect of the Minnesota Model for addiction treatment, died Wednesday in Minneapolis. Hazelden officials said many addiction treatment centers wide, including the Betty Ford Center, emulated the treatment approach at Hazelden. HARDY, James 84, the surgeon who implanted the first animal heart into a human, helping pave the way for heart transplants, died Wednesday in Jackson, Miss. Colleagues said he had suffered from heart failure in recent years. As the surgery chief at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Hardy headed teams that did Funerals and Memorials Sen.

Rodney Ellis wants the governortobeabletoissuemore I than one 30-day reprieve of This week, the Houston Democrat filed a proposed constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 28, to allow voters to decide whether the governor can have that authority. Rodney Ellis Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, plans to carry the bill in the House. It's an idea Gov. Rick Perry pushed on the campaign trail and one that's praised by business groups.

"Senator Averitt's bill will go a long way toward making health insurance more accessible and affordable to Texans," Perry said. Quote of the day "It was.a lot easier when we had five. House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, who was one of few GOP representatives when elected in 1969, as a photographer tried to squeeze most of the House's 88 Republicans together for a group photo. Compiled from staff reports Coming at the Capitol The House convenes at 2 p.m. Monday.

The session is available live at www.house.state.tx mediawelcome.php or on Austin cable Channel 6. The Senate convenes at 1:30 p.m. Monday. The session is available live at www.senate.state.tx.us binlive.php or on Austin cable Channel 18. if if fv A i tea i VxK.

Under a related bill, Senate Bill 601, the Board of Pardons and Paroles would be allowed more time to deliberate difficult cases or wait for the results of last-minute DNA testing. It would not give the governor any new power to commute sentences. HEALTH INSURANCE Changing how companies negotiate Sen. Kip Averitt, R-McGregor, has filed legislation to allow small businesses to join together to negotiate health insurance coverage for their employees. In Loving Memory Peter John Durbin February 21, 1968-June 22, 1988 Bernard Hyman Newberg Police: Men returned knife after attack In Loving Memory of Reynaldo Buentello Aug.

25, 1948 Feb. 19, 2003 Mr. Reynaldo Buentello, 54, of Austin, passed away peacefully among family and friends, Wednesday, February 19, 2003. Reynaldo will be remembered as fun loving, and caring person, always ready to lend a helping hand. Recitation of the rosary will be at 730 p.m.

Friday at the Angel Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m Saturday also at the Angel Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Assumption Cemetery. Mr. Buentello is survived by his daughters, RaeAnn Buentello, Ursula Aviles, both of Austin; granddaughters, Cierra Ruiz, Taylor Moncivais, Erika S.

Aviles, mother, Manuela Buentello, brothers, Ruben Buentello, Abel Buentello, both of Austin, and Freddie Buentello, of Pflugerville; sisters, Janie Alcala, Linda Ojeda, both of Austin, Connie Hidrogo, of Kyle, Delma Marquez, of Austin, Rosie Soriano, of Del Valle; numerous nieces and nephews. Please visit this obituary at about the suspects' car after the attack Sunday. An anonymous tip led police to a residence in La Joya, said a spokesman for the Mission Police Department. Omar Ozuna, 18, and his 14-year-bld brother were arrested in connection with a purse-snatching. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Palmview resident Jason Gonzalez, 19, who is accused of stabbing Jason Meyers, 24, of Mission four times when Meyers attempted to get his mother's purse back.

Ozuna and his brother told police the knife had been returned to a store where they and Gonzalez had bought it "for the sole purpose" of committing robberies in various parking lots, the spokesman said. ASSOCIATED PRESS MISSION After a newly purchased knife was used to stab a man four times, suspects in the attack returned it to a Wal-Mart store and got their money back, Rio Grand Valley law officers say. A security officer at a McAllen mall provided information John Charles Thomas Grogan "Tom" John Charles Thomas Grogan (Tom) of Pflugerville, died February 17, 2003, from complications of Hodgkin's Lymphoma with his family and friends by his side. He was born October 17, 1946, in Richmond California. He proudly served his country in the U.S.

Navy aboard the U.S.S. New Jersey in 1964 until his Honorable Discharge in 1970. At the time of his death he and his wife Varsha owned and operated an insurance brokerage house. Tom is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Varsha; and five children; Leigh Ann and John Charles Thomas Grogan Jr.

(JC) of Minnesota; Jessica, Tina and Tara of Texas; and one granddaughter, Janelle. He is also survived by brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces and nephews throughout the world. Tom had a kind and generous heart and passion for learning. He enjoyed travel and sharing these experiences with his family. At Tom's request no funeral services are planned.

A private memorial gathering will take place at the Grogan home and following the cremation, his ashes will be scattered on Mount Shasta in his beloved California. The family wish to thank the staff at Seton Critical Care for their care, compassion, and patience, both of Tom and his extensive family who gathered from around the world to keep a constant vigil at his side. A special thanks to John Sanders and Wendy Liew for their devoted attention to Tom's family during his final days. Nelda Joyce Ellis Nelda Joyce Ellis, age 66, of Austin, died Wednesday, February 19, 2003. Nelda was born on July 5, 1936 In Oltori, Texas to Margie Durham Bowlin and B.

D. Bowlin. She is survived by, her twin sons, James Ellis of Austin and David Ellis of Austin; daughter, Debra Robertson of Dallas; and eight grandchildren. Menorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 3420 Executive Center Drive, Lexington Bldg. 301, Austin, TX 78731.

Visitation will be held at Cook WaldenCapital Parks Funeral Home on Friday, February 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 22, at 1:00 p.m. in Memorial Chapel of Cook-WaldenCapital Parks Funeral Home, 14501 N. IH 35, Pflugerville, Texas. Interment will follow in Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Noticefor Publication NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR DECERTIFICATION OF A PORTION OF CERTIFICATE OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY (CCN) TO PROVIDE WATER UTILITY SERVICE IN TRAVIS COUNTY angtiruneraIhome.com Died suddenly February 19, 2003.

Born in Omaha, NE June 20, 1936. Known to his friends as Bernie, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1957, where he competed on the OU swim team and was a member of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. After serving as a Captain in the US Army, he had a long successful career as a retail executive in Kansas City, Houston, New York and Dallas. He was preceded in death by his wife of forty years, Sandra Dee Bass Newberg and parents, Ann and Jack Newberg. He is survived by his wife, Laurie Marks Newberg; children, Stuart and his wife, Suzanne, Jeff and his wife, Valerie all of Austin, Wendy Friedman and her husband, Mitch, Heidi Barath and her husband, Jacob all of Dallas, and Bonny Akers and her husband, Ted of San Antonio; grandchildren, Jared, Adam, Nicole and Ryan Newberg of Austin, Jack Friedman, Ethan and Alec Barath of Dallas and Riley Akers of San Antonio.

He is also survived by brothers, Marvin Newberg, Alvin Newberg and his wife, Sandra; and numerous family members in Dallas and Kansas City. What Bernie cherished most was his loving family. He was an active member of Congregation Shearith Israel, a Board Member of the Salvation Army of Dallas and lived his life with utmost honesty, dignity and integrity. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 21 at Sparkman Hillcresv Northwest Highway Chapel, Rabbi David Glickman officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Salvation Army of Dallas, United Jewish Communities, the American Heart Association or the charity of your choice. SparkmanHillcrest, 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas, Texas 75225 (214) 363-5401 FUNERAL tlOME 1 1600 S. 1st 441-9738 Barton Creek West Water Supply Corporation has filed an application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to decertify a portion(s) of Barton Creek West Water Supply Corporation water utility service area in Travis County.

The proposed utility service area is located approximately four (4) miles west of downtown Westlake Hills.Texas, and is generally bounded on the north by a line 71 0 of a mile south of the intersection of FM 2244 and S. Cuernavaca Drive; on the east by a line 810 of a mile east of Hebbingston Hollow; and on the west by Hebbingston Hollow. See enclosed map of the proposed service area. The total area being requested includes approximately 80 acres and 0 current customers. A copy of the proposed service area map is available at: Lower Colorado River Authority, 3700 Lake Austin Boulevard, 4th Floor, Hancock Building, Austin, Texas 78703 attn: Madison Jechow.

A request for a public hearing must be in writing. You must state (1) your name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number; 2) the applicant's name, application number or another recognizable ref erence to this application; (3) the statement, "lwe request a public (4) a brief description of ook- Walden. 14501 N-IH 35 Nita May Laborde Verzwyvelt Nita May Laborde Verzwyvelt, age 75, of Austin, passed away on Feb. 18, 2003. Nita was born March 14, 1927, in Marksville, Louisiana.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Winnie Laborde; her father, Samson Laborde; and her husband, Herbert Joseph Verzwyvelt. Survivors include her sons, Mica-hel Verzwyvelt, Francis Verzwyvelt and wife Cynthia, Langham, all of Austin, Neal Verzwyvelt and wife, Karla Colorado Springs, CO; daughters, Bridgett McClary and Cynthia Tyner of Austin; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Jake Laborde of Austin and Luther Laborde of Louisiana. Graveside services will be held on Feb. 21, 2003 at BO at Cook-WaldenForest Oaks Funeral Home. Laurie Lee Carle Tally Laurie Lee Carle Tally, age 40, of Irving, TX, (formerly of Fentress, TXV passed away on February 14, 2003.

She was born in San Marcos, TX on February 13, 1963. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nancy McDonald. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Tally; sons, Jeffery (age 12), Robert (age 9) and Zachary (age 8) Tally of Irving father, John Carle of Lewisville, TX. She is also survived by Del and Betty Tally of Lockhart (father and mother-in-law), Julie Hornbergcr Hart of Lockhart (sister-in-law); and David Tally of Austin (brother-in-law). Also numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at the chapel at McCurdy Funeral Home in Lockhart on Saturday, Feb-ruary 22, 2003, at 3:00 p.m. Parks 512251-4118 how you or the persons you represent, would be adversely affected by the granting of the application for decertification; and (5) your proposed adjustment to the application or CCN which would satisfy your concerns and cause you to withdraw your request for a hearing. Persons who wish to intervene or comment should write the: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Water Supply Division Utilities and Districts Section, MC-153 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 within thirty (30) days from the date of this publication or notice. A public hearing will be held only if a legally sufficient hearing request is received or if the Commission on its own motion requests a hearing.

Only those individuals who submit a written hearing request or a written request to be notified if a hearing is set will receive notice if a hearing is scheduled. If a public hearing is requested, the Executive Director will not issue the decertification and will forward the application to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a hearing. If no settlement is reached and an evidentiary hearing is held, the SOAH will submit a recommendation to the Commission for final decision. If an evidentiary hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Rex Woodard Rex Woodard entered into rest February 18, 2003, in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 90.

He was born August 13, 1912, in Mclntire, Iowa to John L.C. Woodard and Neta Belle (Greer) Woodard. Rex was a retired engineer from the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Elizabeth Jcanice Woodard. He is survived by his sons: John Woodard and wife, Margie of Corpus Christi, TX, Paul Woodard of Kansas City, KS; six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.

Gravesjde services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, February 21, 2003. at Sunset 'Memorial Park. Arrangements conducted by Sunset Funeral Home, 1701 Austin High-way, San Antonio, TX 78218. Virginia Crow Hegman Feb. 21, 1915 Nov.

30, 2002 Heraclitus They told me, Heraclitus, they told me You were dead. They brought me bitter News to hear and bitter tears to shed. I wept as I remembered how often you And I had tired the Sun with talking and Sent him down the Sky. And now that thou art lying, my dear old Carian gu'est, a handful of gray ashes, long at rest, still are thy pleasant' voices, thy nightingale awake; For Death, he Taketh all away, but Them he cannot Callimachus (299-210 BC).