URGENT: Sales Tax Update - Elevation Certificates
Recently, during a sales tax audit, one of our TSPS surveyor members in Houston was advised by an auditor with the Texas Comptroller’s Office that charges for the provision of a FEMA Elevation Certificate for the purpose of determining flood insurance rates or obtaining flood insurance coverage are taxable insurance services.
Honors, Introductions and Donations Highlight 2nd Quarterly Meeting & Auction
The TSPS Second Quarterly Meeting featured farewells, introductions and a successful auction benefiting scholarships for land surveying students in Texas.
Report: Falcone to Step Down From LightSquared
Billionaire Philip Falcone has agreed to eventually step aside as the public face of wireless start-up LightSquared, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
TSPS Educators Retreat / Survey Camp
The TSPS Educators Retreat, hosted by TSPS Chapter No. 4 and Tyler Junior College, will be held at the campus of TJC starting Wednesday June 6th through Friday June 8th. Also Chapter 4 and the Surveying Education Foundation of Texas (SEFT) will host the annual surveying camp that is open to high school juniors and seniors.
Voluntary Bankruptcy Contemplated for LightSquared
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone said in an interview on Wednesday he is "seriously considering" filing a voluntary bankruptcy for LightSquared, the struggling telecom startup in which his Harbinger Capital Partners is the majority owner.
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IN MEMORIAM - Walter Joseph Wilbanks
Walter Joseph Wilbanks, 52, RPLS #4936, died on April 19, 2012. He was a former member of TSPS Gulf Coast Chapter 9.
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May '12 Quarterly Committee and Chapter Reports
You can read up on Committee and Chapter Activity Reports before the Saturday, May 5 board meeting at the Airport Hilton Hotel in Austin, Texas.
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Second Board Meeting - May 5, 2012 in Austin
The second Board meeting of 2012 will be held at the Airport Hilton Hotel (9515 Hotel Drive • Austin TX 78719 • 512-385-6767) on May 5, 2012. The TSPS room rate is $119 per night. Please note the reservation cut-off date is April 11.
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IN MEMORIAM - Cody L. Owen
Cody Lynn Owen, 59, RPLS #2010, beloved husband, father and friend, died April 5, 2012 at his home in Breckenridge. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the First United Methodist Church in Breckenridge and interment was at Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro.
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IN MEMORIAM - Curtis Oppermann
SHERMAN - Curtis L. Oppermann Jr., 65, RPLS # 2272, from Sherman died suddenly on March 25, 2012, in Amarillo while visiting family. Curtis is survived by his wife of more than 40 years, Aleta Shearin Oppermann.
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In the Spotlight
The High Plains Experience
Seminar
May 11-12, 2012
LIT Ranch
near Channing, Texas
Lodging at Talon Point Retreat
(15 miles southwest of Dumas)
Seminar
May 11-12, 2012
LIT Ranch
near Channing, Texas
Lodging at Talon Point Retreat
(15 miles southwest of Dumas)
Calendar of Events
June 3-8, 2012
Surveying Camp 2012 - Tyler
June 6-8, 2012
TSPS Educators Retreat 2012 - Tyler
June 23, 2012
CST EXAM - Odessa
July 13, 2012
History of the Texas Public Domain Seminar
Broadcast Live All Over Texas
August 16-18, 2012
Third Quarterly Meeting - Strategic Planning
October 10-13, 2012
61st Annual Convention & Technology Exposition
October 11, 2012
4th Quarterly Meeting/Annual TSPS Business Meeting
November 16, 2012
Land Surveying, A Learned Profession (4 CEUs)
RTK Basic Operation & Troubleshooting (4 CEUs)
Abilene, Texas
December 1, 2012
GNSS, Geodesy & Map Projections for Texas Land Surveyors - Dallas
December 1, 2012
TBPLS Professional & Technical Standards - Houston
February 15-16, 2013
2013 TSPS Symposium
SurPAC Funds
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