31.  After Reconstruction, the two bodies agreed that the SBC would include the former Confederate states plus Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware.

32.  All in all, the primary still accomplished its goal, said former state Sen. Stan Barnes, who sponsored the legislation.

33.  But California residents who retire elsewhere owe tax to their former state, and possibly their new state as well.

34.  But commission member and former state Sen. Charles Calderon said there was still room for another study to determine costs and a timetable.

35.  But former state Comptroller John Sharp will be here, as will former Land Commissioner Garry Mauro.

36.  But former state Rep. Charles Gandy of Austin is ready to give it a go.

37.  But he is an exception, said former state Health Commissioner David Mulligan.

38.  But he named several former state and county government officials and corporate leaders who he said would specialize in areas like labor disputes, intellectual property and governmental conflicts.

39.  But the revisionist interpretation of White Guard and Partisan history is disturbing the tranquillity of this former Yugoslav state.

40.  But you may be asked each year to demonstrate how many days were spent in your former home state.