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Identifier: e_cle_000367
Title: Letters from William P. Clements, Jr. to John Hill, 1978
Description: Letters from William P. Clements, Jr. to John Hill, 1978. Five open letters from William P. Clements, Jr. to the Honorable John Hill from August 11-September 8, 1978. Clements urges John Hill to join him in open debate on issues of binding referendums, voting on new or increased tax bills, a Constitutional amendment in Texas to ban income tax, voter referendums on tax increases, and Jimmy Carter.
Page Count: 5
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Hill, John L., 1923-2007
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Campaign debates, Constitutional amendments, Taxation, Taxation, State, Income tax, Election
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): John Hill, Jimmy Carter, Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_004085
Title: Discussion Paper regarding Proposal for Authorize Counties a Sales Tax of up to One Cent on a Local Option Basis, March 2, 1980
Description: Discussion Paper regarding Proposal for Authorize Counties a Sales Tax of up to One Cent on a Local Option Basis, March 2, 1980. Attached letter from Jeff Wentworth of Bexar County Courthouse.
Page Count: 6
Subject Topic: Taxation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_012247
Title: Letter from S.M. True, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr. with reply, July-August 1986
Description: Letter from S.M. True, Jr. to William P. Clements, Jr. with reply, July-August 1986. A series of two letters between S.M. True, Jr., President of the Texas Farm Bureau, and William P. Clements, Jr. regarding a questionnaire for the Texas Neighbors magazine. The letter from True includes the list of five questions, and the letter from Clements includes his responses to those questions. The letter from True is dated July 15, 1986, and the reply from Clements is dated August 12, 1986.
Page Count: 4
Creator: True, S.M., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, True, S.M.
Subject Name: Texas Farm Bureau, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Neighbors
Subject Genre: Magazines (periodicals), Photographs
Subject Topic: Workers' compensation, Community health services, Agriculture, Taxation, Sales tax
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_000049
Title: Report titled "The State Budget Outlook for 1987: An Update," November 1985
Description: Report titled "The State Budget Outlook for 1987: An Update," November 1985. Report predicts that there will be budget problems in 1987 and attempts to predict the range and magnitude of the problem. The report includes two charts, one titled "General Revenue Cash Balances, Fiscal Years 1969-1987" and another titled "Factors Affecting State Revenue Growth, 1984."
Page Count: 10
Subject Topic: Budget, Taxation, Petroleum, Energy and natural resources, Inflation (Finance)
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Budget Battle of 1987

Identifier: e_cle_000214
Title: Memorandum from Wilson Calhoun Research Assistant to William P. Clements regarding Special Session Results, August 17, 1978
Description: Memorandum from Wilson Calhoun Research Assistant to William P. Clements regarding Special Session Results, August 17, 1978. The Research Assistant informs Clements via Bill Peneer of the results of the special session on taxation, and how they align to Clements' own campaign promises.
Page Count: 4
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Ad valorem tax, Taxation, Campaign promises
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_000077
Title: Memo from Ken Fairchild to Lisa LeMaster regarding the Cements Campaign, Dallas, August 29, 1986
Description: Memo from Ken Fairchild to Lisa LeMaster regarding the Cements Campaign, Dallas, August 29, 1986. The memo discusses ways to disprove that Clements has a "secret plan" for his candidacy and to juxtapose Clements platform and "plan" of leadership with Mark White's lack of leadership.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Fairchild, Ken
Contributor: LeMaster, Lisa
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Fairchild & LeMaster Public Relations
Subject Genre: Speeches (documents)
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Taxation
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_000201
Title: Campaign press release on William P. Clements's Testimony before Special Legislative Session on Taxation, July 18, 1978
Description: Campaign press release on William P. Clements's Testimony before Special Legislative Session on Taxation, July 18, 1978. The press relief describes Clements' testimony before the special session, specifically describing bringing down government spending, increasing exemptions based on vocation and age, and democratic methods of changing the taxation rate.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Taxation
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_000106
Title: Press release titled "Bill Clements On The Issues"
Description: Press release titled "Bill Clements On The Issues." Press release outlining William P. Clements, Jr. opinions on environmental protection, water importation, government bureaucracy, agriculture, cattlemen, and ranching.
Page Count: 9
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Texas. Department of Water Resources, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Environmental policy, Water, Budget, Taxation, Agriculture, Economic policy, Cattle, Ranching, Environmental protection
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): The Texas Economy

Identifier: e_cle_000108
Title: Remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. to the Jaycees Law Enforcement Banquet, October 20, 1978
Description: Remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. to the Jaycees Law Enforcement Banquet, October 20, 1978. Campaign remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. to the Jaycees Law Enforcement Banquet in Brenham, Texas. Clements discusses criminal justice reforms, prison overcrowding, the energy crisis, and other Texas issues.
Page Count: 15
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993, Texas. Department of Public Safety, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Schlesinger, James R., AFL-CIO‏
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Law enforcement, Energy and natural resources, Taxation, Food supply, Education, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Police, Drug traffic, Campaign funds
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, John Hill

Identifier: e_cle_000104
Title: Statement by William P. Clements, Jr. to the House Interim Joint Committee on a State Energy Plan, September 29, 1978
Description: Statement by William P. Clements, Jr. to the House Interim Joint Committee on a State Energy Plan, September 29, 1978. Remarks by William P. Clements, Jr. on energy and energy policy in Texas.
Page Count: 13
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Energy and natural resources, Petroleum industry and trade, Energy policy, Taxation, Public utilities
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_001036
Title: Newspaper Clipping headlined "Clements plans a 'grass roots' campaign; hopes for White re-match," February 9, 1986
Description: Newspaper Clipping headlined "Clements plans a 'grass roots' campaign; hopes for White re-match," February 9, 1986. By Anne Marie Kilday, published in the Houston Chronicle. Regarding William P. Clements, Jr. bid for reelection in 1986 and the potential reasons why Clements lost to Mark White in the 1982 election.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, SEDCO, Inc., Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-, Rains, Jack M., Doran, Hilary, Jr., Bentsen, Lloyd, Hobby, Bill, 1932-
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Taxation
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Rita Crocker Clements, Bill Hobby

Identifier: e_cle_000101
Title: Speech by William P. Clements, Jr. for Republican Convention, Keynote Speaker, September 9, 1978
Description: Speech by William P. Clements, Jr. for Republican Convention, Keynote Speaker, September 9, 1978. Speech to the Republican Convention on the future of the Republican Party in Texas. Clements describes how he is different than other Republican candidates and why he can win. Clements also lists a number of issues he sees as important for Texas, including energy, education, and tax reform.
Page Count: 14
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.), Briscoe, Dolph, Harvey, Omar, Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-, Haerle, Nola, Jarvis, Howard, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Gann, Paul, 1912-1989, Grover, Henry Cushing Hank
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Fund raising, Jet fighter planes, Taxation, Education, Agriculture, Energy and natural resources
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, Jimmy Carter, Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_002724
Title: Letter from Bill Clements to Mark White, July 16, 1981
Description: Letter from Bill Clements to Mark White, July 16, 1981, regarding increasing severance taxes on natural resources in Texas
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Mark, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Taxation, Severance tax
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_002107
Title: Memo from Paul Wrotenbery to William P. Clements regarding Requested William P. Clements Position Statement Regarding Tax Exemptions on Certain Bonds, November 20, 1981
Description: Memo from Paul Wrotenbery to William P. Clements regarding Requested William P. Clements Position Statement Regarding Tax Exemptions on Certain Bonds, November 20, 1981. Contains notes from Clements.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Wrotenbery, Paul T.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Taxation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_006984
Title: Address by William P. Clements, Jr., Governor-Elect, State Republican Executive Committee Meeting, regarding plans for his administration, December 9, 1978
Description: Address by William P. Clements, Jr., Governor-Elect, State Republican Executive Committee Meeting, regarding plans for his administration, December 9, 1978. Clements states his gratitude for Republican support and his support for tax and education reform.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Taxation
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_004762
Title: Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980
Description: Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980. Memo is in regard to pending legislation and staff assignments. An outline of proposed bills for the Governor's Program is attached.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Kaster, Jim
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Brown, Doug
Subject Topic: Criminal Justice, Administration of, Alternatives to imprisonment, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Education, Education, Bilingual, Teachers, Teachers--Training of, Public schools, Education, Higher, Taxation, Alcohol--Taxation, Taxation, State, Small business, Loans, Radioactive wastes, Prisons, Alcohol--Law and legislation, Gasoline--Taxation, Foreign relations
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000309
Title: Notes by Eddie Barker Associates, Inc. titled "State Issues Synopsis"
Description: Notes by Eddie Barker Associates, Inc. titled "State Issues Synopsis". Regarding regarding Texas issues relevant to the William P. Clements, Jr. gubernatorial campaign. Campaign issues discussed include school finance, crime, government spending, 55 mph speed limit, gambling, automobile insurance, medical care, taxation, funding for higher education, and other issues. Includes annotations related to various subjects.
Page Count: 6
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Governors--Election, Political campaigns, Public schools, Teachers, Education, Crime, Capital punishment, Income tax, Taxation, Gambling, Baptists, Energy policy, Transportation, Medical care, Cost of, Appointment to office, Water, Gasoline--Taxation, Education, Higher
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_005874
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas in for a spell of tax r-e-l-i-e-f", June 10, 1979
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Texas in for a spell of tax r-e-l-i-e-f". The article reports on several tax breaks ordered by the Texas legislature during the last session, through the Tax Relief Amendment. Included breaks are for: the elderly, homeowners, and farmers/ranchers.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Douthat, Bill
Subject Topic: Taxation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_000099
Title: Remarks for William P. Clements, Jr. to Young Men's Business League, September 21, 1978
Description: Remarks for William P. Clements, Jr. to Young Men's Business League, September 21, 1978. Prepared remarks for William P. Clements, Jr. to the Young Men's Business League in Austin on the future of his gubernatorial campaign, his goals, and his differences with the Democratic candidate, John Hill and the La Raza Unida candidate Mario Compean. The remarks list five issues that Clements would like to debate on: taxes, education, local government, energy, and unionization.
Page Count: 11
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Young Men's Business League, Democratic Party (Tex)., Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Tarrance, V. Lance., V. Lance Tarrance and Associates, Compean, Mario C., 1940-
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Taxation, Education, Education, Elementary, Education, Secondary, Energy policy, Labor unions, Campaign debates
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_000017
Title: Memo from Karl Rove to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding gas tax
Description: Memo from Karl Rove to William P. Clements, Jr. regarding gas tax. Memo from Karl Rove on how William P. Clements, Jr. should handle the gas tax and other taxation.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Rove, Karl
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: O'Donnell, Peter J., 1924-, Francis, Jim, Bayoud, George, Daniel, Price
Subject Topic: Gasoline--Taxation, Political campaigns, Property tax, Taxation
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Karl Rove

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