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Identifier
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e_cle_009814
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Title
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Summary report for the Texas Department of Corrections sent from Gerald A. Mays to Bill Clements, May 15, 1989
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Description
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Summary report for the Texas Department of Corrections sent from Gerald A. Mays to Bill Clements, May 15, 1989, outlining prices for updates and the schedule of those updates.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Mays, Gerald A.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Terrell, Charles T.
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_009508_0001
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to J.R. Abbott, April 17, 1987
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to J.R. Abbott, April 17, 1987. Letter is regarding the construction of new prison facilities.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Identifier
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e_cle_014025
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Title
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Memo from Rider Scott to George Bayoud, September 26, 1988
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Description
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Memo from Rider Scott to George Bayoud, September 26, 1988. Regarding Exceeding Prison Capacity Limits
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Scott, Rider
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Contributor
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Bayoud, George
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005539
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Title
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982. The governor says that locking the doors of the Texas prison system to incoming inmates is not a solution to the prison overcrowding problem.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001290
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements Wants End to Early Release of Prisoners," undated
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements Wants End to Early Release of Prisoners," undated. Clements thinks early release programs are contributing to the crime problem and wants them ended.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Parole, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014139
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Title
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Constituent letter from Peter Wassdorf regarding early prisoner release, December 21, 1987
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Description
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Constituent letter from Peter Wassdorf of the office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding early release of Texas inmates, December 21, 1987
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Wassdorf, Pete
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Contributor
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Texas. Office of the Governor
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Subject Topic
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Early release programs, Prisons--Overcrowding, Alternatives to imprisonment, Constituent communication
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014423
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Title
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Minutes from the Governor's Staff Meeting, February 16, 1987
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Description
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Minutes from the Governor's Staff Meeting, February 16, 1987. Regarding the early release of prisoners and the budget.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Harris, Janie
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Subject Name
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Bullock, Bob, Texas Racing Commission, Texas. Department of Community Affairs
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Primaries, Superconducting Super Collider
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_009894
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Title
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Letter from Temple Dickson to William P. Clements, Jr., January 29, 1990
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Description
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Letter from Temple Dickson to William P. Clements, Jr., January 29, 1990. Letter from Texas Senator Temple Dickson to William P. Clements, Jr. requesting that prison construction be added to the topics for discussion in the Special Session on February 27, 1990.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dickson, Temple
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Construction projects
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Identifier
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e_cle_009594
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Title
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Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Frank Arndt regarding pre-release centers, September 1-September 11, 1987
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Description
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Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Rosenberg, Texas, resident Frank Arndt, September 1, 1987 and September 11, 1987, regarding Arndt's opposition to locating a pre-release center in Rosenberg.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas Prison System
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons, Constituent communication
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001616
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Title
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Memo from David Herndon to Bill Clements, July 2, 1982
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Description
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Memo from David Herndon to Bill Clements, July 2, 1982, regarding prison overcrowding and the potential for large scale issues
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Austin, Austin, T. Louis, Jr., Scott, Willie
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Criminal Justice, Administration of
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_009905
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Title
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Letter from Henry Cuellar to William P. Clements, Jr. with attached bill, November 28, 1989
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Description
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Letter from Henry Cuellar to William P. Clements, Jr. with attached bill, November 28, 1989. Letter from State Representative Henry Cuellar to William P. Clements, Jr. requesting that House Bill 83, regarding border patrol, and House Bill 84, regarding a state judge's ability to execute a sentence, be considered during the Second Called Special Session. Attached to the letter is a copy of HB 84.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Cuellar, Henry
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Subject Genre
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Bills (legislative records)
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Subject Topic
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Drug abuse, Illegal aliens, Emigration and immigration, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Judges--Selection and appointment, Prisons--Overcrowding, Drug traffic
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform, Immigration
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Identifier
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e_cle_005661
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements, Gllasgow issue statements on prisons," June 17, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements, Gllasgow issue statements on prisons," June 17, 1982
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_001199
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Title
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Transcript excerpts from news program "The Governor Reports," with Governor Mark White discussing campaign issues, September 26, 1986
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Description
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Annotated transcript excerpts from the KLRU-TV news program "The Governor Reports," regarding Governor Mark White discussing campaign issues, September 26, 1986. Excerpts include White's statements on education, prisons, agriculture, governance, and deferring his salary. White suggests that William P. Clements, Jr., would use money from the Permanent University Fund to balance Texas' budget. Includes office filing form.
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Page Count
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2
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Contributor
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Economic policy, Education, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, The Texas Economy
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Identifier
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e_cle_005659
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "White wants compensation fund to be issue in race," August 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "White wants compensation fund to be issue in race," August 15, 1982
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_001273
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Candidates offer prison solutions," October 29, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Candidates offer prison solutions," by Associated Press, Dallas Times-Herald, October 29, 1986.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dallas Times Herald
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Contributor
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Governors--Election, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_013607
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, May 13, 1982, regarding prison reform in response to Ruiz vs. Estelle lawsuit. "Janie Harris," the name of Clements' secretary, is handwritten in upper right corner.
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Page Count
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4
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Sowell, Polly, 1927-, Harris, Janie
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Subject Topic
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Press Conference, Prisons--Overcrowding, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005549
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Title
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Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, September 2, 1982
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Description
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Letter from David Herndon to Ruben Torres, September 2, 1982. Regarding parole release projections.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Herndon, David
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Contributor
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Torres, Ruben
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Identifier
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e_cle_014494
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Title
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Report titled "A Plan to Control T.D.C. population", April 3, 1987
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Description
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Report titled "A Plan to Control T.D.C. population", April 3, 1987. Report is in regards to prison overcrowding, and proposes potential solutions to this issue.
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Page Count
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11
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Identifier
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e_cle_006329
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Title
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice, August 3, 1982
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Description
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding the Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice, August 3, 1982. Press release announcing that the Blue Ribbon Commission on Criminal Justice will hold a public hearing in Austin on August 11, 1982, to receive testimony on critical issues confronting the criminal justice system.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Texas. Office of the Governor
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System, Lipshy, Bruce, McFarland, Bob
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, Early release programs
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001427
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Title
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Press Release titled "Governor Clements Receives Notice of Prison Crisis Resolution," March 3, 1987
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Description
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Press Release titled "Governor Clements Receives Notice of Prison Crisis Resolution," March 3, 1987. Governor William P. Clements announced that the prison overcrowding crisis has been resolved, according to Attorney General Jim Mattox. Governor Clements requests the Legislature to approve 10,000 new beds for the prison system for the next two years to alleviate further overcrowding.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Mattox, Jim
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Criminal Justice Reform