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e_cle_002078
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Title
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Memo from Allen Clark to Ron Meers and Jim Coyle, undated
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Description
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Memo from Allen Clark to Ron Meers and Jim Coyle, undated, with form letter for Clements' approval.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Clark, Allen B.
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Contributor
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Meers, Ron, Coyle, Jim
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Subject Name
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Task Force on Immigration and Refugee Issues
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Subject Topic
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Emigration and immigration
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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_003124
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Title
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Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State George Strake, September 3, 1982
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Description
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Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State George Strake, September 3, 1982, regarding appointment of Brent Lawrence Burg to be judge of the 309th Judicial District.
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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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Contributor
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Strake, George W., Texas. Secretary of State
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Subject Name
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Burg, Brent Lawrence
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Subject Topic
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Appointment to office, Judges--Selection and appointment
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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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Appointments
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Identifier
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e_cle_000446
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas prison system trying to keep inmates, courts happy," June 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas prison system trying to keep inmates, courts happy," Waco Tribune-Herald, June 27, 1982. Governor Clements claims a victory when a remedy for prison overcrowding was struck down by a lower court, even though the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rules that Texas prison conditions constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Rawls, Wendel, Jr.
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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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, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000445
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor Qualification Questionnaire," April 2, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor Qualification Questionnaire," in Cleburne Times-Review, April 2, 1982.
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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
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Subject Topic
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Political campaigns
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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_000405
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor stumps for Hispanic vote--Clements hears plight of poor Brownsville parishioners on campaign swing," October 26, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Governor stumps for Hispanic vote--Clements hears plight of poor Brownsville parishioners on campaign swing," Houston Chronicle, October 26, 1982. Clements stumps for Hispanic voters, a traditionally Democratic base, focusing on improving lives for all Hispanics, regardless of whether they are citizens or legal or illegal immigrants. Included are reactions to the stump speech.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Tutt, Bob
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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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Hispanic Americans--Politics and government, Illegal aliens, Election
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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_000439
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor explains special session," May 13, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Governor explains special session," May 13, 1982. Newspaper clipping regarding ad valorem tax and its effect on college construction costs.
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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
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Subject Topic
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Ad valorem tax
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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_000412
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Sierra Club has refused to endorse candidate," October 31, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Sierra Club has refused to endorse candidate," Brownsville Herald, October 31, 1982. The Sierra Club of Texas refuses to endorse either William P. Clements or Mark White due to their poor record on environmental issues. They instead offer their support for Bob Poteet.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Sierra club, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Poteet, Robert
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Subject Topic
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Environmental policy, Environmental protection
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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_000413
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements spending twice as much money as White," Brownsville Herald, October 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements spending twice as much money as White," Brownsville Herald, October 27, 1982. The Herald reports that Clements, who raised more money than White, is spending twice as much as he earned in his reelection campaign. The Herald also covers other fundraising methods by other candidates.
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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, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Campaign funds
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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_000416
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements visits church in bid for Hispanic vote," Brownsville Herald, October 26, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements visits church in bid for Hispanic vote," Brownsville Herald, October 26, 1982. The speech includes Clements' desire to see Hispanic children given the ability to overcome poverty and receive equal education; the article then contrasts him with Mark White, before describing lack of Hispanic support for Clements.
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Page Count
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2
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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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Hispanic Americans--Politics and government, Education
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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_000452
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "County throng at Clements' speaking," Ennis News, July 18, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "County throng at Clements' speaking," Ennis News, July 18, 1982.
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Page Count
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4
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Subject Topic
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Political campaigns
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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_000459
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements call to fuel campaign," Terrell Tribune, August 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements call to fuel campaign," Terrell Tribune, August 27, 1982. Clements calls a special session to deal with the state's unemployment fund, and is commented upon by Mark White.
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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, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Election
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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_002036
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Title
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Memo and related documents from Allen Clark regarding Southeast Asian Refugee Task Force Meeting, May 7, 1980
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Description
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Memo and related documents from Allen Clark regarding Southeast Asian Refugee Task Force Meeting, May 7, 1980. Clark relates updates regarding the Southeast Asian Refugee Task Force Meeting and diffusing tensions between shrimp fishermen in Galveston, Texas.
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Page Count
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5
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Creator
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Clark, Allen B.
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Subject Topic
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Refugees, Shrimp industry
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Identifier
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e_cle_006834
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Official memo from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., establishing May 3-9, 1981, as Be Kind to Animals Week, March 24, 1981
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Official memo from William P. Clements, Jr., establishing May 3-9, 1981 as Be Kind to Animals Week, March 24, 1981. Attached is a letter from Rufus Burleson to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding establishing Be Kind to Animals Week, March 20, 1981. Also attached is a draft proclomation supplied by Burleson.
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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, Dallas Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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Subject Topic
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Animal health, Holidays
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Identifier
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e_cle_000414
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Title
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Newspaper clipping, "White charges Clements has killed Arkansas water deal," McAllen Valley Evening Monitor, June 15, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping,"White charges Clements has killed Arkansas water deal," McAllen Valley Evening Monitor, June 15, 1982. Mark White, Democratic nominee for governor, attacks Clements for "killing" a deal to purchase water from Arkansas and accuses him of blocking attempts to resolve a lawsuit about prison reform.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Asher, Ed
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Election, Water rights, Prisons
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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_000499
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "A master stroke by Clements," June 19, 1982
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Description
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Editorial, "A master stroke by Clements," Longview Journal, June 19, 1982, reporting on Clements' appointment of the first woman judge to the Texas Supreme Court.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Sondock, Ruby K.
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Subject Topic
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Texas History, Judges--Selection and appointment
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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_000456
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements recycles dirt on White in tough tabloid," September 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements recycles dirt on White in tough tabloid," September 27, 1982, by Dave McNeely, Waco Herald-Tribune, September 27, 1982. Clements is derided for circulating a tabloid piece about his rival for Texas governor, Mark White, regarding White's fine for driving drunk in 1963.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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McNeely, Dave
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Topic
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Governors--Election
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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_006808
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Title
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Press release from the Office of the Governor William P. Clements, Jr., December 22, 1981
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Description
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Press release from the Office of the Governor William P. Clements, Jr., December 22, 1981, regarding the appointment of Manuel D. Leal of Houston to be judge of the 308th Judicial District.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Leal, Manuel D., 308th Judicial District
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Subject Topic
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Judges--Selection and appointment
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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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Appointments
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Identifier
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e_cle_000504
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Letters to Editor," October 21, 1982
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Description
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A letter to the editor, Talco Times, October 21, 1982, from Allan Shivers, John Connally, Gerald Mann, Preston Smith, John Ben Shepperd, Will Wilson, and Waggoner Carr, all Democrats, and among them three Texas Governors and four Attorney Generals, all endorsing William P. Clements for governor.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Shivers, Allan, Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993, Mann, Gerald, Smith, Preston, 1912-, Shepperd, John Ben, Wilson, William C., Carr, Waggoner
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Subject Topic
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Political endorsements
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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_000422
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "State employees give Clements poor rating," McAllen Valley Evening Monitor, September 1, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "State employees give Clements poor rating," McAllen Valley Evening Monitor, September 1, 1982. The Texas State Employees Union ranks Clements as "inadequate" and lists reasons as to why Texas cannot afford four more years of William P. Clements as Governor.
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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
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Subject Topic
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State governments--Officials and employees
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"