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Identifier
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e_cle_006920
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Title
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, May 7, 1981
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Description
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Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, May 7, 1981, regarding paroling Texas Department of Corrections prisoners to reduce overcrowding.
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Page Count
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12
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Creator
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Election districts
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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_002110
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Ruben Torres, Connie Jackson, and George Killinger, May 7, 1982. Letter to the Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and two board members regarding prison overcrowding and releasing inmates to mandatory supervision six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date.
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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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Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie, Killinger, George G. (George Glenn), 1908-1993
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole, 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004985
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Title
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Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program, May 1981
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Description
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Press release concerning the Conditional Parole Program. This program is intended to alleviate prison overcrowding by releasing prisoners to halfway houses. Governor Clements was advised that having prisoners sleeping on floors in TDC facilities would impair the State's ability to obtain a stay order in Ruiz v. Estelle.
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Page Count
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4
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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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Parole, Halfway Houses, 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004979
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Title
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Agenda for September 2, 1981 Meeting with Governor Clements, Jim Estelle, and Ruben Torres
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Description
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Agenda for September 2, 1981 Meeting with Governor Clements, Jim Estelle, and Ruben Torres. Agenda items relate to the Texas Department of Corrections and the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles
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Subject Topic
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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004981
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Title
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Board of Pardons and Paroles, November 24, 1980
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Description
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Memo from David A. Dean to William P. Clements regarding Board of Pardons and Paroles. The memo was prepared for the purpose of assisting the governor when asked questions regarding the Board and the governor's role in the parole process. While the governor had a high parole denial rate of 28 percent, the overcrowding issue is due to more people committing crimes and prison construction not keeping up with that pace.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948-
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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 Pardons and Paroles
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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_004980
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Title
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Personal Notes of Johnny R. McCollum from the September 2, 1981, meeting with Governor Clements and members of the Texas Department of Corrections
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Description
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Personal notes of Johnny R. McCollum from the September 2, 1981, meeting with Governor Clements and members of the Texas Department of Corrections. Also in attendance: Board of Corrections members T.L. Roach, Lindsey Waters, and Harry Whittington; Texas Department of Corrections Director Jim Estelle; and Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Topics covered include: the emergency appropriation construction project, security staff recruitment, site selection, and use of federal facilities for prison.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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McCollum, Johnny R.
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Subject Name
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Board of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_009785
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to Members of the Legislature regarding Special Session, July 2, 1987
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to Members of the Legislature regarding Special Session, July 2, 1987. The letter reminds the legislatures the purpose of the special session of 1987, focusing heavily on prison reform and budget changes in reaction to Estelle v. Ruiz.
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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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Texas. Legislature
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Subject Name
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
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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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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform, Budget Battle of 1987
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Identifier
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e_cle_006130
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Title
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Letter from William P. Clements to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, May 7, 1982
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Description
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Letter from William P. Clements to Ruben Torres, Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, May 7, 1982. Regarding the need to release inmates as soon as permissible due to overcrowding.
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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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Torres, Ruben
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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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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_014507
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Title
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Summary of newspaper coverage of William P. Clements Jr.'s appointees, October 31, 1988
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Description
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Summary of newspaper coverage of William P. Clements Jr.'s appointees, October 31, 1988. Document cites appointees' quotations in newspaper articles regarding prison and criminal justice issues.
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Page Count
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2
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Contributor
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Whittington, Harry, Martin, Steve, Mealy, Christopher Alexander
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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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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Appointment to office, Prison furloughs
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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, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005142
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Title
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Two letters from W.C. LaRowe to Dary Stone, April 1979
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Description
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Two letters from W.C. LaRowe to Dary Stone, April 1979, concerning the treatment of prisoner Emiliano Magana.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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LaRowe, W.C.
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Contributor
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Stone, Dary
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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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Parole, 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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Ruiz v Estelle