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e_cle_014524
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Title
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Criminal Justice construction of new facilities, March 1990-April 1990
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Description
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Criminal Justice construction of new facilities, March 1990-April 1990. Included are a letter from Texas Department of Criminal Justice Chairman James Collins to Texas Board of Criminal Justice Chair Charles Terrell summarizing the history of state lands for prisons and including a chart, "Violence in the TDCJ-ID, 1983-1989"; two letters from Brown & Root representative R.B. Henke to Texas Department of Criminal Justice representative Larry Fickel regarding construction questions; minutes of a monthly construction meeting of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and an annotated meeting agenda.
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Page Count
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22
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Creator
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Collins, A. James, Texas. Department of Criminal Justice
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Contributor
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Terrell, Charles T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Construction projects, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Texas History, Public lands
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_000491
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements opens special session to prisons," Henderson Daily News, May 26, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements opens special session to prisons," by Kathy Baker, Henderson Daily News, May 26, 1982. Clements calls a special session in order to address prison overcrowding and appropriate an emergency fund for the Texas Department of Corrections to add 4,000 more beds.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Baker, Kathy
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Clayton, Bill W., Texas. Department of Corrections
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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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_000474
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," El Paso Times, May, 14, 1982. After Texas prisons closed due to overcrowding, Clements criticized the Texas Board of Corrections and ordered them to continue absorbing prisoners.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Dusek, Ron
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, 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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Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_014519
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Title
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Memo from Rider Scott to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison problems in Maine, September 25, 1989
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Description
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Memo from Rider Scott to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding prison problems in Maine, September 25, 1989. Rider includes a newspaper clipping by Paul Carrier from the Maine Sunday Telegram describing that state's attempt to expand its prison system, July 16, 1989.
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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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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Construction projects
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_001395
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Title
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News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986
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Description
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News release from Governor Mark White regarding crime and prison overcrowding, October 20, 1986. White attaches a letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to members of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles encouraging them to ease prison crowding by releasing prisoners up to six months prior to their minimum sentence expiration date, May 7, 1982.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Contributor
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Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Torres, Ruben, Jackson, Connie
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding, Governors--Election, Political campaigns
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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, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_014517
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Title
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Corrections Capacity Expansion, July 1989
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Description
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Group of documents regarding Texas Department of Corrections Capacity Expansion, July 1989. Documents include Texas Department of Corrections update on inmate bed capacity, July 17, 1989; two charts showing TDC projected increase in beds in 1989-199; and a memorandum from Special Master J. Michael Keating proposing a variety of methods for relieving prison overcrowding in Harris County, July 28, 1989.
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Page Count
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6
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Creator
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Keating, J. Michael, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Contributor
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Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Prison furloughs, Parole
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_014503
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Title
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Group of documents regarding financing and construction of Texas Department of Corrections facilities, December 1987- July 1988
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Description
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Group of documents regarding financing and construction of Texas Department of Corrections facilities, December 1987- July 1988. Documents include minutes of a Texas Department of Corrections board meeting discussing Brown and Root's construction estimates, as well as correspondence related to requests for financing and approval of state bonds for prison construction.
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Page Count
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22
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Creator
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Texas. Department of Corrections, Scott, Rider
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Contributor
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Whittington, Harry, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Construction projects
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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_000393
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes", May 23, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Baytown Sun headlined, "Texas Prison System Meddling Brings Woes," May 23, 1982. Published in the Baytown Sun. Article states that U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice has "all but taken over supervision of Texas prisons" and has "circumvented lawful functions of a state district court in Harris County."
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Page Count
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2
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Subject Name
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Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Poe, Ted, Heard, Jack, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Department of Corrections
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Subject Topic
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Prisons, Prisons--Overcrowding, Judicial power
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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, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_014513
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Title
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Group of documents from Charles T. Terrell to U.S. President George Bush regarding drug use in the United States, July 1989
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Description
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Group of documents from Charles T. Terrell to U.S. President George Bush regarding drug use in the United States, July 1989. Terrell urges Bush to address drug abuse and includes his Dallas Times Herald newspaper article "Don't Let Drugs Destroy America," July 25, 1989.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Terrell, Charles T.
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Contributor
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Bush, George, 1924-
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Recidivism, Drug abuse and crime, Substance abuse treatment facilities
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_014516
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Title
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Newspaper clippings headlined, "Clements to Meet on Jail Suit," "Not Too Tough," "Clements Will Study Overcrowding in Jail," July 26, 1986
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Description
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Three newspaper clippings headlined, "Clements to Meet on Jail Suit," "Not Too Tough," "Clements Will Study Overcrowding in Jail," July 26, 1986. Pet Slover of the Houston Chronicle, and Bill Hensel, Jr., and Patricia Manson of the Houston Post describe Governor William P. Clements, Jr., meeting with U.S. District Judge James DeAnda to discuss overcrowding in Harris County jails.
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Houston Post, Houston Chronicle
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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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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Litigation
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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