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Identifier: e_cle_013662
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding People to People goodwill tour of Russia and Eastern Europe, August 31, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding People to People goodwill tour of Russia and Eastern Europe, including Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Yugoslavia, August 31, 1979. The group of Texans, including Texas A&M President Jarvis Miller, will observe agricultural practices in the areas. Attached is an itinerary of the group's travels.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, People-to-People
Subject Topic: International trade, Press releases, Agriculture
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013661
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Ixtoc I oil spill, August 28, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Ixtoc I oil spill, August 28, 1979. Clements asks the U.S. Small Business Administration for a disaster declaration and describes his upcoming inspection of the site.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: United States. Small Business Administration, United States. Coast Guard, Madson, Roger
Subject Topic: Oil Spills, Natural disasters, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_013633
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing the governor's request for President Jimmy Carter to designate Wichita Falls as a major disaster area, April 11, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing the governor's request for President Jimmy Carter to designate Wichita Falls as a major disaster area, following a tornado. April 11, 1979. The governor's request follows his inspection of Wichita Falls and Vernon areas.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Public Safety, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Subject Topic: Natural disasters, Press releases, Federal government
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013626
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing appointment of Douglas Owen Brown as special assistant for intergovernmental relations, January 18, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing appointment of Dallas businessman Douglas Owen Brown as special assistant to the Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in the governor's office January 18, 1979.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Brown, Douglas Owen, Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, State governments--Officials and employees, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_013655
Title: News release from the Office of William P. Clements, Jr., criticizing President Jimmy Carter's energy address, July 16, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of William P. Clements, Jr., criticizing President Jimmy Carter's energy address, July 16, 1979. Governor Clements criticizes Carter's proposal to freeze oil imports and his omission of nuclear energy.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Subject Topic: Energy policy, Nuclear energy, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Jimmy Carter

Identifier: e_cle_013631
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., affirming the governor's support for bilingual education in Texas, April 10, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., affirming the governor's support for bilingual education in Texas, April 10, 1979. The news release cites the governor's support for funding expanding bilingual education through fifth grade, mentioning legislation sponsored by Texas Representative Matt Garcia and Texas Senator Carlos Truan.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Garcia, Matt
Subject Topic: Education, Bilingual, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_013634
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., on the governor's opposing increased teacher salaries, April 12, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., on the governor's opposing increased teacher salaries, April 12, 1979. News release is attached to a memo and chart factoring in Texas' lower cost of living into a national comparison of teacher salaries. Clements argues that when this lower cost of living is considered, Texas' teacher salaries meet the national average.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Teachers, Salaries, etc, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_013632
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing the governor's tour of tornado damage in Wichita Falls, April 10, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing the governor's tour of tornado damage in Wichita Falls, April 10, 1979. Clements' assured Wichita Falls citizens of state assistance.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Natural disasters, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013628
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing establishment of Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council, April 4, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing establishment of Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council, April 4, 1979. News release contains the text of Clements' executive order.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Speir, Wilson E., Texas (State) Organized Crime Prevention Council
Subject Topic: Press releases, Organized crime, Crime prevention
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_013630
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing appointment of James B. Adams as executive director of Criminal Justice Division, April 10, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing appointment of James B. Adams, formerly of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as executive director of Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office, April 10, 1979. Current director Robert Flowers will continue in the division as Deputy Director.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Adams, James B., Flowers, Bob
Subject Topic: Press releases, Criminal Justice, Administration of, Appointment to office, State governments--Officials and employees
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments, Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_013640
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing Clements' support for consolidating state energy agencies, April 26, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., announcing Clements' support for consolidating state energy agencies, April 26, 1979. Clements supports creating the Texas Department of Energy and Natural Resources by combining the Governor's Office of Energy Resources, the Natural Resources Council, and the Texas Energy Advisory Council. His plan also would create a 17-member Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Governor's Office of Energy Resources, Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council
Subject Topic: Press releases, State governments
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013647
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Clements' orders for gas rationing, June 19, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Clements' orders for gas rationing and other measures to cope with fuel shortages, June 19, 1979. Gas rationing will take place in Texas' largest counties: Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant. In addition, the state will impose a 55-mph speed limit.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Fuel consumption, Gasoline supply, Press releases, Interstate Highway System, Energy conservation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013645
Title: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding the results of Clements' first congressional session, May 28, 1979
Description: News release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding the results of Clements' first congressional session, May 28, 1979, containing handwritten notes. Clements remarks on the successes and failures of legislative initiatives supported by his office.
Page Count: 16
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature
Subject Topic: State governments, Press releases
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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