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e_cle_009835
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Press release from the Texas House of Representatives authored by Gib Lewis, February 19, 1987
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Description
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Press release from the Texas House of Representatives authored by Gib Lewis, February 19, 1987, regarding the release of convicted criminals in reference to prison overcrowding. Includes synopses from bills portioning to Texas prisons and the criminal justice system as well as handbills on the Texas War on Crime,
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Page Count
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22
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Creator
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Lewis, Gibson D.
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Subject Name
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Toomey, Mike, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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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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Ruiz v Estelle, Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005921
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "White blames Clements veto," April 21,1981
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Description
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Fort Worth Star Telegram clipping headlined, "White blames Clements veto," April 21,1981, concerning Bill Clements veto of prison construction funds and Mark White's appeal in response.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Arnold, Ann
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Smith, William French, 1917-
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Subject Topic
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Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, 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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Mark White, Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle
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Identifier
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e_cle_005347
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prosecutors hear Clements' proposal," September 19, 1980
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Prosecutors hear Clements' proposal," September 19, 1980, by Dean Chance, Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Governor William P. Clements, Jr., outlines proposed changes to aid in enforcing drug trafficking laws, including wiretapping.
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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 District and County Attorneys Association
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Subject Topic
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Wiretapping, 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_005407
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Wiretap bill will pass in coming Legislature, Clements tells officials," Augustd 30, 1980
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Wiretap bill will pass in coming Legislature, Clements tells officials," August 30, 1980, by Bruce Hight, Austin American-Statesman. The article describes legislation supported by Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to counter drug trafficking in Texas, from a presentation at the
Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
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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. Legislature
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Subject Topic
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Wiretapping, 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_006332
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, July 8, 1982
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Description
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, July 8, 1982. Press release announcing the appointment of T. Michael O'Connor to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections 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, O'Connor, T. Michael
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Subject Topic
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Appointment to office, 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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Appointments, 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_005923
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Oral-confessions bill wins Senate approval," May 27, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined "Oral-confessions bill wins Senate approval," May 27, 1981. From the Houston Chronicle, concerning changing Texas Law to allow for oral confessions to be used as evidence against a defendant. The Senate also preferred that the confession be taped as well.
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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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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_000394
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements: State has paid too much to fight prison reform," Houston Chronicle, March 27, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements: State has paid too much to fight prison reform," Houston Chronicle, March 27, 1982 regarding Clements argument with Mark White, who hired lawyers to assist an appeal of prison legislation.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Smith, Glenn
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_013609
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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, pp. 11-12, regarding Texas prison overcrowding and expenditures for prison construction.
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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, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Zachry, Bartell, 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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Criminal Justice Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_005398
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Anti-crime package puts heat on rapists," January 21, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Anti-crime package puts heat on rapists," January 21, 1981, Harte-Hanks, Big Springs Herald. Article discusses stronger anti-crime measures in legislation supported by Governor William P. Clements, Jr.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Legislature
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Sentences (Criminal procedure)
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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_006331
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Title
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, June 24, 1982
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Description
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, June 24, 1982. Press release announcing the appointment of Bruce Arlen Lipshy, Bob McFarland, Donald Arthur Byrd, J.A. Elkins, Jr., Charles W. Evans, Joe T. Gibson, Albert Gonzalez, Kenneth M. Hoyt, H.N. Maples, Mark Martin, and John V. Roach to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections 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, Byrd, Donald Arthur, Elkins, Jim, Evans, Charlie, Gonzalez, Albert, Hoyt, Kenneth Michael, Martin, Mark, Roach, John V.
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Subject Topic
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Appointment to office, 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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Appointments, Criminal Justice Reform
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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_000434
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud," May 16,1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud", Waco Tribune-Herald, May 16,1982. Gov. Clements battles his Attorney General Mark White over prison reform after the Texas Board of Corrections refuses to accept any more prisoners.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Henry, John C.
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System, Texas. Board 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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Criminal Justice Reform, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_004762
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Title
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Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980
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Description
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Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980. Memo is in regard to pending legislation and staff assignments. An outline of proposed bills for the Governor's Program is attached.
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Page Count
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8
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Creator
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Kaster, Jim
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Brown, Doug
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Alternatives to imprisonment, Juvenile justice, Administration of, Education, Education, Bilingual, Teachers, Teachers--Training of, Public schools, Education, Higher, Taxation, Alcohol--Taxation, Taxation, State, Small business, Loans, Radioactive wastes, Prisons, Alcohol--Law and legislation, Gasoline--Taxation, Foreign relations
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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_005350
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Dallas group lobbys for crime package," March 31, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Dallas group lobbys for crime package," March 31, 1981, Dallas Times Herald. Article describes Dallas Crime Commission's support for Governor Clements' anti-crime legislative proposals.
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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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Subject Name
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Greater Dallas Crime Commission, Texas. Legislature, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Criminal Justice, Administration of, Wiretapping
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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_005415
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Lawmaker wants to alter bill to bug the governor," March 11, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Lawmaker wants to alter bill to bug the governor," March 11, 1981, by John C. Henry, Austin American-Statesman. The article describes Texas Representative Lanell Cofer's suggestion to wiretap Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s office, in response to his support for legislation allowing wiretapping to control drug trafficking.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Henry, John C.
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Cofer, Lanell
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Subject Topic
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Wiretapping, Drug traffic, 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_006504
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Title
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, December 31, 1981
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Description
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, December 31, 1981. Press release announcing the appointment of Jon Newton, Roy Barrera, Jr., George Beto, Freddie Dickson, John Griffith, Lewis Hall, Sr., Dee Koch, R.S. Langham, Harmon Schepps, Josiah Wheat, Harry M. Whittington, and Rush Record to the Governor's Task Force on Intellectually Handicapped Citizens and 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, Texas. Governor's Task Force on Intellectually Handicapped Citizens and the Criminal Justice System, Beto, George John, 1916-1991, Whittington, Harry, Record, Rush Hamil
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Subject Topic
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Appointment to office, 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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Appointments, Criminal Justice Reform
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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
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Identifier
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e_cle_006330
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Title
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, June 14, 1982
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Description
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Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, June 14, 1982. Press release announcing the appointment of T. Louis Austin Jr., James "Buster" Brown, Ray Farabee, John B. Holmes Jr., Bob McFarland, Mike Moncrief, Nelson Puett, Dallas Smith, Victor G. Strecher, and Martha Williams to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections 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, Austin, T. Louis, Jr., Brown, Buster, Farabee, Ray, Holmes, John B., McFarland, Bob, Moncrief, Mike, Puett, Nelson, Smith, Dallas, Strecher, Victor, Williams, Martha
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Subject Topic
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Appointment to office, 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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Appointments, Criminal Justice Reform