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Identifier: e_cle_005921
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "White blames Clements veto," April 21,1981
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Arnold, Ann
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Justice, William Wayne, 1920-2009, Smith, William French, 1917-
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Criminal Justice, Administration of
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_006311
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, April 6, 1981
Description: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, April 6, 1981. Press release announcing the appointment of Robert D. Gunn to the Texas Board of Corrections, Johnnie M. Benson and Ben M. Durr to the Texas Board of Health, Hal M. Bateman to the State Securities Board, Hanes Hanby Brindley to the Commission on Jail Standards, Charles E. Forester to the Metric System Advisory Council, Jesse Donald Cone to the District Review Committee, and Nathan R. Branch and James R. Borup to be Branch Pilots for the Ports of Galveston County.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas Board of Health, Texas. State Securities Board, Metric System Advisory Council, District Review Committees, Branch Pilot for the Ports of Galveston County, Gunn, Robert, Durr, Ben. M., Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Cone, Jesse Donald, Branch, Nathan R.
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_005552
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, October 4, 1982
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr., to the members of the Texas Board of Corrections, October 4, 1982. Regarding a meeting to approve processes to avoid prison overcrowding.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas. Department of Corrections, Governor's Blue Ribbon Commission for the Comprehensive Review of the Criminal Justice Corrections System
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Parole
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_005539
Title: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
Description: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982. The governor says that locking the doors of the Texas prison system to incoming inmates is not a solution to the prison overcrowding problem.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_006952
Title: Transcript of Governor William Clements, Jr.'s, press conference, May 27, 1982
Description: Transcript of Governor William Clements, Jr.'s press conference, May 27, 1982, regarding funding for the Texas. Board of Corrections, the Texas Gulf Coast, and more issues with Texas prisons.
Page Count: 13
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013285
Title: Notes on Staff Meeting held Wednesday, March 18, 1981
Description: Notes on Staff Meeting held Wednesday, March 18, 1981. Regarding appointments for higher education; State Purchasing and General Services Commission, Letter from Board of Corrections sent to Mark White requesting outside counsel, and Mark White's budget request. Present for the meeting were Tobin Armstrong, George Bayoud, Doug Brown, Allen Clark, William P. Clements, Jr., Rita Crocker Clements, Bob Clower, David Dean, Hilary Doran, Jon Ford, Janie harris, Ray Huffines, Jim Kaster, Pat Oles Karl Rove, George Strake, Kay Woodward, and Paul Wrotenbery.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Harris, Janie
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas. State Board of Education
Subject Genre: Minutes (administrative records)
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, Budget, Education, Higher
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_007316
Title: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to T.L. Austin, May 12, 1982
Description: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Texas Board of Corrections Chairman T.L. Austin, May 12, 1982, regarding a lack of cooperation between the Texas Board of Corrections and the Texas Department of Corrections.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections, Collins, A. James, Texas. Department of Corrections
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_006309
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, May 16, 1979
Description: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, May 16, 1979. Press release announcing the appointment of Robert T. Mattox to the Trinity River Authority of Texas and Roy Barton Sinclair to the Board of Tax Assessor Examiners. The press release also announces the nomination of Henry C. Beck by William P. Clements, Jr. to be a member of the Texas Board of Corrections.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Trinity River Authority of Texas, Texas Board of Tax Assessor Examiners, Beck, Henry
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_001607
Title: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding agenda for Texas Board of Corrections meeting, June 21, 1982. Items on the agenda include Texas Department of Correction's decision to mix violent offenders with non-violent offenders, and the possibility of building greater capacity dormitory facilities.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_000434
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Phone call on prisons rekindles White-Clements feud," May 16,1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Henry, John C.
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_006310
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, March 12, 1981
Description: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, March 12, 1981. Press release announcing the appointment of Othal E. Brand to the Texas Board of Corrections and the reappointment of Bob D. Glaze and Barbara T. Slover to the Texas Board of Health.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Texas Board of Health, Brand, Othal, Slover, Barbara, Glaze, Bob D.
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_006586
Title: News release from William P. Clements, Jr., regarding recent appointments, September 26, 1979
Description: News release from William P. Clements, Jr., regarding recent appointments, September 26, 1979. Appointments include Clifford Smith to the Texas Board of Corrections; Liborio Hinojosa to the Board of Regents of Texas State Technical Institute; Herbert Snow Harris to the Texas Industrial Accident Board; Joe Walts and T. Grady Baskin to the State Board of Morticians; William Knight to the Texas Polygraph Examiners Board; and Mrs. Scott Toothaker to the Metric System Advisory Council.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Smith, Clifford, Texas. Board of Corrections, Hinojosa, Libo, Board of Regents of Texas State Technical Institute, Texas. Industrial Accident Board, Texas. State Board of Morticians, Texas. Polygraph Examiners Board, Metric System Advisory Council
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_000767
Title: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982
Description: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to T. L. Austin, May 12, 1982. Governor Clements writes to the Chairman of the Texas Board of Corrections expressing shock at locking the doors of the Texas prison system to incoming inmates. The governor says that the doors of the Texas Department of Corrections will be open on May 17, 1982, and solutions will need to be created to keep the doors open and the criminal justice system functioning properly.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons administration, Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform, Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005560
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "To assist in TDC appeal White hires private law firm," July 14, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post by Tom Nelson headlined, "To assist in TDC appeal White hires private law firm," July 14, 1981, regarding Ruiz v. Estelle lawsuit against the Texas Department of Corrections.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle, Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_005953
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements warns board to keep prisons open," September 29, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements warns board to keep prisons open," by Ann Arnold, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, September 29, 1982, regarding Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s response to the prison overcrowding crisis.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Arnold, Ann
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Estelle, Ward James, Jr.
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000474
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Clements orders prisons to open gates by Monday," May, 14, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Dusek, Ron
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Estelle, Ward James, Jr., Texas Prison System, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_006234
Title: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, June 12, 1979
Description: Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, June 12, 1979. Press release announcing the appointment of Harry M. Whittington to the Texas Board of Corrections, Woody W. Woods to the Advisory Council on Community Affairs, and Peyton Lake to the Board of Directors of the Angelina and Neches River Authority. The press release also announces the reappointment of Donald W. Harris, Cesar Gonzalez, and Louis D. Whitehead to the Advisory Council on Community Affairs.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Board of Corrections, Advisory Council on Community Affairs, Angelina and Neches River Authority, Angelina and Neches River Authority Board of Directors, Whittington, Harry, Harris, Donald W., Gonzalez, Cesar, Whitehead, Louis D., Lake, Peyton
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_004980
Title: Personal Notes of Johnny R. McCollum from the September 2, 1981, meeting with Governor Clements and members of the Texas Department of Corrections
Description: 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.
Page Count: 3
Creator: McCollum, Johnny R.
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas. Board of Corrections
Subject Topic: Prisons
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_005644
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements: Reopen prison gates," May 14, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements: Reopen prison gates," May 14, 1982
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_003183
Title: Letter from William P. Clements to the Texas Legislature, May 14, 1981
Description: Letter from William P. Clements to the Texas Legislature, May 14, 1981, regarding an appointment to the Texas Board of Corrections: Pete V. Cortez
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Texas. Legislature
Subject Name: Texas. Board of Corrections
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

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