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Identifier: e_cle_000201
Title: Campaign press release on William P. Clements's Testimony before Special Legislative Session on Taxation, July 18, 1978
Description: Campaign press release on William P. Clements's Testimony before Special Legislative Session on Taxation, July 18, 1978. The press relief describes Clements' testimony before the special session, specifically describing bringing down government spending, increasing exemptions based on vocation and age, and democratic methods of changing the taxation rate.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Taxation
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_001283
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements says stand against new taxes hasn't weakened," August 19, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Waco Tribune-Herald headlined "Clements says stand against new taxes hasn't weakened," August 19, 1986 by Drew Parma. Clements denies support for new taxes and confirms he still believes the budget problems can be solved without a tax increase.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Budget, Taxation, State
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Budget Battle of 1987

Identifier: e_cle_001117
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Backers urge Clements to ease tax stance," August 18, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram headlined "Backers urge Clements to ease tax stance," August 18, 1986 by Laylan Copelin. Clements supporters and Republicans are worried that Clements' promise of no new taxes is impossible to keep with the projected budget deficit.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Budget
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_004762
Title: Memo from Jim Kaster to Selected Staff regarding legislation, June 3, 1980
Description: 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.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Kaster, Jim
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Brown, Doug
Subject Topic: 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
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000464
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Special session could weigh heavy on governor's race," September 5, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Special session could weigh heavy on governor's race," September 5, 1982. From the Waco Tribune Herald regarding unemployment rates in Texas, as well as raising the minimum tax rate.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Unemployment, Taxation, State
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_001113
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements says tax reversal does not show inconsistency," August 20, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Houston Chronicle headlined "Clements says tax reversal does not show inconsistency," August 20, 1986 by Nene Foxhall and Anne Marie Kilday. Clements answered a hypothetical situation question which lead to confusion on his views on taxation.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hance, Kent Ronald, 1942-
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Budget
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_013612
Title: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, August 8, 1982
Description: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., press conference, August 8, 1982, regarding unemployment tax issues, after breakfast meeting with Comptroller Bob Bullock, Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby, and Texas House Speaker Billy Clayton.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Bullock, Bob, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Clayton, Bill W., Hobby, Bill, 1932-
Subject Topic: Press Conference, Taxation, State
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Bill Hobby, The Texas Economy

Identifier: e_cle_001288
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements says death penalty deters crime," December 10, 1982
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald headlined "Clements says death penalty deters crime," December 10, 1982 by Saralee Tiede. Clements continues to support the death penalty after the execution of Charlie Brooks Jr.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Tiede, Saralee
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Capital punishment, Taxation, State, Gasoline--Taxation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_000203
Title: Campaign Press Release Clements' Support for Tax Relief, August 9, 1978
Description: Campaign Press Release Clements' Support for Tax Relief, August 9, 1978. The release states that Clements supports the protections against excessive taxation approved by the Legislature but feels they do not go far enough to protect the taxpayers of Texas, blaming John Hill for blocking wider protections.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Taxation, Taxation, State
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_001282
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Clements modifies no-tax pledge," August 18, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News headlined "Clements modifies no-tax pledge," August 18, 1986 by G. Robert Hillman. Changes in the state budget situation prompt Clements to retract his promise to veto all tax increases.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Budget, Taxation, State
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Budget Battle of 1987

Identifier: e_cle_001025
Title: Political cartoon critiquing William Clements' stance on Taxes
Description: Political cartoon critiquing William Clements' stance on taxation during his 1986 gubernatorial campaign.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Election, Political campaigns
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Budget Battle of 1987

Identifier: e_cle_001284
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Where's The Secret Plan, Bill?" August 24, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Fort Stockton Pioneer headlined, "Where's The Secret Plan, Bill?" August 24, 1986. In a letter to the editor, Pecos County Democratic Party Chairman Stephen W. Spurgin calls on Clements to reveal the "secret plan" for solving the state budget shortfall. Two other articles are included: "Trim payroll, forget taxes, Clements says," dated August 21, 1986, and "Clements changes tune" dated August 24, 1986.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Subject Topic: Budget, Taxation, State, Political campaigns
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): The Texas Economy

Identifier: e_cle_001112
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "Praise, confusion for Clements," August 20, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post headlined, "Praise, confusion for Clements," August 20, 1986, by Jane Ely. Clements answered a hypothetical question that lead to confusion on his views on taxation.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hance, Kent Ronald, 1942-, Schlumberger Limited
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Budget
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_001279
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, "GOP Candidates on Key Issues," April 14, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News headlined, "GOP Candidates on Key Issues," April 14, 1986. Statements by three Republican gubernatorial candidates, Bill Clements, Kent Hance and Tom Loeffler, on issue including the state budget, taxes, pari-mutual gambling, lottery, economy, and no-pass, no-play.
Page Count: 1
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hance, Kent Ronald, 1942-, Loeffler, Thomas Gilbert, 1946-
Subject Name: Loeffler, Nancy, Hance, Kent Ronald, 1942-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Budget, Taxation, State, Gambling, Lotteries
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, The Texas Economy

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