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Identifier: e_cle_004328
Title: Memos regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski March 31, 1982
Description: Memos regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski March 31, 1982. Regarding Autopen signature, letter to Bullock approving vouchers amounting to $138,074.53 and $111,166.57 for payment.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Wrotenbery, Paul T., Janecek, Larry
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Bullock, Bob
Subject Topic: Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_006132
Title: Letter from Edward C. Schmults to William P. Clements regarding Ruiz v. Estelle consideration, April 16, 1982
Description: Letter from Edward C. Schmults to William P. Clements regarding Ruiz v. Estelle consideration. Schmults responds to Governor Clements request for a review of the DOJ's position and four-month delay in court proceedings. He addresses each of the three concerns the Governor had in his last letter: single celling, location of prisons near populations over 50,000 people, and limit to inmates per prison unit. Essentially, the Deputy Attorney General's response reassures the Governor that there is room for compromise on each of the issues.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Schmults, Edward Charles, 1931-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_014126
Title: Constituent letter from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation funding, January 25, 1988
Description: Constituent letter from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding litigation affecting Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation funding, January 25, 1988.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Subject Topic: Constituent communication, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"

Identifier: e_cle_004944
Title: Letter from Raymond L. Bynum to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 5, 1981
Description: Letter from Texas Commissioner of Education Raymond L. Bynum to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., June 5, 1981, regarding a contract for attorney William Bednar, to assist with bilingual education litigation.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Bynum, Raymon L.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas Education Agency
Subject Topic: Litigation, Education, Bilingual
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_013048
Title: Letter from Mark Martin to Richard H. Lewis, March 2, 1977
Description: Congratulatory letter from Dallas attorney Mark Martin to Richard H. Lewis, March 2, 1977, regarding a favorable jury verdict in the court case Dillin v. Clements regarding an Argentine oil deal.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Martin, Mark
Contributor: Lewis, Richard H.
Subject Name: Dillin, William, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade, Litigation
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_004329
Title: Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, April 26, 1982
Description: Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, April 26, 1982. Includes letter to Bullock approving voucher of $112,540.64 for payment and handwritten notes between Wrotenbery and Clements discussing the high payments to Fulbright and Jaworski.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Wrotenbery, Paul T., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013054
Title: Letter from George W. Beeby to Richard H. Lewis, October 21, 1975
Description: Letter from George W. Beeby to Richard H. Lewis, October 21, 1975, regarding deposition of George C. Francisco, Jr. in a case involving the oil industry.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Beeby, George W.
Contributor: Lewis, Richard H.
Subject Name: Shell Oil Company
Subject Topic: Litigation, Oil fields
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO

Identifier: e_cle_013696
Title: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Attorney General Mark White, July 22, 1980
Description: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Attorney General Mark White, July 22, 1980, regarding a federal Windfall Profits Tax. Clements urges White to bring a lawsuit to prevent the law from being enacted and reducing the state's profits from oil revenue.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Petroleum industry and trade--Government policy, Excess profits tax, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_005172
Title: Letter from Waggoner Carr to William P. Clements regarding Litigation, March 31, 1980
Description: Letter from Waggoner Carr to William P. Clements regarding Litigation, March 31, 1980. Carr provides an update on a lawsuit, from citations to defendant statements.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Carr, Waggoner
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_013050
Title: Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Marion Thomas, February 28, 1977
Description: Letter from Richard H. Lewis to Marion Thomas, February 28, 1977, regarding judgment by the Supreme Court of Virginia against claimant William Dillin. The decision terminates litigation against William Clements, Jr.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Lewis, Richard H.
Contributor: Thomas, Marion E.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Dillin, William, Virginia. Supreme Court
Subject Topic: Litigation, Offshore oil industry
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_004338
Title: Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, June 30, 1982
Description: Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, June 30, 1982. As of this date total paid to F&J is $1,138,910.98. Includes Letter from Texas Board of Corrections with attached voucher to pay and Clements letter to Bullock approving payment of attached voucher for amount of $21,437.37.
Page Count: 5
Creator: Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013055
Title: Letter from Richard H. Lewis to C.J. Dekat, November 7, 1975
Description: Letter from Richard H. Lewis to C.J. Dekat, November 7, 1975, regarding litigation brought by William Dillin against William P. Clements.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Lewis, Richard H.
Contributor: Dekat, C.J.
Subject Name: SEDCO, Inc., Dillin, William, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Litigation, Petroleum industry and trade
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"

Identifier: e_cle_004233
Title: Letter from Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., March 26, 1981
Description: Letter from Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., March 26, 1981. The trial of Boyer, et al. v. State Property Tax Board has been postponed until April or May of 1981. This case discusses the action of the Legislature in reducing the constitutional tax for college building funds through the enactment of Senate Bill 621 during the 66th Session of the Legislature.
Page Count: 1
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature
Subject Topic: Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_005144
Title: Letter from Emiliano Figueroa Magana to William P. Clements, Jr., (Dary Stone), May 1, 1979
Description: Letter from Emiliano Figueroa Magana to William P. Clements, Jr., (Dary Stone), May 1, 1979, regarding treatment of Mexican nationals in Texas prisons. States Magana's reasons for withdrawing his case against prisoner David Ruiz.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Magana, Emiliano Figueroa
Contributor: Stone, Dary, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Ruíz, David Resendez, 1942-2005, Texas. Good Neighbor Commission
Subject Topic: Litigation, Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004337
Title: Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, July 27, 1982
Description: Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, July 27, 1982. As of this date total paid to F&J is at $1,117,473.61. Includes Clements letter to Bullock approving voucher of $35,732.97 for payment.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Herndon, David
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_013056
Title: Letter from Richard H. Lewis to William P. Clements, Jr., November 19, 1975
Description: Letter from attorney Richard H. Lewis to Deputy Secretary of Defense William P. Clements, Jr., November 19, 1975, regarding upcoming litigation brought by William Dillin.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Lewis, Richard H.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Dillin, William
Subject Topic: Litigation
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"

Identifier: e_cle_001551
Title: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to Mark White, June 16, 1981
Description: Letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr. to Mark White, June 16, 1981. Their conversation pertain to the possibility of litigation regarding redistricting.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White

Identifier: e_cle_004336
Title: Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, May 25, 1982
Description: Memo from Jarvis Miller and David Herndon to William P. Clements regarding Request by the TDC for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments for Fulbright & Jaworski in Ruiz vs Estelle, May 25, 1982. Clements notes on memo "This is awful!", memo notes that as of that date F&J have been paid $1,081,740.64. Includes Clements letter to Bullock approving voucher of $162,788.77 for payment.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Herndon, David
Subject Topic: Budget, Prisons--Overcrowding, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ruiz v Estelle

Identifier: e_cle_004683
Title: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding potential litigation involving the Permanent University Fund, September 29, 1982
Description: Memo from David Herndon to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding potential litigation Involving the Permanent University Fund. The memo concerns the status of Prairie View University as a constitutional "black" school, the impact of the filing of a federal lawsuit against Texas, and PUF bond issues. Related documents include handwritten notes from the A&M Regents meeting on September 27, 1982 and correspondence from Attorney General Mark White to Clements.
Page Count: 14
Creator: Herndon, David, White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Prairie View University
Subject Topic: African American universities and colleges, Higher education and State, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_004330
Title: Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding request by the Texas Department of Corrections, June 9, 1981
Description: Memo from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., regarding request by the Texas Department of Corrections for Finding of Fact for Utilization of Funds Appropriated for Flexibility for Unforeseen Developments, June 9, 1981. Clements agrees with recommendation to not "find the fact" for transportation and agrees with recommendation to "find the fact" and authorize agency to use funds out of special appropriation for payment of outside counsel. Includes copies of correspondence between Mark White and T. Louis Austin Jr., Chairman of Texas Board of Corrections, concerning employment of outside counsel for Ruiz case.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Wrotenbery, Paul T.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Texas. Department of Corrections, White, Mark, 1940-, Austin, T. Louis, Jr.
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Budget, Litigation
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Ruiz v Estelle

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