TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Organization of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Legislative correspondence,
1979-1991,
Program files,
1981-1991,
Speeches,
1998-2002,
Itineraries,
2002-2003,
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Texas Department of Health:
An Inventory of Commissioner of Health Records at the
Texas
State Archives,
1979-1991, 1998-2003,
bulk
1979-1991
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Creator: |
Texas. Dept. of
Health. |
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Title: |
Commissioner of Health
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Dates: |
1979-1991, 1998-2003 |
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Dates: |
bulk 1979-1991 |
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Abstract: |
The Texas Department of
Health was the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation until it was
abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services. The Department of Health consisted of the
Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen. The Commissioner of Health had overall management duties and powers
of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. Records of the
Commissioner of Health include correspondence, memos, committee reports,
press releases, news clippings, resolutions, petitions, copies of
legislation, speeches, and itineraries, dating 1979-1991, 1998-2003, bulk
1979-1991. Robert Bernstein, M.D. held the position of Commissioner of Health
during the time period of the bulk of these records. |
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6.1 cubic
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Language: |
These materials are written in
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Repository: |
Texas State Archives |
Until it was abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services, the Texas Department of Health was the
latest successor in a line of health-related state agencies: the Texas
Quarantine Department (1879-1903), the Texas Department of Public Health and
Vital Statistics (1903-1909), the Texas State Department of Health (1909-1975),
and the Texas Department of Health Resources (1975-1977). The department
became
the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation.
The Texas Department of Health consisted of the Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen.
The Commissioner of Health was appointed every two years by the
Texas
Board of Health to be the administrative head of the Texas Department of
Health and was required to be licensed to practice medicine in Texas.
The
commissioner was given overall management duties and powers of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. By 1999, the
Commissioner of Health headed an Executive Deputy
Commissioner
and four deputy commissioners. The deputy commissioners led Community
Health
and Prevention with six subsidiary bureaus; Health Care Financing with nine
subsidiary bureaus; Public Health Sciences and Quality with ten subsidiary
bureaus; and Administration which provided support services, legal
services,
and management and administrative services. Additionally, the Department
was
associated with the Texas Medical Disclosure Panel, the Texas Radiation
Advisory Board, the Council of Sex Offender Treatment, the Toxic Substances
Coordinating Committee, and the Health Professions Council.
During
the course of the 20th century, the responsibilities of the Department
continued to evolve from its original concern to isolate and prevent epidemic
diseases
such
as cholera, smallpox, and typhoid fever. In 1903, the 28th Legislature, in
Senate Substitute Bill 168, assigned to the Department the task of
maintaining
birth and death records and changed its name to the Texas Department of
Public
Health and Vital Statistics to reflect its new role. Six years later, in
1909,
the name was changed again to the Texas State Department of Health, as
growing
concern over the safety and purity of food and water supplies resulted in
new
legislation at both the federal and state levels. The enforcement
responsibilities were given to the public health agencies. During the
Depression, new federal laws
encouraged
the states to provide limited kinds of medical and dental care for the
poor. In
1946 the U.S. Hospital Survey and Construction Act began providing matching
federal funds for hospital construction and renovation under the
Hill-Burton
program in coordination with state health agencies. Late in the century
the Texas
Department of Health developed a variety of disease-prevention programs. In
1975 (House Bill 2164, 64th Legislature, Regular Session), the Texas Health
Planning and Development Act added the responsibility of overall planning
of
all health facilities and services in the state, and the State Department
of
Health became the Texas Department of Health Resources, governed by the
Board
of Health Resources. Their names were changed to
the
Texas Board of Health and the Texas Department of Health in 1977.
From 1991, the Department of Health acted under the budgetary
oversight of the Health and Human Services Commission, which acted as an
umbrella organization to integrate the strategic planning and budget
request
processes for the state's major health and human services agencies. By
2002, the
agency
had over 5500 employees and an annual budget in excess of $6
billion
(including federal funds).
House Bill 2292 (78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2003) merged
twelve state health and human services agencies into five, officially
abolishing the Texas Department of Health (effective September 1, 2004) and
creating the new Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). DSHS took
over all of the "powers, duties, functions, programs, and activities" of the
Department of Health. (In addition it assumed the duties of the Texas
Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Texas Health Care Information
Council, and the mental health and state hospital operations formerly under the
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.) The governing body
is the DSHS Council, composed of nine members of the public appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the state senate. These nine members,
representing all geographic areas of the state and reflecting the ethnic
diversity of the state, "must have demonstrated an interest in and knowledge of
problems and available services related to public health, mental health, or
substance abuse." They serve staggered six-year terms.
(Sources
include: Guide to Texas State Agencies, 11th
edition (2001); the DSHS website,
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/, accessed October
2006; and the enabling legislation (1903, 1909, 1975, 1977,
2003).)
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The Texas Department of Health was the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation until it was
abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services. The Department of Health consisted of the
Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen. The Commissioner of Health had overall management duties and powers
of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. Records of the
Commissioner of Health include correspondence, memos, committee reports,
press releases, news clippings, resolutions, petitions, copies of
legislation, speeches, and itineraries, dating 1979-1991, 1998-2003, bulk
1979-1991. Robert Bernstein, M.D. held the position of Commissioner of Health
during the time period of the bulk of these records.
Legislative
correspondence with legislators, the Attorney General, the Lieutenant Governor,
the
Governor,
other state officials, and U.S. Congressmen generally
pertains to
health-related legislation, projects or programs regulated by the
Department of Health or addresses constituent or public health-related
problems
or concerns. Areas of concern include complaint investigations against
nursing
homes or hospitals, HIV/AIDS services, radioactive waste in sanitary
landfills,
asbestos abatement projects, lay midwifery regulations, delayed birth
certificates, teenage pregnancy, abortion facility regulations, and
licensing
processes. The commissioner's outgoing correspondence is often attached to
relevant incoming correspondence including constituent letters
seeking help from legislators or congressmen. Program files contain some
Associate and Deputy Commissioner files but consist primarily of bureau and
division files of the Department of Health. Areas of concern
addressed in
the program files include AIDS; radon testing; childhood immunizations;
Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) services; gun control; organ and tissue
donation;
environmental protection; and food and beverage labeling. Most of the
speeches are those given by Commissioner Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., with a
smaller number given by Executive Deputy Commissioner Charles Bell, M.D.,
Commissioner William R. Archer III, M.D., and others. Itineraries detail the
activities of Commissioner Sanchez.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Organization of the Records |
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These records are organized by State Archives staff into four
series: |
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Legislative correspondence, 1979-1991, 3 cubic ft. |
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Program files, 1981-1991, 2 cubic ft. |
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Speeches, 1998-2002, 1 cubic ft. |
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Itineraries,
2002-2003, 0.1 cubic ft. |
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted
and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog
the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Personal Names: |
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Bernstein,
Robert. |
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Subjects: |
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AIDS
(Disease)--Texas. |
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Children--Health and
hygiene--Texas. |
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Hazardous
substances--Health aspects--Texas. |
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Health
facilities--Texas. |
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Health
planning--Texas. |
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Health--Texas. |
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Public
health--Texas. |
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Document Types: |
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Bills (legislative
records)--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Clippings--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Correspondence--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Itineraries--Texas--Health--2002-2003. |
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Memorandums--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Press
releases--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Reports--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Resolutions--Texas--Health--1979-1991. |
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Speeches--Texas--Health--1998-2002. |
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Functions: |
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Managing health
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Department of Health
Commissioner of Health
records. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1995/103, 2005/108, 2006/205
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Department of Health on April 10, 1995; and by the
Texas Department of State Health Services on February 14, 2005 and
February 10, 2006.
Lisa M. Hendricks, May 1995
Rebecca Romanchuk, October
2006
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Legislative correspondence,
1979-1991,
3 cubic ft. |
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The Texas Department of Health was the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation until it was abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services. The Department of Health consisted of the Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen. The Commissioner of Health had overall management duties and powers of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. Legislative correspondence, 1979-1991, is
with legislators, the Attorney General, the Lieutenant Governor, the
Governor,
other state officials, and U.S. Congressmen. The correspondence generally pertains to
health-related legislation, projects or programs regulated by the
Department of Health or addresses constituent or public health-related
problems
or concerns. Areas of concern include complaint investigations against
nursing
homes or hospitals, HIV/AIDS services, radioactive waste in sanitary
landfills,
asbestos abatement projects, lay midwifery regulations, delayed birth
certificates, teenage pregnancy, abortion facility regulations, and
licensing
processes. The commissioner's outgoing correspondence is often attached to
relevant incoming correspondence including constituent letters
seeking help from legislators or congressmen. |
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Arrangement |
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Records are in the order in which they arrived from the agency. Records within each folder appear to be in roughly reverse
chronological order. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Legislative correspondence, Texas Department of Health Commissioner of Health
records. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1995/103 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
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Texas Department of Health on April 10, 1995. |
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Senator Chet Brooks,
October 1986-1989 |
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Representative Jerry Beauchamp,
1986-1991 |
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Representative Weldon Betts,
1986-1988 |
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Senator Kent A. Caperton,
1980-1990 |
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Representative D. Barry Connelly,
1982-1991 |
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Representative Lloyd Criss,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Larry Q. Evans,
1983-1991 |
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Representative Ron Givins,
1985-1987 |
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Representative John Gavin,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Orlando L. Garcia,
1981-1990 |
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Representative Eldon D. Edge, Sr.,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Al Luna,
1983-1990 |
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Representative L. B. Kubiak,
1982-1991 |
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Representative Rick Perry,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Jim Parker,
1982-1990 |
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Senator Hugh Parmer,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Brad Wright,
1981-1990 |
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Representative Larry Warner,
1986-1990 |
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Senator Craig Washington,
1980-1989 |
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Representative Ed Watson,
1990 |
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Representative Richard Waterfield,
1986-1990 |
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Representative Tom Waldrop,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Keith Valigura,
1985-1990 |
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Representative Richard Smith,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Terrell Smith,
1982-1990 |
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Senator Hector Uribe,
1981-1990 |
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Representative Hugh D. Shine,
1986-1990 |
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Senator H. Tati Santiesteban,
1981-1990 |
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Representative Phyllis Robinson,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Bob Richardson,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Anthony Polumbo,
1980-1991 |
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Representative Alejandro Moreno, Jr.,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Bob Melton,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Dan Morales,
1988-1990 |
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Representative Mike McKinney,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Jim McWilliams,
1981-1990 |
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Senator Bob McFarland,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Sam Johnson,
1984-1990 |
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Representative Bill Hollowell,
1981-1990 |
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Representative Juan Hinojosa,
1981-1990 |
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Representative Dudley Harrison,
1982-1990 |
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Representative Lena Guerrero,
1984-1990 |
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U.S. Representative Steve Bartlett,
1982-1990 |
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U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen,
1989-1990 |
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U.S. Representative Jim Colbe,
1985 |
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U.S. Representative Tony Coelho,
1985-1987 |
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U.S. Senator Thomas F. Eagleton,
1982 |
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U.S. Representative Tom Daschle,
1983 |
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U.S. Representative Jim Chapman,
1985-1989 |
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U.S. Representative Ronald Coleman,
1982-1988 |
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U.S. Representative L.H. Fountain,
1982 |
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U.S. Representative Sam B. Hall, Jr.,
1980-1985 |
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U.S. Representative J. Marvin Leath,
1981-1988 |
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U.S. Representative Mickey Leland,
1979-1988 |
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U.S. Representative Tom Loeffler,
1981-1986 |
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U.S. Representative Stan Parris,
1985 |
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U.S. Representative Claude Pepper,
1982-1987 |
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U.S. Congressman Phil Gramm,
1980-1989 |
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U.S. Representative E. (Kika) de la Garza,
1986-1989 |
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U.S. Senator Chet Edwards,
1982-1989 |
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U.S. Representative J.J. (Jake) Pickle,
1980-1989 |
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U.S. Representative Gus Savage,
1983 |
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U.S. Representative David Sweeney,
1985 |
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U.S. Representative James C. Wright, Jr.,
1979-1988 |
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U.S. Representative Charles Wilson,
1979-1987 |
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Senator Lloyd Bentsen,
1987-1989
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Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby,
1986-1990 |
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Lieutenant Governor Hobby Correspondence,
1986 |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts Bob Bullock,
1986-1990 |
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Correspondence mailed to all Texas Legislators,
1985-1989 |
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Attorney General,
1987-1988 |
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Fees (correspondence and related material),
1985 |
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Blue Book & Texas Legislative Services Information,
1980-1984 |
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(Mrs. Rita) Mrs. William P. Clements, Jr.
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Governor William P. Clements,
1987-1989 |
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Program files,
1981-1991,
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The Texas Department of Health was the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation until it was abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services. The Department of Health consisted of the Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen. The Commissioner of Health had overall management duties and powers of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. Program files, 1981-1991, contain some
Associate and Deputy Commissioner files but consist primarily of bureau and
division files of the Department of Health. Areas of concern
addressed in
the program files include AIDS; radon testing; childhood immunizations;
Women,
Infants, and Children (WIC) services; gun control; organ and tissue
donation;
environmental protection; and food and beverage labeling. |
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Arrangement |
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Records are in the order in which they arrived from the agency. Records in each folder appear to be in roughly reverse
chronological order. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Program files, Texas Department of Health Commissioner of Health
records. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1995/103 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Department of Health on April 10, 1995. |
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Office of General Counsel,
1989-1990 |
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Deputy Commissioner for Professional Services,
1989 |
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Public Health Promotion,
1989-1991 |
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Bureau of State Health Data & Policy,
1989-1990 |
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Associate Commissioner for Management,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Personnel Management,
1989-1990 |
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Fiscal Division,
1989-1990 |
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Grants Management Division,
1989 |
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Budget Division,
1990 |
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Bureau of Support Services,
1989-1990 |
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Materials Acquisition & Management Division,
1989-1990 |
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Reprographics & Library Services Division,
1989 |
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Associate Commissioner for Special Health Services,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Long Term Care,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Licensing and Certification,
1989-1991 |
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Quality Assurance,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Vital Statistics,
1989-1990 |
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Vital Records Division [empty] |
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Statistical Services Division [empty] |
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Professional Licensing & Certification Division,
1989 |
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Health Facility Licensure & Certification Division,
1989-1990 |
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Licensing & Certification Division,
1990 |
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Associate Commissioner for Personal Health Services,
1989-1990 |
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Early Childhood Intervention File,
1981-1989 |
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Bureau of Maternal & Child Health,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Women, Infants & Children's Nutrition,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Chronically Ill & Disabled Children's
Services,
1989-1990 |
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Pharmacy Division,
1989 |
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Bureau of Disease Control & Epidemiology,
1989-1990 |
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Epidemiology Division,
1989-1990 |
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Tuberculosis Division,
1990 |
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Injury Control Program,
1990-1991 |
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Immunization Division,
1990-1991 |
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HIV Division,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Dental & Chronic Disease Prevention,
1989-1990 |
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Dental Care Prevention & Administration Program,
1989 |
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1990 |
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Kidney Health Program,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Laboratories,
1990 |
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Associate Commissioner for Environmental & Consumer
Health Protection,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Environmental Health,
1989-1990 |
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Chemical Services Division [empty] |
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Infectious Disease Program,
1990 |
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Bureau of Radiation Control,
1989-1990 |
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Food & Drugs Division,
1989-1990 |
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Milk & Dairy Products Division,
1989-1990 |
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Product Safety Program,
1989 |
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Shellfish Sanitation Control Division,
1989-1990 |
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Occupational Safety & Health Division,
1989-1990 |
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General Sanitation Division,
1989-1990 |
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Water Hygiene Division,
1989-1990 |
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Bureau of Veterinary Public Health,
1989 |
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Zoonosis Control Division,
1989 |
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Cooperative Meat Inspection Division,
1989 |
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Associate Commissioner for Community & Rural Health,
1989-1990 |
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Nutrition Services,
1989 |
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Primary Care Program,
1989-1990 |
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Hospital Care Division,
1990 |
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South Texas Hospital,
1989 |
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Bureau of Emergency Management,
1989-1991 |
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Bureau of Community and Rural Health Administration,
1990 |
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State Purchasing and General Services,
1987-1989 |
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Solid Waste Management Division,
1989-1990 |
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Speeches,
1998-2002,
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The Texas Department of Health was the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation until it was abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services. The Department of Health consisted of the Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen. The Commissioner of Health had overall management duties and powers of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. Speeches, 1998-2002, are largely those given by Commissioner Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., with a smaller number given by Executive Deputy Commissioner Charles Bell, M.D., Commissioner William R. Archer III, M.D., and others. The speeches were given to meetings and conferences of health-related organizations and agencies (some coordinated by the Department of Health), other organizations (including public schools) with an interest in health issues or participating in health campaigns, and legislative hearings. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by the agency in roughly reverse chronological order. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Speeches, Texas Department of Health Commissioner of Health
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 2005/108, 2006/205 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
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Texas Department of State Health Services on February 14, 2005 and
February 10, 2006. |
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1999-2002 |
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1998-2002 |
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Itineraries,
2002-2003,
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The Texas Department of Health was the State of Texas' primary
agency for public health planning, services, and regulation until it was abolished in 2004 and absorbed into the Texas
Department of State Health Services. The Department of Health consisted of the Commissioner of
Health,
the administrative staff, and the chest hospitals at San Antonio and
Harlingen. The Commissioner of Health had overall management duties and powers of the
Department of
Health and was assisted in oversight functions by deputy commissioners,
assistant deputy commissioners, and associate commissioners. Itineraries, 2002-2003, detail the schedule of Commissioner Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by the agency in roughly chronological order. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Itineraries, Texas Department of Health Commissioner of Health
records. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 2006/205 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Department of State Health Services on
February 10, 2006. |
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| 2006/205-2 |
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Intineraries,
2002-2003 |
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