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
Speeches and press releases,
1956-1999,
2003-2006,
Calendars and schedules,
2003-2006,
Organization charts,
2003-2005,
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Texas Attorney-General's Office:
An Inventory of Attorney General's Office Records at the
Texas State Archives,
1956-1999,
2003-2006
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| Creator: | Texas.
Attorney-General's Office. |
| Title: | Attorney General's Office
records |
| Dates: | 1956-1999, 2003-2006 |
| Abstract: | The Attorney General
is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is charged by the Texas Constitution
to: defend the laws and the Constitution of the State of Texas, represent the
State in litigation, and approve public bond issues. To fulfill these
responsibilities, the Office of the Attorney General serves as legal counsel to
all boards and agencies of state government; issues legal opinions when
requested by the Governor, heads of state agencies and other officials and
agencies as provided by Texas statutes; sits as an ex-officio member of state
committees and commissions; and defends challenges to state laws and suits
against both state agencies and individual employees of the State. Records are
speeches, press releases, calendars, and organization charts, 1956-1999,
2003-2006, created and maintained by staff of the Texas Attorney General's
Office. |
| Quantity: | 3.3 cubic
ft. |
| Language: | These materials are written
in English. |
| Repository: | Texas State Archives |
The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is
charged by the Texas Constitution to: defend the laws and the Constitution of
the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond
issues. To fulfill these responsibilities, the Office of the Attorney General
serves as legal counsel to all boards and agencies of state government; issues
legal opinions when requested by the Governor, heads of state agencies and
other officials and agencies as provided by Texas statutes; sits as an
ex-officio member of state committees and commissions; and defends challenges
to state laws and suits against both state agencies and individual employees of
the State.
The Office of the Attorney General has taken on numerous other roles
through the years. Texas statutes contain nearly 2000 references to the
Attorney General. In addition to its constitutionally prescribed duties, the
Office of the Attorney General files civil suits upon referral by other state
agencies. In some circumstances, the Attorney General has original jurisdiction
to prosecute violations of the law, but in most cases, criminal prosecutions by
the Attorney General are initiated only upon the request of a local prosecutor.
Although the Attorney General is prohibited from offering legal advice or
representing private individuals, he serves and protects the rights of all
citizens of Texas through the activities of the various divisions of the
agencies. Actions that benefit all citizens of this state include enforcement
of health, safety and consumer regulations, educational outreach programs and
protection of the rights of the elderly and disabled. The Attorney General is
also charged with the collection of court-ordered child support and the
administration of the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund.
(Sources include: the Attorney General's web site at
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/, accessed on February
16, 2007; existing finding aids; and biographical information available on-line
at
http://www.utsystem.edu/OGR/McBee-bio.htm, accessed on
February 16, 2007.)
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The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is
charged by the Texas Constitution to: defend the laws and the Constitution of
the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond
issues. To fulfill these responsibilities, the Office of the Attorney General
serves as legal counsel to all boards and agencies of state government; issues
legal opinions when requested by the Governor, heads of state agencies and
other officials and agencies as provided by Texas statutes; sits as an
ex-officio member of state committees and commissions; and defends challenges
to state laws and suits against both state agencies and individual employees of
the State. Records are speeches, press releases, calendars, and organization
charts, 1956-1999, 2003-2006, created and maintained by staff of the Texas
Attorney General's Office. Materials include speeches for Attorney General
Crawford C. Martin and First Assistant Attorney General Barry McBee and
schedules for Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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 into three series by State Archives staff
based on the agency's retention schedule and the way the records were
received: |
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| | Speeches and press releases, 1956-1999, 2003-2006, 2.7 cubic
ft. |
| | Calendars and schedules, 2003-2006, 0.6 cubic ft. |
| | Organization charts, 2003-2005, fractional |
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Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room (Room 100). Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage areas by staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under
Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, 552.101,
privacy and other statutory exceptions; 552.107, attorney-client privilege;
552.111, agency memoranda; 552.117, home addresses, home phone numbers, social
security numbers, and personal family information of government employees; and
552.136, account numbers, an archivist must review these records before they
can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under
the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code,
Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or
submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail
about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify
and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that
may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open
records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be
released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after
receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45
working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of
the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that
information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the
records.
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. |
| Personal Names: |
| | Abbott, Greg. |
| | McBee, Barry. |
| | Martin, Crawford
C. |
| Subjects: |
| | Attorneys
general--Texas. |
| | Government
attorneys--Texas. |
| Places: |
| | Texas--Politics and
government--1951- |
| Document Types: |
| | Speeches--Texas--Attorneys
general--1956-1999, 2003-2006. |
| | Calendars--Texas--Attorneys
general--2003-2006. |
| | Organization
charts--Texas--Attorneys general--2003-2005. |
| | Press
releases--Texas--Attorneys general--1956-1999. |
| | Schedules (time
plans)--Texas--Attorneys general--2003-2004. |
| Functions: |
| | Representing
state. |
| | Informing. |
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The following materials are offered as possible
sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the
records. The listing is not exhaustive.
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| Texas State
Archives |
| | Texas Attorney-General's Office, Mark White records,
1978-1982, 3 cubic ft. |
| | Texas Attorney-General's Office, Mark White correspondence and
subject files, 1975-1982 (1979-1982), 10 cubic ft. |
| | Texas Attorney-General's Office, Records of the Assistant for
Information, 1973-1982, 10 cubic ft. |
| | Texas Attorney-General's Office, Records, 1837-1987, 1033
cubic ft. |
| | Texas Attorney-General's Office, Attorney General Price
Daniel records, 1934, 1938-1941, 1944-1962, 1969-1970, 1978, 1986-1987, bulk
1947-1952, approximately 60 cubic ft. |
| | John Ben Shepperd speeches, 1953-1956, 0.71 cubic
ft. |
| Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Texas |
| | Waggoner Carr papers, 1945-1985, and undated, 48 linear
ft. |
| Special Collections, University of
Texas Permian Basin Library, Odessa, Texas |
| | John Ben Shepperd papers, 1944-1986, 288 cubic ft. |
| | Releases from office of the Attorney General, John Ben
Shepperd, 1953 |
| Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin |
| | Will Reid Wilson, Jr. papers, 1950s-1970s, 140 linear
ft. |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Attorney General's
Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1994/062, 2004/082, 2006/004, 2006/139, 2006/388,
2007/029
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Office of the Attorney General on January 27, 1994; September 8, 2005; May 4,
2006; and September 13, 2006; and by the Legislative Reference Library on
January 20, 2004 and January 26, 2006.
Paul Beck, May 1994
Tonia J. Wood, September 2005, October 2006
Press releases for the Office of the Attorney General were appraised
and some were deemed archival on December 6, 2005. A copy of the appraisal
report is available on-line at
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/appraisal/attorneygeneralnews.html
and is on file in the State Archives search room.
Certain calendars for the Office of the Attorney General were
appraised and some were deemed archival on September 21, 2006. A copy of the
appraisal report is available on-line at
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/appraisal/attorneygeneralcalendars.html
and is on file in the State Archives search room.
News releases for Attorney General Greg Abbott dating back to December
2002 are available on-line at
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/oagnews/; news releases
for Attorney General John Cornyn dating January 1999 to November 2002 are
available on-line at
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/newspubs/newsarchive/index.html
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Speeches and press releases,
1956-1999,
2003-2006,
2.7 cubic ft.
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| The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is
charged by the Texas Constitution to: defend the laws and the Constitution of
the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond
issues. Speeches and press releases publicize the Attorney General's mission
and activities. Records date 1956-1999, 2003-2006. Materials include speeches
for Attorney General Crawford C. Martin and First Assistant Attorney General
Barry McBee. |
| Crawford C. Martin (b. 1916 - d. 1972), former Attorney General of
Texas, was first elected to that office in 1966 and won reelection in 1968 and
1970. His total term in office as Attorney General was from January 1, 1967 to
December 29, 1972. A native of Hillsboro, Texas, Martin had served previously
in the Texas Senate from 1948 to 1962. In 1963, he was appointed Texas
Secretary of State by Governor John Connally, holding that office from January
15, 1963 to March 12, 1966. |
| As first assistant attorney general, Barry McBee served as the
second highest ranking attorney and as the agency’s chief administrator under
the State Attorney General. He was appointed to the post by Texas Attorney
General Greg Abbott in 2002. Prior to joining the attorney general’s office,
McBee served as chief of staff for Rick Perry in both the Governor’s and the
Lieutenant Governor’s offices. He also served as deputy commissioner of
agriculture from 1991 to 1995 and was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission where he served as chairman
from 1995 to 1998. He left the Attorney General's Office in June 2006 to become
vice chancellor for governmental relations in the University of Texas
System. |
| Arrangement |
| These records are arranged in chronological or reverse
chronological order as received from the agency. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item), Speeches and press releases, Texas Attorney
General's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Accession Information |
| Accession numbers: 1994/062, 2004/082, 2006/139, 2006/388 |
| These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Attorney General's Office on January 27, 1994 and May 4, 2006; and by the
Legislative Reference Library on January 20, 2004 and January 26, 2006. |
| Processed by |
| Paul Beck, May 1994 |
| Tonia J. Wood, October 2006 |
| Box |
| 2004/082-1 | | | Press releases and speeches,
1956-1978 |
| Box |
| 2004/082-2 | | | Press releases and speeches,
1979-1991 |
| Box |
| 2006 Accessions Box 2 (2006/139) | | | Press releases and speeches,
1992-1999 |
| Box |
| 1994/062-7 | | | Attorney General Crawford C. Martin speeches:
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| | [Records include speeches by former
Secretary of State and Attorney General Crawford C. Martin. Only one speech is
from Martin's tenure as Secretary of State; all others were as Attorney
General. Most of the speeches are from 1967 or 1970. Organized crime and drug
abuse were Martin's principal targets as Attorney General and these and other
law enforcement subjects were frequent topics of his speeches along with
observations on societal changes such as the rising crime rate, urban growth,
radicalism on college campuses, and the Silent Majority. Speeches were made to
a variety of groups including professional and trade associations, chambers of
commerce, social and fraternal groups, and law enforcement
organizations.] |
| | | | 1965-1967 |
| | | | 1970 |
| Box |
| 2006/388 | | | First Assistant Attorney General Barry McBee speeches,
2003-2006 |
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Calendars and schedules,
2003-2006,
0.6 cubic ft.
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| The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is
charged by the Texas Constitution to defend the laws and the Constitution of
the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond
issues. Calendars, 2003-2006, provide day-to-day information on how an
individual fulfills his job responsibilities. The calendars provide evidence of
policy-making functions, provide an overview of high level officials'
activities, and list meetings, subjects, attendees, and speaking engagements.
Attorney General Greg Abbott's calendar is prepared in schedule format, noting
arrival and departure times, events, meetings and attendees, and office time
for each work day. Other staff members' calendars are printouts from electronic
calendars or are copies of desk calendars. |
| Arrangement |
| These records are arranged by position, and then chronologically,
as received from the agency. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item), Calendars and schedules, Texas Attorney
General's Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas
State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Accession Information |
| Accession numbers: 2006/388, 2007/029 |
| These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Attorney General's Office on May 4, 2006 and September 13, 2006. |
| Restrictions on Access |
| Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room (Room 100). Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage areas by staff members. |
| Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to, 552.101,
privacy and other statutory exceptions; 552.107, attorney-client privilege;
552.111, agency memoranda; 552.117, home addresses, home phone numbers, social
security numbers, and personal family information of government employees; and
552.136, account numbers, an archivist must review these records before they
can be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under
the provisions of the Public Information Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code,
Chapter 552). The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or
submit a request by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail
about the information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify
and locate the information requested. If our review reveals information that
may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open
records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be
released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after
receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45
working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of
the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that
information can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the
records. |
| Processed by |
| Tonia J. Wood, October 2006 |
| Box |
| 2006/388 | | | Attorney General, Greg Abbott,
2003-2004 |
| | | First Assistant Attorney General, Barry McBee,
2003-2004 |
| | | Deputy Attorney General for Families & Children,
Casey Hoffman,
2004 |
| | | Director, Office of Family Initiatives, Jim Underwood,
2004 |
| | | Deputy Director, Office of Family Initiatives, Leticia
Martinez,
2005 |
| | | Director, Child Support Division, Alicia Key,
December
2004 |
| | | Deputy Attorney General for Litigation, Ed Burbach,
August 2003-December
2004 |
| | | Associate Deputy Attorney General for Litigation, David
Morales,
March-December
2004 |
| | | Head, General Litigation Division, Jeff Rose,
September 2003-December
2004 |
| | | Deputy Attorney General for Government & External
Affairs, Stacey Schiff,
September 2003-December
2004 |
| | | Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice, Don
Clemmer,
October 2003-December
2004 |
| | | Solicitor General, Ted Cruz,
February 2003-February
2006 |
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Organization charts,
2003-2005,
fractional
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| The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is
charged by the Texas Constitution to defend the laws and the Constitution of
the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond
issues. Records are organization charts detailing the structure of the Texas
Office of the Attorney General and including names of individuals holding
positions, dating 2003-2005. |
| Arrangement |
| These records are arranged chronologically and by division as
received from the agency. |
| Preferred Citation |
| (Identify the item), Organization charts, Texas Attorney General's
Office records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission. |
| Accession Information |
| Accession number: 2006/004 |
| These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Office of the Attorney General on September 8, 2005. |
| Processed by |
| Tonia J. Wood, September 2005 |
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| 2006 Accessions Box 1 (2006/004) | | | Organization charts,
2003-2005 |
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