Texas Department of Agriculture: An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1924-2001 (bulk 1960-1997)


Overview
	Creator:	Texas. Dept. of Agriculture.
	Title:	Records
	Dates:	1924-2001
	Dates:	(bulk 1960-1997)
	Abstract:	Minutes, agenda, meeting supporting documentation, organization charts, legal documents, orders, reports, speeches, press releases, videotapes, audiotapes, and photographs document the Texas Department of Agriculture, its Commissioners, and its related boards and committees from 1924 to 2001 (bulk 1960-1997). Major topics covered by the records include the administration of the programs that provide loans and grants to agriculture-related businesses, the promotion of agricultural diversification in Texas, the establishment of environmental rules and regulations, and the management of seed quality and development, pesticides and pest eradication, herbicides, and ground and surface water.
	Quantity:	213.43 cubic ft.
	Language	English.

Agency History

The Texas Department of Agriculture was established by legislation of the 30th Legislature (House Bill 274 and Senate Joint Resolution 13, Regular Session) in 1907. Until then, official agricultural business had been conducted by the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History. Commissioner Robert Teague Milner was appointed until the 1908 general election could be held. The new agency had a staff of four, including the commissioner. Departmental duties included gathering statistics, publishing agricultural information, and holding farmers' institutes to promote advanced farming methods and practices. Under Milner the agency began to reflect the role it would play as a regulatory arm and advocate for cotton farmers. A cotton bureau was established in 1907 to prevent falsifying the size of Texas cotton crops. In his only report to Governor Thomas M. Campbell, Milner complained that the $17,038 department budget was inadequate. In 1908 Milner accepted the presidency of Texas A&M University. Edward Reeves Kone was selected to take his place and was elected to office in 1908, 1910, and 1912. Kone frequently traveled around the state to talk to farmers. In 1910 he and members of his staff made a 1,280-mile rail tour of Texas to give demonstrations to thousands of farmers and persuaded the legislature to increase the agency's budget to $30,178 for fiscal year 1909-10.

Fred Davis succeeded Kone in 1915 and worked to improve the lot of cotton farmers. Although cotton dominated Texas agriculture, prices paid to farmers rarely covered costs. Davis urged growers to figure expenses and withhold cotton from the market until a fair predetermined price was reached. Though his campaign failed, it helped farmers develop more accurate estimates of production costs. A severe drought in 1917, up to then the driest year in Texas history, added to producers' economic woes. The department recorded crop and livestock losses in two-thirds of the state. Through Davis' efforts the department helped to get farmers who had food and feed to sell in contact with prospective buyers. This project was a forerunner of the agency's direct-marketing program. During Davis' final year in office, 1920, the department had 137 employees in seven divisions and a $225,422 budget.

George B. Terrell, commissioner from 1921 to 1930, increased the department's services to farmers and promoted the state's citrus industry. In 1925 the department's duties were greatly expanded when it assumed tasks previously handled by the Department of Markets and Warehouses, including inspection of weights and measures, operation of the market news service, and supervision of gins, warehouses, and farmers' co-ops (House Bill 2, 39th Legislature, Regular Session, 1925). The marketing bureau encouraged sales of more than $2.5 million in Texas agricultural products by introducing sellers to prospective buyers. Terrell continued a battle begun under Davis against the pink bollworm, a destructive pest that threatened the state's cotton industry. James E. McDonald succeeded Terrell in 1931. During his administration the Low Water Dam and Jacks and Stallions divisions were founded and eliminated. The Low Water Dam Division encouraged farmers to conserve water by building sloughs and ravines. Jacks and Stallions distributed registered and high-grade mules and horses over the state for the purpose of breeding. McDonald's administration also saw the establishment of processing plants for Texas fruits and vegetables and the expansion of the sweet potato, tomato, citrus, black-eyed pea, watermelon, truck-farming, poultry, dairy, and nursery and floral industries. McDonald was reelected every two years until twenty-five-year-old John C. White defeated him in 1950.

In the first major overhaul of the department, White decentralized the agency, initiated the first cooperative effort with Mexico to control insect pests, encouraged state legislation for registration and analysis of agricultural chemicals, and established laboratories to test chemical residues and contaminants before and during harvest. Under White the department inaugurated the Texas Agricultural Products marketing project to promote Texas products. It also began the Family Land Heritage Program, an annual program honoring Texas farmers and ranchers who have worked their land for 100 years or more. From the spring of 1975 to January 1983 the department published TDA Quarterly, a glossy magazine on agricultural issues designed for a popular audience. White resigned in 1977 to become deputy United States secretary of agriculture. Governor Dolph Briscoe appointed Reagan V. Brown to succeed him. In 1978 Brown was elected under the new statute providing four-year terms for statewide elected officials (proposed by Senate Joint Resolution 1, 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971). To prevent the spread of the Mediterranean fruit fly from California to Texas in 1981, Brown required California produce to be fumigated before entering the state. Under special legislation passed during the fruit-fly crisis, the department was authorized to seize or destroy infested products and to stop interstate and intrastate traffic to enforce the law (House Bill 151, 67th Legislature, First Called Session, 1981). Brown also worked to halt the spread of the imported fire ant.

Jim Hightower became the eighth commissioner of agriculture on New Year's Day, 1983. His major initiatives included establishing a state network of farmers' markets and wholesale marketing cooperatives, expanding the program to help producers sell directly in international markets, updating the existing Texas Agricultural Products promotion (renamed the Taste of Texas program), helping farmers and ranchers get financing to build processing and marketing facilities, encouraging new agricultural development of such products as wine grapes and native plants, opening an office of natural resources to work with rural residents and farmers on farmland conservation, rural water quality, and water conservation, and increasing the department's voice in shaping national policies that affect Texas agriculture. In addition, the department's Right to Know Division, established to implement the 1987 agricultural-hazards communication act (House Bill 1896, 70th Legislature, Regular Session), worked to keep farmers and farmworkers informed on hazardous pesticides they might encounter in their work. In 1986 the department began publishing the Texas Gazette, a bimonthly newsletter about department affairs, and the fall of 1987 saw the first issue of Grassroots, an irregularly published serial focusing on the environment and consumer topics. The department also continued its publication of numerous brochures on both specialized and popular topics, ranging from directories of agricultural cooperatives to Texas wines and wineries. In the late 1980s the department had a staff of 575 and administered forty-nine laws that affected numerous agriculture-related matters, including pesticide registration, egg quality, accuracy of scales and gasoline pumps, citrus fruit maturity, seed purity, and fire ant control.

Since the enactment of the Texas Sunset Act in 1977 the Texas Department of Agriculture has been subject to review every twelve years by the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission. When the department came up for its first review in 1989, controversy occurred over the possibility of either making the post of agricultural commissioner an appointed one or eliminating the department entirely. Though eventually the department was continued with an elected commissioner, several changes were implemented in the agency's structure, including the establishment of a nine-member board, chaired by the agriculture commissioner, which was charged with overseeing pesticide regulation (Senate Bill 489, 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989). This was an authority that had previously been granted to the commissioner of agriculture alone. In 1994 the commissioner of agriculture was Rick Perry, who defeated Jim Hightower in the 1990 election. The budget for fiscal year 1995 was $21,584,790. At that time the Texas Department of Agriculture had market and regulatory powers and administered over fifty laws. To perform its duties it had five regional centers, seven suboffices, and eleven divisions.

In 1998, Susan Combs, a fourth-generation rancher, was elected the state's 10th commissioner of agriculture and is the first woman to hold this position in the state's history. The department, with headquarters in Austin, has twelve district offices-in Amarillo, Beaumont, Brenham, Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, Odessa, San Antonio, San Juan, Stephenville, Tyler, and Vernon. Its consumer-services division is one of the largest in the state administration. Current duties include promoting Texas agricultural products locally, nationally and internationally; assisting in the development of the agribusiness industry in Texas; regulating the sale, use and disposal of pesticides and herbicides; controlling destructive plant pests and diseases; and ensuring the accuracy of all weighing or measuring devices (such as grocery scales and gas pumps) used in commercial transactions.

TDA includes: five regional centers in Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio, and San Juan; four suboffices in Amarillo, Corpus Christi, El Paso, and Tyler; three seed laboratories in Giddings, Lubbock, and Stephenville; six export pens in Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Houston, and Laredo; six Cooperative Inspection Program Facilities in Alamo, Austin, Brownsville, Gorman, Pearsall, and Pleasanton; and a pesticide laboratory in Brenham. Agricultural programs are carried out by the Marketing and Agribusiness Development Division, Pesticide Programs Division, Producer Services Division, and Regulatory Programs Division. Supporting TDA divisions consist of Administration, Communications, General Counsel, Intergovernmental Affairs and Internal Audit. In addition, the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service and the Texas Cooperative Inspection Program are joint federal-state programs operated by TDA and the federal government. The service provides state, district, and county estimates for major field crops, small grains, livestock, fruit, pecans, and vegetables, while the inspection program oversees the quality inspection of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and peanuts. TDA also works in conjunction with the Agriculture Resources Protection Authority on pesticide issues, the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc. regarding boll weevil eradication, the Texas Food and Fibers Commission on natural fibers development and plant food protein research, and a variety of advisory boards. Finally, TDA administers the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, which provides financial assistance to agriculture related businesses for the production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products.

This summary is a compilation of texts found in the Online Handbook of Texas, the Guide to Texas State Agencies, and on the Texas Department of Agriculture's website.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

These records consist of minutes, correspondence, memoranda, notes, agenda, manuals, transcripts, rules, clippings, drafts, notices, witness logs, registration cards, organization charts, reports, contracts, complaint and request forms, financial statements, bonds, oaths, election results, legal documents, press releases, speeches, pamphlets, computer tapes and disks, database printouts, photographs, contact sheets, negatives, slides, printed materials, audiotapes, videotapes, and motion picture film that document the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) from 1924 to 2001 (bulk 1960-1997).

Meeting files document the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, the Texas Agricultural Diversification Program Board, the Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority, the Texas Board of Plant Breeder Examiners, the Texas State Seed and Plant Board, the Texas Produce Recovery Fund Board, the GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee, the Texas Prescribed Burning Board and a variety of other related bodies. The materials document the work of the boards and committees in administering the programs that provide loans and grants to agriculture-related businesses; promoting agricultural diversification in Texas and market expansion and consumer awareness of Texas agricultural products; establishing environmental rules, regulations and prescribed burning standards; and managing seed quality and development, pesticides and pest eradication, herbicides, and ground and surface water. The materials also include meeting materials from non-Texas organizations with which members of the Department of Agriculture staff were involved or concerned.

Among the other major records series, Producer Board files document the creation, activities, and occasional dissolution of the local Texas producer boards operating under the oversight of the TDA. Boards represented various agricultural products and livestock, addressing subjects such as pests and predators, disease, marketing, education, crop and livestock production, drought, and other topics of concern to each board's particular product. The Reports series includes both budget and market reports. The market reports document the daily demand in Texas for various commodities and include the status of those commodities in other regional markets. Produce covered by the reports includes turkeys, eggs, chickens, rice, fruits and vegetables, grains, watermelon, grain sorghum, and pecans. Litigation files document possible violations of Texas agriculture laws and the restitutions made by the violator, particularly regarding the sale of agricultural products with an expired or invalid license, improper use of pesticides, and investigations of complaints involving the application of pesticides. Speeches and Press releases illustrate the public activities of Commissioners John C. White, Reagan Brown, Jim Hightower, and Rick Perry. Additional information about the agency's operations and functions can be found in the Organization charts, Rules and procedures, and Nuclear waste studies.

A variety of sound, video, and motion picture recordings document many of the activities and public appearances of Commissioners Jim Hightower and Rick Perry. Subjects of the footage include TDA regulatory and promotional activities, TDA offices and other facilities, Texas agricultural products in all phases from field to retailer, tours of agricultural facilities including processing plants, gins, sheds, wineries, etc., press conferences on TDA activities, the State Fair of Texas and other livestock shows, conferences on agriculture-related areas, interviews of Texas producers and others involved in agriculture, and general shots of Texas agricultural areas throughout the state. All records are unedited.

The photographic media document the Department of Agriculture's concerns, responsibilities, and events. Subjects include livestock, agricultural products, agricultural processing, farmers, ranchers, crops, agricultural equipment, agricultural pests, fairs, meetings, and the activities of commissioners John C. White, Reagan V. Brown, Jim Hightower, and Rick Perry. Some of the images were probably used in department publications.

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
	These records are organized into 20 series:

		Texas Agricultural Finance Authority minutes, 1988-2001, 0.48 cubic ft.
		Texas Agricultural Diversification Program Board meeting files and manuals, 1988-1992, 1994, 0.45 cubic ft.
		Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority meeting files, 1989-1992, 1994-1999, 2001, 1.42 cubic ft.
		Texas State Seed and Plant Board minutes, 1924-2001, 1.18 cubic ft.
		Texas Produce Recovery Fund Board minutes, 1996-1999, 2001, fractional
		Texas Oyster Advisory Committee minutes, 1999-2001, fractional
		Texas Prescribed Burning Board minutes, 1999-2001, fractional
		Texas GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee minutes, 1999-2001, fractional
		Assorted meeting files, 1993, 1995-1999, undated, 1.7 cubic ft.
		Pest management committee files, 1977-1989, 1994-1998, 1.5 cubic ft.
		Organization charts, 1977, 1983-1996, 0.1 cubic ft.
		Rules and procedures, undated, fractional
		Nuclear waste studies, 1984-1987, 1 cubic ft.
		Producer board files, 1965-1998, 22 cubic ft.
		Reports, 1951-1990, 14.5 cubic ft.
		Litigation files, 1996-2000, 13 cubic ft.
		Speeches, 1966, 1974, 1991-1996, 6.2 cubic ft.
		News and press releases, 1968, 1970-1999, 7.3 cubic ft.
		Motion picture, video, and sound recordings, 1969-1996 (bulk 1983-1989), 104 cubic ft.
		Photographic materials, 1968-1996, 37.5 cubic ft.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

The Texas Department of Agriculture has redacted all information it deemed confidential in the Texas Seed and Plant Board minutes (namely, trade secrets, excluded from disclosure by Section 552.110 of the Texas Public Information Act) in the copies transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Therefore there are no restrictions in these copies.

Meeting documentation in the Texas Agriculture Resource Protection Authority meeting files contains witness registration forms that need to be reviewed for home addresses of state employees, that may be restricted under Texas Public Information Act, 552.117.

Producer Board files may contain home addresses and social security numbers of board members that may be restricted under Texas Public Information Act, 552.117.

Producer Board files occasionally contain credit card account numbers which are restricted according to the Texas Public Information Act, 552.136.

Some Litigation files contain medical records that are restricted for 100 years according to the Texas Medical Practice Act, V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, Chapter 159.002(d).

Documents specifically marked as attorney work product in Litigation files are restricted under the Texas Public Information Act, 552.111.

Restrictions on Use

Restricted records must be reviewed and redacted before the public may be allowed access.

Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.

The researcher should contact the Photographs Archivist in order to copy the Photographic materials.

The researcher wishing to view any footage or listen to tapes in the Motion picture, video, and sound recordings series should consult with the Photographs Archivist and be aware that the archives does not currently own the equipment needed to view some of the footage.

Floppy discs have not been accessed by Archives staff, the contents and software used to created them have not been verified.

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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Personal Names:
		White, John C.
		Brown, Reagan V.
		Hightower, Jim.
		Perry, Rick, 1950-
	Corporate Names:
		Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.
		Texas. Agricultural Diversification Program Board.
		Texas. Agriculture Resources Protection Authority.
		Texas. State Seed and Plant Board.
		Texas. Dept. of Agriculture--Management.
		Texas. Produce Recovery Fund Board.
		Texas. Oyster Advisory Committee.
		Texas. Prescribed Burning Board.
		Texas. GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee.
	Subjects:
		Agricultural administration--Texas.
		Agricultural credit--Texas.
		Crops--Texas.
		Pesticides--Texas.
		Disaster relief--Texas.
		Conservation of natural resources--Texas.
		Agriculture--Texas.
		Agricultural exhibitions--Texas.
		Agricultural industries--Texas.
		Farm produce--Texas.
		Farmers--Texas.
		Livestock--Texas.
		Pests.
		Fairs--Texas.
		Agricultural processing plants--Texas.
		Wine industry--Texas.
		Sheep industry--Texas.
		Goat industry--Texas.
		Egg trade--Texas.
		Seed adulteration and inspection--Texas.
		Agriculture--Economic aspects--Texas.
		Agricultural diversification--Texas.
		Agricultural development programs--Texas.
		Agriculture--Texas--Finance.
		Agricultural pests--Control--Texas.
		Farm produce--Texas--Marketing.
		Pesticides--Government policy--Texas.
		Agricultural chemicals--Texas.
		Plant breeders--Licenses--Texas.
		Seeds --Certification--Texas.
	Document Types:
		Contact sheets--Texas--Agriculture--1968-1996.
		Negatives--Texas--Agriculture--1968-1996.
		Photographs--Texas--Agriculture--1968-1996.
		Publications--Texas--Agriculture--1969-1996.
		Speeches--Texas--Agriculture--1966, 1974, 1991-1996.
		Press releases--Texas--Agriculture--1968, 1970-1995.
		Clippings--Texas--Agriculture--1991-1995.
		Sound recordings--Texas--Agriculture--1984-1994.
		Audiotapes--Texas--Agriculture--1984-1994.
		Audio cassettes--Texas--Agriculture--1990.
		Motion pictures (information artifacts) --Texas--Agriculture--1969-1973, undated.
		Videotapes--Texas--Agriculture--1983-1996.
		Correspondence--Texas--Agriculture--1965-2000.
		Memorandums--Texas--Agriculture--1965-2000.
		Minutes--Texas--Agriculture--1924-2001.
		Agendas--Texas--Agriculture--1924-2001.
		Organizational charts--Texas--Agriculture--1977, 1983-1996.
		Reports--Texas--Agriculture--1951-1990
		Legal documents--Texas--Agriculture--1996-2000.
		Financial records--Texas--Agriculture--1965-2000.
		Floppy discs--Texas--Agriculture--[ca. 1990s].
	Functions:
		Promoting agriculture.
		Documenting agriculture.
		Promoting agricultural diversification.
		Coordinating pesticide policy.
		Administering grants-in-aid.

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Related Material


	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.
	Texas State Archives
		Texas, Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, Records, 1856, 1880-1908, 35 cubic ft.
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, Records, 1973-1984, 5 cubic ft. [Restricted]
		Texas Governor's Task Force on Agricultural Development, Records, 1988-1989, 0.47 cubic ft.
		Texas Department of Agriculture, Litigation files, 1993-1998, 115 cubic ft. [unprocessed, AC 2001/010, stored at the State Records Center]
		Texas Legislature, Senate, Agricultural Land Assessment Committee, Records, 1970-1971, size unknown, [Restricted]
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on Livestock and Stock Raising, Minutes and witness affirmations, 1955-1971, size unknown [Restricted].
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, Minutes and witness affirmations, 1953-1971, unknown [Restricted].
		Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Records of the committees investigating J.E. McDonald, Commissioner of Agriculture, 1935, 0.1 cubic ft.
		Texas Legislature, Joint Committee Investigating the Pink Bollworm Infestation in Texas, Stenographic report, 1920, 0.47 cubic ft.
		Texas Planning Board, Records, 1914-1939 (bulk 1934-1939), 19.43 cubic ft.
	Publications
		Texas Gazette (periodical)
		TDA Quarterly (periodical)
		Grassroots (periodical)

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1992/295, 1993/167, 1994/099, 1997/048, 1997/049, 1998/020, 1998/021, 1998/022, 1998/033, 1999/109, 2000/023, 2000/024, 2000/025, 2000/026, 2000/112, 2000/113, 2000/114, 2000/173, 2001/061, 2001/062, 2001/063, 2001/064, 2001/065, 2001/078, 2002/084, 2002/085, 2002/115

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on July 23, 1992; May 14, 1993; May 20, 1994; December 6 and December 9, 1996; October 10, 1997; November 10, 1997; February 12, 1999; September 29, 1999; February 17, 2000; July 18, 2000; November 15, 2000; December 19, 2000; December 13, 2001; December 17, 2001; and March 27, 2002.

Processing Information

Paul B. Beck, June 1993, May 1994

Lisa M. Hendricks, December 1996, March 1997

Tony Black, October 1997, November 1997, June 1998

Nancy Enneking, May 1999

Tony Black, September 1999, February 2000

Matt De Waelsche, August 2000

Tony Black, November 2000

Nancy Enneking, January 2001

Tony Black, December 2001

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

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Detailed Description of the Records

Texas Agricultural Finance Authority minutes, 1988-2001,
0.48 cubic ft.

These records consist of copies of minutes of board meetings and work sessions of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, dating 1988-2001. These minutes document the work of the board in administering the programs that provide loans and grants to agriculture-related businesses. Among other things the minutes include summaries of reports and presentations by board members, staff, and other interested parties; requests for discussion, with the ensuing comments; motions made by board members and the results. Minutes are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

To prepare this preliminary 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.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority (TAFA) was created in 1987 (House Bill 49, 70th Legislature, 2nd Called Session) as a Public Authority within the Texas Department of Agriculture. TAFA provides financial assistance to to eligible agricultural and non-agricultural businesses in partnership with banks or other agricultural lending institutions through seven programs. Administered by the commissioner of agriculture and governed by a board of directors, the authority provides financial assistance for the production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products. The Loan Guaranty Program provides financial assistance through loan guarantees to eligible agricultural businesses that are, or propose to be, engaged in innovative, diversified, or value-added production, processing, marketing, or exporting of an agricultural product or other agricultural-related rural economic development projects. The Direct Loan Program may provide a direct loan to an eligible applicant in cooperation with the applicant's lender. The Loan Participation Program provides assistance to lending institutions for eligible agricultural projects through the purchase of an undivided interest in a loan made by a lender. The Young Farmer Loan Guarantee Program provides financial assistance through loan guarantees to eligible applicants from 18 to 39 years of age who wish to establish or enhance their farm and/or ranch operation or establish an agricultural-related business. The Farm & Ranch Finance Program provides financial assistance to eligible and creditworthy applicants for the purchase of farm land and/or ranch land that will be in full time agricultural use. The Linked Deposit Program encourages private commercial lending at below market rates to eligible applicants for certain projects. Eligible projects include: production of an alternative crop, a value-added project, a project that is located in a USDA- or Presidential-declared disaster area, and a project using water conservation techniques or purchasing water conservation equipment. Finally, the Rural Development Finance Program provides loan guarantees to rural, non-agricultural businesses. The applicants must be located within the state who can provide significant benefits for rural areas, show evidence of creation or retention of employment, and prove evidence of reasonable equity in the project.

The board of the Agricultural Finance Authority is composed of six members: the commissioner of agriculture, the director of the Institute for International Agribusiness Studies of Prairie View A&M University, and four members appointed by the governor (with the advice and consent of the senate) for two-year terms. The governor appoints the chair.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Agricultural Finance Authority minutes, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1998/020, 2000/026, 2001/061, 2002/085

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on October 10, 1997; September 29, 1999; November 15, 2000; and December 13, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, October 1997, June 1998

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes

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1998/020-1

May, August, November, and December 1988

January, April, July, and December 1989

March, April, and May 1990

July, August, September, October, and December 1990

February and May 1991

June and July 1991

August 1991

October and December 1991

January and February 1992

April and May 1992

June and August 1992

September, October, and December 1992

March 1993

June 1993

August 1993

October 1993

November 1993

December 1993

February 1994

April 1994

May 1994

July 1994

August 1994

September 1994

(including Subcommittee)

December 1994

(including Revenue Bond Subcommittee)

January 1995

February 1995

March 1995

April 1995

May 1995

July 1995

August 1995

October 1995

November 1995

December 1995

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1998/020-2

February 1996

March 1996

April 1996

May 1996

June 1996

August 1996

September 1996

November 1996

December 1996

February 1997

April 1997

June 1997

August 1997

November 1997

February 1998

April 1998

August 1998

November 1998

March 1999

(training and briefing of new appointees to the board)

April 1999

June 1999

July 1999

October 1999

November 1999

January 2000

February 2000

April 2000

May 2000

June 2000

July 2000

December 2000

January 2001

February 2001

April 2001

June 8, 2001

June 22, 2001

July 2001

August 2001

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Texas Agricultural Diversification Program Board meeting files and manuals, 1988-1992, 1994,
0.45 cubic ft.

These records consist of minutes, meeting supporting documentation (namely correspondence, memoranda, notes, budget statements, and agenda), and a manual of the Texas Agricultural Diversification Program Board (TADP), dating 1988-1992, 1994. These materials document the work of the board in promoting agricultural diversification in Texas, and include such items as discussion and action on active grants, discussion and action on rules for matching grants, discussion on the awarding of matching grants in each category, updates on sources for Agricultural Diversification Program funds, updates on the linked deposit program and the microenterprise loan program. A majority of the files contain only minutes, a few files contain additional supporting documentation. One of the two manuals, detailing TADP grant procedures, was put together in 1994 by the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority in order to continue the grant program which had, by that time, been taken over by the Department of Agriculture's office of the Assistant Commissioner for Intergovernmental Affairs. The other manual, dating 1992, details the rural microenterprise loan program.

Minutes are created to document in a thorough but summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Agricultural Diversification Program Board was created in 1987 by House Bill 49, 70th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, to assist the commissioner of agriculture in the creation and implementation of the agricultural diversification program created by that act. The board's duties included the awarding of grants and the recommendation of additional criteria for awarding grants. The grants awarded by the program included the following: a grant program supporting research and innovation leading to organizational or marketing improvement in businesses based on agriculture, or to the commercialization of new crops, new agricultural products, or new production processes; a business assistance grant program; a grant program to provide seed money for self-financing small business incubators; and a linked deposit program to encourage commercial lending.

The board was composed of eight members: the commissioner of agriculture; the director of the Institute for International Agribusiness Studies of Prairie View A&M University; four members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate (the governor also appointed one of these members as the chair of the board); one state representative appointed by the Speaker of the House (ex-officio, non-voting); and one state senator appointed by the Lieutenant Governor (ex-officio, non-voting). The appointed members served two-year terms. The board held its last meeting in 1992.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically. The more recent addition of meeting files, containing duplicate copies of the minutes with supporting documentation, has been intellectually integrated into the chronological list. The manuals are listed at the end.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Agricultural Diversification Program Board meeting files and manual, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1998/033, 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on November 10, 1997 and December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, November 1997

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes

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1998/033

May 1988

August 1988

November 1988

[March 1990 missing]

April 1990

June 1990

November 1990

January 1991

April 1991

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2002/084-26

June 11, 1991

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1998/033

July 1991

August 1991

[October 1991 missing]

November 1991

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2002/084-26

November 19, 1991

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1998/033

June 1992

August 1992

box

2002/084-26

August 28, 1992

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1998/033

November 1992

December 1992

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2002/084-26

December 21, 1992

Manuals

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2002/084-26

Grant program operating manual, 1994

Texas Rural Microenterprise Loan Program notebook, May 7, 1992

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Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority meeting files, 1989-1992, 1994-1999, 2001,
1.42 cubic ft.

These records consist of minutes, agenda, transcripts, statements, rules, correspondence, memoranda, notes, photocopied newspaper clippings, drafts, notices of open meetings, and witness logs and registration cards of Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority board meetings, dating 1989-1992, 1994-1999, 2001. Among other things, these minutes include summaries of comments on proposed rules, with a record of the board's actions on these rules; summaries of presentations by board members, Department of Agriculture staff, and others; and summaries of public comments before the board on pesticide-related issues. Issues discussed in Authority meetings include various administrative matters, hazardous waste, and the use and regulation of pesticides, particularly chlordane, methyl bromide, and Compound 1080 (for use in rabies control).

Minutes are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority was created by Senate Bill 489, 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989. It is the coordinating body for the policies and programs of pesticide management and regulation conducted by the following Texas state agencies: Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Agricultural Extension Service, Soil and Water Conservation Board, and Structural Pest Control Board. The Authority may promulgate its own rules, and also advises the above agencies concerning any pesticide-related rules that they propose and adopt. In addition, the Authority collects, analyzes, and disseminates information necessary for the effective operation of all existing or proposed programs regulating pesticides; provides professional advice to private agencies and citizens on pesticide-related matters; and advises the governor and the legislature on these issues. The Department of Agriculture provides for the administrative and enforcement functions of the Authority.

The required annual meetings of the Texas Agriculture Resources Protection Authority (the Authority) are to be held on the first Monday of June each year at 10 a.m. at a location designated by the commissioner for use of the Authority unless a different date, hour, or place is specified by request. Alternative annual meetings or special meetings may be called by the presiding officer of the Authority or by a majority of the members of the Authority.

Quarterly reports of agency pesticide regulatory enforcement activities must be submitted to the Authority no later than the 30th day following the end of each fiscal year quarter by the Texas Department of Agriculture, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Department of Health, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and the Texas Structural Pest Control Board. The reports must be in a format and include information prescribed by the Authority, which reviews and makes comments regarding the information provided by the agencies. The agencies receive a copy of any comments made by the Authority on its report and have an opportunity to respond to any comments. In addition, the Authority makes its comments available to the public upon request.

The Authority has enforcement authority over activities that (1) relate to the use or handling of pesticides or pesticide products including the application, loading, storage and disposal of or contamination by pesticides; (2) are in an area over which the agency has the authority to manage, direct, control or set limitations on by promulgation of regulations or otherwise; and (3) are in an area over which the agency has the authority to set penalties for failure to comply with laws or regulations relating to that activity or to compel performance by use of other legal remedies.

Board members include the Texas Agriculture Commissioner, the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences of Texas Tech University, the dean of the University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston, the director of the environmental epidemiology program of the Texas Department of Health, the chief of the groundwater conservation section of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the director of the Institute for International Agribusiness Studies of Prairie View A&M University, the executive director of the Texas Structural Pest Control Board, and the executive director of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board. Governor appointees include a person representing consumer interests; an agricultural producer; a commercial, noncommercial, or private licensed pesticide applicator; a pesticide dealer or someone involved in developing or manufacturing agricultural chemicals; a farm worker or a farm worker representative; and a member of an organization primarily engaged in environmental conservation or protection efforts. Board members do not receive compensation for service except for expenses incurred while performing the Board functions. Appointed members serve a two-year term. The governor appoints the presiding officer. Board meetings are held annually and at the call of the presiding officer or a majority of the members. The Authority has no staff, offices, or legislative budget appropriation, instead it relies on the Texas Department of Agriculture for support.

Arrangement

These records are arranged three groups. The first consists of brief summaries of minutes, occasionally including agenda, which the agency transfers fairly regularly. The second contains the full minutes and agenda and occasionally includes transcripts of the meetings. The third group is composed of meeting supporting documentation (containing additional drafts of minutes and agenda) that was filed separately by the agency.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Agriculture Resource Protection Authority meeting files, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1998/021, 2000/023, 2002/084, 2002/085

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on October 10, 1997; on September 29, 1999; December 17, 2001; and December 13, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

Meeting documentation contains witness registration forms that need to be reviewed for home addresses of state employees, which are restricted under the Texas Public Information Act, 552.117.

Restrictions on Use

Restricted records must be reviewed and redacted before the public may be allowed access.

Processed by

Tony Black, October 1997

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes and agenda (brief)

box

1998/021-1

October 1989
(agenda only)

March 1990

[July 1990 missing]

May 1991

September 1991

January 1992

April 1992

July 1992

[September 1992 missing]

October 1992
(includes transcript)

November 1992

August 1994

October 1994

January 1995

June 1995

September 1995

March 1996

June 1996

September 1996

December 1996

March 1997

June 1997

June 1998

June 1999

June 2001

Minutes and agenda (full versions)

box

2002/084-23

October 12, 1989

March 27, 1990

June 11, 1990

May 1, 1991

September 16, 1991

January 13, 1992

April 27, 1992

July 20, 1992

September 14, 1992

October 12, 1992

November 18, 1992

August 29, 1994

October 10, 1994

January 9, 1995

June 26, 1995

September 11, 1995

March 4, 1996

June 3, 1996

Meeting documentation

box

2002/084-23

October 12, 1989
[2 files]

March 27, 1990

June 11, 1990

July 23, 1990

May 1, 1991

September 16, 1991

January 13, 1992

July 20, 1992

September 14, 1992

October 12, 1992

November 18, 1992

August 28, 1994

October 10, 1994

January 9, 1995
[wallet file]

June 26, 1995
[wallet file]

box

2002/084-24

September 11, 1995

December 4, 1995

March 4, 1996

June 3, 1996

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Texas State Seed and Plant Board minutes, 1924-2001,
1.18 cubic ft.

These records consist of copies of minutes of meetings of the Texas Board of Plant Breeder Examiners, dating 1924-1929, and of the Texas State Seed and Plant Board, dating 1929-2001. These minutes include the following kinds of details: results of examinations for qualified plant breeders; lists of applicants for registered breeders licenses (with details, including the results of those applications); reviews of investigations and inspections; lists of approved seed certification inspectors; lists of approved seed processing plants; summaries of reports and presentations to the board; details on appeals; discussions of regulations and standards; requests for certification eligibility of specific new breeds; and other matters coming before the board. Attachments are occasionally included as supporting documentation. Details are often extensive and explicit, although no information deemed confidential (because of being trade secrets, excluded from disclosure by Section 552.110 of the Texas Public Information Act) has been included in the copies transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Minutes are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Board of Plant Breeder Examiners was created by House Bill 114, 38th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1923; its stated purpose was "to safeguard the public in the purchase of pure bred cotton seed." Its name was changed in 1929 to the Texas State Seed and Plant Board, and its authority expanded beyond cotton seed, to all agricultural and horticultural seeds and plants (House Bill 176, 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929). The board approves and issues licenses for registered and certified seed growers, promulgates rules and regulations governing the producing of Foundation, Registered and Certified seeds, and prescribes the qualifications and approves appointments of inspectors employed under the law. The board also makes final decisions regarding sanctions and disputes concerning seed certification and dispute arbitration.

The Board of Plant Breeder Examiners (and its successor the State Seed and Plant Board) was composed of three persons experienced in the science of plant breeding, appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and the President of Texas A&M College. In 1943 membership of the State Seed and Plant Board was modified to include three ex officio members: the chief of the Division of Seed Certification of the Department of Agriculture, the head of the Department of Genetics at Texas A&M College, and the head of the Department of Plant Industry at Texas Tech College.

The current board reflects changes made in 1959 (increasing the membership to five, appointed by the governor), with the addition of one member in 1961. The State Seed and Plant Board is now composed of six members appointed by the governor (with the advice and consent of the senate) for two-year terms, including: the head of the Seed Division of the Department of Agriculture; an individual from the Soils and Crop Sciences Department, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University; an individual from the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Texas Tech University; an individual who is licensed as a Texas Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plant producer (not employed by a public institution); an individual who sells Texas Foundation, Registered, or Certified seeds or plants; and an individual who is actively engaged in farming but not a producer or seller of Texas Foundation, Registered, or Certified seeds or plants (added in 1961). The board elected the chair annually until 1997; now the governor names the chair.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Seed and Plant Board minutes, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1998/022, 2000/025, 2001/062, 2002/085

Restrictions on Access

The Texas Department of Agriculture has redacted all information deemed confidential (namely, trade secrets, excluded from disclosure by Section 552.110 of the Texas Public Information Act) in the copies transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Therefore there are no restrictions in these copies.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, October 1997, June 1998

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Board of Plant Breeder Examiners, Minutes, 1924-1929

box

1998/022-1

March, April, May, June, and December 1924

January, February, April, August, and September 1925

January, February, July, and December 1926

January, February, June, August, October, and December 1927

January, February, June, and December 1928

January and February 1929

June, July, and October 1929

Seed and Plant Board, Minutes

box

1998/022-1

November 1929

December 1929

January 1930

February and April 1930

June 1930

November and December 1930

January and February 1931

June and September 1931

November and December 1931

January and February 1932

June 1932

November and December 1932

January and February 1933

June 1933

November and December 1933

January and February 1934

March and June 1934

November and December 1934

January and February 1935

June and December 1935

January and June 1936

January 1937

February and June 1937

January and February 1938

May and July 1938

January and June [1939]

January and June [1940]

January and March 1941

May 1942

May 1943

March 1944

January 1946

January and March 1947

January, March, April, and July 1948

March and April 1949

January, February, July, August, and September 1950

February 1951

March and October 1951

March, July, October, and November 1952

January and March 1953

January and March 1954

June and July 1954

January, March, and September 1955

January and March 1956

July and October 1956

January and March 1957

May, July, and August 1957

January, February, and March 1958

July and September 1958

January, March, and June 1959

October and December 1959

January and March 1960

July and October 1960

January and March 1961

June and October 1961

January 1962

March 1962

June 1962

January and February 1963

July 1963

February 1964

August 1964

October 1964

February 1965

April 1965

October 1965

April 1966

August 1966

May 1967

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1998/022-2

August 1967

December 1967

March 1968

May 1968

August 1968

November 1968

April 1969

August 1969

February 1970

May 1970

December 1970

April 1971

September 1971

January 1972

February 1972

May 1972

July 1972

August 1972

February 1973

November 1973

May 1974

September 1974
[attachments in 2nd folder]

March 1975
[attachments in 2nd folder]

September 1975

November 1975

March 1976

July 1976

January 1977

April 1977

August and October 1977

February and April 1978

July and October 1978

January and April 1979

June and August 1979

January 1980

March 1980

May 1980

September 1980

October 1980

February 1981

May 1981

October 1981

February 1982

July 1982

October 1982

January 1983

May 1983

October 1983

January 1984

June 1984

October 1984

January 1985

July 1985

October 1985

January 1986

April 1986

box

1998/022-3

October 1986

January 1987

May 1987

October 1987

January 1988

July 1988

October 1988

January 1989

October 1989

January 1990

July and October 1990

January and March 1991

June and October 1991

January and February 1992

June 1992

August and October 1992

February and July 1993

September and December 1993

January, February, and May 1994

August and November 1994

January and May 1995

August and October 1995

January 1996

March 1996

May 1996

June 1996

August 1996

October 1996

January 1997

February 1997

June 1997

August 1997

November and December 1997

February 1998

box

2000/024

April 1998

July 1998

September 1998

October and December 1998

February 1999

April 1999

July 1999

October 1999

January 2000

May 2000

July 2000

January 2001

June 2001

September 2001

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Texas Produce Recovery Fund Board minutes, 1996-1999, 2001,
fractional

These records consist of copies of minutes of business meetings of the Texas Produce Recovery Fund Board, an advisory board of the Texas Department of Agriculture, dating 1996-1999, 2001. The minutes, relating to payment of claims against commission merchants and retailers, are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Produce Recovery Fund is a special trust fund administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture, without appropriation, for payment of claims against commission merchants and retailers. The Texas Produce Recovery Fund Board was created by House Bill 1436, 67th Legislature, Regular Session, in 1981 to advise the Department of Agriculture regarding the produce recovery fund. Specifically, the Board is to advise the department on all matters relating to the fund, including budget and revenues; advise on the adoption of rules relating to the payment of claims and administration of the fund; and conduct adjudicative hearings on disputed claims presented for payment from the fund. If the department pays a claim submitted against a merchant or retailer, the merchant or retailer must either reimburse the fund or pay the claimant or suffer the loss of their license.

The Board is composed of six members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Two members are producers, two are commission merchants and retailers, and two are members of the general public. Each member must reside in a different senatorial district and serve a six year staggered term. In order to hold a claim investigation hearing, the Board is required to have a quorum.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Produce Recovery Fund Board minutes, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 2000/024, 2002/085

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by by the Texas Department of Agriculture on September 29, 1999; and December 13, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, December 2001

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes

box

2000/024

October 1996

December 1996

February 1997

March 1997

February 1998

September 1998

November 1998

March 1999

[September 2000 missing, maybe more]

January 2001

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Texas Oyster Advisory Committee minutes, 1999-2001,
fractional

These records consist of copies of minutes of meetings of the Texas Department of Agriculture's Oyster Advisory Committee, dating 1999-2001. The minutes, documenting the Texas Department of Agriculture's program to promote and advertise the Texas oyster industry, are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Oyster Advisory Committee was created by House Bill 2719, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, for the purpose of providing guidance and direction for the Texas Department of Agriculture's program to promote and advertise the Texas oyster industry. The body was mandated to use current market research to develop an oyster marketing plan to increase oyster consumption, conduct a public relations campaign to create a responsible and accurate image of the industry, and provide information, education, and training to consumers on safe and proper handling of oysters.

The Committee is composed of nine members, one member appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture to represent consumer interests and eight members appointed by the commissioner from a list of nominations submitted by certified oyster dealers. The members are to serve staggered three year terms without compensation and elect a chair from among their number.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Oyster Advisory Committee minutes, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 2000/114, 2001/063, 2002/085

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on February 17, 2000; November 15, 2000; and December 13, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, December 2001

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes

box

2000/024

November 1999

January 2000

March 2000

May 2000

[September 2000 missing]

January 2001

April 2001

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Texas Prescribed Burning Board minutes, 1999-2001,
fractional

These records consist of copies of minutes of meetings of the Texas Prescribed Burning Board, dating 1999-2001. The minutes, concerning issues relating to prescribed burning in Texas, are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

The Texas Prescribed Burning Board was created by House Bill 1432, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, in 1999, for the purpose of establishing minimum standards for prescribed burning in Texas. The standards must ensure that the burning is the controlled application of fire to naturally occurring or naturalized vegetative fuels under specified environmental conditions in accordance with a written prescription plan designed to confine the fire to a predetermined area and to accomplish planned land management objectives. The standards should also require that at least one certified and insured prescribed burn manager is on site during the conduct of the burn, establish appropriate guidelines for the size of burning crews, and include standards for notification to adjacent land owners, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, and local fire authorities.

The Board was established within the Texas Department of Agriculture and is composed of employees of the Texas Forest Service, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, the Texas Tech University Range and Wildlife Department, the Department of Agriculture, the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, and five individuals who are either owners of agricultural land, self-employed or employed by someone other than a governmental agency, or appointed by the commissioner of agriculture. Each member serves a two year term and the members elect a presiding officer from among their number. The board was to establish an advisory board composed of individuals representing property owners, conservation interests, environmental interests, insurance interests, and agriculture, forestry, and livestock producers.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas Prescribed Burning Board minutes, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 2000/112, 2001/064, 2002/085

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, December 2001

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes

box

2000/024

December 1999

February 2000

March 2000

April 2000

June 2000

July 2000

August 2000

[October 2000 missing]

November 2000

January 2001

February 2001

March 2001

April 2001

May 2001

July 2001

August 2001

October 2001

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Texas GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee minutes, 1999-2001,
fractional

These records consist of copies of minutes of meetings of the GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee, dating 1999-2001. The minutes, which concern the promotion of Texas agricultural products, are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the committee in its meetings.

Historical Sketch

In 1999 the Texas Legislature decided that the state needed a Texas agricultural product promotion program to increase consumer awareness of and expand the markets for Texas Agricultural products and determined that the Texas Department of Agriculture, through the GO TEXAN Partner Program, program grants and matching funds, was the proper department to accomplish this goal (House Bill 2719, 76th Legislature, Regular Session). The GO TEXAN program was established to encourage the development and expansion of markets through the participation of eligible applicants who provide funds to be matched for promotional marketing programs implemented by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Specifically, the Program is to develop procedures for acceptance and administration of funds received to administer the program; develop application screening and selection procedures; develop a general promotional campaign for Texas agricultural products and advertising campaigns for specific Texas products based on successful project requests; develop advertising programs and promotional materials for use by program participants; contract with media representatives to disperse promotional materials; and receive matching funds and establish internal reporting requirements. For the purposes of the program, an eligible applicant must be a state or regional organization that promotes the marketing and sale of Texas agricultural products and does not stand to profit directly from specific sales of agricultural commodities; a cooperative organization; a state agency or board that promotes the marketing and sale of agricultural products; a national organization or board that represents Texas producers and promotes the sale of Texas products; an eligible small business; or any other appropriate entity. Program monies are maintained in the general revenue fund in the GO TEXAN partner program account.

The Advisory Board is composed of at least eight members appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture to assist the department in the implementation of the GO TEXAN Partner Program. The members include two individuals from the Texas Department of Agriculture; one representative from the United States Department of Agriculture; one representative each from television, print, and radio advertising media; one representative from the advertising profession; one consumer representative; and other members the Commissioner determines to be necessary. Advisory Board members serve at the pleasure of the Commissioner and without compensation. The Board reviews applications of eligible participants and approve or denies funding, advises the department on matters related to the administration of the account; and advises the department on the adoption of rules relating to the administration of the GO TEXAN Partner Program. The Commissioner provides the Board with staff necessary to assist the Board in fulfilling its duties.

The distinction between GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee and the GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Board is unclear and possibly non-existent.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Texas GO TEXAN Partner Program Advisory Committee minutes, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 2000/113, 2001/065, 2002/085

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, December 2001

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes

box

2000/024

November 1999

January 2000

March 2000

June 2000

[October 2000 missing]

January 2001

September 2001

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Assorted meeting files, 1993, 1995-1999, undated,
1.7 cubic ft.

Records comprise minutes, agenda, transcripts, statements, rules, correspondence, memoranda, notes, drafts, notices of open meetings, photocopied newspaper clippings, floppy discs, and participant sign-in sheets for a variety of the Texas Department of Agriculture's committees, boards, and bodies during 1993, 1995 to 1999, and undated. The materials also include meeting materials from non-Texas organizations with which members of the Department of Agriculture staff were involved or concerned. Topics covered in the meetings include the following: the establishment of environmental rules and regulations, pesticides, herbicides, ground and surface water, boll weevils, and aerial spraying.

Minutes are created to document in a thorough but usually summary fashion the official actions of the board in its meetings.

Arrangement

Originally in strict chronological order according to the date of each meeting, were reorganized by organization to facilitate records retrieval by the researcher.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Assorted meeting files, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Floppy discs have not been accessed by Archives staff, the contents and software used to created them have not been verified.

Processed by

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Texas Agriculture Extension Service [TAEX]

box

2002/084-23

July 7, 1999

States-FIRFA Issues Research and Evaluation Group [SFIREG]

Relating to pesticides and their regulation.

box

2002/084-23

July 10, 1995

box

2002/084-24

October and November 1995

July 15, 1996

[Loose meeting materials], September 9-10, 1996

[Loose meeting materials], September 27, 1996

[Loose meeting materials], October 3, 1996

[Loose meeting materials], September 19, 1996

October 10-11, 1996

box

2002/084-25

April 28, 1997

July 15-16, 1996; October 10-11, 1996; April 26-17, 1997

Pesticide Data Program Steering Committee

box

2002/084-24

September 13, 1995

Toxic Substance Coordinating Committee

box

2002/084-24

September and December 1995

December 4, 1996

American Association of Pesticide Control Officers [AAPCO]

box

2002/084-24

December 3, 1995

March 1996

June 3, 1996

August 7-9, 1996

July 14, 1996

December 1, 1996

Texas Groundwater Protection Committee

box

2002/084-24

December 14, 1995

August 26, 1996

[Loose meeting materials], October 24, 1996

[Loose meeting materials], February 6, 1997

box

2002/084-25

[Loose meeting materials], May 8, 1997

U.S./Mexico Border Environmental Health Project

box

2002/084-24

July 8, 1996

Agricultural Chemical Subcommittee

box

2002/084-24

August 22, 1996

Professional Aerial Applicators Support System [PAASS]

box

2002/084-24

[Loose meeting materials], December 9, 1996

State Management Plan Task Force

box

2002/084-24

Groundwater, February 12, 1997

Texas Bollweevil Eradication Program, Technical Advisory Committee

box

2002/084-24

January 16 and April 16, 1997

box

2002/084-25

June 23, 1997

Aquatic Herbicide Task Force

box

2002/084-25

October 17, 1997

February 17, 1988

Surface Water Protection Committee

box

2002/084-25

Meetings
[wallet file]:

December 5, 1997

February 18, 1997

March 28, 1998

July 31, 1998

August 17, 1998

Meetings
[wallet file]:

November 10, 1998
[2 files]

October 21, 1998

January 7, 1999

[Loose meeting materials], April 15, 1999

box

2002/084-26

[Floppy discs], 1993, undated

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Pest management committee files, 1977-1989, 1994-1998,
1.5 cubic ft.

Records comprise minutes, agenda, drafts, memoranda, correspondence, financial statements, contracts, complaint and request forms, and lists of attendees of a variety of Texas Department of Agriculture committees and related local non-profit organizations concerned with pest management. The materials range in date from 1977 to 1989 and 1994 to 1998. The records particularly reflect the efforts of the Department, the committees, and the associations to eradicate such pests as aphids, fruit flies, and the boll weevil. Some committees, especially those reflected in the set of minutes and agenda, seem to have been organized for the purpose of pest eradication, many with regional zones of jurisdiction. Earlier, the Department of Agriculture seems to have worked largely with local crop related non-profit organizations and associations to effect the local eradication of pests.

See also the series entitled Producer board files for materials relating to some of the boards listed in the meeting supporting documentation section.

Arrangement

Files of minutes and agenda are listed first, followed by files documenting regional actions to control pests. The group of minutes and agenda, originally in strict chronological order according to the date of each meeting, were reorganized by organization to facilitate records retrieval by the researcher. The pest control files (transferred by the agency under the title of "meeting supporting documentation") remain in the original chronological order since different committees had very similar names and reorganization might have led to greater confusion. The researcher should note that the state's fiscal year begins runs from September 1st through August 31st.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Pest management committee files, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Minutes and agenda

BCA/CTV (Brown Citrus Aphid/Citrus Tristeza Virus) Technical Advisory Committee:

box

2002/084-26

1994, [1996]

1996

1997

Cotton Producer Advisory Committee (CPAC):

box

2002/084-26

Fiscal year 1994

Fiscal year 1995
[2 files]

Fiscal year 1996

Fiscal year 1997

Fiscal year 1998

Mexican Fruit Fly Technical Advisory Committee (MFF TECH ADV):

box

2002/084-26

Fiscal year 1995

Fiscal year 1996

Fiscal year 1997

Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Technical Advisory Committee (TBWE TECH ADV):

box

2002/084-26

Fiscal year 1995

Fiscal year 1996

Citrus Budwood Advisory Council

box

2002/084-26

Fiscal years 1995 and 1996

Pest control files

box

2002/084-27

Knox County Boll Weevil Association, 1977-1978

Plains Cotton Growers, 1977-1987

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1977-1978

Pink Bollworm Committee, 1978-1979

Boll Weevil, 1978-1979, 1985

Insect Control of the Cotton Association, 1978

Insect Control of the Cotton Association, 1977-1978

Scurry County Producers Association, 1977-1978

Scurry County Producers Association, 1978-1979

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1978-1979

Knox County Boll Weevil Association, 1978-1979

Plains Cotton and Grain, 1978

Pink Bollworm Committee, 1979

Boll Weevil, 1979

Insect Control of the Cotton Association, 1979

Knox County Boll Weevil Association, 1979

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1979-1980

Plains Cotton Growers, 1979-1980

St. Lawrence Cotton Growers Association, 1978-1986

Scurry County Producers Association, 1979

Pink Bollworm Committee, 1980-1982

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1980-1981

Boll Weevil, 1980

Insect Control of the Cotton Association, 1981

Knox County Boll Weevil Association, 1981

South Texas Cotton and Grain, 1979-1981

Pink Bollworm Committee, 1981

South Texas Cotton and Grain, 1981-1982

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1981-1983

Plains Cotton Growers, 1981-1982

Knox County Boll Weevil Association, 1981

Boll Weevil, [undated]

South Texas Cotton and Grant [Grain?], 1983-1984

Plains Cotton Growers, 1983-1986

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1983

Pink Bollworm Committee, 1982-1983

Schleicher County Cotton Association, 1982

Scurry County Producers Association, 1983

South Texas Cotton and Grain, 1983-1984

Plains Cotton Growers, 1981-1983

Knox County Boll Weevil Association, 1983

Pink Bollworm Committee, 1983-1985

NCC [National Cotton Council] Pink Bollworm meeting, 1984-1986

Diapause, 1978 [sic]
[wallet file]:

Request for proposals, 1987-1988

Robert L. Crocker, 1988-1989

St. Lawrence Cotton Growers, 1986-1988

Schleicher County Cotton Growers, 1985-1987

Fisher/Jones/Kent/Stonewall Pest Management Association, 1987-1988

[Untitled], 1987-1988

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Organization charts, 1977, 1983-1996,
0.1 cubic ft.

Records consist of organization charts for the Texas Department of Agriculture dating from 1977 and 1983 to 1996. Charts clearly delineate titles and relationships as well as names of the Commissioners of Agriculture, the Deputy Commissioners, and the Assistant Commissioners.

Arrangement

Records are arranged in roughly reverse chronological order and remain in order as received.

Related Material

Publications

The Texas Department of Agriculture, Its History, Functions and Policies [1957?].

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Organization charts, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1997/048

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 9, 1996.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Lisa M. Hendricks, March 1997

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Organization charts, 1977, 1983-1996

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Rules and procedures, undated,
fractional

Records consist of undated rules and procedures of the Texas Department of Agriculture. The documents concern procedures for the Department's pesticide lab and a description of the FIRFA State Lead Agencies (SLA), Associated State Agricultural Laboratories (SAL) and NELAC.

Arrangement

The records consist of a single file.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Rules and procedures, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

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Pesticide lab and FIRFA State Lead Agency, rules and procedures, undated

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Nuclear waste studies, 1984-1987,
1 cubic ft.

Types of records present include audio and video cassettes, computer tapes and disks, slides, and aerial color photographs. Records date from 1984 to 1987 and document nuclear waste studies conducted by or for the Texas Department of Agriculture. Disks and cassettes appear to contain, for example, survey results, mailing lists, radio interviews, briefings, committee meetings, and a Public Broadcasting System (PBS) special on nuclear waste. Slides and photographs appear to document nuclear waste sites or proposed nuclear waste sites. Some records are not labeled. Records have not been reviewed by Archives staff.

Arrangement

Records do not appear to be in any order and remain in order as received.

Related Material

Texas State Archives

Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority records, 1982-1999, 165 cubic ft. [unprocessed]

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Nuclear waste studies, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1997/048

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 9, 1996.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

The researcher wishing to view any of this footage should consult with the Photographs Archivist and be aware that the archives does not currently own the equipment needed to view some of the footage.

Reseachers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.

Computer tapes and discs have not been accessed by Archives staff, the contents and the software used to create them have not been verified.

Processed by

Lisa M. Hendricks, March 1997

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Nuclear waste studies, 1984-1987

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Producer board files, 1965-1998,
22 cubic ft.

Records comprise correspondence, minutes, agenda, financial statements, hearing transcripts, bonds, oaths, election results, legal documents, press releases, newspaper clippings and pamphlets, ranging in date from 1968 to 1998, that document the creation, activities, and occasional dissolution of the local Texas producer boards operating under the oversight of the Texas Department of Agriculture. The records concern the boards' concerns with administrative tasks such as obtaining certification, developing and managing budgets, assessing fees, and holding local referendums, elections, and meetings. Subjects addressed by the boards include pests and predators, disease, marketing, education, crop and livestock production, drought, and other topics of concern to each board's particular product. Major products represented by the boards include cotton, pecans, wheat, citrus, grain sorghum, corn, peanuts, mohair, rice, and sheep and goats.

See also the series entitled Pest management committees' meeting files for materials related to some of the producer boards listed below.

Historical Sketch

Under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) non-profit agricultural organizations were able to petition the Texas Department of Agriculture to be certified to conduct a referendum among producers of agricultural products. The referendum would determine whether a majority of those producers wished to establish a self-assessment programs to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of their respective products. Organizations that could prove to have substantial influence with and support of producers were certified in public hearings by the Department of Agriculture to hold the referendums among producers of the product in question. The referendums determined whether or not a producer board was desirable, and if so, who should sit on the resulting boards. Boards were considered quasi-public/private bodies and their budgets were to be approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture. Board members were required to take oaths of office and were considered state employees.

Some boards represented the production of a certain product across the entire state, others simply represented a single county if the production of a certain crop in that county was substantial enough.

Arrangement

Records remain in the original order in which they arrived (somewhat chronologically by board). The records of the specific boards and committees have, however, been listed alphabetically by agricultural product, preceded by a few general files, to aid in the retrieval of records of each particular board. Dates reflect the actual contents of each file, not necessarily the dates written on the file folder, which are frequently inaccurate. Where possible, a basic description of the origins and composition of each board has been provided.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Producer board files, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

Producer Board files may contain home addresses and social security numbers of board members that may be restricted under Texas Public Information Act, 552.117.

Producer Board files occasionally contain credit card account numbers which are restricted according to the Texas Public Information Act, 552.136.

Restrictions on Use

Restricted records must be reviewed and redacted before the public may be allowed access.

Processed by

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Miscellaneous files

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Contract - Institute of Texan Cultures, 1980-1981

[Note: regards plans for the National Association of Marketing Officials annual meeting.]

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Producer boards, general, 1970, 1990-1991

Legal questions and answers, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982-1983

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General correspondence, 1982-1987

General correspondence, 1987-1990

Legislation (old), 1973, 1975-1977, 1979

Old referendum books, 1982, undated

Texas Commodity Referendum Act, questions and answers, 1984

Public meetings, Chapter 227, Senate Bill 260, 61st Legislature, 1971

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General correspondence, 1987-1988

General correspondence, 1988-1989

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General correspondence, 1989-1990

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Instructions for canvassing committee, 1993

Texas Beef Development Taskforce

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Beef check off, 1976

Texas Chili Pepper Referendum

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Chili pepper referendum, 1977, 1987

Texas Citrus Mutual Commodity Board

During 1993, Texas Citrus Mutual petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among citrus producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to citrus products. Certification was granted in May 1993, the referendum was held and passed, and by September 1993 the Texas Citrus Mutual Commodity Board was meeting regularly. The Board had nine officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve six year terms.

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Agendas and postings, 1993-1994

Correspondence, 1992-1994

Elections, 1993, 1995

Financial statements, 1993-1994

Minutes, 1993

Hearing, 1993

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Agendas, 1994-1996

Budget, 1994

Correspondence, 1995

Minutes, 1995

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Agendas, 1996

[Loose proposal summary], 1996

Budget, 1995

Correspondence, 1996

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Agendas, 1997

Budget, 1996-1997

Correspondence, 1997

Texas Corn Producers Board

During 1977, the Texas Corn Growers Association of Dimmitt, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among corn producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of corn. Certification was originally granted on April 28, 1977 and a referendum was held on July 29, 1977 but it does not seem to have passed. The Association was again certified on December 21, 1979, a second referendum was held on February 27, 1980, and the Texas Corn Producers Board was created. The Board consists of nine members, one third of which are elected biennially for six year terms.

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Petition, hearing and election results, 1976-1977

Hearing, 1979

Meetings, 1980-1987

Biennial elections, 1983-1984, 1986

Election, 1980

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Bond, 1983

Request for budget approval, 1981-1987

Correspondence, 1979-1984

Directors, 1980, 1986

Financial reports, 1983-1988

Minutes, 1982-1987

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Budget, 1988

Correspondence, 1988

Financial report, 1988

Minutes, 1988-1989

Biennial election, 1988

Budget, 1988-1989

Correspondence, 1988-1989

Financial statements, 1988-1989
[Contains credit card account numbers]

Minutes, 1988-1989

Summary of corporate card account, 1988-1989
[Contains credit card account numbers]

Meetings, 1989

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Agendas/minutes, 1989-1990

Budget, 1989-1990

Correspondence, 1989-1990

Board members, 1989-1990

Minutes, 1989-1990

[Meeting], October 19, 1989

[Meeting], November 30, 1989

[Meeting], February 15, 1990

Financial statement, 1990

Petition and order for 1990 referendum, 1989

Request for public records, 1989-1990

Referendum and election results, 1898-1990

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Agenda, 1989-1992

Aflatoxin conference, 1990-1990

Annual report, 1991

Budget, 1990-1991

Budget, 1989-1992

Correspondence, 1990-1991

Annual reports, financial statements, 1990

Minutes, 1991

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Agenda, 1991-1992

Budget, 1991-1992

Correspondence, 1991-1992

Minutes, 1990-1992

Biennial elections, 1991-1992

Biennial elections, voting districts, 1991-1992

Bob Tarrant, TDA [Texas Department of Agriculture], February 4, 1992

Extra file, May 6, 1992

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Meeting agendas, 1992-1994

[Loose photographs, clippings, pamphlets and brochures, reports, and correspondence], 1992

Budget, 1991-1993

Correspondence, 1992-1994

Financial statements, 1992-1993

Minutes, 1992-1994

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Agendas, 1994

Budget, 1993-1994

Correspondence, 1992-1994

Minutes, 1994

Biennial election, 1993-1994

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2002/084-19

Agendas, 1995

Minutes, 1994-1995

Financial statements, 1995

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Agendas, 1995-1996

Budgets, 1994-1995

Correspondence, 1995-1996

Minutes, 1994-1995

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Agendas, 1996-1997

Budget, 1997-1996

Correspondence, 1997

Financial statements, 1996-1997

TDA [Texas Department of Agriculture], 1996

Kate Dickie, meeting, May 20 and 21, 1997

Mitchell County Producers Board [Cotton]

During 1984, the Mitchell County Pest Management Program of Colorado City, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among cotton producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to cotton products. Certification was granted on June 1, 1984, but the referendum held on September 7, 1984 did not receive a two-thirds majority and was defeated.

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Correspondence, 1984

[Loose petition for certification], 1984

Legal notice, 1984

Official ballot and other election materials, 1984

Election results, 1984

Mitchell and Scurry Counties, 1982-1983

Schleicher County Cotton Producers Board

During 1989, the Schleicher County Cotton Association petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among Schleicher County cotton producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to cotton. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed in 1989, and a Schleicher County Cotton Producers Board was created. The Board had six officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve six year terms.

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Agendas, postings, 1991-1994

Budget, 1992-1994

Correspondence, 1993-1994

Financial reports, 1994

Minutes, 1992-1994

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Petition for certification, 1988

Board members, 1989

Biennial election, 1991

Collection efforts, 1989-1990

Budget requests, 1989-1991

Correspondence, 1989, 1992

Referendum and results, 1989

Meetings and minutes, 1989-1992

Public hearing, 1988-1989

General information, 1990-1991

Certificates, 1991

Agendas, 1995

Correspondence, 1995

Budgets, 1994-1995

Financial statements, 1994-1995

Referendum, 1995

Scurry County Cotton Producers Board

During 1984, the Scurry County Cotton Producers Association petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among Scurry County cotton producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to cotton. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed in September 1984, and the Scurry County Cotton Producers Board was created. The Board had twelve officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve 6 year terms.

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Annual report, 1985-1987

Biennial elections, 1986, 1988

Request for budget approval, 1985-1986

By-laws, undated

Correspondence, 1984, 1987

Directors, 1984, 1986

Election results, 1984

Legal notice, 1984

Official ballot, 1984

Loose petition for certification, 1984

Meetings and minutes, 1984-1987

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Agendas, 1988

Budget, financial statement, 1987-1988

Correspondence, 1987-1988

Agendas, 1988-1989

Correspondence 1988-1989

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Agendas, 1989-1990

Biennial election, 1990

Budget, 1989

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Agendas, 1990-1991

Budget, 1990

Financial statement, 1990

Postings, 1990-1991

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Agendas, 1991-1992

Budget, 1991

Correspondence, 1991

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Agendas and postings, 1992-1993

Budget, 1993

Correspondence, 1993

Biennial election, 1992-1993

Financial reports, 1992-1993

Minutes, 1992-1993

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Agendas, 1994

Correspondence, 1993-1994

Minutes, 1994

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Agendas, 1995-1997

Budget, 1994-1996

Financial statement, 1994

South Texas Cotton and Grain Association

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South Texas Cotton and Grain Association, Inc., 1974

Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Producers Board

During 1989, the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Producers Association petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among regional cotton producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to cotton. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed on July 12, 1989, and the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Producers Board was created. The Board had nine officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve six year terms.

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Referendum and results, 1989

Organizational meeting, 1989

Biennial election, 1991

Annual reports, 1990-1992

Board members, 1989, 1991

Budget, 1990-1992

By-laws, 1991

Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1989-1992

General files, 1989-1991
[2 folders]

Meetings and minutes, 1989-1992

Newsletter, 1992

Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Producers Board, 1992-1993

Petition for certification, 1989

Questionnaire, [1989?]

Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board

During 1969, the Grain Sorghum Producers Association of Lubbock, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among grain sorghum producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of grain sorghum. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed on October 6, 1969, and the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board was created. The Board consists of twelve members, four of which are elected biennially for six year terms, and employs an executive director, research director, fieldman, and two secretaries.

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Minutes, 1972-1983

Meetings, 1979-1984

Violations, 1976-1978

Bond, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1984

Legal notice, 1969-1971

Legal, re: referendum law, 1969, 1979

Association, correspondence, 1969-1970, 1974

Requests for pubic records, 1985, 1987

Correspondence, 1969-1984

Assessment and exemption forms, 1976-1983

Public hearing, 1969

Official ballot, 1969, 1981

Colen Grain v. Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board, 1969-1975

Biennial elections, 1971-1983

Expenditure request, 1969-1982

[Loose newsletters], 1979-1980

Speaker, Arnold Paulson, 1971-1972

[Loose Proceedings of the 1984 Conference on Genetic Contaminants in Hybrid Sorghum], 1984

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Election results, 1969

Board meetings, 1985-1987

Board correspondence, 1985-1987

Board minutes, 1984-1987

Nomination form, biennial election, 1985

Election, 1987:

Correspondence

Press releases and clippings

Ballots and distribution of

Nomination form and nominees

Legal notices

Redistricting request and approval

Referendum activities, 1985

Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, 1987

Plan for district representation, 1987

Election results, 1985

[Loose referendums notebook], 1985

Petition to expand territory, 1985

Expansion request, legal notice, press release, 1985

Budgets, 1983-1987

Request for certification, 1969

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Directors (oaths of office, etc.), 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1987

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[Loose annual and fiscal reports and newsletters], 1971-1972, 1974-1984, 1986-1987

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Agendas, 1988

Minutes, 1988

Correspondence, 1987-1988

Annual report, 1987-1988

Meeting, Hilton Palacio del Rio, San Antonio, Texas, 1988

Meeting, Best Western, Weslaco, Texas, 1988

Meeting, Hyatt Regency, DFW [Dallas-Fort Worth], Dallas, Texas, 1988

Agendas, 1989

Biennial election, 1989

New board members, 1989

[Loose proposed budget], 1988

Correspondence, 1988-1989

Minutes, 1988-1989

[Loose annual report], 1989

Meeting, Hyatt Regency, DFW [Dallas-Fort Worth], Dallas, Texas, January 24, 1989

Meeting, Holiday Inn--Brook Hollow, Dallas, Texas, April 25, 1989

Wyndham Hotel, Corpus Christi, Texas, June 6, 1989

Meeting, Dallas, Texas, August 15, 1989

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Agendas, 1989-1990

Budget, 1988-1989

Correspondence, 1989-1990

Minutes, 1989-1990

Expenditure request (budget), 1989-1990

Annual report, 1989-1990

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Agendas, 1990-1991

Budget, 1990-1991

Correspondence, 1990-1991

Minutes, 1990-1991

[Loose annual report], 1990-1991

Biennial election, 1991

Meeting, Fort Worth Hilton, Fort Worth, Texas, January 30-31, 1991

Meeting, DFW/Marriott, August 15-16, 1991

Grain sorghum, 1991

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Budget, 1991-1992

Budget, 1992

Correspondence, 1992

Minutes, 1991-1992

Grain sorghum [annual report], 1992

Meeting, Corpus Christi Bayfront Marriott, December 11-12, 1991

Meeting, Le Baron Hotel, Dallas, Texas, August 10, 1992

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Meeting agendas, 1992-1994

Budget, 1992-1994

Correspondence, 1992-1994

Minutes, 1993

[Loose meeting materials and financial statements], 1992-1994

Elections, 1993

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Agendas, 1993-1994

Budget, 1993

Correspondence, 1993-1994

[Loose annual report], 1994

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Agendas, 1994-1995

Budget, 1994-1995

Correspondence, 1994-1995

Minutes, 1995-1996

Annual report, 1994-1995

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Agendas, 1995-1996

Budget, 1995-1996

Correspondence, 1995

Annual reports, 1995-1996

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Annual report, 1996-1997

Agendas, 1997

Budget, 1997

Correspondence, 1997-1998

Lubbock, December 16-17, 1996

Texas Mohair Producers Board

In 1975, the Mohair Council of America of San Angelo, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among mohair producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of mohair . Certification was granted on October 29, 1975, the referendum was held and passed on February 10, 1976, and the Texas Mohair Producers Board was created. The Board was comprised of twelve members, one-third of whom were elected biennially for six year terms. In 1976 the Board entered into a contractual agreement with the Mohair Council of America based in San Angelo, Texas, to have the Council implement a number of the purposes for which the Board was created.

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Board and Council press releases, 1975-1982

Agreement, Board v. Council, 1976

Council, annual report, 1977, 1981-1982, 1984

Council, general membership meeting, 1977-1985

Council correspondence, 1974-1975, 1978-1981, 1983

Council expenditure request, 1978, 1981

Council market development trips, 1978-1981

Board meetings, 1976-1982

Board organizational meeting, 1966, 1976

Board minutes, 1976-1987

Board members oaths, 1976-1986

Mohair referendum, 1974-1975

Board expenditure request, 1974-1987

Board correspondence, 1973-1976, 1979, 1981-1984, 1988

Board assessment forms, 1976

Board bond, 1976

Board official ballot, 1976-1982

Board legal notice, 1976-1982, 1988

Board public hearing, 1975

Board biennial election, 1976-1986

Board annual report and audit, 1976-1986

Council board of directors meeting and minutes, 1976-1981, 1984-1987

Council executive committee meeting, 1975-1987

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Agendas, 1987-1988

Budget, 1988

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Reactivated, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1984-1996

Biennial election, 1987-1988

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Agendas, 1996-1997

Budget, 1996

Correspondence, 1996-1997

Meeting books, 1997

Texas Peanut Producers Association

In 1969, the Southwestern Peanut Growers' Association of Gorman, Texas (chartered as a non-profit corporation in 1937) became the first producer organization to petition the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among peanut producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of peanut products. Certification was granted on July 16, 1969, the referendum was held and passed in September 24, 1969, and the Texas Peanut Producers Board was created. The Board was comprised of nine members, one-third of whom were elected biennially for six year terms.

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Exemption and assessment forms, 1975, 1983

Note: Includes Social Security numbers.

National Peanut Growers Group, 1976

Legal, Texas Peanut [Board] v. USDA [US Department of Agriculture], 1977-1980

Peanut Marketing Cooperative Study Committee, 1979

[Loose financial annual reports], 1970-1983

Meetings, 1976-1983

Biennial elections, 1971-1972, 1974, 1976-1980, 1982, 1984

Public hearing, 1969

Legal notice, 1969

Election results, 1969

Organizational meeting, 1969

Bond, 1969-1981

Agreement, Texas Peanut Producers Board and Texas Peanut Growers Association, 1979

Correspondence, 1969-1984

Annual/financial reports, 1984, 1986-1987

Press releases, 1969-1990

Peanut research projects, 1978

[Loose Peanut Research and Education Review for the Texas Peanut Producers Board], 1979

Meetings, 1983-1987

Referendum and election (assessment rate increase), 1986

Tonnage reports, 1985, 1987

Expenditure request, 1985-1987

Request for certification, 1969

Minutes, 1976-1987

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[Loose legal brief], 1980

Elected members, 1969, 1973-1974, 1976-1978, 1986

Minutes, 1986-1987

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Agendas, 1988

Budget, 1988

Financial statements, 1988

Minutes, 1988

Biennial election, 1988

Marketing agreement, 1988

Agendas, 1988-1989

Budget, 1988-1990

Correspondence, 1988-1989

Minutes, 1988-1989

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Agendas, 1989-1990

Budget, 1989-1990

Correspondence, 1989-1990

Financial statement, 1990

Minutes, 1989-1990

Referendum and election, 1990

Meeting, Austin, Texas, March 22, 1990, [1989-1991]

[Loose Peanut Research and Education Review for the Texas Peanut Producers' Board], 1990

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Agendas, 1990-1991

Budget, 1990-1991

Correspondence, 1989-1991

Minutes, 1990-1991

[Loose Peanut Research and Education Review for the Texas Peanut Producers' Board], 1991

Meeting agenda, Austin, Texas, December 17, 1990

Meeting agenda, College Station, Texas, March 27, 1991

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Agendas, 1991-1992

Budget, 1991-1992

Correspondence, 1991-1992

Financial statement, 1992

Minutes, 1991-1992

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Postings, agenda, 1992-1994

Board meeting agenda, San Antonio, Texas, July 29, 1993

Budget, 1992-1993

Correspondence, 1993-1994

Minutes, 1992, 1994

Board meeting agenda, Lubbock, Texas, December 14, 1993

Promotional, 1974, 1979, undated

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Agendas, 1993-1994

Correspondence, 1994

Minutes, 1993

Board meeting agenda, Austin, Texas, March 25, 1994

Board meeting agenda, Fort Worth, Texas, June 30, 1994

Board meeting agenda, Dallas, Texas, December 12, 1994

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Agendas, 1994-1995

Budget, 1994-1996

Minutes, 1994-1995

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Agendas, 1995-1996

Board meeting agenda, January 16, 1996

Budget, 1996

Financial statements, 1995-1996

Minutes, 1996

box

2002/084-22

Agendas, 1996-1997

Budget, 1997

Minutes, 1996-1997

Meeting, February 27, 1997

[Loose public relations and meeting packets], 1997

Texas Pecan Producers Board

During 1972, the Texas Pecan Growers Association of College Station, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among pecan producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of pecan products. Certification was granted on June 15, 1972, the referendum was held and passed in October 1972, and the Texas Pecan Producers Board was created. The Board was comprised of twelve members, four of which were elected biennially for six year terms. In July 1980 the members of the Pecan Board decided to dissolve the board and transfer the remaining funds to the Texas Pecan Growers Association, which would continue to support the goals of the Board.

box

2002/084-2

Correspondence, 1972-1980

Request for certification, 1971-1972, 1976

Assessment forms, 1972-1976

Elections, 1972-1976

Annual report, 1972-1979

Expenditure request, 1973-1980

Members, 1972-1974

Meetings, 1972-1977

Texas Pork Producers Board

During 1974, the Texas Pork Producers Association (originally the Texas Swine Breeders Organization) of Sherman, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among pork producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to pork products. Certification was granted on February 20, 1974, the referendum was held and passed May 14, 1974, and the Texas Pork Producers Board was created. The Board had fifteen officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve six year terms.

box

2002/084-9

Press releases, 1974-1989

Pork Board list of processors and letters regarding collections, 1985

Dan Berdoll, undated

L.A. Berend, undated

Floyd Borchardt, 1974, 1980

Alton Calvez, undated

John Carroll, Jr., 1974, 1976

John Fair, 1976

Harold Fritts, 1974, 1976

Parker R. George, 1974, 1978

David Graf, undated

Don Gray, 1974

Monte Griffin, 1976, undated

Oscar Hahn, 1974

Ken Horton [empty]

Jerry Jones, undated

Donald Jordan, undated

Russell S. Lampman, 1978

T. Euel Liner, 1974

Elmer McLaughlin, 1974, 1980

Milton Morrow, 1976

Mack B. Norris, 1974, 1978

Donald Osburn, 1974

Donald Peters, 1974

Calvin Rinn, 1974, 1976

Harvey Smith, 1974, 1978

Sam Sparger, 1974

Fred Woodley, 1974-1978

Annual report, 1979-1987

Internal audit report, 1978-1981

Legal notice, 1974-1980

Assessment forms, undated

Bond [empty]

Biennial elections, 1976-1986

Official ballots, 1974-1986

Public hearing, 1974

Legal matters, 1974-1976

Contract, Texas Pork Producers Board and Texas Pork Producers Association, Inc., 1979

Election results, 1974

Organizational meeting, 1974

Referendum, assessment rate change, 1985

Correspondence, 1974-1984, 1988

Minutes and meetings, 1973-1988

Expenditure request, 1974-1988

Texas Rice Producers Board

During 1987, the Texas Rice Council and the Texas Rice Research Foundation petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organizations to conduct a referendum among rice producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to rice. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed on July 31, 1987, and the Texas Rice Producers Board was created. The Board had twelve officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve six year terms.

box

2002/084-4

By-laws, [1987]

Referendum and results, 1987

Minutes, 1987

Public hearing, 1987

box

2002/084-5

Elected members, 1987

box

2002/084-11

Budget, 1987

Press releases, correspondence, 1987-1988

Meetings, minutes, 1987-1988

Biennial election, 1989

Budget, 1989

Financial statements, 1988-1989

Meetings, minutes, 1988-1989

Press releases, correspondence, 1988

box

2002/084-12

Budget, 1989

Financial statements, 1989-1990

Meetings, minutes, 1989-1990

Press releases, correspondence, 1989-1990

box

2002/084-13

Budget, 1989-1990

Financial statements, 1990-1991

Meetings, minutes, 1990-1991

Press releases, correspondence, 1990-1991

Biennial election, 1991

box

2002/084-15

Budget, 1991

Meetings, minutes, 1991-1992

Financial statement, 1991-1992

Reports, 1992

Press releases, correspondence, 1991-1992

General information, 1990-1991

box

2002/084-16

Postings, agenda, 1993-1993

Budget, 1992-1993

Correspondence, 1992-1993

Financial statements, 1992-1993

Minutes, 1992-1993

Biennial elections, 1993

box

2002/084-18

Agendas, 1993-1994

Budget, 1994

Correspondence, 1994

Financial statement, 1993-1994

Minutes, 1993-1994

box

2002/084-19

Agendas, 1994-1995

Correspondence, 1994-1995

Budget, 1994

Financial statements, 1994-1995

Minutes, 1996

Minutes, 1994

box

2002/084-20

Agendas, 1995-1996

box

2002/084-22

Request for certification, 1987
[includes audio cassette]

Agendas, 1996-1997

Budget, 1996-1997

Correspondence, 1996-1997

Minutes, 1997

Texas Sheep and Goat Producers Board

During 1972, the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association of San Angelo, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among sheep and goat raisers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessments program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and predator control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of sheep and goat products. Certification was granted on January 7, 1972 and the referendum was held but failed to passed in March 1972. A second referendum, however, appears to have been successfully passed in November 1992, and by early 1993 the nine member Texas Sheep and Goat Producers Board was holding meetings and developing bylaws.

box

2002/084-2

[Loose public hearing transcript], 1972

Legal notice, 1972

Educational meeting, 1971-1972

Official ballot, 1972

Election results, 1972

Request for certification, 1971-1972

Public hearing, 1972

Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association v. Sierra Club, 1972-1973

Correspondence, 1971-1972

box

2002/084-5

Sheep and Goat Raisers Association, 1971-1972

box

2002/084-16

Agendas, 1992-1993

Budget, 1993

Correspondence, 1993

Minutes, 1993

Meeting, December 16, 1993

By-laws, 1993

Oaths of office, 1992

box

2002/084-18

Agendas, 1993-1994

Budget, 1993-1994

Financial statement, 1994

Minutes, 1994

Meetings:

January 18, 1994

February 25, 1994

April 8, 1994

May 4, [1994]

San Angelo, May 25, 1994

July 14, 1994

August, 16, 1994

[Loose TS&GRA [Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association] Seminar, Kerrville, Texas, July 14, 1994

box

2002/084-19

Agendas, 1994-1995

Budgets, 1994-1995

Correspondence, 1995

Financial statement, 1995

Minutes, 1995

box

2002/084-20

Agendas, 1996

Budget, 1995

Correspondence, 1996

box

2002/084-22

Agendas, 1987-1988

Budget, 1997

Correspondence, 1997-1998

Financial statements, 1996-1997

Minutes, 1997-1998

Meeting, February 19, 1997

Meeting, April 9, 1997

Meeting, June 11, 1997

Texas Soybean Producers Board

The Texas Soybean Association, an affiliate of the American Soybean Association, was chartered in Texas as a non-profit organization in 1967 for the purpose of functioning to assist programs supporting research, education, and market promotion for soybeans. During 1969-1970, the organization petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among soybean producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to soybeans. Certification was granted on July 20, 1970, the referendum was held and passed, and the Texas Soybean Producers Board was created. The Board had nine officers, three of which were elected biennially to serve 6 year terms. In 1984, due to financial difficulties, the Board asked permission of the Texas Department of Agriculture to reorganize the program by entering into a one-year, potentially renewable, contractual agreement with the American Soybean Association. Independant records of this Board do not seem to appear again in the Department of Agriculture records until the 1992-1993 fiscal year.

box

2002/084-1

Meetings and minutes, 1983-1987

Texas Soybean Association, 2nd request for certification, 1970

[Loose minutes], 1987

Minutes, 1971-1983

Annual report, 1972-1984

Research, 1973, 1983

Biennial elections, 1971-1984

[Loose reports and financial statements], 1986-1987

Meeting, February 7, 1985

Soybean Producers Association, original request for certification, 1969-1970

Expenditure request, 1971-1991

Bond, 1970, 1984

Assessment forms, 1975-1976

Legal notices, 1970, 1980, 1984

Correspondence and miscellaneous, 1969-1984

Public hearing, 1969

Election results, 1970, 1976

box

2002/084-16

Agenda, 1992-1994

Budget, 1992-1993

Correspondence, 1992

Financial statements, 1992

Minutes, 1991-1993

box

2002/084-18

Agendas, 1993

Budget, 1993

Correspondence, 1993

Financial statement, 1993-1994

box

2002/084-21

Correspondence, 1985-1992

Directors, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1990

Press releases, 1979-1982, 1989

Annual report, 1985-1986

Biennial elections, 1986-1990

Referendum election, 1990-1992

General information, 1989-1991
[2 wallet files]

Annual reports:

1987-1988

1989

1990

1990-1991, 1994-1996

1996-1997

Texas Soybean Producers, 1989

Agendas:

1990

1990-1991

1991-1992

1997

Financial statements, 1994-1996

Minutes:

1990

1990-1991

1995

Budget, 1997

Meeting, March 27, 1992

Meeting, August 24, 1995

Correspondence, 1996-1997

Agendas, 1994-1996

Correspondence, 1994-1997

Texas Wintergarden Spinach Producers Board

During 1995, the Texas Vegetable Association, established in 1977 to support vegetable research and educational programs and to represent the interests and needs of vegetable producers, petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified as the organization to conduct a referendum among spinach producers in the Winter Garden area to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and sales promotion relating to spinach. Certification was granted during the summer of 1995, the referendum was held and passed, and the Texas Wintergarden Spinach Producers Board held its organizational meeting in October of that year. The Board had six officers, one-third of whom were elected biennially to serve six year terms.

box

2002/084-20

Agenda, 1995-1996

Budget, 1995-1996

Minutes
[empty]

Public hearing, 1995
[includes audiotape]

box

2002/084-22

Agendas, 1996-1997

Budget, 1996

Correspondence, 1997

Minutes, 1996

Texas Turkey Producers Board

During 1970, the Texas Turkey Federation of Bryan, Texas petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among turkey producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of turkey products. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed on July 28, 1970, and the Texas Turkey Producers Board was created. The Board was originally composed of fifteen board members (gradually decreasing), one third of which were to be elected biennially for terms of 6 years. In 1983 the Texas turkey producers voted to discontinue operation of the Texas Turkey Producers Board, its operations were privatized and returned to the Texas Turkey Federation. The Texas Poultry Federation and the Texas Turkey Federation (and Texas Turkey Producers Board) were closely affiliated organizations, in some cases the letterhead of both organizations seems to have been used interchangeably.

box

2002/084-2

Meetings, 1971-1982

Members, 1970-1980

Correspondence, 1970-1983

Press releases, 1970, 1980

Annual report, 1971-1982

Biennial election, 1972-1982

Request for budget approval, 1975-1983

Assessment and exemption forms, [undated]

Texas Poultry Federation, correspondence, 1970-1980

Texas Poultry Federation newsletters, 1982-1983

Texas Poultry Federation request for certification, 1969-1970, 1976

Note: the file contains the Texas Turkey Federation's request for certification.

Texas Poultry Federation elections, 1970, 1976

Note: the file contains the Texas Turkey Federation's election results.

Texas Wheat Producers Board

During 1971, the Texas Wheat Producers Association petitioned the Texas Department of Agriculture under Texas' "Commodity Check-Off" law (House Bill 457, 60th Legislature as amended by House Bill 764, 61st Legislature) to be certified to conduct a referendum among wheat producers to determine whether a majority of voters wished to establish a self-assessment program to raise funds to conduct programs of research, disease and insect control, education, and promotion designed to encourage the profitable production, marketing, and use of wheat. Certification was granted, the referendum was held and passed on May 11, 1971, and the Texas Wheat Producers Board was created. The Board was composed of nine board members (later increased to fifteen), one third of whom were to be elected biennially for terms of six years.

box

2002/084-5

Press releases, 1978-1988

Legal notice, 1971, 1981

Correspondence, 1984

Board members, 1985-1986

Certificates for new members, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978

box

2002/084-6

Referendum, 1985

Meeting handouts, 1984-1987
[wallet file]

Annual reports/financial, 1972-1987
[wallet file]

Meetings, 1971-1976
[wallet file]

Meetings, 1977-1986
[wallet file]

Correspondence, 1971-1983

Assessment forms and notices, 1983

[Loose budget materials], 1971-1983

Biennial elections, 1971-1983

[Loose budget materials], 1969-1984

Request for certification, 1971

Public hearing, 1971

Election results, 1971

box

2002/084-7

Bond, 1972

Texas Wheat Producers Association v. Crabtree, 1971-1972

Minutes, 1980-1987

Legal, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1980

Legal notice, ballot (1985 expansion), 1985

Petition to increase territory, 1984-1985

NAWG and WWA [National Association of Wheat Growers and Western Wheat Association], 1978

Trade teams, 1977-1978

Texas Wheat Association v. Lance, 1971-1973

Expenditure request, 1981-1988

Official ballot, 1971

Biennial election results, 1985

Biennial election, 1987

Requests for public records, 1985-1989

box

2002/084-11

Financial report, 1987-1988

[Loose statement of assets], 1988

Minutes, 1987

Meeting, 1988

Biennial election, 1988-1989

Budget, 1988

Correspondence, 1988

Minutes, 1988-1989

Financial statement, 1988-1990

Meeting, February 14-15, 1989

Meeting, May 2-3, 1989

Meeting, August 1-2, 1989

box

2002/084-12

Budget, 1989

Correspondence, 1989-1990

Financial statement, 1989-1990

Minutes, 1989-1990

box

2002/084-13

Biennial election, 1991

Budget, 1990

Correspondence, 1990-1991

Financial statement, 1991

[Loose financial statements], 1990-1991

Minutes, 1990

box

2002/084-15

Budget, reports, 1991-1993
[Contains credit card numbers]

Correspondence, 1991-1992

Meeting, Amarillo, Texas, May 5-6, 1992

box

2002/084-16

Agendas, postings, 1993

Budget, 1992-1993

Biennial election, 1993

Correspondence, 1992-1993

Financial reports, 1992-1993

Minutes, 1992-1994

Certificates, oaths, 1993

Meeting, December 1, 1993

[Untitled], 1992-1993

[Untitled], 1993

[Loose financial statements], 1992-1993

Research proposals, 1994

Research proposals, 1993

[Untitled], 1993

box

2002/084-18

Agendas, 1993-1994

Budget, 1994

Correspondence, 1993

Minutes, 1993

Financial statement, 1994
[empty]

Meeting, Lubbock, May 3-4, 1994

[Loose financial statement], 1994

Meeting, May 2-3, 1994

Meeting, Amarillo, August 23-24, 1994

[Loose financial statement], 1994

[Untitled purple folder], 1994-1995

[Untitled green folder], 1994

[Untitled pink meeting folder], 1995

box

2002/084-19

Agendas, 1994-1995

Budget, 1994-1996

Correspondence, 1994-1995

Minutes, 1994-1995

box

2002/084-20

Agendas, 1995-1996

Correspondence, 1995-1996

[Loose financial statements], 1995-1996

box

2002/084-22

Agendas, 1996-1997

Budget, 1996-1997

Correspondence, 1996-1997

Financial statements
[empty]

Meeting, December 4, 1996

Meeting, March 26-27, 1997

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Reports, 1951-1990,
14.5 cubic ft.

The records comprise reports, correspondence, memoranda, Attorney General opinions, and worksheets compiled by the Texas Department of Agriculture to document both daily and/or weekly market reports on a variety of Texas commodities from 1951 to 1990 and biennial budget requests, working papers, and cost savings/revenue enhancement plan records from 1969 and 1985 to 1988. The market reports document the daily demand in Texas for each commodity, the weight, sex, size, grade, and quality of the commodity the processors were selecting, the price being paid, any relevant USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) announcements or releases, and, occasionally, export/shipping statistics and weather reports. For comparison, the reports also include the status of that commodity in other regional markets as the information was made available by leased wire services. Produce covered by the reports includes turkeys, eggs, chickens, rice, fruits and vegetables, grains, watermelon, grain sorghum, and pecans.

Arrangement

These records remain in the order in which they arrived. The budget reports, listed first, are roughly in order by fiscal year and remain in the order received. The market reports have been intellectually arranged roughly by type of commodity. Note that in some cases the titles of reports are very similar, if not identical, but the compiled reports do contain different market reports.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Reports, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1997/048, 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 9, 1996 and December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Lisa M. Hendricks, March 1997

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Budget reports

box

1997/048-6

Liability Insurance Information and Research, FY 1988, 1969-1987

Operating Budget, FY 1988, 1987

Performance Funds & Management Report, FY 1988, April 1988 & November 1988

Senate Bill 1189 - FY 1988, Performance Measures, 1987

Budget Balance Request, Expenditure Reports, 1987-1988

Proposed Payroll Adjustment, FY 1988, 1987-1988

Recodes, FY 1988, 1988-1989

Spending Analysis, 1986-1987

Cost Analysis - Weights & Measures, FY 1987-FY 1988, 1988

End of Year Recodes, FY 1988, 1988

Fee Revenue/Rates Information, 1985-1987

Aflatoxin Lab Information, 1988

Cost Center Transfers, FY 1988, 1988

Poultry and Egg

box

2002/084-28

Market news, October-November 1951

Market news, December 1951

Daily turkey reports:

1952

1953

1954

Poultry and eggs:

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

box

2002/084-30

1958

1959

1960

1961

1963

[Unlabeled file of egg prices], 1963-1965

1964

1965

box

2002/084-32

1966

1967

February-August, 1968

September-December, 1968

January-June, 1969

June-October, 1969

November-December, 1969

January-May, 1970

June-December, 1970

January-August, 1971

September-December, 1971

1972

box

2002/084-37

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

Rice

box

2002/084-29

Daily rice market report, 1952

Weekly rice market review, 1952

Daily rice reports, 1953

Rice reports, 1953

Weekly rice reports, 1953

Weekly rice reports, 1954

Rice reports, 1954

Weekly rice, 1 set, 1955

Weekly rice reports, 1955

Rough rice reports, 1955

Daily rice, August-November, 1965

Daily rice reports, 1957

Weekly rice, 1957

Weekly rice reports, 1985

Rough rice reports, 1958

Weekly rice reports, 1959

Rough rice reports, 1959

Rice market news, 1960

Rough rice reports, 1960

Seasonal rough rice, 1961
[includes 2 copies of the reports]

Rice market news, 1961

Seasonal rough rice, 1962

Weekly rice market news, 1962

box

2002/084-39

Seasonal rough rice, 1963

Weekly rice market news, 1963

Rice market news, 1964

Seasonal rough rice, 1964

Seasonal rough rice, 1964 [sic] [1965]

Daily rough rice, 1966

Rice market news, 1967

Rice, 1968

Rice report, 1970

Monthly rice, 1971-1972

Texas rice review, 1973

[Loose rice market news], 1973

Texas rice review/report:

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

[Loose Rice Situation and Outlook reports], 1986

box

2002/084-41

Rice, 1987

TexRice:

1988

1989

1990

Fruits and Vegetables

box

2002/084-31

[Market reports]:

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

[Note: 1967 thru 1973 are missing]

box

2002/084-35

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

High Plains Grain

box

2002/084-33

Worksheets, June-December, 1974

Daily grain markets, June-December, 1974

Worksheets, January-June, 1975

Worksheets, July-December, 1975

Daily grain markets, 1975

Worksheets, January-June, 1976

Worksheets, July-December, 1976

Daily grain markets, 1976

Worksheets, January-June, 1977

Worksheets, July-December, 1977

Daily grain markets, 1977

Worksheets, January-June, 1977

Worksheets, July-December, 1978

Daily grain markets, 1978

box

2002/084-38

[Worksheets], January-June, 1979

[Worksheets], July-December, 1979

Daily grain markets, 1979

[Worksheets], January-June, 1980

Daily grain markets, 1980

Worksheets, July-December, 1980

Worksheets, January-June, 1981

Daily grain markets, 1981

Worksheets, July-December, 1981

Daily grain markets, 1982

Worksheets, January-June, 1982

Worksheets, July-December, 1982

[Worksheets], January-June, 1983

[Worksheets], July-December, 1983

[Worksheets], January-July, 1984

[Worksheets], August-December, 1984

box

2002/084-40

Reports:

January-June, 1985

July-December, 1985

January-June, 1986

July-December, 1986

January-June, 1987

July-December, 1987

January-June, 1988

July-December, 1988

January-June, 1989

July-December, 1989

January-June, 1990

July-December, 1990

Pecans

box

2002/084-34

Pecan reports, 1952

Tri-weekly pecan reports, 1953

Pecan reports, 1953

Tri-weekly pecan reports, 1954

Tri-weekly pecan reports, 1955

Semi-weekly pecan market report, 1956 thru January 1957

Pecan reports, 1957

Texas seasonal pecan reports, 1958

Texas seasonal pecan reports, 1959

Pecan market news, 1960

Pecan market news, 1961

Weekly pecans, 1962

Pecan reports, 1963

Pecan reports, 1964

Pecan market news, 1964

Pecans, 1966

Pecan market news, 1967

Pecan reports, 1968

Pecan report, 1969

Texas pecan market news, 1970

Pecans, October 26, 1917 thru January 18, 1972

Texas pecan market news, October 17, 1972 thru March 27, 1973

Texas pecan market news, October 9, 1973 thru January 15, 1974

Pecan market news, 1974[-1975]

Pecan, October 1975 thru February 1976

Pecan market news report, October 5, 1976 thru January 4, 1977

Pecan market news, 1977-1978

Pecan reports, 1978-1979

Pecan reports, 1979-1980

Pecan reports, 1980-1981

Pecan reports, season, 1981-1982

Pecan reports, season, 1982-1983

Watermelon

box

2002/084-36

[Market reports]:

1966

1967

1968

1969

June-August, 1970

May 24 thru August 16, 1971

May thru August 8, 1972

June 5 thru August 7, 1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978-1979

1980-1981

1982-1983

Houston Cash Grain

box

2002/084-41

Market closes:

1968-1975

1974

1975

1976

1977

Grain Sorghum

box

2002/084-41

Corpus Christi and Central Texas, 1972, 1977-1980

Daily harvesting season, #2 grain sorghum (cwt.):

South Texas, 1977-1979

[Note: dropped after 1979 harvest]

Central Texas, 1977-1978, 1980-1981, 1983-1984

Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1977-1984

Corpus Christi (Coastal Bend), 1977-1984

Coastal Plains - Calhoun, Victoria, Wharton, Ft. Bend, and Matagorda counties, 1977-1984

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Litigation files, 1996-2000,
13 cubic ft.

Records consist of violation and investigation reports, correspondence, memoranda, database printouts, and photographs, maintained by the Texas Department of Agriculture from 1996 to 2000, that document possible violations of Texas agriculture laws and the restitutions made by the violators. Records document the sale of agricultural products with an expired or invalid license, improper use of pesticides, and investigations of complaints involving the application of pesticides.

Arrangement

The records remain in the physical order in which they arrived; they have, however, been intellectually arranged in numerical order by case number. Case numbers appear to have been assigned consecutively within each year in several different runs.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Litigation files, Records, Texas Department of Agriculture. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 2002/084

These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Department of Agriculture on December 17, 2001.

Restrictions on Access

Some files contain medical records that are restricted for 100 years according to the Texas Medical Practice Act, V.T.C.A., Occupations Code, Chapter 159.002(d).

Documents specifically marked as attorney work product are restricted under the Texas Public Information Act, 552.111.

Restrictions on Use

Restricted records must be reviewed and redacted before the public may be allowed access.

Reseachers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when reviewing photographic materials.

Processed by

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Licensing violations

1996:

[Dates will only be provided where the case contains material that falls outside 1996.]

box

2002/084-42

Holland Gardens, 2110-96-1-0001

Payless Cashways, Inc., 2110-96-1-0002

Thriftway #40, 2110-96-1-0003

Katherine's Floral, 2110-96-1-0004

Ralls Flower Shop, 2110-96-1-0005

box

2002/084-45

Friends #401, 2110-9-1-0006, 1996-1997

box

2002/084-42

A & G Balloons and Gifts, 2110-96-1-0007

box

2002/084-45

Friends #406, 2110-96-1-0008, 1996-1997

Friends #409, 2110-96-1-0009, 1996-1997

Friends #408, 2110-96-1-0010, 1996-1997

Friends #214, 2110-96-1-0011, 1996-1997

The Flowerman/Texaco #043, 2110-96-1-0013, 1996-1997

box

2002/084-42

The Rose Garden, 2110-96-1-0014

box

2002/084-45

Roses To Go II, 2110-96-1-0015, 1996-1997

Kim's Bonsai, 2110-96-1-0020, 1996-1997

Timeless, 2110-96-1-0021, 1996-1997

Brigitte Rivera, Rudy Rivera, 2110-96-1-0022, 1996-1997

Maria Elena Sanchez, 2110-96-1-0023, 1996-1997

Chez Paree Flowers & Gifts, 2110-96-1-0024

David's & Doug's Specialty, 2110-96-2-0002, 1996-1997

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Angelina Flowers & Gifts, 2110-96-2-0004

Renaissance Flowers, 2110-96-2-0005

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Flores Elegante Flowers, 2110-96-2-0006, 1996-1997

Bonsai Vendor, 2110-96-2-0010

Margie's Flowers, 2110-96-2-0011, 1996-1998

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Bradley Florist, 2110-96-2-0012

La Fleur of Grandview, 2110-96-2-0013

Hobby Lobby, 2110-96-2-0015

Sunshine Cactus Farm, 2110-96-2-0016

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Cambell's Flowers Incorporated, 2110-96-2-0017, 1996-1997

Winters Flowers Incorporated, J, 2110-96-2-0018, 1996-1997

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Flower'N Things, 2110-96-2-0019

Lucille's Florist, 2110-96-2-0020

Halls Farmer Outlet, 2110-96-2-0023

Hurley Landscape Management, 2110-96-2-0029

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Hardin Taylor, 2110-96-2-0031, 1996-1997

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Willie Ray Erwin, 2110-96-2-0032, 1996-1997

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Bob Kat Inc., Feed & Seed, 2110-96-2-0033

Princess Anne, 2100-96-2-0035

Touch of Joy, Inc., 2110-96-2-0036

Tree Haven Nursery, 2110-96-2-0037

Tender Loving Care, 2110-96-2-0039

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The Enchanted Florist, 2110-96-2-0040

Coles Flower Mart, 2110-96-2-0041, 1996-2000

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Kelly's Nursery, 2110-96-2-0042

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Plant Keeper, Inc., 2110-96-2-0043, 1996-2000

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L and M Gifts and Flowers, 2110-96-2-0044

In Bloom, 2110-96-2-0045

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Hewitt Florist, 2110-96-2-0046, 1996-1997

Sprouts, Inc., 2110-96-2-0047

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Azel Florist, 2110-96-2-0048

Casa Verde Nursery & Landscape, 2110-96-2-0050

Knox Floral & Design, 2110-96-2-0051

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Fairway Lawn & Landscape, 2110-96-2-0052, 1996-1998

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Hawkins Florist & Gifts, 2110-96-2-0053

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Hornbuckle Flowers & Gifts, 2110-96-2-0054

Trents Flowers, 2110-96-2-0055

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Joe Mac Jones, 2110-96-2-0056

Dorsey & Dixon, 2110-96-2-0057

L&L Lawn Maintenance Landscape, 2110-96-2-0058

Halls Farmer Outlet, 2110-96-2-0059

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Piddler Creek Nursery, 2110-96-2-0060

Hardin Taylor, 2110-96-2-0061, 1996-1997

Robert Hale Florist, 2110-96-2-0062, 1996-1997

Blaylock Landscaping Tree Service, 2110-96-2-0063

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E&W Florist Wedding & Catering, 2110-96-2-0064, 1996-1999
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Plants Are Pets, 2110-96-2-0065

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Ignis Fashion and Flowers, 2110-96-2-0066

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Netches River Tree Farm, 2110-96-2-0067, 1996-2000

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Hurley Landscape Management, 2110-96-2-0068

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Sprouts, Inc., 2110-96-2-0069, 1996-1998

Balch's Flowers, 2110-96-2-0070

Party Package, Inc., 2110-96-2-0071

Law, 2110-96-2-0072

Ramires Jose, 2110-96-2-0073, 1996-1997

Tyler Rose Nursery, 2110-96-2-0074, 1996

Bob Willis, 2110-96-2-0075

Bill Merryman, 2110-96-2-0076 1996

Merchandise Relocators, 2110-96-2-0077, 1996-1997

Christine's Flowers, 2110-96-2-0078, 1996-1997

Southguard Corp/7-Eleven #2363, 2110-96-2-0079, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, 2110-96-2-0080, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, 2110-96-2-0081, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, 2110-96-2-0082, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, 2110-96-2-0083, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, 2110-96-2-0084, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, 2110-96-2-0085, 1996-1997

Harvest Drug & Gift, Inc., 2110-96-2-0086

Blossom, 2110-96-2-0087, 1996-2000

Grants A Florist, D., 2110-96-2-0088, 1996-1999

Enchanted Plants, 2110-96-2-0089

Campbell's Flowers, Inc., 2110-96-2-0090, 1996-1997

Target, 2110-96-2-0091

Lowe's of Wichita Falls #75, 2110-96-2-0092, 1996-1997

Bates Plant Farm, 2110-96-2-0093

Bonsai Vendor, 2110-96-2-0094

Mark's Gallery, 2110-96-2-0095, 1996

Southguard Corporation, dba 7-Eleven #2360, 2110-96-2-0096, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, dba 7-Eleven #2361, 2110-96-2-0097, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, dba 7-Eleven #2362, 2110-96-2-0098, 1996-1997

Southguard Corporation, dba 7-Eleven #2364, 2110-96-2-0099, 1996-1997

Country Cottage Florist, 2110-96-2-0100, 1996

Curry Creations, 2110-96-2-0101, 1996-1997

Blanca's Bridal and Flower Boutique, 2110-96-3-0001

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Kings Crossing Holiday Food, 2110-96-3-0002

Beaumont Farmers Market and Garden, 2110-96-3-0003

Bart 25 Ventures, 2110-96-3-0004

Rain Forest Florist, 2110-96-3-0005

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Lilypons Water Garden, 2110-96-3-0006

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Corrigan Flowers-N-Things, 2110-96-3-0007

Gulf Coast Trade Center/Horticulture, 2110-96-3-0008

Yellow Rose of Texas Nursery, 2110-96-3-0009

Country Rose Garden, 2110-96-3-0010

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Turtle Pond Nursery, 2110-96-3-0016, 1996-1998

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Alisha's Flowers, 2110-96-3-0017

Plant Menagerie, 2110-96-3-0018

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Main Street Wholesale Floral, 2110-96-3-0019, 1996-1997

Carousel Flower Markets, 2110-96-3-0020

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N and M Florist, 2110-96-3-0021

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Sitescape, Inc., 2110-96-3-0022, 1996-1997

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The Country Shelf, 2110-96-3-0025

Bayview Florist and Gifts, 2110-96-3-0026

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Petals & Patches, 2110-96-3-0027

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Flowers of Deerbrook, 2110-96-3-0028

Garden Time Nursery & Landscaping, 2110-96-3-0031

High's Flowers and Gifts, 2110-96-3-0032

Jasper Flower Shop, 2110-96-0033

Randall's Food and Drugs #28, 2110-96-3-0034

West Rose Grass Sales, Inc., 2110-96-3-0035

Randall's Food & Drugs #35, 2110-96-3-0036

The Florist Touch, 2110-96-3-0037

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Glo-Worm Florist, 2110-96-3-0038, 1996-1998

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Hempstead Flower & Gifts, 2110-96-3-0040

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Creative Ventures & Floral Design, 2110-96-3-0042, 1996-1997

I-10 Flower Market, 2110-96-3-0048, 1996-1998

Sweet Memories, 2110-96-3-0049, 1996-1997

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North Belt Flowers, 2110-96-3-0050

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Green Scape, 2110-96-3-0051, 1996-1997

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Texas Miniature Tree Farm, 2110-96-3-0053

Persons Florist Shop, 2110-96-3-0054

Rother Grass & Tree Farm, 2110-96-3-0056

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I-10 Flower Market, 2110-96-3-0057, 1996-1998

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Nora Williams Florist, 2110-96-3-0058, 1996-1998

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Harold's Garden Center, 2110-96-3-0059

Pruple Thumb Nursery, 2110-96-3-0060

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Moore's Hardware Farm & Ranch, 2110-96-3-0061, 1996-2000

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Wildflower Tropicals, Inc., 2110-96-3-0063

Cypress Wholesale Nursery, 2110-96-3-0064

Donoho Garden Center, 2110-96-3-0065

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Windfern Farms, 2110-96-3-0068, 1996-1998

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Frank Guzman, 2110-96-3-0069

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Peerson Florist, 2110-96-3-0070, 1996-2000

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Memorial Flowery, Inc., 2110-96-3-0071

Morton Landscaping, 2110-96-3-0072

Enchanted Gardens, 2110-96-3-0073

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Horticultural Systems, 2110-96-3-0074, 1996-1997

Gold Coast Nursery, 2110-96-3-0076

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McCarty Loop Texaco, 2110-96-3-0078

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Langley's Florist, 2110-96-3-0079

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Petals, 2110-96-3-0080

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Corner Florist, 2110-96-3-0081

Green Thumb Landscaping & Design, 2110-96-3-0082

Food Country #2, 2110-96-3-0083

Bj's Gold Leaf Nursery & Kennel, 2110-96-3-0084

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Moore's Hardware Farm & Ranch, 2110-96-3-0085

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Abby's Downtown Florist, 2110-96-3-0086

Haynes Flower Shop, 2110-96-3-0087

Baraban Photography, Inc., 2110-96-3-0088, 1996-1997

Rainbow Landscapes, 2110-96-3-0089

Greenspoint Florist, Inc., 2110-96-3-0090

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Petal Pushers, 2110-96-4-0003

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River Center Floral Co., 2110-96-4-0005, 1996-1997

ACME Lumber & Supply Co, Inc., 2110-96-4-0006

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Asthetics, 2110-96-4-0007

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San Antonio Flowers, 2110-96-4-0008, 1996-1998

Roband Ann's Flowers, 2110-96-4-0009, 1996-1997

Something Special, 2110-96-5-0001, 1996-1997

Montwood Florist, 2110-96-5-0002, 1996-1997

The Greenery House, 2110-96-5-0003, 1996-1997

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Johnson's Greenhouse, 2110-96-5-0004

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Wagon Train Nursery, 2110-96-5-0007

Hernandez Nursery & Landscaping Service, 2110-96-5-0009

Rosa Davila, 2110-96-5-0010

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Excelsior Nursery, 2110-96-5-0011

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Harrington Water Gardens, Inc., 2110-96-5-0013

Get N Go #13, 2110-96-5-0014

Scandinavian Design Flower Shop, 2110-96-5-0015

Green Surroundings Hardware, 2110-96-5-0016

Rodriguez Plant Sales, 2110-96-5-0017

Eubanks Nursery & Citrus Farm, 2110-96-5-0018

Michelle's Florist, 2110-96-5-0019, 1996-1997

Michelle's Florist of Texas, 2110-96-5-0020

Maximo and Maria Elena Hernandez, 2110-96-5-0021, 1996-1999

Josefa R. Becerra, 2110-96-5-0022

Galbas Flowers, 2110-96-5-0023, 1996-1997

Elva's Flower Shop, 2110-96-5-0024, 1996-1997

Cerda's Nursery, 2110-96-5-0025

Personally Yours, 2110-96-5-0026

Laura's Flower Shop, 2110-96-5-0027, 1996-1997

Gilmore's Flowers, 2110-96-5-0028

Alselu Flowers & Gifts, 2110-96-5-0029, 1996-1997

Lucy's Flowers & Gifts, 2110-96-5-0030, 1996-1997

Sanchez Flower Shop, 2110-96-5-0031

Scandinavial Design, 2110-96-5-0032

Super S Foods #314, 2110-96-5-0033

Erwins Flowers & Gifts, 2110-96-5-0034

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Glenda's Garden, 2110-97-1-0001, 1996

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Pershing Florist, 2110-97-1-0002, 1997-1998

DDD Floral, 2110-97-1-0003, 1997-2000
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Pershing Florist, 2110-97-1-0005, 1997-1998
[contains pleadings file]

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Timeless Rose, 2110-97-1-0006, 1996-1998

Pershing Florist, 2110-97-1-0007, 1996-1997

Lamb-Ferguson Flowers & Gifts, 2110-97-1-0035, 1996-1997

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Flowers By Sunshine, 2110-97-1-0077
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Fort Beaumont Florist, 2110-97-1-0078, 1996-1997

Orchid Shop, 2110-97-1-0079, 1996-1997

Rudy's Flower Shop, 2110-97-1-0131, 1996-1997

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Casa Jimenez, 2110-97-1-0136, 1997-2000
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Heavenly Roots Garden & Gift, 2110-97-2-0001, 1996-2000

Brenda Foster, 2110-97-2-0002, 1996

Quanah Floral and Gifts, 2110-97-2-0003, 1996-1998

Sprouts, Inc., 2110-97-2-0004, 1996

Peacocks Landscape Nursery, 2110-97-2-0005, 1996-1997

Mark's Gallery, 2110-97-2-0006, 1996

Waltons Lawn & Garden Center, 2110-97-2-0007, 1996-1997

Roberts Flowerland, 2110-97-2-0008, 1996

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Tarver's Nursery & Landscape Co., 2110-97-2-0009, 1997-1999
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Bradley Florist, 2110-97-2-0010

Alexander Garden Center, 2110-97-2-0011

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Quanah Floral and Gifts, 1996-1998
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Traders Market, 2110-97-2-0013, 1996

7 Eleven Food Store #21972, 2110-97-2-0014, 1996-1997

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McCart St. Florist & Gifts, 2110-97-2-0015, 1996-1998
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Cathy's Plants, 2110-97-2-0016, 1996-1997

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Libby's Distinctive Designs and Decor, 2110-97-2-0043

International Paper, 2110-97-2-0044

Flower Connection, 2110-97-2-0045

Plants "R" Us, 2110-97-2-0047

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Plants "R" Us, 2110-97-2-0048, 1996-1998
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Plants "R" Us, 2110-97-2-0049

Plants "R" Us, 2110-97-2-0050

Four Seasons Nursery, 2110-97-2-0068

Roanoke Florist, 2110-97-2-0069

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Kiest Florist, 2110-97-2-0070, 1997-1998
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Flower Paradise, Inc., 2110-97-2-0071

Greenlife Nursery, 2110-97-2-0072

Organic + Nursery, 2110-97-2-0073

Flowers and Sunshine, Inc., 2110-97-2-0074

Corner Florist, 2110-97-2-0076

Dee's Florist, 2110-97-2-0088

Hannah's Flowers & Gifts, 2110-97-2-0089

Harvest Market, 2110-97-2-0090

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Ambiance - A Floral Affair, 2110-97-2-0091, 1997-1998
[contains pleadings file]

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Blossom Patch, 2110-97-2-0092

National Floral Designs of Maryland, 2110-97-2-0093

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Celebrations, 2110-97-2-0094

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Cantrell Florist and Greenhouses, 2110-97-2-0095

Coppell Florist & Gifts, 2110-97-2-0096

Florist Incorporation, 2110-97-2-0097

Wynnewood Florist, 2110-97-2-0098

Kroger #448, 2110-97-2-0102

Justin Florist & Gifts, 2110-97-2-0103

Mansfield Flowers and Gifts, 2110-97-2-0104

The Rose She Shop, 2110-97-2-0105

Mobile #12 AMB, 2110-97-2-0113

Dagley's Flower & Gift Shop, 2110-97-2-0114

Anderholts Flowers, 2110-97-2-0115

Bradley Florist, 2110-97-2-0116

Dogwood Flower Shop, 2110-97-2-0117

Irving Florist, 2110-97-2-0118

Foliage Creek, 2110-97-2-0121

Forget Me Not Florist And Gift Gallery, 2110-97-2-0125

Racetrac #486, 2110-97-2-0126

Your Florist, 2110-97-2-0127

Ruibal's Plants, 2110-97-2-0128

Wolfe Nursery Store #988, 2110-97-2-0130

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Leno Plant Farm, 2110-97-2-0131, 1997

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Jeanne's Plants, 2110-97-2-0140

Linda's Florist, 2110-97-3-0001

The Florist Touch, 2110-97-3-0002

Bigbee and Associates, 2110-97-3-0003

Compton's Florist, 2110-97-3-0004

Seyed Landscaping Services, 2110-97-3-0005

Brookwood Community, 2110-97-3-0006

Enviroscape Inc., 2110-97-3-0017

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Church Construction, Inc., 2110-97-3-0018, 1996-1997

Flowers by Carol, 2110-97-3-0019, 1996-1998
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Barb's Flower Boutique, 2110-97-3-0037

Blooms of Brookhollow, 2110-97-3-0038

Bountiful Baskets, 2110-97-3-0039

Flamingo Gardens, Inc., 2110-97-3-0040

Bevil of Beaumont, Inc, 2110-97-3-0041

McCloney's Florist, 2110-97-3-0042

Livia's Florist, 2110-97-3-0051

A Miracle, 2110-97-3-0052

Poole's Bargain Corner, Inc., 2110-97-3-0053

Poole's Bargain Corner #3, 2110-97-3-0054

Flower Market, 2110-97-3-0055

North Forest Florist, 2110-97-3-0056

Atascosita Lake Houston Florist, 2110-97-3-0057

Special Arrangements, Inc., 2110-97-3-0058

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All About Flowers, 2110-97-3-0059, 1997

Nora Williams Florist, 2110-97-3-0060
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Mary Lou's Florist, 2110-97-3-0061

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Contreras Wholesale Nursery, 2110-97-3-0063

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Garland's Food Fair, 2110-97-3-0064

Nature Helpers, 2110-97-3-0065

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Blossoms Plus, Etc./Balloons, 2110-97-3-0066

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In With Nature, 2110-97-3-0067

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Sam Houston Produce, 2110-97-3-0075, 1997-1998
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The Blossom Cottage, 2110-97-3-0077

Flores Produce, 2110-97-3-0080

Quality Feed Company, 2110-97-3-0081

Field of Flowers, 2110-97-3-0082

Livia's Florist, 2110-97-3-0083

Nora Williams Florist, 2110-97-3-0084

Grant Road Florist, 2110-97-3-0085

Rose Romance, 2110-97-3-0086

North Forest Florist, 2110-97-3-0087

Super K-Mart Center #4973, 2110-97-3-0106

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All Season's Nursery, 2110-97-3-0108
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Yerveria Y Norseria Fidencista, 2110-97-3-0109

Artifex, 2110-97-3-0110

Kingscape Services, 2110-97-3-0111

Morris Surber, 2110-97-3-0119

Nature Helpers,2110-97-3-0123

Blossoms Plus ETC/Balloons, 2110-97-3-0124

Chapman's Landscape Company, Inc., 2110-97-3-0132

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The Blossom Cottage, 2110-97-3-0134, 1997-1998

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Tex-Scape, 2110-97-3-0137

D'Lana Farms, 2110-97-3-0138

Valerie's, 2110-97-3-0139

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Wal-Mart #567, 2110-97-3-0142

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Tyler Roses, 2110-97-3-0144

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Third Day Creations, 2110-97-3-0145, 1997-1999

JRN Nursery, 2110-97-3-0146

Tallichet, 2110-97-3-0147

Plants & More, 2110-97-3-0148

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Frank N. Carrola, 2110-97-4-0001

Flowers & Gifts by Eve, 2110-97-4-0002

Flowers by Alicia, 2110-97-4-0003

Viera Flower Shop, 2110-97-4-0004

Flowers and More, 2110-97-4-0005

J and A Flowers and Plants, 2110-97-4-0020

Luna Flower Shop, 2110-97-4-0021

Willems Florist and Nursery, 2110-97-4-0022

Mireyas Flower Shop, 2110-97-4-0035

Texaco Star Mart #3082, 2110-97-4-0107

7 Eleven Food Store #26815, 2110-97-4-0129

Bloomers Garden Center, 2110-97-4-0132

Stop N Go #2256, 2110-97-4-0133

The Rose Garden, 2110-97-5-0001

Balloons & Flowers By G&L, 2110-97-5-0002

Mona's Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0023

M & G Fiesta Mart, 2110-97-5-0024

Laura's Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0025

Party Events, 2110-97-5-0026

Mid Valley Florist, 2110-97-5-0027

Alegro Flower & Gift Shop, 2110-97-5-0028

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Loly's Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0029, 1996-1997
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La Esquina Gift Shop, 2110-97-5-0030

Anna's Posey Palace, 2110-97-5-0031

Turner Nursery & Garden Center, 2110-97-5-0032

Gloria Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0033

Field of Flowers, 2110-97-5-0034

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Elegant Floral Design, Inc., 2110-97-5-0046

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Debbie's Flowers and Stuff, 2110-97-5-0062

Petra's Flowers, 2110-97-5-0099

Kassandra's Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0100

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Minnie's Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0101
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Homer's Produce, 2110-97-5-0112

G.V. Produce, 2110-97-5-0120

The Plant Lady, 2110-97-5-0122

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Chavarria Flower Shop, 2110-97-5-0135

Reyes Nursery, 2110-97-5-0141

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Houston Trees, 2110-98-0001, 1997

Flowers and More, 2110-98-0002, 1997

Joe Vera, Jr., 2110-98-0003, 1997-1998

Baskets by Dee, 2110-98-0005, 1997

Bluestem Nursery, 2110-98-0006, 1997-1998

Donley's Flowers, 2110-98-0007, 1997-1998

Albertson's #4146, 2110-98-0008, 1997

Your Florist Co., 2110-98-0009, 1997

Flowers By Bettye, 2110-98-0010, 1997

Connell's Feed & Garden, 2110-98-0012, 1997

B&D Tree Company, 2110-98-0018, 1997

Heaven Scent Florist and Gift Shop, 2110-98-0019, 1997-1998

Lucy's Florist-N-Bridal Shop, 2110-98-0020, 1997

Ramsey Grass Contracting, 2110-98-0023, 1997-1998

Smith Nursery & Landscaping, 2110-98-0024, 1997-1998

Wolfe Nursery #976, 2110-98-0025, 1997-1998

Walton's Garden Center, 2110-98-0026, 1997-1998

AA Rubber Stamp Co., 2110-98-0027, 1997-1998

Crosstown Nursery, 2110-98-0028

Pesticide violations, FY 1997-FY 1998

[the date provided is the date the original complaint was filed]

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Scott Kruger, 00-97-0001, September 18, 1996

Michael Hajda, 00-97-0002, September 18, 1996

Frankie Hajda, Jr, 00-97-0003, September 18, 1996

James Lemay, 00-97-0004, June 6, 1996

Steven McGuire, 00-97-0005, November 16, 1996

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American Cyanamid Company; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0006, December 4, 1997
[wallet file]

Tractor Supply Co.; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0007, February 11, 1997

Dow Elanco; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0008, April 9, 1997

Bayer Corporation; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0009, May 13, 1997

Roger Shcronk; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0010, February 4, 1997

BWI, Inc. of Texarkana; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0011, April 25, 1997

New Orleans Garden Center, Inc.; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0012, April 28, 1997

Novartis Crop Protection Inc.; Texas Department of Agriculture, 00-97-0013, August 1, 1997

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Lawrence Slater; Conney E. Menix, 01-97-0001, September 3, 1996

Gary Wayne Holland; Larry Laster, 01-97-0002, September 3, 1996

None; Delsie Duncan, 01-97-0003, September 6, 1996

None; J.B. Lucke, 01-97-0004 September 11, 1996

Bigham, Bell; Leslie Martin, 01-97-0005, September 12, 1996

Randall C. Murphree; Karen Cobb, 01-97-0006, September 16, 1996

Duayne A. Chaney; Patricia Vines, 01-97-0007, September 14, 1996

Janet Easter; June Hale, 01-97-0008, September 26, 1996

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Kevin Vondran; Paul Rice, 01-97-0009, September 30, 1996

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Frank Kimmel III; Anderson Upton, 01-97-0010, October 10, 1996

James Bridwell; Andy Wilfong, 01-97-0011, October 14, 1996

Hampton Dewayne Byler; Billy Parmer, 01-97-0012, October 15, 1996

None; Bob Campbell, 01-97-0013, October 15, 1996

Shores, Williams, Tidwell; Pete Cordero, 01-97-00014, October 16, 1996

James Wojcik; Jules Rizan, 01-97-0015, October 23, 1996

Holland, Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Larry Laster, 01-97-0016, November 25, 1996

Scott Simpson; Jimmy Tate Harris, 01-97-0017, February 17, 1997

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Mark Paetzold; Billy Taylor, 01-97-0018, 1997

Unknown individual; James Brown, 01-97-0019, June 2, 1997

[includes folder marked "Confidential" that contains attorney work-product]

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None; Glen Brosch, 01-07-0020, June 3, 1997

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Byron Lawrence; Sallie Hutchinson, 01-07-0021, June 13, 1997

[includes medical records marked "Confidential" but also contains statement signed by TDA attorney stating that the file had been reviewed for open records]

Unknown individual; R.L. Edwards, 01-07-0022, June 20, 1997

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None; Elizardo Ramirez, 01-97-0023, June 17, 1997

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Steven Ballard; Mike Massey, 01-97-0024, June 23, 1997

Jimmie Cockerham; Eldon Embrey, 01-97-0025, June 24, 1997

Leo James; Wicker Nolan, 01-97-0026, June 30, 1997

Unknown individual; Dennis Detten, 01-97-0027, June 30, 1997

Unknown individual; Ray Roberts, 01-97-0028, July 1, 1997

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None; Joan Thornberry, 01-97-0029, July 1, 1997

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Terry Porter; Gary Druesedow, 01-97-0030, July 5, 1997

Dan Sawyer; Randy Allan Hargrove, 01-97-0031, July 9, 1997

Glenn Brunner; Tom Reames, 01-97-0032, July 10, 1997

Herring, Hunt; Preston, Anthony, 01-97-0034, July 16, 1997

James Steele; Reagan Hendrichs, 01-97-0035, July 18, 1997

Ross Day; Roderick Cooper, 01-97-0036, August 6, 1997

[contains statement, initialed by a TDA attorney, that the file has been reviewed for open records]

Rodney Hoelscher; Dorothy Reynolds, 01-97-0037, August 15, 1997

Unknown individual; Manford Lewis, 01-97-0039, August 21, 1997

Harold Gray; Blue Brim, 01-97-0040, August 27, 1997

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Chris Newton; Roger Field, 02-97-0001, September 11, 1996

Bill McKeon; Rutledge, Henderson, 02-97-0002, September 10, 1996

Marshall Foster Jr.; J. Coleman, 02-97-0003, September 18, 1996

Mike Maciel; Merdine Berry, 02-97-0004, September, 19, 1996

John Holman; Texas Department of Agriculture, 02-97-0005, September 23, 1996

Fannin County Electric Coop; Bill Murphy, 02-97-0006, December 4, 1996

Bill Herron; Bill Ormsby, 02-97-0007, December 27, 1996

Unknown individual; Gene Smith, 02-97-0008, February 10, 1997

Benny Perez; Juanita Stanfield, 02-97-0009, February 24, 1997

Davis, Beakley; Linda Zabojnik, 02-97-0010, March 21, 1997

Barbara Flores; Anonymous, 02-97-0011, February 28, 1997

Ray's Agriculture Spray; Ron & Myra Adams, 02-97-0012, March 20, 1997

Jerome Fuhrmann; Don Louis Sicking, 02-97-0013, March 21, 1997

Jim B. Prater; Shelly Stagner, 02-97-0016, March 31, 1997

Lance Vining; Tim Robinson, 02-97-0017, March 31, 1997

Siegfried Feucht; Reaves Hickey, 02-97-0018, April 8, 1997

Gus W. Taylor; E.M. Ware, 02-97-0019, April 10, 1997

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Charles Yant; Brazeal & Gordon, 02-97-0020, April 11, 1997

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Clay Clark; Bob Brunton, 02-97-0021, April 14, 1997

Duke Turner; Joe F. Roberts, 02-97-0022, April 17, 1997

Bill James, Billie Westfall, 02-97-0023, April 18, 1997

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Michael Turner; Gene A. Connor, May 2, 1997

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Joel Hendrix; Hilton P. Culpepper, 02-97-0025 May 2, 1997

Mike Springfield; Joseph Averitt, 02-97-0026, April 10, 1997

James Daugherty; Martha S. Hunter, 02-97-0027, May 6, 1997

Robert Reynolds; Trach Crouch, 02-97-0028, May 12, 1996

Double Circle Co-op; James W. Gregory, Sr., 02-97-0029, May 15, 1997

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Cecil Chandler; Billy Clyde Smith, 02-97-0030, May 19, 1997

Donald Caylor; Ricky Stecher, 02-97-0031, May 20, 1997

[contains sheet indicating that confidential materials have been removed by Texas Department of Agriculture attorneys]

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Unknown individual; William Weldon Tabor, 02-97-0033, May 28, 1997

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Charlie Myers, Jr.; Billy Prince, 02-97-0034, June 4, 1997

Brad Baker; Clarence Dodd, 02-97-0035, June 2, 1997

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Bill Herron, Gioia Cover, 02-97-0036, June 8, 1997

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Harris, Lane; John Harbison, 02-97-0037, June 13, 1997

Carter McGregor III; Benjamin Watson, 02-97-0038, June 16, 1997

Scott Alan Ging; Wyman Brown, 02-97-0039, June 13, 1997

Roger Brooks; Minnie Hampton, 02-97-0040, June 18, 1997

[contains statement, initialed by a TDA attorney, that the file has been reviewed for open records; also contains sheet indicating that confidential materials (in this case, attorney work product) have been removed by Texas Department of Agriculture attorneys, but the pages that were to be removed may be attached to the sheet]

Jerry Keeter; Duward Willam Stone, 02-97-0042, June 25, 1997

Jerry Keeter; John Matus, 02-97-0045, June 25, 1997

Unknown individual; Charles McSpadfen, 02-97-0046, June 25, 1997

John Seay, Jr.; Jack Roach, 02-97-0047, June 27, 1997

Guy W. Taylor; Texas Department of Agriculture, 02-97-0048, July 1, 1997

Joel Hendrix; Edward Coufal, 02-97-0049, July 9, 1997

Guy W. Taylor; Allen Donnelly, 02-97-0050, July 10, 1997

Edd D. Lane; Bobbie Deatherage, 02-97-0051, July 11, 1997

Gary Fuchs; Joe D. Belicek, 02-97-0052, July 16, 1997

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Chavez, Raymundo; Ronald Roberts, 02-97-0053, July 14, 1997

Daniel Baugh; Jim Hinkley, 02-97-0054, August 8, 1997

Unknown individual; Texas Departmentof Agriculture, 02-97-0055, August 11, 1997

Unknown individual; Mike Coker, 02-97-0056, August 20, 1997

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Lonnie Pickett; Floyd Kees, Jr., 03-97-0001, September 3, 1996

Joseph Thibodeux; Arthur Moss, 03-97-0003, September 13, 1996

Antonios Drakoulakis; Gus Nawara, Jr., 03-97-0004, September 13, 1996

James A. Welchans; Debra Berkley, 03-97-0005, September 18, 1996

Ralph West, Jason Filipp, 03-97-0006, October 9, 1996

Ronald Atkinson, Larry Hendon, 03-97-0007, October 22, 1996

Walter Mangum; Rethel Wooten, 03-97-0008, November 5, 1996

Andrew Renaud; William White, 03-97-0009, January 6, 1997

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Unknown; Texas Department of Agriculture, 03-97-0010, February 10, 1997

Norv Thompson; Allen Zieschang, 03-97-0011, March 3, 1997

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Unknown; Mike Neeson, 03-97-0012, March 13, 1997

Unknown; Judy Mount, 03-97-0013, March 31, 1997

Whitfield & King; Melvin E. Rouse, 03-97-0015, April 1, 1997

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Marshall Locke; Stolle, Rieger, 03-97-0016, April 2, 1997

Gilber Chafin; Wooley & Stucker, 03-97-0017, April 8, 1997

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Unknown; Ralph D. Renoldson, Jr., 03-97-00018, April 11, 1997

Unknown; Drew Tidmore, 03-97-0019, April 11, 1997

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Donald Rose; Daniel R. Maly, 03-97-0021, April 21, 1997
[contains pleadings file]

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Willie Brown; Daniel Horgan, 03-97-0022, April 18, 1997

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Jimmy Barnhill; Darryl Petersen, 03-97-0026, April 22, 1997

Louie Clark; Joseph Kocurek, 03-97-0027, 1997

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Virgil Hendrix; Debra Thomas, 03-97-00028, May 8, 1997

Edmond Boatwright; Columbus Coleman, 03-97-0029, May 7, 1997

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Elo R. Stolle; Joe Gonzales, 03-97-0030, May 22, 1997

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Andrew Paulson; Robert L. Marze, 03-97-0031, May 27, 1997

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Paul Korenek; Hickl, Hickl, 03-97-0032, May 29, 1997

Don Simpson; Pioneer Hi-Bred International, 03-97-0034, June 13, 1997

[contains sheet indicating that confidential materials have been removed by Texas Department of Agriculture attorneys]

James Knape; Patrick Bulanek, 03-97-0037, June 24, 1997

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None; Debra Fraughton, 03-97-0038, July 9, 1997

Camacho's Mowing Service; Kathy Hogan, 03-97-0039, July 11, 1997

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Lowell Hicks; Marvin Sulak, 03-97-0040, July 17, 1997

Sylvia Stern; Dorothy Ford, 03-97-0041, July 18, 1997

Adrian Gubert; Chuck Trimble, 03-97-0042, July 29, 1997

[contains statement, initialed by a TDA attorney, that the file has been reviewed for open records]

Joe Robinson; Michael Brown, 03-97-0043, July 30, 1997

Samuel W. Muse; John D. Jensen, 03-97-0044, August 4, 1997

Unknown individual; Sandra Wade, 03-97-0045, August 7, 1997

Travis Rogers; Mark Henry, 03-97-0046, August 1, 1997

None; Josie Rivera, 03-97-0047, August 19, 1997

Rainer K. Kern; Klentsch, Klentsch, 03-97-0048, August 18, 1997

Mitchell, Weatherton; Jaynen Cockrell, 03-97-0050, August 27, 1997

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Cruz-Aedo, Wirth; Donna Cunningham, 04-97-0001, September 3, 1996

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James Schwartz; Tim Wymberley, 04-97-0002, September 5, 1996

Thomas Rose; Martha Dozier, 04-97-0003, September 8, 1996

Unknown individual; Bonnie Musick, 04-97-0004, September 19, 1996

Edward Woelfel; Connie Poe, 04-97-0005, September 24, 1996

James Schwarz; Linda Barta, 04-97-0006, September 30, 1996

Corbell, Stephens; Dee Murray, 04-97-0007, October 6, 1996

Arron Stone; Harry Crouse, 04-97-0008, October 7, 1996

Kenneth Lauderdale; Sandra Howard, 04-97-0009, October 10, 1996

Ronald Lindsey; Susan Buettner, 04-97-0010, October 15, 1996

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Lindeman & Nelson; Vera Mann, 04-97-0011, October 28, 1996

Bengtson & Floyd; Fran Samuelson, 04-97-0012, October 29, 1996

Unknown individual; Lydia Rodriquez, 04-97-0013, February 10, 1997

Kenneth R. Boening; Darrell Jalufka, 04-97-0015, March 4, 1997

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Clifton Drake, Jr.; Van Zant, Fitzgerald, 04-97-0016, March 6, 1997
[contains pleadings file]

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Chris Prather; Patricia Hanson, 04-97-0017, March 17, 1997

Unknown, 04-97-0018, March 27, 1997

Clyde Maha; Kenneth Wiatrek, 04-97-0019, April 2, 1997

Abe Pace; Earline Polasek, 04-97-0020, April 16, 1997

Jeraud Rogers; Anonymous, 04-97-0021, April 21, 1997

Laurie Russell; Haden Maresh, 04-97-0023, May 8, 1997

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Albert Jenschke; James Brown, 04-97-0024, May 15, 1997

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Shary Pruski; Darden Lee Wall, 04-97-0025, May 20, 1997

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Charles A. Torkelson; Connie Mangold, 04-97-0027, June 3, 1997

James Schwartz; Anonymous, 04-97-0028, June 3, 1997

James Schwartz; Janie Bland, 04-97-0029, June 16, 1997

Vernon Pullin; Ralph Gray, 04-97-0030, July 2, 1997

Clifton Drake Jr.; Olen Wilde, 04-97-0031, July 7, 1997

Kenneth Gully; Robert Block, 04-97-0032, July 7, 1997

Gloria Griner; Esther Chapa, 04-97-0034, August 22, 1997

Bill V. Davis, II; Kenneth R. Turnbow, 04-97-0035, August 26, 1997

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White, Cerda, Bocanegra; Sanchez, Campos, 05-97-0001, September 24, 1996

Noe Cavasos; Harbison, Humphrey, Humphrey, 05-97-0002, September 25, 1996

None; Gilberto Solis, 05-97-0003, October 2, 1996

Shane Murray; Mary Dancer, 05-97-0004, October 8, 1996

John Ferris III; Juan Martinez, 05-97-0005, November 4, 1996

Wilson, Hanawa; Julian Martinez, 05-97-0006, November 5, 1996

Howard Salge; Jim Baldwin, 05-97-0007, November 7, 1996

Timmons, Vela, Jr.; Hooper, Rawlinson, 05-97-0008, November 22, 1996

[file contains medical records in envelopes stamped confidential]

Unknown individual; Gilbert Jasso, 05-97-0009, February 3, 1997

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Dyer & Delgado; Flor L. Campos, February 21, 1997
[includes pleadings file and envelope of confidential medical records]

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Knox Trammell, Jr.; Mary Kunze, 05-97-0011, March 11, 1997

Greg Gawyer; Dianne Morrow, 05-97-0012, March 24, 1997

Bernard Rowland; Roland Lee Williams, Jr., 05-97-0013, March 31, 1997

Patrick Kornegay; Kenneth J. Bauer, 05-97-0014, April 2, 1997

Johnny Gwosdz; Edward Zapletal, 05-97-0015, April 11, 1997

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Unknown; Rubenstein, Pena, 05-97-0016, April 11, 1997

[concerns improper exposure of children to pesticides, contains statement, initialed by a TDA attorney, that the file has been reviewed for open records]

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Hildago County Irrigation District #6; Noe Garcia, 05-97-0017, April 15, 1997

Ed Shores; John Prince, 05-97-0018, April 10, 1997

No respondents; John Dunham, 05-97-0019, April 28, 1997

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William R. Sandlin; Jerry Pierson, 05-97-0020, May 6, 1997

Tony Verduzco; Henry Fernandez, 05-97-0022, May 1, 1997

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Unknown; Yvette Garza, 05-97-0023, May 8, 1997

Robert Walsdorf; Robert West, 05-97-0024, May 8, 1997

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Ronald Steel; Marvin Roe, 05-97-0025, May 12, 1997

Pena, Jr., Houts; Willard Fike, 05-97-0027, May 16, 1997

[contains statement, initialed by a TDA attorney, that the file has been reviewed for open records]

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Randy Colvin; Guillermo Galvan, 05-97-0028, May 20, 1997

None; Katheryn Johnson, 05-97-0031, June 9, 1997

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Miles, Inc.; Gary L. Mack, 05-97-0032, June 10, 1997

Blayne Rowland; Rodney Genereau, 05-97-0033, June 13, 1997

Larry Skalitsky; Howard Oliver, 05-97-0034, June 19, 1997

Thomas, Wilbur-Ellis Co. South Division; Frank Daves, 05-97-0035, June 24, 1997

[contains statement, initialed by a TDA attorney, that the file has been reviewed for open records]

Unknown individual; Gerald Sohn, 05-97-0036, July 15, 1997

Sterling S. Gray; James De Los Reyes, 05-97-0037, July 17, 1997

Elton Dale Brown; Patricia Reyes, 05-97-0039, July 18, 1997

None; Floyd Engeling, 05-97-0040, July 21, 1997

Patrick Kornegay; Lana Kennedy, 05-97-0041, July 22, 1997

Jerry Keeter; Daniel Burkhardt, Jr., 05-97-0042, July 25, 1997

Koby Longmire; Helen Zahn, 05-97-0043, July 22, 1997

Leonard P. Simmons; Clarence R. Olsen, 05-97-0044, July 31, 1997

Darryl Woods; Gale Davila, 05-97-0045, July 30, 1997

Lorien Dannhaus; Kenneth Ahlrich, 05-97-0046, August 5, 1997

O'Con, Welchans; Betty Ann Schmidt, 05-97-0047, August 6, 1997

Jerry Keeter; John Sendehjar, 05-97-0048, August 6, 1997

Klepac, Otahal, Horne; Jaime O. Finch, 05-97-0049, August 8, 1997

Patrick Todd Landry; Lynn Weingard, 05-97-0050, August 11, 1997

Eldon Dale Brown; Sydonia Kitchens, 05-97-0053, August 13, 1997

Texas Boll Weevel Eradication Foundation; Patricia Reyes, 05-97-0054, August 18, 1997

Ed Shores; Ann Lair, 05-97-0055, August 19, 1997

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Speeches, 1966, 1974, 1991-1996,
6.2 cubic ft.

Records consist of memoranda, agenda, event briefs or briefing papers, speech outlines, and copies of remarks and speeches. Materials date from the years 1966, 1974, and 1991 to 1996 and are records of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). The majority of records relate to remarks or speeches made by Commissioners of Agriculture John C. White and Rick Perry during video or radio taping sessions and at various speaking engagements throughout the state. Event briefs, speech outlines, and memoranda are written for the Commissioner's use by TDA staff members. They typically detail time and place of the speaking engagement, the purpose and background of the event, agenda and what points to stress in his speech. Included are speeches to local civic organizations such as chambers of commerce, Lions, Kiwanis, and Rotary Clubs and agricultural organizations such as county farm bureaus and various livestock and produce associations. Topics covered in the speeches include the beef industry, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Texas wine/grape industry, the promotion of Texas agricultural products, natural resources, property rights and the Texas egg industry.

Arrangement

The records are in chronological order.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1997/048, 2000/173, 2002/115

Processing Information

Lisa M. Hendricks, March 1997

Matt De Waelsche, August 2000

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

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2002/084-55

Speech, John C. White, 1966

Speech, John C. White, 1974

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1997/048-1

"Weatherford briefing on speeches" thru "Citrus News Conference, Jimmy Steidinger's Groves," March 7, 1991 - October 28, 1992

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1997/048-2

"Hemco Packing Company, San Antonio" thru "Rick Perry, 1993 Texas Pork Industry Conference, Seguin," November 2, 1992 - April 30, 1993

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1997/048-3

"Outline Texas Legislative Black Caucus, Austin" thru "St. Lawrence Cotton Growers," May 12, 1993 - April 12, 1994

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1997/048-4

"Boll Weevil Press Conference" thru "Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association," April 14, 1994 - July 15, 1994

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AIPAC/CRC Texas Political Education Workshop, Houston, February 6, 1994

Texas Rural Appraisal Districts, August 1, 1994

Association of Texas Electric Companies, August 2, 1994

1994 County Agents Association Annual Meeting, August 2, 1994

House Committee on Natural Resources, August 9, 1994

Meeting/Knox City, August 11, 1994

Private Property Rights Meeting, Breckenridge, August 11, 1994

Association of American Warehouse Control Officials, August 15, 1994

TU Electric's FFA Officer Training Conference Banquet, August 16, 1994

Independent Cattlemen's Association, August 19, 1994

Colorado County Farm Bureau Convention, August 20, 1994

Dumas Lions Club, August 25, 1994

Moore County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, August 25, 1994

Premium Standard Farms, August 25, 1994

March of Dimes Celebrity Chefs, August 27, 1994

Houston County Beef Forage Council, August 30, 1994

Bastrop Rotary, September 6, 1994

Texas Produce Convention and Trade Show, September 25, 1994

Subcommittee on Dept. Operations and Nutrition, September 16, 1994

Heritage Hall of Honor, September 17, 1994

Private Property Rights Meeting, September 21, 1994

San Antonio Chapter of Fashion Group International, September 22, 1994

Texas Association of Regional Councils, September 23, 1994

East Texas State Fair- Tyler, September 26, 1994

Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board Austin, September 28, 1994

Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals, September 29, 1994

Association of Chemical Industry of Texas, September 29, 1994

Texas Youth Leadership Day, October 1, 1994

John Ben Sheppard Public Leadership Forum, October 2, 1994

Hunt County Farm Bureau, October 3, 1994

Second Annual State Fair Mural, October 3, 1994

State Fair Releases on Events, October 10, 1994

Lubbock Lions Clubs, October 11, 1994

The Farmers-Stockman Show, October 11, 1994

United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, October 12, 1994

Take Back Texas Rally, October 13, 1994

Great American Cattle Drive, October 14, 1994

Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association, October 14, 1994

San Patricio County Farm Bureau, October 15, 1994

Texarkana, October 20, 1994

Produce Marketing Association, October 23, 1994

CNBC Pilgrim's Pride, October 24, 1994

Texas Section for Range Management Conference, October 25, 1994

CIAGA 30th Annual Conference, November 7, 1994

National Association of Farm Broadcasters, November 9, 1994

Boll Weevil Press Conference, November 14, 1994

Texas Seed Trade Association, November 15, 1994

National Council of Ag[ricultural] Finance Programs, November 16, 1994

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, November 21, 1994

Pauls Porterhouse, December 1, 1994

Texas Association of Realtors, December 1, 1994

Agriculture Talk Background, December 6, 1994

Texas Pest Control Association, December 8, 1994

National Peanut Council, December 14, 1994

Luncheon with Small, Craig and Werkin[thin] - Austin, December 15, 1994

Longevity Awards - Austin, December 16, 1994

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National Cotton Council Beltwide, January 4, 1995

Citrus News Conference, January 11, 1995

Texas Agriculture Irrigation Association, January 12, 1995

Texas Agricultural Aviation Association, January 19, 1995

Press Briefing/Farm Credit Bank, January 19, 1995

Food Irradiation, January 20, 1995

Golden Crescent Veterinary Ranch Seminar, January 20, 1995

Press conference on Arkansas River Shiner, January 24, 1995

Public hearing on the Arkansas River Shiner, January 25, 1995

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, January 26, 1995

Family Land Heritage, January 27, 1995

Texas Ag[ricultural] Industries Association Convention, January 31, 1995

Texas Agri-Women Inc., February 6, 1995

Unveiling of Mural winners/San Antonio, February 6, 1995

Boll Weevil press conference, February 6, 1995

Texas Aquaculture Association, February 9, 1995

Community Relations Council Day in Austin, February 14, 1995

House Agriculture Committee, February 14, 1995

Houston Rotary, February 16, 1995

Come See How Cattle Shape Your World Exhibit ribbon cutting, February 16, 1995

McDonald's owners Legislative Conference, February 16, 1995

Longevity Awards, February 27, 1995

Kellogg Foundation/Land Grant Universities Conference, February 28, 1995

Great American Cattle Drive, March 4, 1995

National Review Institute Conservative, March 4, 1995

Tall IV, March 9, 1995

U.S. House of Representatives Task Force on Endangered Species, March 20, 1995

Rural Heroism TSSC Austin, March 21, 1995

Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association San Antonio, March 21, 1995

Agriculture Week Tech Tour, March 24, 1995

Dallas Tech Tour, March 24, 1995

50th Annual Distillers Feed Research San Antonio, March 30, 1995

Naturally Texas Style Show Dallas, March 30, 1995

Texas Prickly Pear Council Kingsville, March 31, 1995

Masters of the New American Cuisine, April 1, 1995

Boll Weevil Press Conference, April 4, 1995

American Society of Newspaper Editors, April 5, 1995

Texas Breakfast Club, April 6, 1995

Temple Leadership, April 12, 1995

Texas Bankers Association, April 12, 1995

19th Annual Conservation Awards Banquet Robstown, April 18, 1995

TAFA [Texas Agricultural Finance Authority] Consolidation, April 19, 1995

Bond Review Board, April 20, 1995

1995 Aggie Muster, April 21, 1995

TDA [Texas Department of Agriculture] Farm bill task force recommendations, April 25, 1995

National Association Produce Market Managers, May 1, 1995

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers, May 1, 1995

HEB - Buy Texas, May 4, 1995

Texas Mexico Frozen Food Fiesta, May 5, 1995

Sanderson Farms Announcement, May 17, 1995

Mid-South Section Forest Products Society Annual Meeting, May 26, 1995

Jewish National Fund 1995 Tree of Life Dinner, June 1, 1995

Red Creek Marinade, June 2, 1995

Texas Citrus Exchange Dinner, June 6, 1995

Rotary Club of Austin, June 20, 1995

American Seed Trade Association Annual Conference, June 26, 1995

Garland Chamber of Commerce, June 26, 1995

Anthony Forest Products Chip Mill Opening, June 28, 1995

Endangered Species Act Press Conference, July 5, 1995

Cavender's Managers Conference, July 18, 1995

Strammit USA Grand Opening, July 21, 1995

Salesmanship Club, July 27, 1995

TAFA [Texas Agricultural Finance Authority] Information Meeting, August 2, 1995

Southwest Meat Association, August 4, 1995

Humble Chamber of Commerce, August 15, 1995

Weslaco Town Meeting, August 29, 1995

Conroe Chamber of Commerce, August 31, 1995

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2000/173-3

Interview for Chile w/KGNC Amarillo, September 1, 1995

Temple Rotary, September 14, 1995

Texas Economic Development Council Dallas, September 15, 1995

Iowa, September 18, 1995

Texas Grown/Houston MD Anderson, September 19, 1995

Ninth Annual Fashion Group International, Naturally Texas Style Show, September 20, 1995

Longview A&M Club, September 22, 1995

North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, September 26, 1995

City Bank's Farmer Appreciation Lunch, September 28, 9-27-1995

Plano Rotary Club, September 28, 1995

Third Annual Mural Comp State Fair, October 2, 1995

Williamson County Farm Bureau, October 16, 1995

San Antonio Rotary Club, October 18, 1995

Texas Society of Professional Surveyors Association, October 19, 1995

Ag[ricultural] Women's Leadership Network, October 20, 1995

Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce Dallas, October 25, 1995

College Academic Support Programs Conference, October 26, 1995

Property Rights Amendments News Conference, October 27, 1995

Bryan College Station Chamber of Commerce, October 30, 1995

Texas Tech Outstanding Agriculture Awards, November 2, 1995

Midland A&M Club, November 3, 1995

Public testimony on textbook adoption procedures, November 9, 1995

American Agri-Women Annual Convention, Novermber 10, 1995

Sherman Chamber of Commerce, November 13, 1995

Bowers Shrimp Processing Plant, November 14, 1995

Jim Wells County Planning Association, January 5, 1996

International Agriculture Forum College Station, January 10, 1996

National Association of Farmer Elected Committeemen, January 15, 1996

Northeast Tarrant Chamber, January 18, 1996

Karnes County Prison Opening, January 19, 1996

Texas Public Policy Foundation, January 24, 1996

Briefing for Iowa Public TV, January 26, 1996

National Cattlemen's Association, January 27, 1996

Danone A&M Meeting, January 30, 1996

Longevity Awards, January 31, 1996

Friends of Fair Park Centennial Award, February 1, 1996

San Antonio Chamber and Extension Service, February 7, 1996

Washington County Chamber of Commerce, February 8, 1996

Yoakum area Chamber of Commerce, February 12, 1996

FFFA Youth Interview, February 14, 1996

International Brangus Breeders Association, February 15, 1996

Texas Association of Appraisal Districts Conference, February 19, 1996

Buy Texas Event, February 28, 1996

Buy Texas Event/Desoto, February 28, 1996

North American Deer Farmers Association, February 29, 1996

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, March 2, 1996

Looking Beyond Our Borders with Common Vision, March 7, 1996

Toast to Wayne Showers Border Texan of the Year Dinner, March 8, 1996

Texas Agriculture Cooperative Council Annual Meeting, March 11, 1996

Abilene and Childress News Conference on CRP Land, March 19, 1996

1996 Tech Tour Blackland Research Center, March 20, 1996

Texas Designer Collective Fashion Show/Naturally Texas, March 22, 1996

Mad Cow Disease News Conference, April 4, 1996

Texas Bankers Association 43rd Annual Meeting, April 4, 1996

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News and press releases, 1968, 1970-1999,
7.3 cubic ft.

These general departmental news and press releases, clipping sheets, memoranda, correspondence, and brochures issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture under Agriculture Commissioners Rick Perry and his predecessors John C. White, Reagan Brown, and Jim Hightower from 1968 and 1970 through 1999. Some releases include copies of related local newspaper articles and copies of the Department's Food News publication. Records cover a broad range of topics including Commissioner Perry's appointment of an organic marketing advisory committee; announcement of a trip to France and Germany with Texas business executives and officials to initiate trade, investment, and research opportunities; pesticide safety; Christmas trees grown in Texas; water conservation; famine relief to Africa; financial aid to farmers and ranchers; crops; livestock, pest eradication and pesticides; recipes utilizing Texas agricultural products; and weather-related disaster relief. Some of the 1991 press releases may include duplicates.

Arrangement

The records are in three groups, first assorted press releases and Food News clipping sheets filed by year, then materials grouped by year and filed roughly in either reverse chronological order or in chronological order within each year, and finally individual press releases. The individual press releases are grouped by year and then filed roughly in either reverse chronological order or in chronological order within each year. Filing systems appear to vary between commissioners. Records remain in order as received.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1997/048, 2000/173, 2002/115

Processing Information

Lisa M. Hendricks, March 1997

Matt De Waelsche, August 2000

Nancy Enneking, April 2002

Assorted press releases:

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2002/084-55

1968

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985
[2 files]

1986
[2 files]

1987
[3 files]

1988
[3 files]

1989
[3 files]

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2002/084-56

1990
[3 files]

1991

Assorted press releases and brochures, 1980, 1992-1999

Food News clipping sheets:

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

News releases by Commissioner:

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1997/048-4

Rick Perry, 1993-1995

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1997/048-5

Rick Perry, 1991-1993

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1997/048-4

Jim Hightower, 1984-1985
[volumes 4, 5]

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1997/048-5

Jim Hightower, 1983-1984
[volumes 4, 3]

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2000/173-4

Ethics top priority at Texas Agriculture Department - Column, February 1991

Peaches - Country's first peach crop due from valley in early April, March 27, 1991

Emergency Loans - Perry applauds action for emergency relief for farmers, March 28, 1991

Column - Opportunities in Agricultural processing evident in Texas wine industry, April 1991

Intrastate trucking - Perry says Instrastate Trucking Bill would help cattle industry, April 31, 1991

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Perry names 20 to Bluetounge Task Force, May 21, 1991

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2000/173-4

Perry says Boll Weevil Bill to enhance competitiveness, May 22, 1991

Direct marketing - Producers road to new income, May 26, 1991

Column - Make-it-Texas initiative aimed at creating jobs through processing, June 1991

Perry introduces Economic Development initiative to Texas, June 3, 1991

Column - Raising agricultural literacy in Texas, June 6, 1991

Column - Bringing home the bragging rights through value added commodity processing, June 30, 1991

Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture - TDA [Texas Department of Agriculture] endorses resolutions approved by SASDA, July 10, 1991

Column - Positive Ag. measures passed by the Texas Legislature, July 14, 1991

Persistence and knowledge needed to manage fire ants, July 28, 1991

Column - Bees with an attitude bear watching, August 11, 1991

Award of 2 million TAFA [Texas Agricultural Finance Authority] loan to cotton unlimited, August 31, 1991

Georgetown Lions Club (speech outline-remarks), August 14, 1991

Winery - Perry presents Texas wineries with People of Vision award, September 23, 1991

Column - A report on the summer special sessions in Austin, September 1991

Column - Enhancing Ag. Literacy, September 1991

Seafood - Texas seafood buyer's guide released in time for seafood month, October 9, 1991

Mohair - State fair goers learn Texas is world's largest mohair producer, October 9, 1991

Predator Management Program - TDA [Texas Department of Agriculture] Predator Management Training session scheduled for Sonora, November 12, 1991

Gas - TDA [Texas Department of Agriculture] examining turning over gas pump inspections to private sector, November 12, 1991

Pecans - Perry highlights water conservation efforts of pecan industry in Midland area, November 13, 1991

Make-it-Texas - More butter, yogurt and powdered milk to be made in Texas, November 26, 1991

OP-ED - Conservation as integral as tractors, trucks and sunshine, November 1991

OP-ED - Federal courts should not be allowed to control Texas water, November 1991

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