TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Organization of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Bill files,
1993-1998,
Correspondence,
1993-1998,
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Texas Legislature, Senate:
An Inventory of Records of Senator Jerry Patterson at the
Texas State Archives,
1993-1998
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Creator: |
Texas. Legislature.
Senate. |
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Title: |
Records of Senator
Jerry
Patterson |
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Dates: |
1993-1998 |
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Abstract: |
Records include
correspondence, memoranda, legislative records, reports, summaries, printed
material, publications, and notes that document Texas State Senator Jerry
Patterson's activities from 1993 through 1998. Records comprise bill files
from
the 73rd, 74th, and 75th Legislatures and correspondence between Senator
Patterson and his constituents. Subjects include material on a variety of
issues ranging from police pensions, prevention of horse theft, building
codes,
common-law marriage, fugitive apprehension, home equity lending,
electioneering, insurance, the lottery, and hate crimes, to the protection
of
coastal resources, tort reform, concealed weapons, utilities, sports
stadiums,
taxes, shrimp fisheries, and various health and education
issues. |
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Quantity: |
17.74 cubic
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Language |
English. |
Born in 1946, Jerry Patterson received his bachelors degree from
Texas
A&M and worked for a time as an Employee Benefits Consultant before
being
elected to the Texas State Senate by the 11th District, parts of Brazoria,
Galveston, and Harris counties. A Republican, Senator Patterson served from
1993 through 1998 (73rd through 75th Legislative Sessions). Patterson was
active on numerous committees during his tenure, serving on the State
Affairs,
Redistricting, Intergovernmental Relations, Health and Human Services,
Economic
Development, Administration, and Criminal Justice committees. In addition,
he
served as Vice-Chair of the International Relations, Trade and Technology
Committee and as Chair of the Veterans Affairs and Military Installations
Committee. Senator Patterson chose not to run for re-election for the 76th
Legislative Session.
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Records include correspondence, memoranda, legislative bill copies,
bill analyses, committee hearing request forms, fiscal notes, witness
lists,
committee reports, amendments, summaries of committee actions, printed
material, publications, and notes that document Texas State Senator Jerry
Patterson's activities from 1993 through 1998. Records comprise bill files
from
the 73rd, 74th, and 75th Legislatures and correspondence between Senator
Patterson and his constituents. Subjects include material on a variety of
issues ranging from police pensions, prevention of horse theft, building
codes,
common-law marriage, fugitive apprehension, veterans, home equity lending,
electioneering, insurance, the lottery, and hate crimes, to the protection
of
coastal resources, tort reform, concealed weapons, utilities, sports
stadiums,
taxes, shrimp fisheries, and various health and education issues.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily
reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to
provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Organization of the Records |
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These records are organized into two series. |
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Bill files, 1993-1998, 10.24 cubic ft. |
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Correspondence, 1993-1998, 7.5 cubic ft. |
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Restrictions on Access
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under
the Public Information Act exceptions including violations of the privacy
of
individuals, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they can
be
accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the
provisions of the Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter
552).
The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a
request
by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the
information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and
locate
the information requested. If our review reveals records covered by
exceptions
to the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an Open Records
Opinion
from the Attorney General before the files can be provided to the
researcher.
The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten business days after
receiving the written request to make this determination.
Restrictions on Use
Where necessary, records will be redacted or restricted to comply
with the Public Information Act and the Attorney General's decision.
Technical Requirements
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms
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be used to find similar or related records. |
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Personal Names: |
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Patterson,
Jerry--1946- |
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Subjects: |
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Horse
stealing--Texas. |
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Electioneering--Texas. |
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Hate
crimes--Texas. |
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Health maintenance
organizations--Texas. |
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Insurance
law--Texas. |
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Lotteries--Texas. |
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Shrimp
industry--Texas. |
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Taxation--Texas. |
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Torts--Texas. |
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Legislators--Texas. |
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Coastal zone
management--Texas |
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Firearms--Law and
legislation--Texas. |
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Fugitives from
justice--Texas. |
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Document Types: |
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Correspondence--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Bills--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Legislative
records--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Reports--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Publications--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Notes--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Lists--Texas--Legislators--1993-1998. |
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Functions: |
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Representing
state. |
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Texas State ArchivesTexas Legislature, Senate, Committee on
Economic
Development, 1974-1997, 90.17 cubic ft.Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on
State Affairs, Bill
files and meeting files, 1983-1996, 46.5 cubic ft.Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on
State Affairs,
Records of the Chair, 1992-1994 (bulk 1993), 4 cubic ft. |
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Records of Senator Jerry Patterson, Senate, Texas Legislature.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives
Commission.
Accession numbers: 1999/078, 2000/165, 2001/091
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by
Senator
Jerry Patterson and the Secretary of the Senate on December 8, 1998;
January 7,
1999; June 28, 2000; and January 16, 2001.
Nancy Enneking, January 1999, January 2001
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Bill files,
1993-1998,
10.24 cubic ft. |
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Bill files contain bill copies, bill analyses, committee hearing
request forms, fiscal notes, witness lists, committee reports, amendments,
summaries of committee actions, correspondence, printed material, publications,
newspaper clippings, and notes. The files date from the 73rd, 74th, and 75th
Legislatures, 1993-1998, and consist of legislative bills authored and
sponsored by Senator Jerry Patterson and a few background working files. Note
that, according to Patterson's staff, much of the 73rd legislature bill
material was destroyed in the mid-1990s. Subjects range from background checks,
police pension, in-state tuition, prevention of horse theft, drainage programs,
National Guard, and building codes to common-law marriage, home equity lending,
jails, fugitive apprehension, electioneering, life and health insurance,
lottery, gambling devices for the disabled, mental health, bulletproof vests,
hate crimes, polygraph tests, abandoned vehicles, taxpayer liability,
conservatorship of a child, vehicles, boating records, and the protection of
coastal resources. |
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Arrangement |
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Material is arranged in reverse order by legislative session, i.e.
75th then 74th then 73rd. Within each session, materials are arranged in
roughly bill number order with intervening subject and background files. Bills
are in numerical but not consecutive order. |
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Preferred Citation |
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Bill files, Records of Senator Jerry Patterson, Senate, Texas
Legislature. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission. |
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Processed by |
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Nancy Enneking, January 1999, January 2001 |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1999/078, 2001/091 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by Senator
Jerry Patterson on December 8, 1999; January 7, 1999; and January 16, 1999. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under the Public Information Act exceptions including violations of the privacy
of individuals, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they can
be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the
provisions of the Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552).
The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request
by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the
information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate
the information requested. If our review reveals records covered by exceptions
to the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an Open Records Opinion
from the Attorney General before the files can be provided to the researcher.
The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten business days after
receiving the written request to make this determination. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Where necessary, records will be redacted or restricted to
comply with the Public Information Act and the Attorney General's decision. |
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Bill files by and/or sponsored by
Senator Patterson, 75th Legislature, 1997:
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House Bill 57 through House Bill 1465
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House Joint Resolution 31/Senate Joint Resolution 12,
Home Equity Constitutional Amendment
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Requests for specific legislation from constituents:
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Amending the appropriations rider,
1997 |
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Title Insurance Premium Fund,
1997 |
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School district accountability,
1997 |
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Home Equity Loan,
1996 |
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Alan Than vs. The State of Texas,
1996 |
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House Bill 1564 through House Bill 3586
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| 1999/078-3 |
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House Bill 2596/House Joint Resolution 106
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| 1999/078-5 |
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Senate Committee staff contacts
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Witness testimony sheets
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Loose committee bill hearing requests
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Senate Bill 62 through Senate Bill 99
[Senate Bill 94 includes a second file with background
information 1994-1997] |
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Senate Bill 100 (Participation by home-schooled
students in public school activities),
1996-1997 |
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Senate Concurrent Resolution 3, Dr. Lee vs. University
of Texas
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| 1999/078-9 |
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Senate Bill 91, CAD [central appraisal district] bill
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Senate Bill 100, Home School Athletics
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Senate Joint Resolution 30
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Senate Bill 107 through Senate Bill 1030
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Senate Bill 1031 through Senate Bill 1715
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[Loose material consisting of Senate bills and
resolutions, bill drafts, correspondence, printed material, 2 3 ¼ inch
floppy disks, all
1997] |
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Home Equity Loans, Senate Bill 173 and Senate Joint
Resolution 12,
1996-1997: |
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Articles - pro
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Vote count
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Initial press packet
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RAM [Reverse Mortgage(?)]
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Legislators responses
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75th Session
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Senate Joint Resolution 12
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Home Equity Reform - Lobby materials
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75R14597 Sen. Patterson,
1996-1997 |
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AAS Resolutions,
1996 |
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Mandatory release background,
1996 |
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Parole, TDCJ [Texas Department of Criminal Justice],
1996 |
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Parole reform,
1996 |
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Senate Bill 202, House,
1995 |
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Senate Bill 202, HMO [Health Maintenance Organization]
single-service,
1995-1996 |
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Senate Bill 202,
1995 |
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Fugitive apprehension:
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Senate Bill 918, fugitive apprehension,
1997
[three files and loose materials] |
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75R16271, Senator Patterson,
1997 |
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75R12178, Senator Patterson,
1997 |
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75R12126, Senator Patterson,
1997 |
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Fugitive Apprehension Summit,
1996 |
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Crusader information,
1996-1997 |
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Fugitive alert WWW,
1996 |
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[Untitled wallet file]:
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Veterans home,
1997 |
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Senate Bill 1060, floor packet,
1997 |
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Family cap,
undated |
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Responsibility agreement,
undated |
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Time limited benefits,
undated |
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House Bill 2941, veterans,
[1995?] |
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Senate Bill 22, Welfare reform,
[1995?] |
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[Untitled wallet file]:
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Correspondence Patterson,
1997-1998 |
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Correspondence - parents, industry,
1997-1998 |
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Correspondence - other members,
1998 |
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Immunization rules and legislation,
1997 |
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Immunization background,
1998 |
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[Untitled wallet file re: Senator Patterson's Fort
Hood tour],
1997 |
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Bills by and/or sponsored by Senator
Patterson, 74th Legislature, 1995:
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Health and Human Services Committee packet, "Medicaid
'R Us,"
[3 files] |
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Health and Human Services Committee packet, Welfare
[6 files] |
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Drafting request for unidentified bill (re: funds for
habeas corpus),
1994 |
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Senate Bill 72 through Senate Bill 993
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| 1999/078-5 |
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Senate Bill 473, helmet law
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Senate Bill 751, central appraisal districts
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Galveston CAD,
1994-1996
[background information for Senate Bill 751] |
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Senate Bill 999
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Drug bills (Senate Bill 1002)
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Senate Bill 1144 (preventing child access to firearms)
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Senate Bill 1223
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Senate Bill 1436
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Senate Joint Resolution 6, Texas Lottery
[3 files] |
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Senate Concurrent Resolution 24, flag desecration
[3 files] |
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Senate Concurrent Resolution 101, Battleship Texas
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Senate Bill 750, (Licenses for commercial fishing)
[3 files] |
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House Bill 18 through House Bill 2429
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| 1999/078-9 |
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House Bill 2177 through House Bill 3226
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| 1999/078-8 |
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House Bill 2766/Senate Bill 1071 Patient Protection
Act,
1995
[multiple files and loose material in a wallet folder,
bill copies, printed material, correspondence, bill analyses, reports, and
publications] |
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House Bill 369 on small employer insurance,
1994-1995
[multiple files and loose material in a wallet folder,
bill copies, printed material, correspondence, amendments, bill analyses, and
reports] |
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Committee Substitute House Bill 2128
Telecommunications,
1995
[includes multiple files and loose material in a wallet
folder contains amendments, bill copy, photocopies, correspondence,
notes] |
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Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1332
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Senate Bill 1332, protection of coastal resources
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"Bill Analyses of Enrolled Legislation, 74th
Legislature, Regular Session,"
August 1995 |
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Bill Analyses of Enrolled Legislation Sponsored by
Jerry Patterson, 73rd Regular Session
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Legislative bills by Senator
Patterson, 73rd Legislature, 1993:
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Horse theft:
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Branding information
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Media
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Other associations
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Bill analysis, Senate Bill 109
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Letters
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HOOT [Horse Owners of Texas]
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Phone numbers
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Horse theft, House Bill 1143
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Correspondence,
1993-1998,
7.5 cubic ft. |
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Records consist of correspondence, printed materials, clippings,
lists, photographs, and an audiocassette that date from 1993 to 1998 and
document the correspondence files and a few office files of Texas State Senator
Jerry Patterson. Major subjects include, among others, tort reform, concealed
weapons, home equity lending, utilities, aviation taxes, employee pay raises,
sports stadiums, taxes, school prayer, teacher retirement, shrimp fisheries,
and various health and education issues. |
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Arrangement |
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Some records arrived loose and jumbled (with the exception of a
few subject files); the original order of the materials has been reconstructed
and letters have been housed in wallet files for purposes of protection and
support. Materials are in order by year and, within each year, in alphabetical
order according to the name of the constituent/sender. |
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Preferred Citation |
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Correspondence, Records of Senator Jerry Patterson, Senate,
Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1999/078, 2000/165 |
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These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by Senator
Jerry Patterson on December 8, 1998; January 7, 1999; and June 28, 2000. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under the Public Information Act exceptions including violations of the privacy
of individuals, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they can
be accessed for research. The records may be requested for research under the
provisions of the Public Information Act (Texas Government Code, Chapter 552).
The researcher may request an interview with an archivist or submit a request
by mail, fax, or email including enough description and detail about the
information requested to enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate
the information requested. If our review reveals records covered by exceptions
to the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an Open Records Opinion
from the Attorney General before the files can be provided to the researcher.
The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten business days after
receiving the written request to make this determination. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Where necessary, records will be redacted or restricted to
comply with the Public Information Act and the Attorney General's decision. |
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A-P,
1993 |
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A-M,
1994 |
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N-Z,
1994 |
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School prayer,
1994 |
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Texas Teacher Retirement,
1994 |
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Shrimps,
1994 |
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A-E,
1995 |
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F-R,
1995 |
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S-Z,
1995 |
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A-J,
1996 |
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N-P, R, T-Z,
1996 |
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Flags sent,
1996 |
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Flag forms,
1997 |
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A-Z,
1997 |
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Competitive electricity,
1997 |
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Home equity,
1997 |
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House Bill 2909 right-to-carry,
1997 |
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Privatization of TWC-DHS,
1997 |
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Tort reform,
1997 |
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Sports stadiums,
1997 |
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Aviation tax,
1997 |
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State employee pay raise,
1997 |
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Assorted correspondence, A-Z,
1997 |
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| 1999/078-16 |
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Assorted correspondence,
1998
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| 2000/165 |
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Administrative office memos,
1997-1998 |
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Appointments,
1998 |
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Attorney General opinions, submitted,
1995-1998 |
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Flags, letters of congratulations,
1997-1998 |
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Constituent and legislative suggestions,
1997 |
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Coach Hart,
1996-1998 |
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Environmental issues FYI's,
1997 |
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FEDEX/LSO/UPS, etc.,
1997-1998 |
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Greater Austin Right to Life,
1997 |
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Health care, all,
1997 |
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Issues oriented information,
1997 |
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Home equity, consumer credit,
1998 |
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HEL [home equity lending] AGOP [Attorney General's
opinions] only,
1998 |
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Attorney General opinions, finished,
1996-1997 |
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Larry/Jerry projects, finished,
1996-1997 |
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Legislative oriented,
1997 |
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Miscellaneous leters, FYI,
1997-1998 |
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PUC [Public Utilities Commission], electric telephone
deregulation,
1997-1998 |
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Texas Citizen Action and Public Citizen,
1998 |
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Taxes, general school,
1997 |
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Jim Jamail,
1997 |
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Miscellaneous information,
1997 |
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TEA [Texas Education Agency] and education (general),
1997-1998 |
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Casework, stalled,
1997 |
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Casework, current,
1997-1998 |
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Casework, finished (through January 1998),
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