Overview
Texas. Legislature.
House of Representatives.
Records of Representative
John Culberson
1987-1998
(bulk 1991-1998)
Records comprise
correspondence, memoranda, legislative records, printed materials, newsletters,
legal documents, and reports that document the activites and interests of
Representative John Culberson in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987
to 1998 (bulk 1991-1998). Issues concern the Texas criminal justice system,
workers' compensation, tort reform, sunset legislation, insurance, and security
devices for rental dwellings.
3 cubic ft.
English.
Restrictions on Access
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the Public Information Act exceptions including violations of the privacy of
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Restrictions on Use
Where necessary, records will be redacted or restricted to comply
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Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Records of Representative John Culberson, House
of Representatives, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Agency History
John Culberson was born in Houston, Texas on August 24, 1956. He
earned a BA in history from Southern Methodist University and a JD from South
Texas College of Law. After college, he worked in his father's advertising
agency.
In 1986, at the age of 29, Culberson was elected to the Texas House
of Representatives, where he represented part of Harris County from a
Republican platform. During his tenure in the House he served on the Public
Education, Science and Technology, Natural Resources, Judicial Affairs, Energy
Resources, Urban Affairs, Civil Practices, Corrections (Vice-Chair in 1991),
and Environmental Regulation committees. In his last session, the 76th
Legislature (1999), Culberson was selected by his Republican colleagues as the
House Republican Whip.
Culberson was elected to the United States Congress on November 7,
2000. He was sworn in as District 7's third Congressman on January 3, 2001. He
serves on the Steering, Budget, Education & Workforce, and Transportation
and Infrastructure Committees.
Scope and Contents of the Records
Records comprise correspondence, memoranda, bill analyses, bill
copies, printed materials, newsletters, fiscal notes, publications, minutes,
legal documents, and reports that document the activities and interests of
Representative John Culberson in the Texas House of Representatives from 1987
to 1998 (bulk 1991-1998). Issues represented in the documents concern, among
others, the Texas criminal justice system and compliance with the decision in
Ruiz et al. vs. McCotter, et al., workers'
compensation, tort reform, Sunset legislation, juvenile justice, the state
lottery, insurance and uninsured motorists, residential disclosure for
parolees, and security devices for rental dwellings.
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.
Arrangement of the Records
These records are arranged in the order in which they arrived. The
majority of materials are loose and unorganized.
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:
Culberson,
John.
Subjects:
Criminal justice,
Administration of--Texas.
Workers' compensation--Law
and legislation--Texas.
Torts--Texas.
Sunset review of government
programs--Texas.
Lotteries--Law and
legislation--Texas.
Insurance--Law and
legislation--Texas.
Juvenile justice,
Administration of--Texas.
Dewllings--Security
measures--Texas.
Document Types:
Newsletters--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk
1991-1998).
Legal
documents--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk 1991-1998).
Minutes--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk
1991-1998).
Reports--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk
1991-1998).
Publications--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk
1991-1998).
Legislative
records--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk 1991-1998).
Correspondence--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk
1991-1998).
Memorandums--Legislators--Texas--1987-1998 (bulk
1991-1998).
Functions:
Representing
state.
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 Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on
Civil Practices, Records of the Chair, 1994-1996, 5 cubic ft.
Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on
Natural Resources, Records, 1985-1992, 4.71 cubic ft.
Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on
Public Education, Records, 1982-1992 (bulk 1988-1992), 42 cubic ft.
Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, Committee on
Science and Technology, Records, 1982-1992, 5 cubic ft.
Processing Information
Nancy Enneking, August 2001
Accession Information
Accession number: 2001/141
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Records Manager of the Texas House of Representatives on July 24, 2001.
Detailed Description of the Records
Records of Representative John Culberson,
1987-1998
(bulk 1991-1998),
3 cubic ft.
2001/141-1
Untitled wallet file:
2001/141-1
[Loose material consisting of legislative records,
correspondence, reports, and printed materials],
1991, 1993
2001/141-1
House Bill 1-10,
1991
2001/141-1
[Loose printed materials material on workers'
compensation],
1989
2001/141-1
[Untitled brown envelope containing legal documents,
primarily interrogatories and responses, regarding a traffic accident lawsuit],
1995
2001/141-1
[Loose correspondence, newsletters, reports, printed
materials, bill copies],
1987, 1991, 1994-1997
2001/141-1
Untitled wallet file:
2001/141-1
[Loose material consisting of legislative records,
correspondence, printed material, newsletters on a variety of legislative bills
and issues],
1997
2001/141-1
House Bill 3593,
1997
2001/141-1
Employment of counsel,
1997
2001/141-1
Senate Bill 571,
1997
2001/141-2
[Loose legislative records, correspondence, printed
materials],
1992-1997
(bulk 1995)
2001/141-2
Proposed premises liability bill,
1993, 1995
[black binder]
2001/141-2
Untitled wallet file:
2001/141-2
[Loose printed material, newsletters, legislative
records, and correspondence concerning tort reform],
1995-1996
2001/141-2
Tort reform, 74th Session,
1994
2001/141-2
[Loose legal documents, memoranda, bill copy, and
printed materials],
1994-1995, undated
2001/141-2
Tort reform,
1995
2001/141-2
[White folder, "State Farm info."],
1992
2001/141-3
Texas Council on Family Violence,
1998
2001/141-3
[Loose correspondence, publications, newspapers, printed
materials, newsletters, minutes, and reports on a variety of legislative
issues],
1993-1998
(bulk 1998)