Overview
Texas State Archives
Texas. Legislature.
Senate.
Records of Senator Ken
Armbrister
1976-2006, undated
bulk
1983-2006
The Texas Senate is
one arm of the Legislature of the State of Texas (the other being the Texas
House of Representatives), which the Texas Constitution (Article III,
Section
1) vests with all legislative power of the state. Records of Texas State
Senator Ken Armbrister reflect his efforts to represent the needs and
concerns
of the 18th Senatorial District through his legislative proposals, his work
on
senate committees, and the working relationships he and his staff formed
with
agencies and officials at the state, federal and local level, and with
private
and non-profit organizations. Types of records include correspondence,
legislative bills and bill copies, bill analyses, notes, publications,
reports,
printed material, fiscal notes, legislative records, clippings, and
memoranda,
dating 1976-2006, undated, bulk 1983-2006. Major topics among these records
are
natural resources (especially water usage and conservation, and industries
such
as fishing), education, public health, and social services.
These materials are written predominately in
English with scattered
Spanish throughout.
30 cubic
ft.
Please
note that these records are stored at the State Records Center. Because of
the
possibility that portions of these records fall under the Public
Information
Act exceptions, these records must be reviewed by an archivist before they
can
be accessed for research. Records requested before 10:00 a.m. will usually
be
available for review by an archivist by 4:00 p.m. the same day. Records
requested after 10:00 a.m. and before 3:00 p.m will usually be available
for
review by an archivist by noon the next day. See the
Restrictions on Access statement in this
document
for further information.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room (Room 100). Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage areas by staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under
Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to: social
security numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.147); home
addresses,
phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of
government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section
552.117); and privacy (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101) an
archivist
must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The
records
may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public
Information
Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an
interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State
Library
and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax
(512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/customer/pia.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to
enable
the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information. If our
review
reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we
are
obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on
whether
the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives
ten
working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The
Attorney
General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives
can
inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you
agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the
remainder of the records.
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 306 and Chapter 323,
Ken Armbrister allowed public access to the communications between himself
and
citizens/residents of the State of Texas and with the Texas Legislative
Council
as of January 20, 2007.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
The Archives may not have the correct software to read the 3.5 inch
floppy disk, contact State Archives staff for more
information.
Agency History
The Texas Senate is one arm of the Legislature of the State of Texas
(the other being the Texas House of Representatives), which the Texas
Constitution (Article III, Section 1) vests with all legislative power of
the
state. The primary legislative power is enacting laws, and the most visible
function of the legislature is to make public policy through drafting,
considering and passing bills and resolutions. By virtue of office, the
lieutenant governor is president of the senate, with the right to debate
and
vote on questions in committee of the whole and the right to cast the
deciding
vote when the chamber is equally divided. The senate elects one of its
members
president pro tempore to perform the duties of the lieutenant governor
during
his or her absence or disability, or when the office is vacant. The 1876
Constitution fixes the number of senators at 31, elected from senatorial
districts according to state constitutional guidelines to serve overlapping
four-year terms. A senator must be at least 26 years old, a qualified
voter,
and a resident of Texas for at least five years and of the district
represented
for at least one year immediately preceding election.
In addition to legislative powers, the legislature exercises other
types of authority. Constituent powers include the ability to alter the
state
constitution, and the members' authority to exercise powers of attorney in
behalf of their constituents. Directory and supervisory powers allow the
legislature to regulate the state's administrative machinery, made up of
boards, commissions, and departments that conduct the affairs of state. The
legislature establishes and funds these bodies and defines their functions.
Executive powers of each house include selection of legislative officers,
employees, and chairs and members of committees. Investigative powers are
exercised through the formation of standing, special, interim, and joint
committees to study an issue. Senate committees are usually charged with a
particular purpose by the lieutenant governor, although this may also be
accomplished by a resolution adopted by the senate. Each legislative house
holds judicial powers over its members, including punishing or expelling
members for cause.
The legislature meets in regular session on the second Tuesday in
January of odd-numbered years and in special sessions when convened by the
governor. The length of the regular session is limited to 140 days. Special
sessions are limited to 30 days, but the number of special sessions that
may be
called is not limited. Only legislative matters submitted by the governor
may
be considered in special session. All legislative sessions, except for the
senate's executive session, are open. Neither house may, without the
consent of
the other, adjourn for more than three days or move to a place other than
where
the legislature is sitting. Two-thirds of each house constitutes a quorum,
the
number of members required to conduct business. If a quorum is not present,
a
smaller number may vote to adjourn and compel absent members to attend. The
senate is required to keep and publish a journal of its proceedings and to
record the vote on any question on which three members who are present
demand
an actual count of yeas and nays.
The senate functions through committees set up under its own rules. By
custom the president of the senate appoints standing, special, and
conference
committees, although the senate is free to designate its own method of
selection. Under the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1961, the committee
system was expanded, and provisions were made whereby standing, special,
and
general investigating committees created by each body could function
whether or
not the legislature was in session. The senate has 16 standing committees:
Administration; Business and Commerce; Criminal Justice; Education;
Finance;
Government Organization; Health and Human Services; Intergovernmental
Relations; International Relations and Trade; Jurisprudence; Natural
Resources;
Nominations; Redistricting; State Affairs; Transportation and Homeland
Security; and Veterans Affairs and Military Installations.
(Sources include: Guide to Texas State
Agencies, 11th (2001) ed.; and the Texas Senate Committees web page
http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/Commit.htm,
accessed March 12, 2007.)
Biographical Sketch
Texas State Representative and Senator Ken Armbrister was a Victoria,
Texas police captain, and the vice president of the Victoria School Board
when
first elected as a Democrat to the Texas House of Representatives in 1983.
After two terms in the house he was elected to the Texas Senate in 1986,
representing the 18th Senatorial District, which encompasses 18 counties
and a
portion of Fort Bend County in southeast Texas. During most of his time in
the
senate, Armbrister served on the senate committees on Natural Resources
(chair,
2003-2005) and State Affairs (chair, 1993-1997). He authored the 1993
legislation that created the Edwards Aquifer Authority affecting a
16-county
area of South Texas, and he later served on the Joint Committee on
Oversight of
the Edwards Aquifer (co-chair, 2003-2005), as well as on other
water-related
committees. He was named to the Texas Water Advisory Council in 2001 by Lt.
Governor David Dewhurst. From 2003 to 2006 he was a member of the senate
committees on Business and Commerce, and on Health and Human Services, and
he
served on the Transportation and Homeland Security committee from 2005 to
2006.
Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Senator Armbrister to the Task Force on
Homeland Security in 2001, and to the Governor's Anti-Crime Commission in
2002.
Senator Armbrister graduated from Sam Houston State University and the
FBI National Academy. During his 14-year career as a police officer, he
rose to
the rank of captain and served as the director of the Victoria Regional
Police
Academy. The College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University
honored Armbrister with its highest award, the Defensor Pacem, or Defender
of
Peace Award, for his achievements in law enforcement and his legislative
record
on crime issues. He was twice named as a Top Ten Crime Fighter by the
Greater
Dallas Crime Commission.
During his tenure in the legislature, Armbrister served as President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, and as acting Governor. He chose not to run for
re-election in 2006.
(Sources include: Biography of Senator Armbrister from the Texas
Senate website,
http://www.armbrister.senate.state.tx.us/,
accessed November 20, 2006; and Texas Legislature Online,
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx,
accessed February 26, 2007.)
Scope and Contents of the Records
Records of Texas State
Senator Ken Armbrister reflect his efforts to
represent the needs and concerns of the 18th Senatorial District through
his
legislative proposals, his work on senate committees, and the working
relationships he and his staff formed with agencies and officials at the
state,
federal and local level, and with private and non-profit organizations.
Types
of records include correspondence, legislative bills and bill copies, bill
analyses, notes, publications, reports, printed material, fiscal notes,
legislative records, clippings, and memoranda, dating 1976-2006, undated,
bulk
1983-2006. Major topics among these records are natural resources
(especially
water usage and conservation, and industries such as fishing), education,
public health, and social services.
Bill files document legislation
Armbrister created, sponsored, or had interest in during the 78th (Regular
and
1st, 3rd, and 4th Called Sessions; 2003-2004) and 79th (Regular, 1st, and
3rd
Called Sessions; 2005-2006) Legislatures. Subjects of legislation include
natural resources issues, including water management; energy; public safety
and
security; public health; and criminal justice. Correspondence between the senator and his constituents,
state agencies, local officials, private and non-profit organizations,
citizens
of Texas, and the public at large addresses opinions and concerns on issues
affecting his senate district and the state at large.
Subject files from the senator's office
also contain correspondence, and demonstrate his work, advocacy, and
involvement with state and federal agencies, state officials, local
authorities, private organizations, constituents, and the general public.
Many
files compile material likely used as research in the proposal of
legislation.
A few constituent casework files are present. Several files document his
service on the senate committees for Natural Resources, State Affairs, and
Health and Human Services, and on the Joint Committee on Oversight of
Edwards
Aquifer, and his work on the board of the Department of Information
Resources.
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.
Organization of the Records
The records are organized into three series reflecting the filing
system of the legislator's office:
- Bill files, 2003-2006, bulk 2003, 2005, 12 cubic ft.
- Correspondence, 1989-2006, bulk 1997-2006, 1 cubic ft.
- Subject files, 1976-2006, undated, bulk 1983-2006, 17 cubic
ft.
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:
Armbrister,
Ken
Corporate Names:
Texas. Legislature.
Senate. Natural Resources Committee.
Texas. Legislature.
Senate. Committee on State Affairs.
Texas. Legislature.
Senate. Committee on Health and Human Services.
Texas. Legislature. Joint
Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer.
Subjects:
Legislators--Texas.
Legislative
bodies--Texas.
Natural
resources--Texas.
Energy
conservation--Texas.
Water
conservation--Texas.
Law
enforcement--Texas.
Crime--Texas.
Public
health--Texas.
Social
service--Texas.
Document Types:
Bill
files--Texas--Legislators--2003-2006.
Correspondence--Texas--Legislators--1989-2006.
Legislative
records--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006, undated.
Clippings--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006.
Reports--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006.
Memorandums--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006.
Notes--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006.
Press
releases--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006.
Publications--Texas--Legislators--1976-2006.
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, Senate, Committee minutes,
1972-1979,
1999-2005, bulk 1999-2004, 3.95 cubic ft. [RESTRICTED]
[Note: see minutes of the Natural
Resources Committee; committees on Business and Commerce, Health and
Human
Services, and State Affairs; and the Joint Committee on Oversight of
Edwards
Aquifer.]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee minutes, 2005-2006, 1
cubic ft. [There is no finding aid for this unprocessed collection. Call
number
is 2007/097.][RESTRICTED]
[Note: see minutes of the Natural
Resources Committee; committees on Business and Commerce, Health and
Human
Services, State Affairs, and Transportation and Homeland Security; and
the
Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer.]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs, Records
of the chair, 1992-1994, bulk 1993, 4 cubic ft. [RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs,
Records, 1987, 1989-1993, bulk 1991-1993, 3.7 cubic ft.
[RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs, Bill
files and meeting files, 1983-1996, 46.5 cubic ft. [RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs, Records
of the Chair, Sen. Bob Glasgow, 1991-1992, 49 cubic ft. [There is no
finding
aid for this unprocessed collection. Call numbers are 1999/138-1 thru 49.]
[RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs, Records
of the Chair Sen. Florence Shapiro, 1997, 4 cubic ft. [There is no finding
aid
for this unprocessed collection. Call numbers are 2004/141-1 thru 3.]
[RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs, Bill
files, 1999; Bill files, records, 1997-2001, 14 cubic ft. [There is no
finding
aid for this unprocessed collection. Call numbers are 2005/099-1 thru 14.]
[RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on State Affairs, Bill
files, hearing files, 2001, 5 cubic ft. [There is no finding aid for this
unprocessed collection. Call numbers are 2007/087-1 thru 5.]
[RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Natural Resources
Committee,
Records, 1940, 1956-1957, 1971-1984, 1989-1997, bulk 1989-1997, 19.1 cubic
ft.
[RESTRICTED]
Texas Legislature, Senate, Committee on Transportation and
Homeland Security, Committee hearings and bill files, 2005, 4 cubic ft.
[There
is no finding aid for this unprocessed collection. Call numbers are
2006/371-1
thru 4.] [RESTRICTED]
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item and cite the series), Records of Senator Ken
Armbrister, Senate, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Processing Information
Rebecca Romanchuk, February 2007
Accession Information
Accession number: 2007/047
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information
Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the
Texas Senate in three batches between October 30, 2006 and January 19,
2007.
Detailed Description of the Records
Bill files,
2003-2006,
bulk 2003,
2005,
12 cubic ft.
Bill files of Texas State Senator Ken Armbrister document the
legislation he created, sponsored, or had interest in during the 78th (Regular
and 1st, 3rd, and 4th Called Sessions; 2003-2004) and 79th (Regular, 1st, and
3rd Called Sessions; 2005-2006) Legislatures. Records consist of legislative
bills, bill analyses, notes, correspondence, publications, reports, printed
material, fiscal notes, legislative records, clippings, and memoranda
documenting legislation from 2003 to 2006, bulk 2003, 2005. Subjects of
legislation include natural resources issues, especially water usage and
conservation; energy; public safety and security; public health; and criminal
justice. See the series Subject files for bill
copies.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in bill file order as they arrived from
the legislator's office.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Bill files, Records of Senator Ken
Armbrister, Senate, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room (Room 100). Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage areas by staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to: social
security numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.147); home addresses,
phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of
government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section
552.117); and privacy (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101) an archivist
must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records
may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information
Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an
interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library
and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax
(512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/customer/pia.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable
the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information. If our review
reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are
obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether
the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten
working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney
General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can
inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you
agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the
remainder of the records.
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 306 and Chapter
323, Ken Armbrister allowed public access to the communications between himself
and citizens/residents of the State of Texas and with the Texas Legislative
Council as of January 20, 2007.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted
and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the
creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17 U.S.C.).
2007/047-1
78th Legislature, Regular Session,
2003
2007/047-1
SR (Senate Resolution) 13 - SR 1055
2007/047-1
SCR (Senate Concurrent Resolution) 4 - SCR
67
2007/047-1
SB (Senate Bill) 3 - SB 381
2007/047-2
SB 382 - SB 1273
2007/047-3
SB 1256 - SB 1517
2007/047-4
SB 1893 - SB 1946
2007/047-4
HCR (House Concurrent Resolution) 20 - HCR
256
2007/047-4
HJR (House Joint Resolution) 61
2007/047-4
HB (House Bill) 12 - HB 1248
2007/047-4
SB 380 - SB 1255
2007/047-4
SJR (Senate Joint Resolution) 23
2007/047-4
SJR 53
2007/047-5
HB 1186 - HB 2424
2007/047-6
HB 2444 - HB 3636
2007/047-6
78th Legislature, 1st Called
Session,
2003
2007/047-6
SB 55
2007/047-6
HB 9
2007/047-6
HB 62
2007/047-6
78th Legislature, 3rd Called
Session,
2003
2007/047-6
SB 29
2007/047-6
78th Legislature, 4th Called
Session,
2004
2007/047-6
SR 108
2007/047-7
79th Legislature,
2005
2007/047-7
SB 3 - SB 949
2007/047-8
SB 1165 - SB 1385
2007/047-9
SB 1402 - SB 1891
2007/047-9
SJR 3 - SJR 34
2007/047-10
SCR 9
2007/047-10
HB 168 - HB 1583
2007/047-11
HB 1611 - HB 2905
2007/047-12
HB 2918 - HB 3587
2007/047-12
HCR 34 - HCR 93
2007/047-12
79th Legislature, 1st Called
Session,
2005
2007/047-12
SB 15 - SB 46
2007/047-12
79th Legislature, 3rd Called
Session,
2006
2007/047-12
HB 5
Correspondence,
1989-2006,
bulk 1997-2006,
1 cubic ft.
Correspondence of Texas State Senator Ken Armbrister reveals his
communications with constituents, state agencies, local officials, private and
non-profit organizations, citizens of Texas, and the public at large regarding
their opinions and concerns on issues affecting his senate district and the
state at large. Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports,
publications, and printed materials, 1989-2006, bulk 1997-2006. Additional
correspondence is contained in the series Subject
files.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by subject in the order in which they
arrived from the legislator's office.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Correspondence, Records of Senator Ken
Armbrister, Senate, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room (Room 100). Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage areas by staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to: social
security numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.147); home addresses,
phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of
government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section
552.117); and privacy (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101) an archivist
must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records
may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information
Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an
interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library
and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax
(512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/customer/pia.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable
the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information. If our review
reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are
obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether
the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten
working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney
General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can
inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you
agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the
remainder of the records.
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 306 and Chapter
323, Ken Armbrister allowed public access to the communications between himself
and citizens/residents of the State of Texas and with the Texas Legislative
Council as of January 20, 2007.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted
and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the
creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17 U.S.C.).
2007/047-13
79th (Legislative Session) correspondence,
2004-2006
2007/047-13
78th Legislative Session,
2003
2007/047-13
77th Legislative Session,
2001-2002
2007/047-13
Form letters,
2002-2005
2007/047-13
Legislative intent,
1999-2005
2007/047-13
Support,
2003-2005
2007/047-13
Miscellaneous,
1997-2005
2007/047-13
Attorney General opinions,
2000-2004
[wallet]
2007/047-13
Attorney General opinions,
2004-2006
[wallet]
2007/047-13
Comptroller,
1999-2005
2007/047-13
ERS (Employee Retirement System),
2004-2006
2007/047-13
DSHS (Department of State Health Services),
2003
2007/047-13
Health and Human (Services),
2000,
2006
2007/047-13
HCA (Housing and Community Affairs),
2003-2005
2007/047-13
Tax credit housing projects,
2003-2004
2007/047-13
LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority),
2005
2007/047-13
Lottery Commission,
2005
2007/047-13
P&W (Parks and Wildlife),
2005-2006
2007/047-13
PUC (Public Utility Commission),
1999, 2001,
2006
2007/047-13
PVAMU (Prairie View A&M University),
2002-2006
2007/047-13
RRC (Railroad Commission),
2004,
2006
2007/047-13
State Cemetery,
2000,
2002
2007/047-13
TEA (Texas Education Agency),
1999,
2003-2004
2007/047-13
TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality),
1997-2006
2007/047-13
TWDB (Texas Water Development Board),
2004-2005
2007/047-13
TXDOT (Texas Department of Transportation),
1997-2006
2007/047-13
Water issues,
2004-2006
2007/047-13
Aransas (Bay/County),
1996-2004
2007/047-13
Bastrop (County),
1995-2006
2007/047-13
Caldwell (County),
1998-2006
2007/047-13
Calhoun - Dewitt - Fayette (Counties),
1999-2006
2007/047-13
Fort Bend (County),
1999,
2004
2007/047-13
Goliad - Gonzales (Counties),
1998-2006
2007/047-13
Hays (County),
1994-2003
2007/047-13
Jet port,
2004
2007/047-13
San Marcos airport,
2003-2004
2007/047-13
SWT (Southwest Texas State University),
1993-1994
2007/047-13
Jackson - Lavaca - Matagorda (Counties),
1998-2006
2007/047-13
Refugio - Waller - Washington - Wharton (Counties),
2000-2006
2007/047-13
Victoria (County),
1999-2006
2007/047-13
(Texas) Enterprise Zone (Program),
2003
2007/047-13
Matagorda Island,
1989-1993
[wallet]
2007/047-13
Matagorda Island,
1989-1990
[wallet]
2007/047-13
Matagorda Island Environmental Assessment,
1990
2007/047-13
Matagorda Bay Nature Park and Preserve briefing book,
Lower Colorado River Authority,
2002
2007/047-13
Five year plan and program for Matagorda Island State
Park and Wildlife Management Area,
1989-1994
Subject files,
1976-2006,
undated,
bulk 1983-2006,
17 cubic ft.
Subject files from the office of Texas State Senator Ken
Armbrister demonstrate his work, advocacy, and involvement with state and
federal agencies, state officials, local authorities, private organizations,
constituents, and the general public. Records comprise correspondence,
memoranda, bill copies, clippings, and printed material that range in date from
1976 to 2006, undated, bulk 1983-2006. Major topics among these records are
natural resources (especially water usage and conservation, and industries such
as fishing), education, public health, social services, and other issues
affecting counties and cities in Sen. Armbrister's district. Many files were
likely compiled to be used as research in the proposal of legislation. A few
constituent casework files are present. Several files document his service on
the senate committees for Natural Resources, State Affairs, and Health and
Human Services, and on the Joint Committee on Oversight of Edwards Aquifer, and
his work on the board of the Department of Information Resources.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in the order in which they arrived from
the legislator's office. Files are arranged from back to front within Boxes 1
through 21, and Box 25.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Subject files, Records of Senator Ken
Armbrister, Senate, Texas Legislature. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room (Room 100). Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage areas by staff members.
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall
under Public Information Act exceptions including, but not limited to: social
security numbers (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.147); home addresses,
phone numbers, social security numbers, and personal family information of
government employees and officials (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section
552.117); and privacy (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Section 552.101) an archivist
must review these records before they can be accessed for research. The records
may be requested for research under the provisions of the Public Information
Act (V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 552). The researcher may request an
interview with an archivist or submit a request by mail (Texas State Library
and Archives Commission, P. O. Box 12927, Austin, TX 78711), fax
(512-463-5436), email (Dir_Lib@tsl.state.tx.us), or see our web page (http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/agency/customer/pia.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to enable
the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information. If our review
reveals information that may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are
obligated to seek an open records decision from the Attorney General on whether
the records can be released. The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten
working days after receiving a request to make this determination. The Attorney
General has 45 working days to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can
inform you of the nature of the potentially excepted information and if you
agree, that information can be redacted or removed and you can access the
remainder of the records.
In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 306 and Chapter
323, Ken Armbrister allowed public access to the communications between himself
and citizens/residents of the State of Texas and with the Texas Legislative
Council as of January 20, 2007.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted
and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the
creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
The Archives may not have the correct software to read the 3.5 inch
floppy disk, contact State Archives staff for more information.
2007/047-14
Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas,
1990-1993
2007/047-14
Governor of Texas (George W. Bush),
1995-1996
2007/047-14
Bob Bullock, Lieutenant Governor of Texas,
1991-1997
2007/047-14
Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor,
1992-1993
2007/047-14
State Auditor,
1992-1996
2007/047-14
Speaker of the House, James E.
Pete Laney,
1995
2007/047-14
Attorney General correspondence,
1994-1999
2007/047-14
Betty King, Secretary of the Senate,
1995-1997
2007/047-14
Antonio O. Garza, Secretary of State,
1995-2001
2007/047-14
Attorney General's Child Support Division,
1996-2001
2007/047-14
John Sharp, Comptroller of Public Accounts,
1991-1996
2007/047-14
General Land Office - Garry Mauro, Commissioner,
1988-1996
2007/047-14
Railroad Commission of Texas,
1987-1998
2007/047-14
Texas Air Control Board,
1991-1993
2007/047-14
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse,
1986-1994
2007/047-14
Texas Commission on the Arts,
1998
2007/047-14
Texas Department of Commerce,
1993-1997
2007/047-14
Texas Department of Criminal Justice,
1996
2007/047-14
Texas Ethics Commission,
1998
2007/047-14
Texas Department of Health,
1986-1996
2007/047-14
Texas Department of Human Services,
1992-2000
2007/047-15
Texas Employment Commission,
1984-1996
2007/047-15
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation,
1987-1996
2007/047-15
Texas National Research Laboratory Commission
(Superconducting Super Collider),
1992
2007/047-15
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services,
1997-1998
2007/047-15
Texas Department of Transportation,
1986-2006
[wallet]
2007/047-15
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,
1992-1996
2007/047-15
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners,
1996
2007/047-15
Texas Department of Public Safety,
1988-2006
2007/047-15
Texas Racing Commission, Austin, Texas,
1991-1994
2007/047-15
Texas Water Commission,
1987-1994
2007/047-15
Texas Water Development Board,
1988-1998
2007/047-15
Texas Workforce Commission,
1996-1997
2007/047-16
Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission,
1989-1995
2007/047-16
CCMS (Child Care Management Services), eligibility
criteria,
1994
2007/047-16
Public Utility Commission of Texas,
1994-2006
2007/047-16
Texas Coastal Management Program,
1993-1995
2007/047-16
Texas Coastal Management Program,
1992-1994
[wallet]
2007/047-16
Texas Department on Aging,
1985
2007/047-16
Texas State Artist letters,
1991,
1994
2007/047-16
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act),
1992
2007/047-16
(House) Committee on Energy,
1990,
1993
2007/047-16
Division of Emergency Management,
1995-1997
2007/047-16
Hurricane Katrina,
2005
2007/047-16
Victoria Flood Victims Relief Fund,
1999
2007/047-16
1998 Flood Disaster correspondence,
1998-1999
[Contains FEMA (Federal Emergency
Management Agency) funding subfolder.]
2007/047-16
Dental Examiners,
1994
2007/047-16
Federal welfare legislation,
1996
2007/047-16
Lavaca-Navidad River Authority,
1995-1996
2007/047-16
Granite House (Texas film corporation),
1995-1997
2007/047-16
National Association of Sports Officials,
1987
2007/047-16
Police Activities League of Texas (PAL),
1994-1996
2007/047-16
Texas Solid Waste Grants Program,
2000
2007/047-16
Tort Reform/Liability Issue,
1986
2007/047-16
Union Pacific/Southern Pacific Railroad merger,
1995
2007/047-16
U.S. Department of the Interior,
1995-1997
2007/047-17
Bastrop,
1987-1988
2007/047-17
City of Victoria,
1986-2006
2007/047-17
Coastal Conservation Association (red drum fishing),
1986
2007/047-17
Refugio County,
1982-1985
2007/047-17
Retired senior volunteer program,
1986
2007/047-17
Victoria Arts Council,
1983-1984
2007/047-17
Victoria Park Action Plan steering committee,
1984
2007/047-17
Victoria County,
1983-1984
2007/047-17
Texas Shrimp Fishery Management Plan,
1989,
1994
2007/047-17
Copies of bills,
1989-1990
2007/047-17
Copies of bills,
1987
2007/047-17
Correspondence received,
1987
2007/047-17
Correspondence received,
1986
2007/047-17
Correspondence received,
1984-1985
2007/047-17
Individual cases,
1984-1986
2007/047-18
Beach rights in the USA (draft),
1991
2007/047-18
Danbury Fish Farms,
1988
2007/047-18
Expunction of records,
1995
2007/047-18
Fort Bend County Restitution Center proposal, FY 1994-FY
1995,
1993
2007/047-18
Precon Structures, Inc.,
1988
2007/047-18
Proposed hazardous waste facility (near Iago in Wharton
County),
1986
2007/047-18
Medical waste treatment plant proposal (between Victoria
and Bloomington),
1999
2007/047-18
Review of special educaiton and related rules,
1995
2007/047-18
Roofing contractors (workers' compensation insurance
issue),
1989-1990
2007/047-18
Congressional district maps,
1982
2007/047-18
TEA-21 Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program
letters,
1993-1999
2007/047-18
TEA-21 Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program
letters,
2001-2002
2007/047-18
Letters of support for various grant applications in
senatorial district,
1987-2006
2007/047-18
Letters of support for affordable housing,
1992-2006
2007/047-18
Newspaper clippings,
1999
2007/047-18
Newspaper clippings, 75th Legislature,
1997
2007/047-19
Fulshear Fields (letters of protest),
1991
2007/047-19
Bastrop - Lost Pines Golf Course (constituent letters),
1994
2007/047-19
Support letters - proposed SH (State Highway) 130,
Caldwell County,
2005
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1993-1994
2007/047-19
Franchise tax correspondence,
1991-1992
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1986
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1995
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1996
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1992-1994
2007/047-19
LEAD (Letting Education Achieve Dreams)/ROC (Regional
Outreach Center) programs - support letters for LEAD line item funding,
2001
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1999
2007/047-19
Medicaid cuts,
1996
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1992
2007/047-19
[Constituent name] re: teacher termination problem,
1996
2007/047-19
Nursing home cuts - support letters,
2005
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1986
2007/047-19
Letters related to oil and gas,
1986
2007/047-19
Petitions to re-open Parker's Cut, Matagorda, Texas,
2000
2007/047-19
Investigation complaints against - Ex-Deputy Rick
Loosier in DeWitt County,
1994
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
2005
2007/047-19
Support letters - Carl Perkins funding,
2003
2007/047-19
Ada Sanders Wiseman estate,
1993
2007/047-19
Safety Railway Services,
1976-1977,
1981-1983
2007/047-19
Schaffer Well Service, Inc. dispute,
1988
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
1983-1984
2007/047-19
Shooting range in Eagle Lake,
1987,
1991-1992
2007/047-19
Tort reform letters,
1994
2007/047-19
Senate bill 9, 74th Legislature, increase in teacher
retirement annuity (response letters),
1995
2007/047-19
Support letters - Texas State Veterans Home, Smithville,
Texas,
2002
2007/047-19
Veterans Health Care - support letters for HB 515,
2001
2007/047-19
Waller County, Texas - opposition to the expansion and
reclassification of Air Rice Airport off of FM 2855 (Remington Trails
Community),
2005
2007/047-19
Sgt. Velton A. Williams, Game Warden,
1997
2007/047-19
[Constituent name],
2002
2007/047-20
Legislative Budget Board,
1994-1996
2007/047-20
Senate Administration Committee,
1995-1998
[wallet]
2007/047-20
Senate Interim Committee reports,
1997
2007/047-20
Senate Committee on International Relations, Trade and
Technology (IRTT),
1995-1996
2007/047-20
Senate Committee on State Affairs,
1994-1997
2007/047-20
State Affairs Committee,
1994-1995
2007/047-20
Sunset Advisory Commission,
1993-1995
2007/047-20
SB 373 - Restructuring the electric power industry,
1996-1998
2007/047-20
Texas Legislative Council,
1991-1993
2007/047-20
Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission,
1993-1997
2007/047-20
Senate Committee on Natural Resources,
1988
[wallet]
2007/047-21
Ken's legislative appointments,
1987-1996
2007/047-21
Appointments,
1993
2007/047-21
Correspondence,
1992-1993
2007/047-21
Constituent correspondence (reply letters),
1991-1993
2007/047-21
Correspondence,
1992-1993
2007/047-21
Correspondence,
1991
2007/047-21
Recommendation letters,
1987-1993
2007/047-21
Constituent correspondence,
1989-1990
2007/047-21
Correspondence,
1990-1991
2007/047-21
Correspondence received,
1988
2007/047-22
Correspondence,
1994
2007/047-22
Correspondence from various agencies,
1994-1996
2007/047-22
Correspondence (reply letters),
1994-1995
2007/047-22
Constituent correspondence,
1994-1995
2007/047-22
Correspondence received,
1993-1996
2007/047-22
Recommendation letters,
1994-1999
2007/047-22
Correspondence (reply letters),
1996-1997
2007/047-22
Correspondence related to SB (senate bill) or HB (house
bill) being introduced during the 75th Legislative session,
1996-1997
2007/047-22
Constituent correspondence,
1996
2007/047-22
Correspondence (reply letters),
1998-1999
2007/047-22
What's new - Senate (online newsletter), legislative
session,
1997
2007/047-22
Correspondence received,
1997
2007/047-22
Correspondence,
1998
2007/047-23
Bingo,
2004
2007/047-23
Community Justice Council,
2003
2007/047-23
Child support cases,
1999-2000
2007/047-23
Correspondence,
2000
2007/047-23
Correspondence,
2001
2007/047-23
Constituent correspondence (case work),
1997-2001
2007/047-23
Correspondence (reply letters),
2000-2002
2007/047-23
Correspondence,
2002
2007/047-23
Constituent correspondence (case work),
2002-2003
2007/047-23
Correspondence,
2003
2007/047-23
Constituent correspondence (case work),
2004
2007/047-23
Correspondence,
2004
2007/047-23
Correspondence,
2005
2007/047-23
Constituent correspondence (case work),
2005
2007/047-23
New district map,
2002-2003
2007/047-23
[Constituent name] (attorney, Steven D. Urban),
2002
2007/047-23
Child support cases,
2004-2005
2007/047-23
Flag rules and regulations,
2002
2007/047-23
Social Security,
2004
2007/047-23
Form letters,
1983-1984, 1988,
2000-2002, undated
2007/047-24
Correspondence received,
2005
2007/047-24
Recommendation letters,
2005
2007/047-24
Correspondence,
2006
[2 folders]
2007/047-24
Recommendation letters,
2006
2007/047-24
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture),
2004-2006
2007/047-24
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency),
2002-2006
2007/047-24
Texas Health and Human Services (umbrella of five
agencies),
2004-2006
2007/047-24
Texas Aerospace Scholars,
2000-2006
2007/047-24
Eagle Scout letters,
1990-2004
2007/047-24
Scout letters,
2005-2006
2007/047-24
Girl Scouts letters,
2001-2006
2007/047-24
Goliad - opposition to proposed residential care
facility to house special needs males (ages 10-17),
2006
[wallet]
2007/047-25
Calhoun County Resource Watch (Diane Wilson),
1990
2007/047-25
City of Palacios,
1989
2007/047-25
Edwards Aquifer,
1990-1991,
2004-2005
2007/047-25
Water from a stone: the
limits of the sustainable development of the Texas Edwards Aquifer, Todd
Jaydn Vottler (Ph.D. dissertation),
2000
2007/047-25
Edwards Aquifer Authority,
1994-1998
2007/047-25
Formosa Plastics Corporation,
1987-1993
[2 folders]
2007/047-25
Redistricting,
1990-1997
[wallet]
2007/047-25
Draft - Texas Artificial Reef Fishery Management Plan,
1990
2007/047-25
Waste Water, Inc.,
1990
2007/047-25
Wackenhut,
1993-1994
2007/047-25
Watermaster program,
1990
2007/047-25
Wharton County Junior College,
1996-1997
2007/047-25
Wharton County Junior College (litigation),
1991
2007/047-26
Department of the Interior draft environmental
assessment (Matagorda Island),
1990
2007/047-26
Matagorda Island Comprehensive Management Plan, draft,
1990
2007/047-26
Matagorda Island Comprehensive Management Plan,
1990
2007/047-26
Supplemental appendix to the master plan and program
five year plan, Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area,
1984
2007/047-26
Matagorda,
1988-1994
[wallet]
2007/047-26
Texas Historical Commission (LaSalle shipwreck
excavation),
1998-2000
[wallet]
2007/047-26
Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation,
1996-2006
[wallet]
2007/047-27
Education,
1983-1986
2007/047-27
Education,
1986-1988
[wallet]
2007/047-27
Education,
1990-1992
[wallet]
2007/047-27
Education,
1994-1998
2007/047-27
Texas Education Agency,
1999-2004
2007/047-27
Education correspondence,
2000,
2006
2007/047-27
Education,
1992-1993
2007/047-27
Education literature and articles,
1988-1992
2007/047-27
Education literature and articles,
1991-1992
2007/047-28
Department of Information Resources,
1993-1997
[5 folders]
2007/047-28
Senate Natural Resources Committee,
1994-1997
[2 folders]
2007/047-28
Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation,
1994-1996
[1 folder and 1 wallet]
2007/047-29
APPAC (Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Advisory
Council),
1992-1993
2007/047-29
Rural health,
1993-1994
2007/047-29
Petroleum storage tanks,
1994-1995
2007/047-29
Petroleum storage tanks - underground - landfills,
1992,
1994
2007/047-29
DHS (Department of Human Services)-CCMS (Child Care
Management System) child care info,
1993-1994
2007/047-29
University of Houston System,
1992-1995
2007/047-29
U.S. Fish and Wildlife - Aransas Wildlife Refuge,
1991,
1994
2007/047-29
Texas Parks and Wildlife, park closing,
1992-1995
2007/047-29
Victoria gang packet,
1991-1992
2007/047-29
Victoria crime prevention,
1992-1993
2007/047-29
Criminal justice juvenile code,
1994
2007/047-29
Boot Camp America,
1994
2007/047-29
Aging - senior citizen issues,
1993
2007/047-29
Governor of the Day,
1996
2007/047-29
RFG's (reformulated gasoline) - SB 200,
1995
2007/047-29
SB 7 - Electric deregulation,
1999
2007/047-29
Shrimp farms,
1995-1996
2007/047-29
TDCJ (Texas Department of Criminal Justice),
1995
2007/047-29
Aqua Water Supply,
1998
2007/047-29
Long Point Landfill,
1998-1999
2007/047-29
Appraisal district info,
1997-1999
2007/047-29
Gun legislation - militias - gun owner rights,
1996
2007/047-29
Trans-Texas water,
1995
2007/047-29
King Fisher (Marine Service, Inc.),
1993
2007/047-29
Texas Zoo,
2001
2007/047-29
Committee assignments, interim charges,
1995-1999
2007/047-29
Education funding - Edna ISD (Independent School
District),
1999
2007/047-29
Air quality - ozone,
1995,
2000
2007/047-29
Prison pay letters,
1999-2000
2007/047-29
Interim appointments,
2001
2007/047-30
Department of Information Resources, Internal Audit of
the Statewide Telecommunications Section, Final Report,
June 10,
1996
2007/047-30
Department of Information Resources, Board Strategic
Planning Meeting,
September 18-20,
1996
[includes 3.5 inch floppy diskette]
2007/047-30
Department of Information Resources, Annual Internal
Audit Report for Fiscal Year 1996,
October 30,
1996
2007/047-30
Department of Information Resources Board Meeting,
August
1997
2007/047-30
Support letters,
1987-1988
2007/047-30
Thank you letters and notes,
1987-1993
2007/047-30
Thank you letters and notes,
1993-2002
2007/047-30
Thank you letters from the 72nd Regular Session,
1991-1992
2007/047-30
Congratulation letters from 73rd Regular Session,
1993
2007/047-30
Thank you letters,
1999
2007/047-30
Thank you letters and notes,
1998-2005
2007/047-30
Media list,
2002
2007/047-30
News releases,
1993-2000
2007/047-30
New state laws,
1995
2007/047-30
Committee charges, Interim,
1995-1996
2007/047-30
Poet laureate,
1993
2007/047-30
Victoria water permit,
1995-1996
2007/047-30
Women's Crisis Center,
1993
2007/047-30
Transportation improvement projects,
1993-1994
2007/047-30
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation,
1992-1993
2007/047-30
Transportation correspondence,
1992
2007/047-30
Texas Department of Transportation (Corpus Christi
District Office telephone listings),
1991
2007/047-30
Victoria Transportation Plan, 2015, first public review
draft,
1994
2007/047-30
Matagorda County, Palacios Marine Education Center,
1994-1995
2007/047-30
Matagorda County, Sargent Beach/East Bay cut, etc.,
1991-1996
2007/047-30
Congratulation certificates,
undated