Overview
Texas State Archives
Texas. Governor
(1995-2000 : Bush)
Governor George W. Bush
Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged
1994-2000, undated
bulk 1995-2000
The
Correspondence/Constituent Services Office was responsible for preparing
replies to many of the letters written to Texas Governor George W. Bush's
office. Types of records in this series include correspondence, ballots, petitions, and related materials. Dates range
from 1994 to 2000 and undated with the bulk of records dating from
1995 to 2000.
These
materials are written predominately in English with a few phrases and letters in
Spanish.
26.8 cubic
ft.
The records are located at the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, Texas.
Restrictions on Access
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); e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A., Government Code
Section 552.137); and financial information (V.T.C.A., Government Code Section
552.136), 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 (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html). Include
enough description and detail about the information requested to enable the
archivist to accurately identify and locate the information requested. (Note: The
Governor's Office has requested that the State Archives contact the Public
Information Coordinator for the Governor's Office when we receive a Public
Information Act request for these records.) If our review reveals information that
may be excepted by the Public Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open
records decision from the Attorney General on whether the records can be released.
The Public Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a
request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days to
render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature of the
potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information can be redacted
or removed and you can access the remainder of the records.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. 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
Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by the Archives when
reviewing photographic materials.
To view videocassettes or listen to audiocassettes and compact discs (CDs) please contact
Archives staff.
Agency History
The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state,
elected by the citizens every four years. The duties and responsibilities of
the governor include serving as commander-in-chief of the state's military
forces; convening special sessions of the legislature for specific purposes;
delivering to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session a report
on the condition of the state, an accounting of all public money under the
governor's control, a recommended biennial budget, an estimate of the amounts
of money required to be raised by taxation, and any recommendations he deems
necessary; signing or vetoing bills passed by the legislature; and executing
the laws of the state. The governor can grant reprieves and commutations of
punishment and pardons, upon the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and
Paroles, and revoke conditional pardons. He appoints numerous state officials
(with the consent of the Senate), fills vacancies in state and district offices
(except vacancies in the legislature), calls special elections to fill
vacancies in the legislature, fills vacancies in the United States Senate until
an election can be held, and serves as ex officio member of several state
boards.
The office of governor was first established by the Constitution of
1845 and superseded the office of president of the Republic of Texas. The
position now exists under authority of Article IV, Section 1 of the
Constitution of 1876 and Texas Government Code, Chapter 401. To be elected
governor, a person must be at least thirty years old, a United States citizen,
and a resident of Texas for at least five years preceding the election. In
1972, the term of office was extended from two to four years, effective in
1975. Since 1856 the governor has had the use of the Governor's Mansion.
In 1999 there were 198 full time equivalent employees in the Office of
the Governor. Thirteen divisions outside of the Executive Office assist the
governor in carrying out his functions: Administration; Appointments; Budget
& Planning; Communications; General Counsel; Legislative; Policy;
Scheduling; Criminal Justice Division; Governor's Committee on People with
Disabilities; Office of Film, Music, Television and Multimedia Industries;
Women's Commission; and Texas Council on Workforce and Economic
Competitiveness.
Correspondence/Constituent Services is listed as a division within the
Communications Office (also known as the Press Office). Shirley Green served as
director of Correspondence/Constituent Services from 1996 to 2000. The division
was responsible for the mail log, the central correspondence file, honorary
certificates, greetings, and proclamations. Also housed in this division was
the Ombudsman Office/Citizens Assistance program, which received citizen's
comments and complaints through its toll-free hotline and reported them to the
Governor. During Governor Bush's second term, the Correspondence/Constituent
Services division also handled some of the scheduling functions.
(Sources include: Guide to Texas State Agencies, 9th and
10th eds., (1996 and 1999); the contents of the records; and versions of the
Governor's Office web site during Governor Bush's term available on the Internet
Archive at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.governor.state.tx.us, accessed
on March 3, 2009.)
George W. Bush Biographical Sketch
George W. Bush served as governor of Texas from January 17, 1995 to
December 21, 2000, resigning as governor in the middle of his second term to
become president of the United States.
He challenged the incumbent governor, Democrat Ann Richards, running
on promises to improve public education and to reform the juvenile justice
system, welfare, and the state's tort laws -- the system under which an injured
person may sue for damages. During the 74th Legislature in 1995, he worked with
the Democrats who controlled both houses of the Texas legislature and managed
to get bills passed that dealt with the four issues he had emphasized in his
campaign. Bush was seen as pro-business and a consensus-builder.
Bush advocated and signed the two largest tax cuts to date in Texas
history, totaling over $3 billion. To pay for the cuts, he sought
(unsuccessfully) federal approval of a plan to privatize Texas' social
services. Education reform was a priority throughout his terms, with
legislation emphasizing local control of schools, higher standards, and a
revised curriculum. Controversy has followed, with charter schools mired in
financial scandals and protests against one test determining a child's
promotion. After winning reelection in 1998, Bush began his bid for the
presidency and was not as involved in the 76th Legislature in 1999.
George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut and
grew up in Midland and Houston, Texas. He graduated from Andover Academy, and
received a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's from Harvard
Business School. He served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. In 1978,
Bush was defeated in a run for the U.S. Congress in West Texas. He was involved
in energy exploration from the 1970s into the 1980s. From 1989 until his
election as governor, Bush worked with the Texas Rangers baseball organization,
leading a group of partners in purchasing the team, and then serving as
managing general partner. He married Laura Welch in 1977; they have two
daughters.
(Sources include: Versions of the Governor's Office web site during Governor Bush's
term available on the Internet Archive at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.governor.state.tx.us, accessed
on March 3, 2009.)
Scope and Contents of the Records
The Correspondence/Constituent Services Office was responsible for
preparing replies to many of the letters written to Texas Governor George W.
Bush's Office. Types of records in this series include correspondence, ballots, petitions, and related materials. Dates
range from 1994 to 2000 and undated with the bulk of records dating from 1995 to 2000.
The records of the Texas Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent
Services Office bulk mail not logged in the central correspondence database are
divided into four series: capital punishment correspondence, state opinion
ballots, Texas congratulatory correspondence, and other bulk mail.
Capital punishment correspondence, 1994-2000, undated, bulk 1995-1997, is composed of letters sent to the Texas Governor's Office during George W.
Bush's term in office concerning protests against the death
penalty in general and in favor of sparing specific individuals on death row.
Inmates who have a significant amount of correspondence concerning them include
Odell Barnes, Clarence Lackey, Joseph Stanley Faulder, and Irineo Tristan Montoya. Some correspondence is in Spanish.
State opinion ballots are form
letters sent to the Texas Governor's Office, 1995-1996, 1998-2000, bulk 1998-2000, with brief
statements on selected issues, prepared by National Write Your Congressman,
Inc. There are two versions in each of the three groupings. Issues
listed on the 1995-1996 ballots include tax reform, state treasurer position,
welfare reform, initiative and referendum, term limits, concealed weapons,
juvenile justice, and education reform. Issues on the 1998-1999 ballots include
abortion, employer immunity, Olympics, and school vouchers. Issues on the 2000
ballots include same sex marriages, employment at will, and parental consent
for abortions. Other information on the ballots includes date and name,
occupation, and address of person filling out the ballot.
Texas congratulatory correspondence is composed of letters sent to Governor/President-elect George W. Bush,
dating November to December 2000, congratulating him on his election as President of the United States. Correspondence includes attachments such as clippings and photographs. Among the correspondents are friends,
local officials, children, and other supporters, with a very few opponents.
This subseries contains letters that are post-election but before the outcome of the election
in Florida was determined. Some letters are stamped GWB with a date, but most letters have no date stamps. Only a few were entered in the
Bush correspondence database. Response to the correspondence is
not attached, but GC-1 appears as a notation and some letters have check marks and initials, made by the Governor's Office staff member who handled the correspondence.
Other bulk mail records are form letters,
petitions, school district performance reviews, correspondence, and emails, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 2000, sent to the Texas Governor's Office,
concerning sea turtles; the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Network; Rio Grande
Valley housing; death penalty for juveniles; United Nations; religious freedom;
law enforcement; and parental rights. This subseries also includes correspondence dating toward the end of Bush's tenure as Texas Governor that was not entered in the central correspondence database. (Exceptions are noted in the folder listing.)
Organization of the Records
These records are organized into four series by the creating agency
and State Archives staff:
- Capital punishment correspondence, 1994-2000, undated, bulk 1995-1997, 11.3
cubic ft.
- State opinion ballots, 1995-1996, 1998-2000, 8.7 cubic ft.
- Texas congratulatory correspondence, 2000, 1.8 cubic ft.
- Other bulk mail, 1995-2000, undated, bulk 2000, 5 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:
Bush, George W. (George
Walker), 1946-
Corporate Names:
Texas. Office of
the Governor.
Subjects:
Governors--Texas.
Government
information--Texas.
Capital punishment--Texas.
Places:
Texas--Politics and
government--1951-
Document Types:
Correspondence--Texas--Governors--1994-2000.
Photographs--Texas--Governors--1995-2000.
CD--Texas--Governors--1995-2000.
Audiocassettes--Texas--Governors--1995-2000.
Videocassettes--Texas--Governors--1995-2000.
Ballots--Texas--Governors--1995-1996, 1998-2000.
Petitions--Texas--Governors--1995-1996, 1998-2000.
Functions:
Communicating.
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 Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent
Services Office Robos research and background files, 1993-2000, bulk 1995-2000,
10.5 cubic ft.
Texas Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent
Services Office proclamation files, 1854, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1943, 1949-1950,
1952, 1956, 1960, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1980-2000, bulk 1995-2000, 13
cubic ft.
Texas Governor George W. Bush General Counsel's execution
case files, 1886, 1903, 1912-1914, 1921, 1939, 1950-2000, bulk 1986-2000, 39.24
cubic ft.
Texas Governor George W. Bush General Counsel execution
files, Death penalty protest letters, 1991-1995, 23.24 cubic ft.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Texas Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent Services Office
bulk mail not logged. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Tucker, August 2010
Finding aid updated by Tonia J. Wood, April 2013
Accession Information
Accession number: 2002/151
In December 2000, Governor George W. Bush designated the George Bush Presidential Library as
the repository for the records from his tenure as Governor of Texas, under
authority of Texas Government Code, Section 441.201. Shortly after he left
office, the records were shipped to the Bush Library in College Station, Texas.
Texas Attorney General John Cornyn ruled that the records are state records
subject to the Texas Public Information Act and the management of the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission even after transfer to a federal facility
(Opinion No. JC-0498, May 3, 2002). In July 2002 the records were transferred
from the Bush Library to the Texas State Archives in Austin for preparation for
research use. In June 2003, a memorandum of understanding signed by
representatives of the National Archives and Records Administration, the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission, and George W. Bush replaced a January
2002 interim memorandum of understanding. The records were moved to the George
W. Bush Presidential Library in February 2013.
Detailed Description of the Records
Capital punishment correspondence,
1994-2000,
undated,
bulk
1995-1997,
11.3 cubic ft.
The Correspondence/Constituent Services Office was responsible for
preparing replies to many of the letters written to Texas Governor George W.
Bush's Office. These records are correspondence, 1994 to 2000 and undated, bulk 1995 to 1997, sent to the Texas Governor's Office
during George W. Bush's term in office concerning protests against capital
punishment and the death penalty in general and in favor of sparing specific
individuals on death row. Inmates who have a significant amount of
correspondence concerning them include Odell Barnes, Irineo Tristan Montoya, Joseph Stanley Faulder, and Clarence Lackey.
Some correspondence is in Spanish. Many of the letters were sent by foreign or out-of-state correspondents. The majority of the correspondence was not entered in the central correspondence database. Exceptions are noted in the folder listing.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by name of individual on death row, then chronologically by month and year by the creating agency. In the case of correspondence assigned a unique identification number, correspondence is filed by date received. Letters mentioning three or fewer inmates are usually filed by the name of the first inmate; three or more in the general opinion files. If the date received has not been noted, correspondence is filed by date sent. Misfiles have been corrected by the processing archivist.
Restrictions on Access
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act
exceptions including, but not limited to, e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A.,
Government Code Section 552.137), 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 (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to
enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information
requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State
Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's
Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.)
If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public
Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the
Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public
Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a
request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days
to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature
of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information
can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the
records.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include
materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains
with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S.
Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Capital punishment correspondence, Texas Governor George W. Bush
Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Processed by
Jessica Tucker, January 2010
2002/151-455
Odell Barnes,February 2000
[1-46 of 86 folders]
2002/151-456
Odell Barnes,
January-February 2000
[47-86 of 86 folders]
[Folder 50 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail addresses]
[Folder 75 contains some correspondence
dated January 2000. All other correspondence is dated February 2000.]
2002/151-456
Clarence Lackey
2002/151-456
February
1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9502240537, 9502240543, 9502240541,
9502240533]
2002/151-456
March
1995
[1-6 of 9 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503030326, 9503140494, 9503140497,
9503040500, 9503140503, 9503140490, 9503140482, 9503140484, 9503140459,
9503140466, 9503140473, 9503140440, 9503020391, 9503020394, 9503020178,
9503030380]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503020379, 9503020373, 9503020359,
9503020313, 9503020311, 9503020310, 9503020309, 9503020308, 9503020307,
9503020305, 9503020304, 9503020283, 9503020276, 9503020265, 9503020250,
9503020228, 9503020379, 9503020223, 9503020218, 9503020214, 9503020289]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503020205, 9503020199, 9503020188,
9503020290, 9503020078, 9503020404, 9503030338, 9503140758, 9503140761,
9503140767, 9503140769, 9503140772, 9503090284, 9503090273, 9503090275,
9503080163, 9503080159, 9503080161, 9503080138, 9503080156, 9503080150,
9503080153, 9503080149, 9503140696, 9503080690, 9503130098]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503140669, 9503140672, 9503140675,
9503140679, 9503140664, 9503140643, 9503140521, 9503100540, 9503140529,
9503140511, 9503140514, 9503140517, 9503140545, 9503030340, 9503130146,
9503130148, 9503090444, 9503090445, 9503090446, 9503090448,
9503100113, 9503130128]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503100044, 9503100046, 9503100052,
9503100064, 9503100063, 9503100068, 9503100069, 9503100071, 9503100073,
9503100089, 9503100091, 9503100109, 9503100038, 9503100040,
9503100041]
[Folder 6 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503100036, 9503100035, 9503100032,
9503100013, 9503100020, 9503140504, 9503140501, 9503140505, 9503140508,
9503140509, 9503140510, 9503140512, 9503140513, 9503140523]
2002/151-457
March
1995
[7-9 of 9 folders]
[Folder 7 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503140528, 9503140537, 9503140161,
9503140159, 9503140130, 9503140065, 9503130198, 9503130030, 9503130197,
9503130035, 9503130037, 9503130040, 9503130016, 9503130022, 9503130026,
9503130027]
[Folder 8 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503130011, 95031300132, 9503130141,
9503130143, 9503150162, 9503150160, 9503150077, 9503150076,
9503150074]
[Folder 9 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503150067, 9503150053, 9503150045,
9503150032, 9503150030, 9503140556, 9503140559, 9503140587, 9503140492,
9503140496, 9503140498, 9603020192, 9503020337]
2002/151-457
April
1995
[4 folders]
2002/151-457
July
1995
2002/151-457
1996
2002/151-457
March
1997
2002/151-457
April
1997
[10 folders]
2002/151-457
May
1997
[4 folders]
2002/151-457
June
1997
2002/151-457
July
1997
2002/151-457
Cesar Fierro
2002/151-457October 19972002/151-457November
1997[2 folders]
2002/151-457
Samuel Hawkins
2002/151-457
February
1995
[2 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9502100152, 9502100148, 9502100122,
9502100118, 9502100191, 9502100184, 9502100174, 9502100170, 9502100113,
9502100215, 9502090186, 9502090168, 9502090171, 9502090175]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9502090177, 9502090182, 9502090183,
9502090160, 9502090166, 9502090159, 9502090154, 9502090157, 9502090149,
9502090147, 9502090142, 9502090144, 9502080078]
2002/151-457
February-March
1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9502170471, 9502090140, 9502280273,
9503140399]
2002/151-457
March
1995
[6 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503140164, 9503150169, 9503150108,
9503150106, 9503150049, 9503140616, 9503140613, 9503150609, 9503140591,
9503140567, 9503140548, 9503140493, 9503140480, 9503140479, 9503140452,
9503140435, 9503140427, 9503140663]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503140388, 9503140373, 9503140358,
9503140363, 9503140356, 9503140345, 9503140327, 9503140311, 9503140278,
9503140275, 9503140274, 9503140269, 9503140251, 9503140241, 9503140244,
9503140194, 9503150177, 9503140248]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503130053, 9503130050, 9503130021,
9503130017, 9503130012, 9503130145, 9503100082, 9503100062, 9503100065,
9503100058, 9503100056, 9503100051, 9503090269, 9503080144, 9503140753,
9503090287, 9503090280, 9503090281, 9503090283, 9503090266]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503090264, 9503090256, 9503090248,
9503090238, 9503090235, 9503090226, 9503090224, 9503090220, 9503090219,
9503090212, 9503090198, 9503090191, 9503090176, 9503090174,
9503090154]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503090148, 9503090141, 9503090121,
9503080181, 9503090101, 9503070092, 9503020525, 9503020522, 9503020520,
9503020510, 9503020492, 9503020489, 9503020486, 9503020473, 9503020475,
9503020470, 9503020469]
[Folder 6 contains correspondence
assigned the following unique numbers: 9503020465, 9503020448, 9503140433,
9503140412, 9503020392, 9503020444, 9503020441, 9503020423, 9503020414,
9503020401, 9503020383, 9503020376, 9503020377, 9503020378, 9503020369,
9503020363, 9503020360]
2002/151-457
March-April
1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020353, 9603020351, 9503020346, 9503020302,
9503020302, 9503020297, 9503020166, 9503020100, 9503020148, 9503020147,
9503020142, 9503020138, 9503020118, 9503020117]
2002/151-457
David Lee Herman
2002/151-457
March
1995
[2 folders]
[Folder 2 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail addresses]
2002/151-457
March-April
1995
[Contains possibly excepted information:
home e-mail addresses]
2002/151-457
David Hicks
2002/151-457
October-November 1995,
August 1997
2002/151-457
October
1997
2002/151-457
October-November
1997
2002/151-457
Jesse Jacobs
2002/151-457
January-February
1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503130151, 9502080062]
2002/151-457
March, August
1997
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140236, 9503140191, 9503140471, 9503070052,
9503020531, 9503020183, 9503020096, 9503020156, 9503020114, 9503140103]
2002/151-457Carl Johnson2002/151-457August-September 19952002/151-457September 19952002/151-457Eddie Johnson2002/151-457May-June 19972002/151-457June 19972002/151-457Clifton Charles Russell 2002/151-457December 1994-January 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 950130113]
2002/151-457February 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9502100211]
2002/151-457March 1995[8 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503080112, 9503130116, 9503140626, 9503150515, 9503140457, 9503140444, 9603140361, 9603140304, 9603140322]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140639, 9503140349, 9503140272, 9503140263, 9503140229, 9503140217, 9503140204, 9503160602, 9603140325, 9603140335]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503160599, 9503130103, 9503140764, 9503140748, 9503090232, 9503090196, 9503090168, 9503090146, 9503090144, 9503090142, 9503090117, 9503020398, 9503020385, 9603140340, 9603140359]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503070224, 9503070222, 9503070221, 9503070220, 9503070219, 9503070218, 9503070217, 9503070214, 9503070215, 9503070211, 9503070209, 9503070208, 9503070207, 9503070206, 9503070205, 9503070204, 9503070203, 9503070202, 9503070201, 9503070200, 9503070198, 9503070197, 9503070196, 9503070195, 9503070183, 9603140295, 9603140280]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503070180, 9503070175, 9503070165, 9503070166, 9503070167, 9503070168, 9503070169, 9503070170, 9503070171, 9503070172, 9503070173, 9603140292, 9603140289]
[Folder 6 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503070174, 9503070163, 9503070164, 9503070161, 9503070160, 9503070159, 9503070158, 9503070157, 9503070156, 9503070155, 9503070154, 9503070153, 9503070152, 9503140299]
[Folder 7 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503070147, 9503070145, 9503070144, 9503070140, 9503070139, 9503070138, 9503070136, 9503070135, 9503070134, 9503070133, 9503070132, 9503070129, 9503070127, 9503070126]
[Folder 8 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503070125, 9503070124, 9503070123, 9503070122, 9503080120, 9503070119, 9503080116, 9503080115, 9503070114, 9503080111, 9503080110, 9503020480, 9503020466, 9503020121, 9503020102]
2002/151-457April-August 19952002/151-458Irineo Tristan Montoya2002/151-458March 1996[2 folders]
2002/151-458March, July 19962002/151-458September 1996-January 19972002/151-458February 19972002/151-458March-May 19972002/151-458May 1997[3 folders]
2002/151-458June 1997[5 folders]
2002/151-458June-August 19972002/151-458Joseph Stanley Faulder2002/151-458March-April 19972002/151-458April 1997[5 folders]
2002/151-458April-May 19972002/151-458May 1997[26 folders]
2002/151-458June 1997[1-4 of 9 folders]
2002/151-459June 1997[5-9 of 9 folders]
2002/151-459June-July 19972002/151-459July-August 19972002/151-459Maurice Andrews2002/151-459February-March 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503150058]
2002/151-459March 1995[5 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503150082, 9503150086, 9503140180, 9503140179, 9503140172, 9503140166, 9503140181, 9503140182, 9503140152, 9503140149, 9503140141, 9503140140, 9503140136, 9503140133, 9503140120, 9503150036]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140091, 9503140262, 9503140257, 9503140253, 9503140250, 9503060243, 9503140235, 9503140238, 9503140231, 9503140219, 9503140226, 9503140213, 9503140216, 9503140209, 9503140198, 9503140199, 9503140195, 9503140183, 9503140185, 9503140189, 9503140205, 9503160601, 9503130095]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503160596, 9503130062, 9503130064, 9503130155, 9503130154, 9503130152, 9503130149, 9503130147, 9503130144, 9503130136, 9503130130, 9503130129, 9503090447, 9503100111, 9503100112, 9503150034]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503100093, 9503100077, 9503100079, 9503100076, 9503100070, 9503100064, 9503100062, 9503100047, 9503100049, 9503100043, 9503100033, 9503100028, 9503100029, 9503100030, 9503150043, 9503150037]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503100031, 9503100002, 9503090288, 9503090291, 9503090109, 9503090104, 9503090106, 9503030333, 9503030330, 9503140667, 9503140660, 9503140658, 9503140653, 9503140648, 9503140640, 9503140636, 9503140632, 9503140624, 9503140629, 9503140483, 9503140414, 9503140410, 9503070242, 9503070239, 9503070243, 9503150051, 9503150070]
2002/151-459March-April 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503080162, 9503140706, 9503140713, 9503140717, 9503140720, 9503140699, 9503030329, 9503020397, 9503020399, 9503020347, 9503020389, 9503020388, 9503020386, 9503020383, 9503030328, 9503030343, 9503140551, 9503140489, 9503140443, 9503090089, 9503090094, 9503090097]
2002/151-459Richard Wayne Jones2002/151-459February-April 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503090279, 9502100186, 9503130024, 9503150041]
2002/151-459April 1995[6 folders]
2002/151-459April, October 1995, June 1996, January, September 19972002/151-459Earl Russell Beringer, April 1995, January-March 1996, May-June 19972002/151-459James Briddle 2002/151-459November-December 19952002/151-459December 1995[2 folders]
[Folder 2 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-459January-February 1996
2002/151-459Bruce Callins2002/151-459October 1996[2 folders]
2002/151-459October 1996, May 19972002/151-459Jorge Cordova2002/151-459August, April, October 19952002/151-459October 19952002/151-459Mario Marquez2002/151-459January-March 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9502240538, 9502280278, 9503020196, 9503140502, 9503020098, 9503140431, 9503140266, 9503140259, 9503090077, 9503070387, 9502100236]
2002/151-459March-April 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020287, 9503150072]
2002/151-459Miguel Angel Martinez 2002/151-459March-April 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503070086, 9503140610, 9503140725, 9503090159, 9503140201]
2002/151-459May-July 19952002/151-459July 1995, January, May, December 1996, August 1997
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9507050206]
2002/151-459August-September 1997
2002/151-459Jerry McFadden 2002/151-459November 19952002/151-459December 1995[2 folders]
2002/151-459December 1995, 1996, January 1997, undated2002/151-459January-February 1997, undated2002/151-459February 1997, undated2002/151-459February, May, November 1997, undated2002/151-459James Meanes2002/151-459August 1995[2 folders]
2002/151-459August-September 1995
2002/151-459Javier S. Medina2002/151-459July-August 1995, February 19962002/151-459March, May, July-August 19962002/151-459August, November 1996, undated2002/151-460December 1996-April 19972002/151-460April-May 1997
[Contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-460May-June 1997, undated2002/151-460May-June, August, November 1997, undated2002/151-460Vernon Sattiewhite2002/151-460July 1995[3 folders]
2002/151-460July-August 1995
2002/151-460August 1995[6 folders]
2002/151-460August-October 1995
2002/151-460Calvin Burdine 2002/151-460February 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9502070044, 9502080039, 9502240535, 9502250546, 9502280211, 9502100151, 9502100142, 9502100140, 9502100135, 9502100208, 9502100201, 9502100177, 9502100213]
2002/151-460February-March 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140333, 9503140331, 9502100197, 9502280093]
2002/151-460March 1995[9 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503130025]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503130020, 9503130019, 9503130153, 9503130135, 9503130133, 9503130126, 9503130120, 9503130113, 9503130110, 9503100094, 9503100083, 9503100088, 9503100072]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503100054, 9503100055, 9503100034, 9503090267, 9503090261, 9503090258, 9503090281, 9503090246, 9503090242, 9503090229, 9503090216, 9503090210, 9503090193, 9503090181, 9503090178, 9503090172, 9503140145]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503090172, 9503090163, 9503090127, 9503090125, 9503090135, 9503090115, 9503090099, 9503090101, 9503070194, 9503070186, 9503070187, 9503070106, 9503070107, 9503080157, 9503140701, 9503140684, 9503140520, 9503140655]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140486, 9503140488, 9503140477, 9503140448, 9503140446, 9503140436, 9503140432, 9503140418, 9503140416, 9503140403, 9503020533, 9503020496, 9503020485, 9503020460, 9503070192]
[Folder 6 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020419, 9503020416, 9503020410, 9503020390, 9503020374, 9503020372, 9503020356, 9503020341, 9503020306, 9503020291, 9503020238, 9503020225, 9503020203, 9503020186, 9503020083]
[Folder 7 contains correspondence assigned the following unique numbers: 9503020160, 9503020128, 9503020112, 9503020110, 9503020094, 9503020093, 9503150156, 9503150096, 9503150065, 9503150055, 9503150035]
[Folder 8 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140630, 9503140592, 9503140582, 9503140371, 9503140554, 9503140543, 9503140487, 9503140449, 9503140437, 9503140430, 9503150429, 9503140426, 9503140378, 9503140375, 9503140323, 9503140318, 9503140310, 9503140305]
[Folder 9 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9603140246, 9603140240, 9603140237, 9603140227, 9603140221, 9603140224, 9603130076, 9603130077, 9603130078, 9603130074, 9603130065, 9603130028]
2002/151-460March-April 19952002/151-460April 1995
2002/151-460April, July, September-October 1995
2002/151-460Ricky Green2002/151-460August-September 19972002/151-460September 1997[9 folders]
2002/151-460September-November 1997
2002/151-460Daryl Wheatfall2002/151-460August 1995, September-December 1996, January-February 19972002/151-460February 1997[5 folders]
2002/151-460February-March 1997
2002/151-460March 1997
2002/151-460March-June 1997
2002/151-460September 1997
2002/151-460October-November 1997
2002/151-460November 1997
2002/151-460Kenneth Ransom 2002/151-460January 1996, September-October 19972002/151-461October 1997[10 folders]
[Folder 3 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-461October-November 1997
2002/151-461November 1997
2002/151-461Robert Carter2002/151-461January, October, November-December 19942002/151-461December 1994-January 1995, undated2002/151-461January 1995, undated[14 folders]
[Folder 12 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9501310479, 9501310480, 9501310481, 9501310482, 9501310483, 9501310484, 9501310485, 9501310486, 9501310487, 9501310488, 9501310478, 9501310477, 9501310476, 9501310475, 9501310474, 9501310473]
[Folder 13 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9501310472, 9501310470, 9501310471, 9501310469, 9501310468, 9501310467, 9501310466, 9501310465, 9501310464, 9501310463, 9501310462, 9501310454, 9501310455, 9501310456, 9501310457, 9501310458, 9501310459, 9501310460, 9501310461]
[Folder 14 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9501310453, 9501310451, 9501310450, 9501310459]
2002/151-461February 19952002/151-461February-March 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020108, 9503020292, 9503020293, 9503020295, 9503140406, 9503020294, 9503020312, 9503140404, 9503140478, 9503140534, 9503140622]
2002/151-461March 1995[4 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503150112, 9503150163, 9503150060, 9503150020, 9503150022, 9503140018, 9503150024, 9503150025, 9503150027, 9503150028, 9503150013, 9503150123, 9503150127, 9503150129, 9503150132, 9503150142, 9503150150, 9503150151, 9503150119, 9503150114, 9503140620, 9503140393]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503150152, 9503150164, 9503150116, 9503140619, 9503140618, 9503140390]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140611, 9503140614, 9503140114]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140598, 9503140597, 9503140596, 9503140595, 9503140593, 9503140589, 9503140586, 9503140583, 9503140581, 9503140580, 9503140577, 9503140573, 9503140560, 9503140564, 9503140568, 9503140557, 9503130013, 9503090439, 9503090440, 9503090442, 9503090443, 9503130139, 9503130138, 9503130137, 9503130014, 9503130015, 9503130018, 9503130023, 9503140607, 9503140605]
2002/151-461March-April 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503140507]
2002/151-461April-June, August-September 1995, undated2002/151-461September-October 19952002/151-461November 1995, January 19962002/151-461Thomas Miller-El2002/151-461February-April 19952002/151-461April 1995[2 folders]
2002/151-461April, July-August 19952002/151-461August 1995[2 folders]
2002/151-461August-September 19952002/151-461September-October 19952002/151-461October 1995[1-5 of 9 folders]
2002/151-462 October 1995[6-9 of 9 folders]
2002/151-462 November-December 1995
2002/151-462 December 1995[2 folders]
2002/151-462 December 1995-January 19962002/151-462 January-February 1996
2002/151-462 February 1996[2 folders]
2002/151-462 February-March 1996
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503090200]
2002/151-462 April 19962002/151-462 April-May 19962002/151-462 June 19962002/151-462 June-July 19962002/151-462 July 1996[5 folders]
2002/151-462 July-September 1996
2002/151-462 September 1996
2002/151-462 September, December 1996, January 19972002/151-462 February-May 19972002/151-462 Robert West2002/151-462 May 19972002/151-462 June 19972002/151-462 July 1997[4 folders]
2002/151-462 July-August 19972002/151-462 David Stoker2002/151-462 February 19972002/151-462 February-March, May-June 19972002/151-462 June 19972002/151-462 William Shannon2002/151-462 May-June 19972002/151-462 June 1997[6 folders]2002/151-462 June-July 19972002/151-462 Emile Duhamel2002/151-462 January 1996[3 folders]2002/151-462 January-February, September, December 19962002/151-462 Richard Drinkard, January 1996, May 19972002/151-462 Emerson Rudd 2002/151-462 January, February, July, September 1995
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9502070057]
2002/151-462 September 1995, March 19962002/151-462 March 1996[3 folders]2002/151-462 March-April 19962002/151-463April 19962002/151-463June-July 19962002/151-463July 19962002/151-463Brian Roberson2002/151-463December 1995-January 19962002/151-463March, May, June-July, September-October 19962002/151-463January 1997[12 folders]2002/151-463April 19972002/151-463April-June 19972002/151-463June 1997[2 folders]2002/151-463Billy Joe Woods2002/151-463February 1997[2 folders]2002/151-463February-March 19972002/151-463March 19972002/151-463March-April 19972002/151-463April 1997[2 folders]2002/151-463Irineo Tristan Montoya (Spanish-language letters)
[Note: These letters were labeled as "Spanish-language letters" by the Governor's Office. A few of the letters, however, are in English. All were sent from Mexico, mostly from educational institutions.]
2002/151-463February 19962002/151-463March 1996[1-29 of 50 folders]
[Folders 2-7 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060575]
[Folders 7-11 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060578]
[Folders 11-19 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060579]
[Folders 19-23 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060583]
[Folders 23-29 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060587]
2002/151-464March 1996[30-50 of 50 folders]
[Folders 29-33 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060587]
[Folders 33-39 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060589]
[Folders 39-40 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060591]
[Folder 41 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060593]
[Folders 41-47 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060595]
[Folders 47-50 contain correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9603060597]
2002/151-464Dorsie Johnson2002/151-464September-October 19962002/151-464May-June 1997
2002/151-464Miscellaneous inmates, 1994-1997, bulk 1995-19972002/151-464Doud S. Adenadus-Ronald Allridge2002/151-464Ronald Allridge-Delma Banks
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9502100217]
2002/151-464Delma Banks-Richard Brimage2002/151-464Richard Brimage-Jeffery Caldwell
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020174, 9503020300]
2002/151-464Jeffery Caldwell-Vincent Cooks2002/151-464Vincent Cooks-Daniel Corwin2002/151-464Daniel Corwin-James Davis2002/151-464James Davis-Jeffery Doughtie
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503020510]
2002/151-464Jeffery Doughtie-Miguel Flores2002/151-464Tony Ford-Gary Graham2002/151-464Anthony Graves-Karl Hammond
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9508050218]
2002/151-464Karl Hammond-Geronimo Ibañez2002/151-464Leo Jenkins-William Kitchens
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503130057]
2002/151-464William Kitchens2002/151-464William Kitchens-Harold Joe Lane2002/151-464Harold Joe Lane[4 folders]2002/151-464Harold Joe Lane-Charlie Livingston2002/151-464Charlie Livingston-David Losada2002/151-464David Losada-Fletcher Mann
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503130117]
2002/151-464Fletcher Mann-Robert J. Morris2002/151-464Glenn McGinniss-Avian Ray Murphy
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020462, 9503020495, 9502100116, 9503150039]
2002/151-464Avian Ray Murphy-Alex T. Nicotra
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9502100221]
2002/151-464Pamela Perillo-Granville Riddle
2002/151-464Michael L. Riley-John Satterwhite
2002/151-464James Session
2002/151-464James Session-David Spence
[Contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-464Benjamin Stone-Jessel Turner
2002/151-465Martin Vega-Larry White
2002/151-465Larry White-Ayeaye Win
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9502150091, 9502100157, 9503140369, 9503140366, 9502100131]
2002/151-465
General opinions:
2002/151-465
1994, January
1995
2002/151-465
January
1995
[2 folders]
2002/151-465
January-February
1995
2002/151-465
February-March 1995, undated
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 9503150172]
2002/151-465
March 1995,
undated
[1-5 of 6 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503020124, 9503020168, 9503020267, 9503020288, 9503020185, 9503020270, 9503020105, 9503020089, 9503020407, 9503080100, 9503070213, 9503070212, 9503070185, 9503070184, 9503070188, 9503140693]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140506, 9503140451, 9503150159, 9503150155, 9503150099, 9503150103, 9503150095, 9503150062, 9503130131, 9503130134, 9503130150, 9503130106, 9503140465, 9503140649]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503140646, 9503140642, 9503140468, 9503140474, 9503140476, 9503140519, 9503140154, 9503130082, 9503130051, 9503160598, 9503140382, 9503140387, 9503140396, 9503140127, 9503130045, 9503130047]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503150165, 9503150168]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503130101, 9503130092, 9503140270, 9503130087, 9503130042, 9503130071, 9503130069, 9503130068, 9503130067, 9503130066]
[Folder 6 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 9503130072, 9503130124]
2002/151-465
April
1995, undated
[2 folders]
2002/151-465
June-July 1995,
undated
2002/151-465
July-August 1995,
undated
2002/151-465
September-October 1995
2002/151-465
November-December 1995
2002/151-465
December 1995-January 1996, undated
2002/151-465
January-February 1996
2002/151-465
February 1996
2002/151-465
February-March 1996
2002/151-465
March-April 1996
2002/151-465
April -June 1996
2002/151-465
September-November 1996
2002/151-465
December 1996-March 1997
2002/151-465
March-April 1997
2002/151-465
April-May 1997
2002/151-465
May-June 1997
2002/151-465
June 1997
[12 folders]
2002/151-465
July 1997
[6 folders]
2002/151-465
July-August 1997
2002/151-465
August 1997
[6 folders]
2002/151-466
August-September 1997
2002/151-466
September 1997
[10 folders]
2002/151-466
September-October 1997
2002/151-466
October 1997
[5 folders]
[Folder 3 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-466
October-November 1997
2002/151-466
November-December 1997
State opinion ballots,
1995-1996,
1998-2000, undated,
bulk 1999-2000,
8.7 cubic ft.
The Correspondence/Constituent Services Office was responsible for
receiving and managing correspondence and preparing replies to many of the letters written to Texas Governor George W.
Bush's Office. Records in this subseries are form letters sent to the Texas Governor's Office,
1995 to 1996 and 1998 to 2000, with brief statements on selected issues, prepared by National Write Your Congressman, Inc. There are two versions in each
of the three groupings. Issues listed on the 1995-1996 ballots include tax reform,
state treasurer position, welfare reform, initiative and referendum, term
limits, concealed weapons, juvenile justice, and education reform. Issues on
the 1998-1999 ballots include abortion, employer immunity, Olympics, and school
vouchers. Issues on the 2000 ballots include same sex marriages, employment at
will, and parental consent for abortions. Other information on the ballots
includes date and name, occupation, and address of person filling out the
ballot, and occasionally comments about the ballot issues written by the correspondent. Some of the 1995 and 2000 ballots remain unopened.
Arrangement
These records are arranged in groups by year of ballots by
the creating agency.
Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include
materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains
with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S.
Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), State opinion ballots, Texas Governor George W. Bush
Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Processed by
Jessica Tucker, May 2010
2002/151-466
1995
[1-16 of 21 folders]
2002/151-467
1995
[17-21 of 21 folders]
2002/151-467
1996
[9 folders]
2002/151-467
1998
[1-9 of 42 folders]
2002/151-468
1998
[10-42 of 42 folders]
2002/151-468
1999
[1-10 of 132 folders]
2002/151-469
1999
[11-53 of 132 folders]
2002/151-470
1999
[54-92 of 132 folders]
2002/151-471
1999
[93-132 of 132 folders]
2002/151-472
2000
[1-40 of 130 folders]
2002/151-473
2000
[41-81 of 130 folders]
2002/151-474
2000
[82-124 of 130 folders]
2002/151-475
2000
[125-130 of 130 folders]
Texas congratulatory correspondence,
2000,
undated,
1.8 cubic ft.
The Correspondence/Constituent Services Office was responsible for
preparing replies to many of the letters written to Texas Governor George W.
Bush's Office. This subseries is composed of letters sent to Governor/President-elect George W. Bush, dating November to December 2000, congratulating him on his election as President of the United States. Congratulatory correspondence includes attachments such as
clippings, photographs, and audiocassettes. This subseries includes letters that are post-election but before the outcome of
the election in Florida was determined. Some letters are stamped GWB with a date, but most letters have no date stamps. Response to the correspondence is not attached, but GC-1 appears as a notation and some letters have check marks and initials, made by the Governor's Office staff member who handled the correspondence. Among the correspondents are friends, local officials, children, and other supporters, with a very few
opponents. They include nuns of the Monastery of the Infant Jesus in Lufkin, Texas, Dallas Mayor Ronald Kirk, Republican politician Rob Mosbacher, San Antonio Mayor Howard W. Peak, Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer of San Angelo, President of Southern Methodist University R. Gerald Turner, and University of Texas football coach Mack Brown.
Arrangement
These records were arranged by the creating agency into three groups: approved responses for transition correspondence (formulated by the Correspondence Office), correspondence sent to the Governor's Office, and emails. In the second group, correspondence has been arranged by the first letter of the correspondent's last name by the processing archivist.
Restrictions on Access
Because of the possibility that portions of these records fall under Public Information Act
exceptions including, but not limited to, e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A.,
Government Code Section 552.137), 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 (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to
enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information
requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State
Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's
Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.)
If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public
Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the
Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public
Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a
request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days
to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature
of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information
can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the
records.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. 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
Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by Archives staff when reviewing
photographic materials.
To view videocassettes or listen to audiocassettes and compact discs (CDs) please contact
Archives staff.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Texas congratulatory correspondence, Texas Governor George W. Bush
Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Processed by
Jessica Tucker, June 2010
2002/151-475Approved responses for transition correspondence, December 19, 2000
2002/151-475
2000 and undated:
2002/151-475A[4 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 20012200097]
2002/151-475B[8 folders]
[Folder 7 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-475C[6 folders]
[Folders 5 and 6 contain possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-475D[3 folders]
2002/151-475E[2 folders]
[Folder 1 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-475F[3 folders]
[Folder 3 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-475G[5 folders]2002/151-475H[7 folders]2002/151-475I-J
2002/151-475J
2002/151-475K[1-2 of 3 folders]
[Folder 2 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-475K[3 of 3 folders]2002/151-476L[6 folders]2002/151-476M[7 folders]
[Folder 2 contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-476 N[3 folders]2002/151-476O2002/151-476P[5 folders]2002/151-476R[5 folders]2002/151-476S[6 folders]2002/151-476T[2 folders]
2002/151-476U-V
2002/151-476V
[Contains possibly excepted
information: home e-mail address]
2002/151-476W[6 folders]
2002/151-476Y-Z, anonymous
2002/151-476E-mails, 2000[8 folders]
[All folders contain possibly excepted
information: home e-mail addresses]
Other bulk mail,
1995-2000,
undated, bulk
2000,
5 cubic ft.
The Correspondence/Constituent Services Office was responsible for
preparing replies to many of the letters written to Texas Governor George W.
Bush's Office. The records in this subseries are form letters, petitions, correspondence, school district performance reviews, and emails, 1995 to 2000 and undated, bulk 2000, sent
to the Texas Governor's Office, concerning sea turtles; the Gay, Lesbian, and
Straight Network; Rio Grande Valley housing; death penalty for juveniles;
United Nations; religious freedom; law enforcement; and parental rights among other topics. The following groups of records consist entirely of form petitions, so only a sample of one-tenth of the original volume was retained: Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, Religious Freedom, Rio Grande Valley, Law Enforcement, Death Penalty for Juveniles, and "Emergency Letter to the Governor." This subseries also includes correspondence dated toward the end of Bush's tenure as Texas Governor that was not entered in the central correspondence database. (Exceptions are noted in the folder listing.) Many of these letters are printouts of e-mails generated by PlanetFeedback.com regarding complaints against Texas business establishments or foreign nationals opposing capital punishment. Correspondents include a member of the Basque Parliament (Juan Juaristi Lizarralde), several Amnesty International groups, Christians for the Abolition of Torture, members of the House of Lords (Lord and Lady Judd), and Catholic bishops, among others.
Arrangement
These records are arranged by record type or the first letter of the correspondent's last name by the processing archivist.
Restrictions on Access
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); e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A., Government
Code Section 552.137); and financial information (V.T.C.A., Government Code
Section 552.136), 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 (https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/requestgovernorbushrecords.html).
Include enough description and detail about the information requested to
enable the archivist to accurately identify and locate the information
requested. (Note: The Governor's Office has requested that the State
Archives contact the Public Information Coordinator for the Governor's
Office when we receive a Public Information Act request for these records.)
If our review reveals information that may be excepted by the Public
Information Act, we are obligated to seek an open records decision from the
Attorney General on whether the records can be released. The Public
Information Act allows the Archives ten working days after receiving a
request to make this determination. The Attorney General has 45 working days
to render a decision. Alternately, the Archives can inform you of the nature
of the potentially excepted information and if you agree, that information
can be redacted or removed and you can access the remainder of the
records.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include
materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains
with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S.
Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Other bulk mail, Texas Governor George W. Bush
Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Processed by
Jessica Tucker, August 2010
2002/151-477
Independent School District Performance Reviews:
2002/151-477Socorro, March 19982002/151-477Beaumont, September 19952002/151-477Ysleta, April 19982002/151-477Mount Pleasant, February 19992002/151-477Wimberley, June 19982002/151-477Port Arthur, May 1998
2002/151-477Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee petitions, undated2002/151-477Sea turtles e-mail petitions, July 1999[6 folders]
[All folders contain possibly excepted
information: home e-mail addresses]
2002/151-477Religious Freedom Petitions, undated
2002/151-477Petitions - Rio Grande Valley, January-February 19972002/151-477Law Enforcement Petitions, undated
2002/151-477Death Penalty for Juveniles Petitions, January 19, 19992002/151-478"Emergency Letter to the Governor" Petitions, July-August 19972002/151-478Petitions regarding parental consent for abortions performed on minors, undated
2002/151-478Abortion issues, 2000
[Note: The majority of the files labeled alphabetically from A to Z contain
information protected under home e-mail addresses (V.T.C.A., Government Code Section
552.137). Because these items are present in the
majority of these folders, they are not individually marked as confidential in the
folder inventory.]
2002/151-478A[7 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250039, 2010240301, 2010240180, 2010310248, 2011150319, 2011150355, 2011160179, 2011150243]
2002/151-478B[16 folders]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250200, 2010250062, 2010250046, 2010250041, 2010250279, 2010250352, 2010240161, 2010240170, 2010240175]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011020209, 2011100180, 2011100172, 2011130057, 2011130073, 2011130267, 2011140279, 2011140445, 2011150221, 2011150359, 2011160174, 2011160176, 2011160201]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011010007, 2011020189, 2010310245, 2010260079, 2010260069, 2010260020, 2011010010]
2002/151-478C[1-6 of 11 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250204, 2010250197, 2010250196, 2010250235, 2010240367, 2010240364, 2010240330, 2010240298, 2010240294, 2010240291, 2010260086, 2010260115, 2010310297, 2010260063]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011130141, 2011130167, 2011140260, 201140269, 2011150264, 2011150322, 2011150349, 2011150353, 2011160185, 2012080133]
[Folder 10 contains possibly excepted information:
social security number]
2002/151-478D[6 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250202, 2010240057, 2010240341]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011020210, 2011100166, 2011100170, 2011130060, 2011130178, 2011130179, 2011150231, 2011160172, 2012140208]
2002/151-479E[4 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011100184, 2011150342]
2002/151-479F[7 folders]
[Folder 2 contains possibly excepted information:
financial information]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250194, 2010250246, 2010240316, 2010240297, 2011130173, 2011130185, 2011130181, 2011130285]
2002/151-479G[9 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250282, 201250253, 2010240348, 2011020182, 2010260125, 2011130266, 2011150156]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011150235, 2011150345, 2011160175, 2011150325]
2002/151-479H[8 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250201, 2010250076, 2010250042, 2010250288, 2010240354, 2010240265, 2010240181, 2010240123, 2011010015, 2011100150, 2011150068, 2011150166, 2011160204]
2002/151-479I
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250240, 2011130127, 2011160199]
2002/151-479J[4 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250070, 2010250054]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250273, 2010250265, 2010240347, 2010240329, 2010260081, 2011020207]
2002/151-479K[5 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250004, 2010250059, 2010250057, 2011010149, 2011140288]
2002/151-479L[7 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250048, 2010250294, 2010250295, 2010250259, 2010250232, 2010260143, 2011100183]
2002/151-479M[1-2 of 14 folders]2002/151-480M[3-14 of 14 folders]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250198, 2010250067]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250065, 2010250053, 2010250050, 2010250043, 2010250286, 2010250239, 2010240346, 2010240303, 2010240182, 2011010147, 2011100145, 2011100149, 2011140263, 2011140424, 2011150309, 2011150311, 2011160023, 2011160202, 2011160203, 2011160213, 2011160215]
2002/151-480N[3 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011130115, 2011160214]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250040, 2010240358]
2002/151-480O[3 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011100154, 2011130070, 2011130188, 2011160208, 2011160212, 2011160209]
2002/151-480P[9 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2010250199]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010240323, 2010310246, 2011100155, 2011140002, 2011140003, 2011140005, 2011160133, 2011160210, 2012140371]
2002/151-480Q2002/151-480R[9 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250237, 2010250234, 2010240136, 2010260078, 2011130268, 2011140252, 2011160200]
2002/151-480S[1-13 of 14 folders]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250060, 2010250297, 2010250290, 2010250274, 2010250255, 2010250230, 2010240336, 2010240333, 2010240327, 2010240321, 2010240311, 2010240270, 2010240177, 2011100147, 2011100156, 2011130078]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011130117, 2011140255, 2011160206, 2011020196]
2002/151-481S[14 of 14 folders]2002/151-481T[8 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250069, 2010250284, 2010240325, 2010240319, 2011020217, 2011140451, 2011160170, 2011160188]
[Folder 8 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2012070134]
2002/151-481U[2 folders]
[Folder 1 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2011100145, 2011130120, 2011160183]
2002/151-481V[5 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250292, 2011130049]
2002/151-481W[6 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2010250203, 2010250072, 2010250271, 2010240299, 2010240192, 2010240185, 2011070124, 2010240068, 2011100177, 2011130164, 2011130283, 2011130219, 2011150251]
[Folder 3 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011150284, 2011150351, 2011160013, 2011160014, 2011160021, 2011160126, 2011160205, 2011150251]
2002/151-481X-Y
[Contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2012130175]
2002/151-481Z[2 folders]2002/151-481Multiple senders[6 folders]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2011160019]
[Folder 5 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2011100182]
[Folder 6 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2010250256]
2002/151-481Anonymous[4 folders]
[Folder 2 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique number: 2010240109]
2002/151-481Illegible[8 folders]
[Folder 4 contains correspondence assigned the
following unique numbers: 2011160211, 2011140426]