urn:taro:utexas.cah.01676 A Guide to the Texas 13: Concerned Citizens for Tax Relief Records, 1974-1985 Original EAD encoding by Sarah Powell according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2010 Finding aid written in English. isd Descriptive Summary Texas 13 Texas 13: Concerned Citizens for Tax Relief Records 1974-1985 Materials are written in English. 87-212, 96-144 8 ft., 10 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Records of Texas 13: Concerned Citizens for Tax Relief. Historical Sketch

Texas 13: Concerned Citizens for Tax Relief was a charitable and educational organization formed to promote sound and equitable fiscal and budgetary programs, specifically in the area of tax relief.

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Classified files of “Texas 13,” a charitable and educational organization formed to promote sound and equitable fiscal and budgetary programs, specifically in the area of tax relief. Classified files concern their lobbying and bill proposal efforts in Texas, but also contain much national material about tax reform, and initiative movements. Collection includes correspondence, printed reports and serials, newspaper clippings, press releases, legal briefs, House/Senate bills and amendments, mailing lists, research notes, and agendas.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Organizations) Austin Independent School District Dallas Independent School District Houston Independent School District Texas 13: Concerned Citizens for Tax Relief, 1974-1985 Subjects Taxation, State -- Law and legistlation Texation -- Texas Places Austin (Tex.) Bastrop (Tex.) Brownsville (Tex.) Brownswood (Tex.) Corpus Christi (Tex.) Cuero (Tex.) Dallas (Tex.) Dripping Springs (Tex.) El Paso (Tex.) Fort Worth (Tex.) Galveston (Tex.) Greenville (Tex.) Hamilton (Tex.) Harlingen (Tex.) Houston (Tex.) Irving (Tex.) League City (Tex.) San Antonio (Tex.) Sherman (Tex.) Temple (Tex.) Waco (Tex.) Welasco (Tex.) Victoria (Tex.) Anderson County (Tex.) Austin County (Tex.) Bexar County (Tex.) Brazoria County (Tex.) Burleson County (Tex.) Calhoun County (Tex.) Collin County (Tex.) Copperas Cove (Tex.) Dallas County (Tex.) Denton County (Tex.) DeWitt County (Tex.) Gregg County (Tex.) Hardin County (Tex.) Harris County (Tex.) Hays County (Tex.) Jefferson County (Tex.) Kerr County (Tex.) Lamar County (Tex.) Liberty County (Tex.) Palo Pinto County (Tex.) Pecos County (Tex.) Rusk County (Tex.) Smith County (Tex.) Tarrant County (Tex.) Travis County (Tex.) Walker County (Tex.) Webb County (Tex.) Witchita County (Tex.) Williamson County (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Texas 13: Concerned Citizens for Tax Relief Records, 1974-1985, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.325/OD5 Oversized charts and graphs Off-site Records 2.325/W92 (03121919) Initiative and Referendum (1801): Printed material, 1977-1979 Initiative Information, 1979-1980 Initiative News Report (1616), 1981 Board of Governors I. D. Rist, (208), undated State Property Tax Board Statement (1617 A), 1985 Jarvis Tour (709-710), 1981: Press releases and miscellaneous (709) Jarvis Tour correspondence (710) Debate information, Travel file (700A): Debate information, Travel file, 1979-1980 Turkey awards (609), 1979-1983 House/Senate Bills (619): Senate Amendments, second printing, undated House Committee Report, first printing, 1983 House study group Bill analysis, 1983 2.325/W93 (03125830) Briefs (300) Initiative brief (301), 1979 Legal brief, contributions (302), 1978, 1980 State Spending (304), date? Lobbyist, registration (303), empty Miscellaneous (305), 1974 Constitutional Amendments (306), 1981-1982 Non Member Tax Groups (900A) Texas 13 Leg. Program, Bills and Proposals (1106), 1979-1983 State Legislation (Bills) (1103), 1979-1980 Proposed Special Session (1102), 1981 Tax Bills (1111), 1983 Special Sessions, 1981-1982 1983 Special Session (1115), 1983 1985 Bills Texas 13, August 1 Meeting Plans, Correspondence and Handouts, 1979 Texas 13 Meetings (1000): Committee Reports/Fiscal Policy (1119), 1984 1983 Roll Call (1116), 1983 1982 Roll Call Vote (1109), 1982 Legislative Committees Information and Testimony (1101), 1979, 1980 February 9, 1980 September 13 Meeting, 1980 February 14, 1981 (1000) Board of Governor, March 13, 1979 Legislative Clippings Services (1410), 1983: Printed materials 2.325/W94 (03121941) Austin County, 1981 Anderson County, 1978 American Legion, 1980 AISD, 1982 Texas 13 Questionnaire Press Release information, 1982 Questionnaire - Original and Copy of Results, 1982 Travis County, 1980-1982 Texas 13 Correspondence Copies (Outgoing), 1980-1982 Texas 13 Originals, 1983-1984 Texas 13 - Reports to Members, 1982-1983 Texas 13 - Property Tax Reports I & R (Initiative and Referendum) - Regular Session, 1981 Texas 13 - Lists - Documents, 1979-1981 Local Tax Information, 1980-1985 Organizational Materials (1500): 1979 Summary - Accomplishments (1904) Texas 13 Projections (1905), 1980 Texas Foundation for Conservative Studies (1626), 1983 Fiscal Watchdog (1623), 1982 Texas State Teachers Association, 1980 Debate Information (1609), 1980 State Research: Sandy Estrada (1622), 1981 Texas 13 - Legal Information - Internal Expense, 1979-? Texas 13 - Radio Spot Campaign, 1981 Travis County - Texas 13, 1981-1982 2.325/W95 (03121930) Texas 13 - Donors and Volunteers Austin, 1981-1982 Austin ISD, 1979-1981 State, 1985 City, 1985 Travis County, 1985 Federal, 1985 City, 1986 State Legislature, 1983 State, 1984 Federal, 1984 City, 1984 Travis County, 1983-1984 Tarrant County, 1983 Roll Calls, 1982 Tarrant, 1984 State, 1983 Austin, 1983, 1984 Austin ISD, 1983 City, 1983 Copperas Cove - city, 1983 Dallas - city, 1983, 1984 Federal, 1983 Hamilton - city, 1983 Liberty County, 1983 Miscellaneous counties, 1983 Out-state clippings, 1983 Texas 13 clippings (1114) Austin September 7, 1978-December 18, 1979 2.325/W96 (03125851) State/Legislative, 1978-1981 State/Legislative, 1989 - continued Federal, 1979-1980 Bastrop, 1982 Baytown - city, 1981 Bexar County, 1980 Board of Governors, 1981 Brazoria County, 1980 Brownsville - city, 1980 Brownswood - city, 1980 Burleson County, 1980 Calhoun County, 1980 City, 1982 Collin County (McKinney, etc.), 1980 Colony - 1980 Copperas Cove - city, 1980 Dallas County, 1980-1981 Dallas ISD, 1981 Denton County, 1980 DeWitt County, 1980 Dripping Springs, 1980 Editorials, 1979-1981 2.325/W97 (03125840) El Paso - city Clippings, 1980-1981 Corpus Christi - city Clippings, 1980 Cuero - city Clipping, 1980 Dallas - city Clippings, 1981-1978 Dallas - city Clippings, 1982 Federal - 1982 Clippings, 1982 Bentsen, Lloyd - tax laws newsletter Florida Clippings, 1982-1979 Galveston - city Clippings, 1980-1979 Galveston County Clippings, 1980 Greenville - city Clipping, 1980 Gregg County - Kilgore, Longview Clippings, 1980 Hamilton - city Clipping, 1980 Hardin County Clipping, ? Harlingen - city Clippings, 1980 Harris County Clippings, 1981-1980 Hays County Clipping, 1981 Houston - city Clipping , 1979-1982 Houston ISD Clipping, 1981 Irving - city Clippings, 1979 Jarvis Tour clippings Clippings, 1981 Jefferson County Clippings, 1980 Kerr County (Kerrville, etc.) Clipping, 1980 Lamar County Clipping, 1980 League City - city Clippings, 1980-1981 Palo Pinto County Clippings, 1980 Pecos County Clippings, 1980 Rusk County Clippings, 1980-1981 San Antonio - city Clippings, 1980-1981 Sherman - city Clippings, 1980 Smith County Clipping, ? State - 1982 Clippings, 1982 State comptroller (Bob Bullock) Clippings, 1979-1981 State Universities Clippings, 1978-1982 Tarrant County Clippings, 1979-1982 Temple - city Clipping, 1980 Texas Clipping, 1982 2.325/W98 (03121920) Printed materials, 1982-1984 Texas 13, general, 1980-1982 Texas Association of Concerned Taxpayers, 1981 Texas Association of Taxpayers, 1980 Turkey Award Potentials (1403), 1979-1981 Waco - city, 1980 Walker County, 1980 Web County, 1980 Welasco - city, 1980-1981 Witchita County, 1980 Williamson County, 1980-1982 Victoria - city, 1980-1982 National Taxpayers Union (1630), 1983 Dollars and Sense (1631) Job Descriptions/Office Policy, undated Newsletter, roll call, 1981 Travel Reports, 1980 Speech Information (1405), 1978-1981 Quorum Report (1411), 1983-1984 Initiative Quarterly (1507), 1982-1983 Organization of Texas 13 (1401), 1979 Handbook Proposals (1502) Corporate Papers (1501), undated (1628): Printed materials Tax information 96-144/1, (04858428) Texas 13, over $100 contributors, 1983 Texas 13, under $100 contributors, 1983 Slides, 1983 Texas 13 Board of governors (101) A Public Relations Handbook and Guide Reader file, 1982-1984 Board meeting notes, 1983-1984 Booklet, changes and corrections Board invitations (202), 1978, 1983 Board meeting (206), 1982 Board meeting (205), 1981 Corporation record book, 1979-1985 List of contributions, 1982 Executive Committee (102), 1979 Steering Committee (102), 1979 Minutes (105), 1978, 1982-1983 Update file (106), 1982 By-laws (107) Miscellaneous (203), 1983 Board meeting, April 11, 1980 Board and coalition, March 14, 1980 Travis County, contributions, 1979-1980 VIP’s, 1981 San Antonio Board Meeting, 1983 Dallas Board Meeting, 1983 News releases, October 25, 1982 Texas 13 pamphlets