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