Attorney General's Office records 1956-1999, 2003-2006

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Attorney General's Office records 1956-1999, 2003-2006

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40096/40096-P.html

The Attorney General is the lawyer for the people of Texas and is charged by the Texas Constitution to: defend the laws and the Constitution of the State of Texas, represent the State in litigation, and approve public bond issues. To fulfill these responsibilities, the Office of the Attorney General serves as legal counsel to all boards and agencies of state government; issues legal opinions when requested by the Governor, heads of state agencies and other officials and agencies as provided by Texas statutes; sits as an ex-officio member of state committees and commissions; and defends challenges to state laws and suits against both state agencies and individual employees of the State. Records are speeches, press releases, calendars, and organization charts, 1956-1999, 2003-2006, created and maintained by staff of the Texas Attorney General's Office.

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Texas. Attorney-General's Office

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Instigated in 1956 when the Texas Attorney General sought to investigate the files of the NAACP branches in Houston and Dallas, the lawsuit in the 7th District Court of Texas in Smith County resulted in a permanent injunction, which prohibited the NAACP from involvement in political and litigious activities, restricting the organization to charitable and educational functions. From the description of State of Texas vs. NAACP case records, 1911-1961 1945-1961. (University of Texas Lib...

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