Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged, 1994-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000.

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Texas. Governor (1995-2000 : Bush). Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged, 1994-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000.

Governor George W. Bush Correspondence/Constituent Services Office bulk mail not logged, 1994-2000, undated, bulk 1995-2000.

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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," 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 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 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 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.)

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