Economic Development Background Material

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1280-S8-4

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Economic Development Background Material

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  • 1986-1991 (Creation)

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68 folders

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4/1: International Trade, 1987-1990
Miscellaneous publications including an issue of The Economist containing an article on the economy of Italy, a news release regarding and a copy of the Competitiveness Index for 1990, scattered issues of the National Governor's Association newsletter Governor's Weekly Bulletin with articles on trade, 1987-1990, and Shearson Lehman Brothers newsletter international economic Developments in Review, August 4, 1987

4/2: Jobs and Opportunity Blueprint, 1989
Letters, memos, notes, press release, drafts of legislation, brief reports on bills in the Governor's legislative package, and Governor Clements' remarks to the Texas Chamber of Commerce

4/3: Jobs and Opportunity Blueprint, Clippings, 1989

4/4: Manufacturing Equipment, 1988
Sales & Use Tax, Letters, memos, notes, tables, and report titled Job Creation/Economic Development Legislation

4/5: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 1987
Correspondence, memos, notes, and clippings regarding bringing the center to Texas

4/6: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, April 24, 1987
Proposal from the State of Texas to locate the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

4/7: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, July 23, 1987
Proposal from the State of Texas to locate the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

4/8: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, 1988
Information Packet for Cooperative Agreement Program, Manufacturing Technology Centers Program, National Bureau of Standards

4/9: Rural Development Councils, Federal--USDA, 1990
Letters, memos, press release, brief background report on state rural development councils, list of Texas federal officials at the Texas Federal Rural Development Council organizational meeting, and report titled Rural Economic Development for the '90s: A Presidential Initiative, the findings and recommendations of the Economic Policy Council Working Group on Rural Development

4/10: Santa Fe Railroad
List of names of individuals, organizations they represented, addresses and telephone numbers, possibly of those who attended a meeting about the railroad

4/11: Senior Tour Players, Inc./River Place, Austin, Texas, 1990
Letters about Senior Tour Players, Inc. acquiring and then reselling River Place, a 1400 acre master-planned community in Austin

4/12: Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage Device (SMEs), 1988
Letters, memos, notes, and a clipping about locating the facility in Texas

4/13: Texas Defense Forum, 1988
Correspondence, memos, notes, clippings, press releases, list of suggested members, suggestions of goals and objectives, copy of HB 1511 relating to the creations, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission, reports on defense spending and military personnel in Texas and federal government contracting by KPMG Peat Marwick, and record of prime federal contract awards in 1981 to Dallas, Harris, Nueces, Tarrant, and Travis counties, and a list of cities in which defense contracts are in force

4/14: Texas First, 1989
Letters, notes, brief reports, report on background questions and answers, and report containing a summary of the proposal of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to maintain or reduce telephone costs and letters and newspaper articles of support from a representative sample of Texas individuals, companies, and governmental units

4/15: Tourism, 1987-1989
Letters, memos, notes, clipping, press releases, remarks of Governor Clements, brochure, recap of the governor's job creation/economic development legislative program, and draft agreements between the United States of America and the United Mexican States on the development and facilitation of tourism and on cooperation for the protection and improvement of the environment in the metropolitan area of Mexico City

4/16: Tourism, 1986-1988
May 1987 issue of Southwest Hotel Motel Review devoted entirely to increasing tourism in Texas, an issue of the National Governors' Association's Governors' Weekly Bulletin, a report to the governor and people of Florida on the importance of increasing tourism advertising, and a copy of a bill introduced in the Florida legislature creating the Florida Tourism Commission

4/17: Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1989
Memo and two versions of a letter from Governor Clements to the president of TWA regarding relocating its reservation center to San Antonio or Houston

4/18: Unemployment Tax Credits, 1990
Press release regarding Governor Clements pointing to unemployment tax credits as a significant indicator of a stronger Texas economy

4/19: Wal-Mart Program (New Braunfels), 1988
Letters, report on the economic impact on Texas of Wal-Mart Stores, and other information on the opening of a Wal-Mart regional distribution facility in New Braunfels

4/20: Welcome Letters, 1990
Letters, usually with some accompanying documentation, from Governor Clements to representatives of companies from outside Texas who have visited the state and are considering relocating a part of their business to Texas

4/21: Economic Indicators, Abilene Economy, 1988-1990
General statistics for these years

4/22: Economic Indicators, Austin Economy, 1987-1990
General statistics for the years 1988-1989, notes, clippings, fact sheet, and single or scattered issues of newsletters including the Austin Skyliner, Texas Business Review, Growth Watch, Perryman Report, and Austin Perspective

4/23: Economic Indicators, Beaumont Economy, 1987-1990
Letters, memos, notes about general economy and Governor Clements' visit to Beaumont and the visit of a delegation to Governor Clements from that city, and a single issue of Beaumont Commerce monthly

4/24: Economic Indicators, Border Economy, 1987-1990
Weekly issues of Border Business Indicators produced by Laredo State University, October 1987-January 1989, statistics of commercial airline boardings in the lower Rio Grande Valley, 1989-1990, and two clippings, 1990

4/25: Economic Indicators, Border Economy, 1990
Report titled Paso Del Norte Regional Economy, Socio-Economic Profile prepared by El Paso Foreign Trade Association, Leadership El Paso, and University of Texas at El Paso

4/26: Economic Indicators, Corpus Christi Economy, 1987-1990 (?)
Notes, general economic statistics, copy of an article on the bulk loading dock, fact sheet, and a brief report on the estimated impact of the U. S. Navy Battleship Surface Action Group on the border economy

4/27: Economic Indicators, Dallas Economy, 1989-1990
Memos, notes, clippings, copy of an article about the best cities for business from Fortune, and statistical information, primarily from The Dallas Partnership

4/28: Economic Indicators, Dallas Economy, 1988
Reports including 1990-91 Membership Directory and Buyers Guide of the Greater East Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Professional Services Journal for 1990 of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and Dallas-Fort Worth: Selected Business Climate, Cost of Living, and Quality of Life Indicators by the Texas Department of Commerce

4/29: Economic Indicators, Dallas Economy, 1989-1990
Scattered issues of The Dallas Letter providing a summary of current business activity in Dallas, September 1990 issue of Texas Labor Market Review, and an economic development brochure produced by the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce

4/30: Economic Indicators, Harlingen Economy, 1988-1989
Press release about three companies moving to the city and statistical report of commercial airline boarding in the lower Rio Grande Valley

4/31: Economic Indicators, Houston Economy, 1988-1990
Letter, notes, brief reports, clippings, two issues of Landmarks of the Friendswood Development Company, single issues of Houston Update, Houston Profile, and NASA Update, and Port of Houston magazine and Houston Magazine, which is devoted to the economic outlook of the city

4/32: Economic Indicators, Houston Economy, 1987-1990
Scattered issues of the newsletters Houston Economic Newsletter, Houston Economic News, and At Work, all published by the Greater Houston Chamber of Commerce

4/33: Economic Indicators, Richardson Economy, 1989
Public Relations package prepared by the Richardson Chamber of Commerce including a high-tech industries map, a summary report on the city, a report titled High-Tech Richardson, and copies of articles about the city from the Dallas Morning News

4/34: Economic Indicators, San Antonio Economy, 1989-1990
Notes, clipping, newsletter of the Discovery Texas Association, and schedule for the San Antonio Economic Summit on Strategic Initiatives for Economic Development

4/35: Economic Indicators, Gross State Product, 1990 & 1991
Notes, copy of a chart from It's Texas, Here's Why published by the Texas Comptroller, and the September/October 1990 issue of Economic Research including The Pocket Chartroom: The 1991 Business Outlook: Stagflation

4/36: Economic Indicators, Office Space Surveys, 1990
Copy of an article or report from an unidentified source

4/37: Economic Indicators, Department of Commerce
Educational Visuals, Notes, collection of charts and graphs, clippings, and copy of March 1988 Texas Key Economic Indicators

4/38: Economic Briefs, November 1990
[Note: These files typically contain some or all of the following: clippings, newsletters, press releases, remarks or statements by Governor Clements, statistics, charts, graphs, issues of Economic Briefs prepared by the Texas Department of Commerce, and a brief report of Texas Economic Indicators]

4/39: Economic Briefs, October 1990

4/40: Economic Briefs, September 1990

4/41: Economic Briefs, August 1990

4/42: Economic Briefs, July 1990

4/43: Economic Briefs, June 1990

4/44: Economic Briefs, May 1990

4/45: Economic Briefs, April 1990

4/46: Economic Briefs, March 1990

4/47: Economic Briefs, February 1990

4/48: Economic Briefs, January 1990

4/49: Economic Briefs, December 1989

4/50: Economic Briefs, November 1989

4/51: Economic Briefs, October 1989

4/52: Economic Briefs, September 1989

4/53: Economic Briefs, August 1989

4/54: Economic Briefs, July 1989

4/55: Economic Briefs, June 1989

4/56: Economic Briefs, May 1989

4/57: Economic Briefs, April 1989

4/58: Economic Briefs, March 1989

4/59: Economic Briefs, February 1989

4/60: Economic Briefs, January 1989

4/61: Economic Briefs, December 1988

4/62: Economic Briefs, November 1988

4/63: Economic Briefs, October 1988

4/64: Economic Briefs, September 1988

4/65: Economic Briefs, August 1988

4/66: Economic Briefs, July 1988

4/67: Economic Briefs, June 1988

4/68: Economic Briefs, May 1988

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