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One Republican is left in legislature (open access)

One Republican is left in legislature

Newspaper clipping from the Houston Post stating that the Democratic Party has made a clean sweep in the Texas Legislative districts, except for one Republication position in the House. There are no Republicans in the Texas State Senate.
Date: November 5, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera - 1965-06-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera - 1965-06-05]

letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera enclosing copies of three letters which Wright has written to the members of Congress on behalf of the three men whose cases Herrera brought to Wright's attention. Wright mentions that the decision of these cases rest with the government agencies involved, and not with the members of Congress. In a handwritten personal note written at the bottom of the letter Wright writes that he is sorry for the delay.
Date: June 5, 1965
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Wright to Regulo Riviera - July 5, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Wright to Regulo Riviera - July 5, 1965]

Letter from Jim Wright, House of Representatives, 12th District, Texas, to Regulo Rivera, American Consul, American Consulate General, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico with a copy to John J. Herrera, asking help obtaining an immigrant visa for Francisco Javier Lopez Molinero.
Date: July 5, 1965
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Wright to Jesus E. Garcia - 1965-07-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Wright to Jesus E. Garcia - 1965-07-05]

Letter from Wright to Jesus E. Garcia, with a copy to John J. Herrera. Garcia had expressed an interest to advance in the field of government service. Wright writes that in order to be able to help Garcia, Garcia should send a formal application for the position to Wright's office.
Date: July 5, 1965
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Wright to Juan Salinas - 1965-07-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Wright to Juan Salinas - 1965-07-05]

Letter from Jim Wright to Juan Salinas, with a copy to John J. Herrera. Salinas expressed an interest to advance in the field of government service. Wright writes that in order to be able to help Salinas, Salinas should send a formal application for the position.
Date: July 5, 1965
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera - 1965-08-05] (open access)

Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera - 1965-08-05]

Letter from Jim Wright replying to a letter from John J. Herrera, with a copy sent to Al Hernandez, Municipal Court Judge. Wright requests Herrera to give him the name of the new LULAC Council, so that he can get a flag to be flown over the Capitol. Wright is writing the closing remarks of his Lubbock speech at the bottom of this letter.
Date: August 5, 1965
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Wright to Alfred J. Hernandez - 1965-08-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Wright to Alfred J. Hernandez - 1965-08-05]

Letter from Jim Wright to Alfred J. Hernandez, with a copy to John J. Herrera, congratulating Hernandez for being elected as National President of LULAC.
Date: August 5, 1965
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera - 1977-01-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera - 1977-01-05]

Letter from Jim Wright to John J. Herrera, thanking Herrera for his congratulatory message sent on the occasion of Wright being elected as Majority Leader.
Date: January 5, 1977
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera  to  C. V. Kern - January 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to C. V. Kern - January 5, 1950]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to C.V. "Buster" Kern, Harris County Sheriff. Herrera writes concerning Joe M. Munoz, who has been working as a special deputy in under Sheriff Kern for more than a year and has received favorable comments from the Latin Americans.
Date: January 5, 1950
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John L. Hill to the State Bar of Texas - 1967-12-05] (open access)

[Letter from John L. Hill to the State Bar of Texas - 1967-12-05]

Letter from John L. Hill asking his fellow members of the State Bar of Texas to help drum up support for his impending run for Texas governor's office.
Date: December 5, 1967
Creator: Hill, John L., 1923-2007
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera following up on the retrieval of a gun he had forgotten in the room at the El Gardin Hotel in Brownsville in November, 1967.
Date: January 5, 1968
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Becerra - 1973-05-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Becerra - 1973-05-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a cease-and-desist letter from John J. Herrera to Jim Becerra on behalf of Miss Elicia Ortiz, ordering Becerra to stop harassing the woman's 13-year-old daughter.
Date: May 5, 1973
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Houston LULAC Council Number 60 - 1948-10-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to Houston LULAC Council Number 60 - 1948-10-05]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC to Houston LULAC Council Number 60 dated October 5, 1948. This is a request for materials from the Houston Council to be included in the LULAC News.
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-10-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-10-05]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, dated October 5, 1948. This is an acknowledgement of $10 charter payment for a new Ladies Council in Houston. Handwritten note on back dated January 9, 1949.
Date: October 5, 1948
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez to John J. Herrera - 1948-11-05]

Letter from Jacob I. Rodriguez, Executive Secretary General of LULAC, to John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, dated November 5, 1948. Rodriguez discusses the November issue of the LULAC News, which was sponsored by the Houston Council Number 60, and the difficulties receiving material and printing the issue.
Date: November 5, 1948
Creator: Rodriguez, Jacob I.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera - 1950-11-05]

Letter from Emilio Caceres to John J. Herrera dated November 5, 1950. Discusses pricing details to hire Caceres's orchestra for a LULAC dance to be held December 17, 1950 in Houston.
Date: November 5, 1950
Creator: Caceres, Emilio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from J. L. Goggans to John J. Herrera - 1943-09-05]

Postcard to John J. Herrera from J. Goggans, notifying Herrera that he passed the State Bar Examinations.
Date: September 5, 1943
Creator: Goggans, J. L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John E. Cahoon to the State Board of Examiners on behalf of John J. Herrera - 1940-09-05] (open access)

[Letter from John E. Cahoon to the State Board of Examiners on behalf of John J. Herrera - 1940-09-05]

Letter from John E. Cahoon tot he Texas State Board of Examiners recommending that John J. Herrera be permitted to take the State Bar Examination.
Date: September 5, 1940
Creator: Cahoon, John E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Nahas - 1953-03-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Fred Nahas - 1953-03-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Fred Nahas of Radio Station KXYZ in Houston, Texas dated March 5, 1953. Invitation to attend a LULAC meeting on March 19, 1953, joining Houston's Chief of Police, Sheriff, District Attorney, County Judge, District Judges, and editors of local newspapers to discuss solutions to juvenile delinquency problems in the Houston area.
Date: March 5, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado - 1953-05-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to José Maldonado - 1953-05-05]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Dr. José Maldonado, Chairman of the LULAC Convention Committee, dated May 5, 1953. Letter originally had pictures requested by the committee enclosed. The letter lists candidates for positions of National President and Second National Vice-President.
Date: May 5, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Miguel E. Trujillo - 1953-06-05] (open access)

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Miguel E. Trujillo - 1953-06-05]

Copy of a letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC National President, to Miguel E. Trujillo, LULAC Regional Governor of Santa Fe, New Mexico, dated June 5, 1953. Herrera discusses the final draft of the convention program and the large number of LULAC councils that plan to send delegates.
Date: June 5, 1953
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. D. Azios to LULAC Councils and Officers - 1952-11-05] (open access)

[Letter from A. D. Azios to LULAC Councils and Officers - 1952-11-05]

Letter from A. D. Azios, LULAC Executive Secretary, to all LULAC Officers, and Texas LULAC Councils of District Eight, dated November 5, 1952. Proclamation advising of an upcoming Texas LULAC District Number 8 Convention to be held November 16,1 952 in Rosenberg, Texas.
Date: November 5, 1952
Creator: Azios, A. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Ed Idar, Jr., page one - 1954-05-05] (open access)

[Letter to Ed Idar, Jr., page one - 1954-05-05]

Letter to Ed Idar, Jr. from an unknown source, informing Idar that John J. Herrera announced that he would be a candidate to the Legislature for "place 5 from Harris County." The author of the letter states that Herrera was convinced to run by "a group of businessmen, including Jewish and Negro Leaders." The letter also explains Herrera's platform to run for Legislature: "jury service for women, no sales tax, no tax increase of any kind, and he is very to backing up on the wetback problem as is possible within state Jurisdiction." Copies of the letter were sent to Hector P. Garcia and Chris Alderete.
Date: May 5, 1954
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Magnolia Baptist Temple general report, October 5, 1962] (open access)

[Magnolia Baptist Temple general report, October 5, 1962]

A general report from the Magnolia Baptist Temple to the Union Baptist Association regarding the past 2 years and 7 months of the activities of the Baptist Mission under the leadership of Reverend Manuel Urbina. It describes the improvements of his leadership and the future plans of the organization.
Date: October 5, 1962
Creator: Magnolia Baptist Temple
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History