Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0727 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0727

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the Texas State Library and Archives Commission may require a state agency to create and maintain written minutes of the agency's public meetings (RQ-0781-GA).
Date: July 16, 2009
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Juan Francisco Farias Residence] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Juan Francisco Farias Residence]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Juan Francisco Farias Residence, in Laredo, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: September 16, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Horace C. Jones, June 16, 2009

Transcript of an oral interview with Horace C. Jones. Jones enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order not to be drafted and trained in Goergia and Miami. He went to Wyoming for gunnery school. In 1943, he was assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. He served as a waist gunner in a B-24. Jones describes his thoughts and feelings while on missions and how he operated. After 50 missions, Jones was returned to the US to train other flight crews. He was in the US when the war ended and was discharged. He re-enlisted shortly thereafter.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: Jones, Horace C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John McAuliffe, October 16, 2009 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John McAuliffe, October 16, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with John McAuliffe. McAuliffe was drafted into the Army after finishing college in June 1944. He trained in Georgia and then was shipped to France in early 1945. He joined the 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division as a replacement in a heavy weapons platoon in the middle of January near the Saar River. He relates a few anecdotes about his combat experiences and the cold weather. When the war ended in Germany, McAuliffe stayed on occupation duty for a while before returning to the US and getting discharged in November, 1945.
Date: October 16, 2009
Creator: McAuliffe, John
System: The Portal to Texas History