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[Sugar Land History] (open access)

[Sugar Land History]

Research, obtained by D. W. Kempner, on the history of Sugar Land in the early 1900s regarding the investment and interest of land.
Date: 1951~
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore (open access)

Between the Cracks of History: Essays on Teaching and Illustrating Folklore

Volume of twenty-one essays about folklore in Texas, including essays about police burials, railroads, graffiti, folk music, dance halls, and other folklore. The index begins on page 279.
Date: 1997
Creator: Abernethy, Francis Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bay Line, Number 20, Spring 1995 (open access)

Bay Line, Number 20, Spring 1995

Quarterly newsletter discussing news, events, and other information related to the management of Galveston Bay and the surrounding watershed.
Date: Spring 1995
Creator: Galveston Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bay Line, Number 23, Spring 1996 (open access)

Bay Line, Number 23, Spring 1996

Quarterly newsletter discussing news, events, and other information related to the management of Galveston Bay and the surrounding watershed.
Date: Spring 1996
Creator: Galveston Bay National Estuary Program
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region View, Number 3.2, Summer 1996 (open access)

Region View, Number 3.2, Summer 1996

Quarterly newsletter of the Houston-Galveston Area Council discussing census data, demographics, land use, and other information about the gulf region of Texas.
Date: Summer 1996
Creator: Houston-Galveston Area Council. Data Services Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mrs. Mason Briscoe, February 13, 1952] (open access)

[Letter to Mrs. Mason Briscoe, February 13, 1952]

Letter to Mrs. Mason Briscoe discussing the history of Texas colonization, sugar mills and other farms in Texas.
Date: February 13, 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1162, Chapter 855 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1162, Chapter 855

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Petroleum. (open access)

Texas Petroleum.

This report contains information about the petroleum industry in the state of Texas, including chapters on the history, nature and origin of the resource, as well as oil and gas-bearing formations. The index begins on page 93.
Date: July 1900
Creator: Phillips, William Battle
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, July 1943 - April, 1944 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, July 1943 - April, 1944

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 447.
Date: 1944
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 64, July 1960 - April, 1961 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 64, July 1960 - April, 1961

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 545.
Date: 1961
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 49, July 1945 - April, 1946 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 49, July 1945 - April, 1946

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 679.
Date: 1946
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 30, July 1926 - April, 1927

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 327.
Date: 1927
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 325.
Date: 1926
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, July 1944 - April, 1945

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 607.
Date: 1945
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements, and Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties, Texas, 1975-79 (open access)

Records of Wells, Drillers' Logs, Water-Level Measurements, and Chemical Analyses of Ground Water in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Waller Counties, Texas, 1975-79

Report compiling United States Geological Survey data on wells, drillers logs, water-level measurements, and chemical analyses of water sources in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Collins Counties to assess the state of groundwater resources in the Greater Houston-Galveston area.
Date: July 1983
Creator: Ratzlaff, Karl W.; Ranzau, C. E. & Lind, W. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Backwoods to Border (open access)

Backwoods to Border

Book about folklore in Texas, including folk songs, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, anecdotes about lawyers, folklore about Texas plants, riddles and miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 225.
Date: 1943
Creator: Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Updating the Hydrogeologic Framework for the Northern Portion of the Gulf Coast Aquifer (open access)

Updating the Hydrogeologic Framework for the Northern Portion of the Gulf Coast Aquifer

This report documents the development of the structure, lithology, and depositional framework for the Gulf Coast Aquifer system from the Brazos River north to the Sabine River and into Louisiana. (p. xiii).
Date: June 2012
Creator: Young, Steven C.; Ewing, Tom; Hamlin, Scott; Baker, Ernie & Lupton, Daniel
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land-Surface Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Region (open access)

Land-Surface Subsidence in the Texas Coastal Region

Report on the land-surface subsidence in the Texas coastal region published in agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes information on the geography and topography of 5 different subregions of the Texas coastand maps of the different areas.
Date: November 1982
Creator: Ratzlaff, Karl W.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region H describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation methods, drought response plans, financing methods, and the process of creation of the plan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Region H Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 8, 2018 (open access)

The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 8, 2018

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 2018
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1903 (open access)

The Alvin Sun. (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, February 20, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1903
Creator: Birchfield, A. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 74, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 23, 1995 (open access)

Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 74, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 23, 1995

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 1995
Creator: Schwind, Jim & Mohon, Wendy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 58, Ed. 1 Monday, July 19, 2004 (open access)

The Alvin Sun (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 58, Ed. 1 Monday, July 19, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 19, 2004
Creator: Schwind, Jim & Looby, Edward
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History