Revised Ordinances of the City of Austin. (open access)

Revised Ordinances of the City of Austin.

This book contains the text of Austin City ordinances which were revised and adopted in 1908. Subject index begins on page 351.
Date: 1908
Creator: Austin (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Irving Near Dallas (open access)

Irving Near Dallas

Advertisement from the Irving Board of Trade, enticing farmers to move to Irving, Texas.
Date: 1908~
Creator: Irving Board of Trade
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7] (open access)

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7]

Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Also contains indexes.
Date: 1905/1914
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901 (open access)

Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901

Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1900-1901, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from city officials.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter of the City of Dallas (open access)

Charter of the City of Dallas

Official copy of the text of Senate Bill 316, titled "An act to grant a new charter to the City of Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; repealing all laws or parts of laws in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency." It includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the Texas Secretary of State.
Date: 1907
Creator: Texas. Legislature.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas (open access)

Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas

This book discusses the action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas during 1835 to collect taxes from the citizens and the resistance they faced. Includes some letters and notes from the author about later excerpts from newspapers.
Date: January 1901
Creator: Barker, Eugene C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas (open access)

Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas

Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas
Date: 1901
Creator: Barker, Eugene Campbell
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War (open access)

Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War

The autobiography and memoirs of John H. Reagan, a prominent Texas politician of the 19th century, and Postmaster General of the Confederacy.
Date: 1906
Creator: Reagan, John H.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A history of the action of the political and civil authorities and citizens relating to the land office at Nacogdoches, under the jurisdiction of Charles S. Taylor (open access)

A history of the action of the political and civil authorities and citizens relating to the land office at Nacogdoches, under the jurisdiction of Charles S. Taylor

A history of the action of the political and civil authorities and citizens relating to the land office at Nacogdoches, under the jurisdiction of Charles S. Taylor.
Date: 1901
Creator: Taylor, Lawrence S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Old Settler's Association of Bell County Held at Belton, Texas, November 5, 1904 and Papers Read at the Reunion (open access)

Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Reunion of the Old Settler's Association of Bell County Held at Belton, Texas, November 5, 1904 and Papers Read at the Reunion

Proceedings of the reunion of the Old Settlers' Association of Bell County includes a brief description of the sequence of the conference and the papers that were read. Paper topics discuss historical events and customs as well as reminiscences of individuals.
Date: 1904
Creator: Old Settlers' Association of Bell County
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Incomplete Transcript of Testimony from J. J. de Hinojosa and R. M. Hinojosa de Balli, 1790] (open access)

[Incomplete Transcript of Testimony from J. J. de Hinojosa and R. M. Hinojosa de Balli, 1790]

Transcript of testimony documenting a dispute regarding land in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Date: March 1909
Creator: Seago, H. D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin, Texas, illustrated : famous capital city of the lone star state (open access)

Austin, Texas, illustrated : famous capital city of the lone star state

From the title page: Austin Illustrated. A short resume of the history of the Capital of Texas, together with descriptions of its business, homes, churches, schools, climate, and general environments.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Alamo and of the local Franciscan missions (open access)

History of the Alamo and of the local Franciscan missions

Subjective history and praise of San Antonio, Texas, and the Alamo. Includes narratives about various Texan heros.
Date: 1908
Creator: Taylor, Henry Ryder
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas. (open access)

The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.

This edition gives an overview of the city of Austin including major buildings, businesses, and people as well as general information about the the layout and statistics of the city.
Date: February 1906
Creator: The Daily News-Tribune
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen. (open access)

Captain John B. Denton, preacher, lawyer and soldier. His life and times in Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas by Wm. Allen.

Book about John B. Denton
Date: 1905
Creator: Allen, William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Indian troubles. The most thrilling events in the history of Texas illustrated (open access)

Texas Indian troubles. The most thrilling events in the history of Texas illustrated

Book about conflicts between Native Americans and other settlers in Texas.
Date: 1905
Creator: Bedford, Hilory G.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Evolution of a State, or, Recollections of Old Texas Days (open access)

The Evolution of a State, or, Recollections of Old Texas Days

"This reminiscence of a Texas pioneer summarizes the decades from the early settlements by U.S. immigrants in Texas until he left the region as the sectional conflict was beginning.”
Date: 1900
Creator: Smithwick, Noah, 1808-1899 & Donaldson, Nanna Smithwick
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter and Digest of the General Ordinances (Civil and Criminal), of the City of Palestine, Rules of City Council, etc. (open access)

Charter and Digest of the General Ordinances (Civil and Criminal), of the City of Palestine, Rules of City Council, etc.

"General Laws of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Five, and Subsequent Enactments, Up to Date, Regulating Incorporation of Cities and Towns" (from page 3).
Date: 1904
Creator: Gardner, B. S. & Campbell, W. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History