Regional Water Plan: Region N (Coastal Bend), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region N (Coastal Bend), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region N (Coastal Bend) describing water resources and suppliers for the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation plans, drought response plans, and the process of creating the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Coastal Bend Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972

Interview with Simon Michael, an artist, who shares his experiences as an artist and art teacher in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1948 to 1972. He also discusses his early art training, Fulton School of Fine Arts, his move from Fulton to Rockport, Texas, the Simon Michael School of Fine Arts, art exhibitions, art and local architectural styles, art students, techniques for teaching art, the philosophy of art, and the contribution of art to the community of Rockport.
Date: January 10, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Michael, Simon, 1905-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972

Interview with Simon Michael, an artist from Rockport, Texas. Michael discusses his initial interest in fine art and painting, travels, service in World War Two, work as a portrait artist in Austin, his establishment of the Fulton School of Arts, the school's reception, its growth, local artists, local architecture, the subjects he teaches, and his students.
Date: January 10, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Michael, Simon
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ground-Water Resources of Aransas County, Texas (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of Aransas County, Texas

Report on groundwater resources in Aransas County, Texas, providing an overview of the available resources, geology of the area, and quality.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Shafer, G. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Emory M. Spencer, September 30, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Emory M. Spencer, September 30, 1971

Interview with attorney Emory M. Spencer. The interview includes Spencer's personal experiences about being an attorney. Spencer talks about the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas 1920-71, cotton farming, Irish settlers and the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, the development of the Aransas County Airport, oil exploration, housing subdivisions, the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission, hurricanes, agriculture, property values, and prominent citizens of the county.
Date: September 30, 1971
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Spencer, Emory M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Soil Survey of San Patricio and Aransas Counties, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of San Patricio and Aransas Counties, Texas

Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of San Patricio and Aransas Counties, Texas.
Date: July 1979
Creator: Guckian, William J. & Garcia, Ramon N.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, August-October 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, August-October 1971

Interview with Judge John D. Wendell, Aransas County Judge from Rockport, Texas. Wendell discusses the growth of the county's economy during his tenure, county taxation, spending and budgeting, the courthouse, housing developments, the fishing industry, county boundary disputes, the Intracoastal Canal, the Aransas County Navigation District, dredging, oil valuation and related lawsuits, conservationism, Aransas County Airport, and influential citizens.
Date: {1971-08-18,1971-10-01}
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Wendell, John D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volumes 17 & 18, 1946-1947 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, Volumes 17 & 18, 1946-1947

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 1946
Creator: Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 77, 2006 (open access)

Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society, Volume 77, 2006

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.
Date: 2006
Creator: Texas Archeological Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 88, July 1984 - April, 1985 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 88, July 1984 - April, 1985

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 445.
Date: 1984/1985
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History