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Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1482 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1482

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Commissioners Court of El Paso County, under the provisions of the Water Safety Act, Article 1722a, V.C.S., to levy and collect an annual inspection fee from all motorboats using Ascarate Park Lake in the County park located in El Paso county; and related questions.
Date: December 4, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Fouts, Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company] (open access)

Order for Sight Guard from S. D. Myres Saddle Company]

Paperwork for an order of a plain, black A166 sight guard from the S. D. Myres Saddle Co. by Francis Duclos. The invoice is printed on green paper and lists the item, a handling charge, and the receipt of payment; a copy on yellow paper has the prices marked out and is labeled "packing list." Both pages are in an envelope printed with an S. D. Myres logo in the upper-left corner, addressed to Duclos, which is stamped and postmarked Dec. 3, 1975.
Date: December 3, 1976
Creator: S. D. Myres Saddle Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Hotel Cortez] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Hotel Cortez]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Hotel Cortez, in El Paso, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: December 9, 2002
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History