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[Historic Marker Application: Carl and Hilda Biehl House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Carl and Hilda Biehl House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Carl and Hilda Biehl House, in Galveston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: August 29, 2012
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Partial Report on WASP Award Event] (open access)

[Partial Report on WASP Award Event]

Partial report describing an event where a framed proclamation by Texas Governor Rick Perry announcing the induction of WASP into the Museum of Texas Aviation Hall of Fame was accepted and WASP members were rewarded with medals.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: December 11, 1971] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: December 11, 1971]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on December 11, 1971 at the Jack Tar Motel, Galveston, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order by President Kidwell. Included with the minutes is a letter from Oliver B. Chamberlin, Chairman of the Committee, to the Secretary-Treasurer, Adrien F. Drouilhet. cc'd on the letter is Gen. Graber Kidwell, President, and Mr. Raymond P. Swofford, Vice President.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Annual Meeting: March 10 - 12, 1989] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Annual Meeting: March 10 - 12, 1989]

Minutes from an annual meeting of the Texas Sons of the American Revolution, held from March 10 through March 12, 1989 at the San Luis Hotel in Galveston, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meetings were called to order by President Charles B. Morgan.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: March 10, 1989] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: March 10, 1989]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on March 10, 1989, in Galveston, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to over by President Charles B. Morgan, with twenty-six members and guests in attendance.
Date: March 1989
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: March 10, 1989] (open access)

[Minutes for the TXSSAR Board of Managers Meeting: March 10, 1989]

Minutes from a meeting of the TXSSAR Board of Managers, held on March 10, 1989, in Galveston, Texas, including a summary of activities and business discussed. The meeting was called to order by President Bill E. Hightower, with twenty-one members and guests in attendance.
Date: March 10, 1989
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Document listing passengers bound for Castroville on the Patriot, June 4, 1846] (open access)

[Document listing passengers bound for Castroville on the Patriot, June 4, 1846]

Document listing passengers bound for Castroville on the Patriot.
Date: June 4, 1846
Creator: Illies & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO90-89 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO90-89

Letter opinion 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, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether, in a specific fact situation in Galveston County, certain submerged real property bordering the Gulf of Mexico, including the unsevered mineral interest, is taxable for ad valorem purposes to the "grantees" of the property or whether such property is owned by the state and is therefore exempt from ad valorem taxation.
Date: November 13, 1990
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1063 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1063

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Compensation of Chief Probation Officer in Galveston County and related questions.
Date: May 27, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Card listing names and addresses for LULAC and WOW officers] (open access)

[Card listing names and addresses for LULAC and WOW officers]

Card is addressed to Dr. William D. Decker and lists the names and addresses for the President, Vice President, and Secretary of LULAC, as well as the Secretary for WOW "Moreles" Camp Number 3365. It had been stapled to a list which included all the persons listed on the card.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
All Residents of Galveston (open access)

All Residents of Galveston

Two-page list of residents of Galveston, giving the names and street addresses for each. The first page is titled "All Residents of Galveston" and has check-marks made in pencil next to most of the addresses. The second page is titled "U.S. Citizens All Residents of Galveston."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950] (open access)

[Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas - 1950]

Summary of LULAC meeting held at Wharton, Texas on November 12, 1950. Mentions attendance of 250 persons, discussion of problems in Wharton County and surrounding territory, and lists guests of honor. Indicates that a result of this meeting is a reorganization of the Texas City LULAC Council and the formation of a new council in Palacios, Texas.
Date: 1950
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Resolutions Passed, National LULAC Convention, June 24-27, 1976 (open access)

Summary of Resolutions Passed, National LULAC Convention, June 24-27, 1976

Summary of Resolutions Passed at the National LULAC Convention held in Galveston, Texas, on June 24-27, 1976. The document includes 49 resolutions compiled by Paul J. Maestras, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee.
Date: 1976-06-24/1976-06-27
Creator: Maestas, Paul J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Resolutions Passed, National LULAC Convention, June 24-27, 1976 (open access)

Summary of Resolutions Passed, National LULAC Convention, June 24-27, 1976

Summary of Resolutions Passed at the National LULAC Convention held in Galveston, Texas, on June 24-27, 1976. The document includes 49 resolutions compiled by Paul J. Maestras, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee. Handwritten next to each resolution is the name of a state or member of LULAC.
Date: 1976-06-24/1976-06-27
Creator: Maestas, Paul J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Resolutions Passed, National LULAC Convention, June 24-27, 1976 (open access)

Summary of Resolutions Passed, National LULAC Convention, June 24-27, 1976

Summary of Resolutions Passed at the National LULAC Convention held in Galveston, Texas, on June 24-27, 1976. The document includes 49 resolutions compiled by Paul J. Maestras, Chairman of the Resolutions Committee.
Date: 1976-06-24/1976-06-27
Creator: Maestas, Paul J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting - 1976-06-27] (open access)

[Minutes from the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting - 1976-06-27]

Minutes from the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting at the Flagship Hotel in Galveston, Texas on June 27, 1976. Some of the topics discussed at this meeting include a lawsuit against LULAC and Mr. Douglas Clark, ratification of appointments, and procedural issues between the Supreme Council and the Board of Education.
Date: June 27, 1976
Creator: Alvarado, Deborah D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes from the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting - 1976-06-23] (open access)

[Minutes from the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting - 1976-06-23]

Minutes from the LULAC National Supreme Council Meeting at the Galvez Hotel in Galveston, Texas on June 23, 1976. Some of the topics discussed at this meeting include the Coor's Company boycott, charter applications, and the 1978 LULAC National Convention.
Date: June 23, 1976
Creator: Alvarado, Deborah D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-50 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-50

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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the County of Galveston may expend flood control funds derived from the collection of taxes under the provisions of Article 7048a, V. C. S., for the maintenance of seawalls constructed and financed under the provisions of Article 6830, V. C. S.
Date: April 6, 1967
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0891 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0891

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: Compensation of statutory county court judges in Galveston County (RQ-0973-GA)
Date: October 28, 2011
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-405 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-405

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Commissioner's Court of Galveston County is authorized to expend Seawall Funds (Permanent Improvement Funds) for the maintenance of the boulevard constructed on top of the Seawall in that area where the wall no longer serves as a protective work from the sea.
Date: March 16, 1965
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-318 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-318

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Galveston County is authorized to pay for gasoline used by its Sheriff in privately owned motor boats that are used in the performance of his official duties.
Date: September 28, 1964
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-147 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-147

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Expiration date of current term of the Judge of the Court of Domestic Relation for Galveston County.
Date: September 24, 1963
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-614 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-614

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: Proposed resolution of the Commissioners' Court of Galveston County regarding the working conditions of the Road and Bride Employees and other employee benefits.
Date: May 5, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-635 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-635

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: Whether dependent and neglected child cases are to be filed in the District Court or the Juvenile Court of Galveston County.
Date: May 29, 1959
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History