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[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-10-29] (open access)

[Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera - 1955-10-29]

Letter from Oscar M. Laurel to John J. Herrera dated October 29, 1955, requesting Herrera to provide information to Albert Q. Maisel from Reader's Digest for a future issue on American Citizens of Mexican Descent. Laurel expresses to Herrera that he is the best candidate to provide information on how American citizens of Mexican American descent have made an impact in the Gulf Coast area. "No article regarding the history of such progress would be complete without including the rich contribution which you have made towards the same."
Date: October 29, 1955
Creator: Laurel, Oscar M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Texas weather new top] (open access)

[News Script: Texas weather new top]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: April 29, 1970, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Laredo] (open access)

[News Script: Laredo]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about 500 people that fled their homes in Laredo after a cloudburst dumped 8 inches of rain on the city.
Date: June 29, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Subpoena: Riggs and Balenzuela] (open access)

[Subpoena: Riggs and Balenzuela]

Subpoena issued by the mayor's office ordering the marshal of Laredo, Texas to bring in Juan Riggs and José Balenzuela to the purpose of testifying in regards to the assault of Tereza Bustamante.
Date: September 29, 1860
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arrest Warrant: Concepción Ortiz] (open access)

[Arrest Warrant: Concepción Ortiz]

Warrant issued by the mayor's office ordering the marshal of Laredo, Texas to arrest Concepción Ortiz for charges of violating city ordinances.
Date: September 29, 1860
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Texas Weather New Top] (open access)

[News Script: Texas Weather New Top]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: August 29, 1969, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Albert Armendariz to Oscar M. Laurel - 1953-07-29] (open access)

[Letter from Albert Armendariz to Oscar M. Laurel - 1953-07-29]

Copy of a letter from Albert Armendariz, LULAC National President, to Oscar M. Laurel, LULAC National Legal Advisor, dated July 29, 1953. Armendariz requests that Laurel continue to request am itemized account statement from Murguia Printers to make sure that LULAC was not being overcharged for newspaper printing costs.
Date: July 29, 1953
Creator: Armendariz, Albert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Laredo flooding] (open access)

[News Script: Laredo flooding]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a cloudburst that sent water through the streets of Laredo forcing about 500 persons from their homes.
Date: June 29, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Laredo flooding] (open access)

[News Script: Laredo flooding]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the city of Laredo being overwhelmed by floodwater from Zacate Creek.
Date: June 29, 1971, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flooding] (open access)

[News Script: Flooding]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about floodwaters subsiding after overwhelming the boarder city of Laredo after a cloudburst.
Date: June 29, 1971, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Commuter problem] (open access)

[News Script: Commuter problem]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Texas AFL-CLO as well as 189 citizens of Texas border towns, filing suit against the U.S. Attorney General and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, asking that Mexican workers not be allowed to commute for jobs in the U.S., claiming that unemployment in border towns is a direct result of job competition from foreign laborers.
Date: December 29, 1962
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Flood] (open access)

[News Script: Flood]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the Rio Grande rising to dangerous levels, resulting in flooding of the surrounding areas.
Date: June 29, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2476, Chapter 231 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2476, Chapter 231

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the operations of health care funding districts in certain counties located on the Texas-Mexico border.
Date: May 29, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Flood] captions transcript

[News Clip: Flood]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Rio Grande rising to dangerous levels, resulting in flooding of the surrounding areas.
Date: June 29, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Dock strike] (open access)

[News Script: Dock strike]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 29, 1972, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Flood] captions transcript

[News Clip: Flood]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Rio Grande rising to dangerous levels, resulting in flooding of the surrounding areas.
Date: June 29, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Flood] captions transcript

[News Clip: Flood]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the Rio Grande rising to dangerous levels, resulting in flooding of the surrounding areas.
Date: June 29, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crate. (open access)

Crate.

Patent for a fruit and vegetable crate that is collapsable to facilitate transportation, and has strong corners to enable heavy usage.
Date: August 29, 1922
Creator: Cobb, J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Corn Sheller and Washboard. (open access)

Combined Corn Sheller and Washboard.

Patent for a new and improved corn-sheller and washboard. This design "consist[s] of the frame, the backing, the transverse rods secured to said backing upon one side thereof, the vertical strip upon the opposite side of said strip, and the transverse rods secured to the outer edge of said strip, the pivoted legs, and the bars" (lines 96-102). Said bars are pivoted to "side bars of the frame and at the other provided with elongated slots engaging pins on the legs" (lines 1-3).
Date: January 29, 1889
Creator: Stukes, John Marion & Reid, Oliver Phillip
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Weighing Scale (open access)

Automatic Weighing Scale

Patent for moving a pole along a beam that efficiently measures weight as a scale.
Date: June 29, 1918
Creator: Foster, Samuel T., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bicycle Wheel. (open access)

Bicycle Wheel.

Patent for a new and improved bicycle wheel. This design calls for an inner tire wrapped in uniformly distributed elastic bands to connect it to the outer tire. This new tire allows for the spring and comfort of pneumatic tires while rendering the pneumatic tubes of the latter obsolete.
Date: December 29, 1896
Creator: Neild, Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History