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Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-995 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-995

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: Liability for expenses in holding elections in water control and improvement districts.
Date: February 20, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-996 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-996

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 Acts Fifty-sixth Legislature, Third Called Session, 1959, Chapter 23, page 442 prohibits the changing in the air duct connections of the air conditioning system in the State Office Building when such changes are necessary to insure proper functioning of such systems.
Date: February 20, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo to Henry Wafe from Everett, February 20, 1964] (open access)

[Memo to Henry Wafe from Everett, February 20, 1964]

Annotated carbon copy of a memo sent to Henry Wade by Everett. The memo presents a list of individuals who have firsthand knowledge of Jack Ruby's reputation for not being peaceful and law abiding. The list includes names, addresses, and short descriptions of the individuals' experiences with Ruby.
Date: February 20, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Max Causey's journal of his experiences on the Ruby trial jury] (open access)

[Max Causey's journal of his experiences on the Ruby trial jury]

Spiral bound notebook containing a handwritten journal titled "Trial of a Juror" by Max Causey, who served as the foreman of the jury for the Jack Ruby trial. The notebook contains 54 pages. Jury selection for the Ruby trial began in early 1964. The trial itself started on March 4th and Max Causey was the first juror selected. Causey was elected foreman by his peers on March 14th as they began their deliberations. The trial ended on March 14, 1964 when the jury found Jack Ruby guilty of murder with malice.
Date: 1964-02-20/1964-03
Creator: Causey, Max
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Proposing Admiral Nimitz Day, February 20, 1967] (open access)

[John Tower Speech Proposing Admiral Nimitz Day, February 20, 1967]

Speech proposing that Admiral Nimitz Day be established on Chester Williams Nimitz's birthday, February 24th.
Date: February 20, 1967
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, February 20, 1968]

Letter from Betsy Brandt to Barbara C. Jordan, offering information and statistics about unemployment and the job market for her use as a member of the Commission on Income Maintenance.
Date: February 20, 1968
Creator: Brandt, Betsy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Gift to Duke University, February 1963] (open access)

[Receipt for Gift to Duke University, February 1963]

Receipt for gift sent by Mr. & Mrs. Harris L. Kempner for Duke University Loyalty Fund, including amount of $250 paid.
Date: February 20, 1963
Creator: Duke University Loyalty Fund
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Items Purchased From the Galveston Artillery Club, February 1966] (open access)

[Invoice for Items Purchased From the Galveston Artillery Club, February 1966]

Invoice for shrimp cocktail, cup's gumbo, broiled troost, etc. purchased from the Galveston Artillery Club with $38.80. Stamped paid on March 11, 1966.
Date: February 20, 1966
Creator: Galveston Artillery Club
System: The Portal to Texas History