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Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rena Pederson, April 5, 2012

Interview with Rena Pederson, a former journalist in Dallas, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers, the books she has written, and her work in communications and public affairs.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Harding, Anne; Dann, Lori & Pederson, Rena
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Gayle Reaves-King, April 4, 2012

Interview with Gayle Reaves-King,a journalist in Fort Worth, Texas. The interview includes biographical information about her life growing up, her educational background, family life, and her career with The Dallas Morning News and other newspapers.
Date: April 5, 2012
Creator: Ayers, Cesta & Reaves-King, Gayle
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, June 11, 1880] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, June 11, 1880]

Received of Levi Perryman through W. A. Morris the sum of $2.00. Collected upon the execution issued in the case Wheeler & Wilson Co. vs W. P. Leverett. Signed by the Justice of the Peace of Harris County, H Brashear.
Date: June 11, 1880
Creator: Brashear, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0367 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0367

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: Whether Harris County Animal Control must provide to a private corporation that contracts with the City of Houston information made confidential under chapter 826 of the Health and Safety Code (RQ-0338-GA)
Date: October 14, 2005
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-453 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-453

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Harris County must hold a referendum election before imposing certain taxes authorized by House Bill 92, Act of May 22, 1997, 75th Leg., R.S., ch.551, 1997 Tex. Sess. Law Serv. 1929, 1929.
Date: November 7, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-454 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-454

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Houston City Council with regard to the Houston-Harris County Sports Authority.
Date: November 7, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-455 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-455

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the City of Houston may participate in the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.
Date: November 7, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-484 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-484

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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Water Code section 53.063(2), requiring a fresh-water-supply district supervisor to own land in the district, and a parallel provision in the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District's enabling act violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution, and related question (RQ-983)
Date: November 6, 1998
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1012 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1012

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: The applicability of State inspection fees to a fertilizer sold by the City of Houston.
Date: February 21, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1084 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1084

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: The gross receipts tax liability of United Gas Pipe Line Company by virtue of recent extension of the corporate limits of Dallas and Houston.
Date: August 17, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note by John J. Herrera about mariachi music at meeting with John F. Kennedy] (open access)

[Note by John J. Herrera about mariachi music at meeting with John F. Kennedy]

Note written by John J. Herrera, on the occasion of John F. Kennedy's visit at the Rice Hotel at Houston. The note reads: "Coming in Main Ball Room Rice "Notice Mexican Mariachis in Background singing "Jacqueline, Jacqueline."
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note by John J. Herrera about meeting with John F. Kennedy] (open access)

[Note by John J. Herrera about meeting with John F. Kennedy]

Note by John J. Herrera about his discussion with President John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson at a LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens) event at the Rice Hotel, Houston. Herrera writes "Talking Latino politics with J.F.K. - my proudest moment!"
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of "They have killed my president!"] (open access)

[Draft of "They have killed my president!"]

Draft of essay by John J. Herrera about the reception given to President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Rice Hotel the night before Kennedy's assassination.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of "They have killed my president!"] (open access)

[Draft of "They have killed my president!"]

Draft of essay by John J. Herrera about the reception given to President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jackie Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson on behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at the Rice Hotel the night before Kennedy's assassination.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz] (open access)

[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz]

Campaign speech for Roy Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. Herrera describes how Latin-Americans in Houston are better off under Mayor Hofheinz's administration and asks for support to help Hofheinz be re-elected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz] (open access)

[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz]

Campaign speech for Roy Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. Herrera describes how Latin-Americans in Houston are better off under Mayor Hofheinz's administration and asks for support to help Hofheinz be re-elected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz] (open access)

[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz]

Campaign speech for Roy Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. Herrera describes how Latin-Americans in Houston are better off under Mayor Hofheinz's administration and asks for support to help Hofheinz be re-elected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz] (open access)

[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz]

Campaign speech for Roy Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. Herrera describes how Latin-Americans in Houston are better off under Mayor Hofheinz's administration and asks for support to help Hofheinz be re-elected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz] (open access)

[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz]

Campaign speech for Roy Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. Herrera describes how Latin-Americans in Houston are better off under Mayor Hofheinz's administration and asks for support to help Hofheinz be re-elected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz] (open access)

[Campaign speech by John J. Herrera for Roy Hofheinz]

Campaign speech for Roy Hofheinz by John J. Herrera. Herrera describes how Latin-Americans in Houston are better off under Mayor Hofheinz's administration and asks for support to help Hofheinz be re-elected.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech promoting Houston for the 1966 LULAC National Convention, by John J. Herrera] (open access)

[Speech promoting Houston for the 1966 LULAC National Convention, by John J. Herrera]

Onionskin paper carbon copy of a speech written by John J. Herrera promoting Houston to host the 1966 League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention. The speech is typed on "Law Office of John J. Herrera" letterhead with COPY stamped in red across the center.
Date: 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[LULAC Convention Resolution -  196u] (open access)

[LULAC Convention Resolution - 196u]

Document titled "LULAC Convention Resolution" stating that the League of United Latin American Citizens condemns the police brutality especially by the Houston Police Department and its policy of racial profiling against persons of Mexican descent.
Date: 196X
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for John J. Herrera from the Fairway Motor Hotel - February 15, 1963] (open access)

[Bill for John J. Herrera from the Fairway Motor Hotel - February 15, 1963]

Hotel bill for John J. Herrera is for a room at the Fairway Motor Hotel in McAllen, Texas, on February 15, 16, 17, 1963 and listing a balance of $21.75.
Date: February 15, 1963
Creator: Fairway Motor Hotel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Houston and Texas LULAC councils resolution - 1964] (open access)

[Houston and Texas LULAC councils resolution - 1964]

Resolution to have the Houston and Texas LULAC Councils "go on record as voting and working and going to the 1963 LULAC National Convention as Fullerton, California instructed to have their delegates to boost Houston, Texas as the LULAC National Convention City for 1964."
Date: 1964
Creator: League of United Latin American Citizens
System: The Portal to Texas History