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An Audit Report on the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (open access)

An Audit Report on the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether the Kinney County Groundwater Conservation District (Distric) has accounting procedures and controls that ensure accurate, timely, and complete financial information is available for making management decisions, ensure it is able to meet its financial obligations, and protects against violations, abuse, and fraud; whether the District achieves its management goals and objectives as outlined in its management plan; and whether the Department complies with applicable statutes, rules, and regulations.
Date: January 2006
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History

Kinney County

Blue line print of survey map of Kinney County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1909
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Northern Mexico (1)]

Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas and Mexico, showing the beginnings and endings of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. two times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, and county and country lines.
Date: 1880?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (5).

Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio, Crockett, Kinney, and Maverick Counties and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date: 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Nueces Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of parts of Edwards, Kinney, and Uvalde Counties. The map shows county lines; towns; ranches; bodies of water, including the Nueces River; and areas of elevation. Relief shown by contours (interval 50 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:125,000
Date: 1921
Creator: Thomas, A. H.; Goode, R. U.; Urquhart, Charles F. & McLong, E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Officers' Quarters 2-3 and 4] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Officers' Quarters 2-3 and 4]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Officers' Quarters 2-3 and 4, in Brackettville, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: August 3, 2007
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Brackettville Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Brackettville, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, ranches, and landmarks, with relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1944
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Turkey Mountain Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of the area surrounding Turkey Mountain, showing populated areas, boundaries, water bodies, railroads, roads, windmills, mountains, and landmarks. Includes red overprint of roads classifications. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1955
Creator: Holder, C. C.; Tingey, W. A.; Schultz, J. T. & Gouchenour, E. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas: Cline Quadrangle

Topographic quadrangle map of Cline, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing towns, roads and highways, borders between counties, ranches, water bodies, and landmarks. On verso: explanation and history of topographic maps of the U.S. and standard symbols used. Relief shown by contours (interval 20 feet) and spot heights and includes red overprint of road classification. Scale 1:62,500
Date: 1949
Creator: Ericson, W. T.; Johnson, H. F.; Holder, C. C.; Hass, R. C.; Parker, C. H. & Tingey, W. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Army Service Club] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Army Service Club]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Army Service Club, in Fort Clark Springs, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, maps, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: May 6, 2009
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ernst Hermann Altgelt: Founder of Comfort, Texas (open access)

Ernst Hermann Altgelt: Founder of Comfort, Texas

Book about Ernst Hermann Altgelt, the founder of Comfort, Texas. It includes information about Altgelt and his family, and information about the establishment of the city.
Date: 2010
Creator: Stewart, Anne & Stewart, Mike
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Wheel. (open access)

Carriage Wheel.

Patent for a new and improved carriage wheel. This design "consists in so constructing a carriage-wheel that the members thereof may be made interchangeable, and the whole may be made in a factory and shipped thence 'knocked down,' to be assembled and put together at any point to which the same may be shipped, not requiring, as is usual, the aid of a blacksmith or other skilled laborer" (lines 8-15).
Date: November 8, 1881
Creator: Clarke, George R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Billiard Table Leveler. (open access)

Billiard Table Leveler.

Patent for a new and improved billiard-table leveler. This design consists in "the vertical case having the closed bottom, the open upper end, and provided with the removable plate, the vertical guide-rods extending through openings in the plate, the follower in the upper end of the case and having openings to receive the guide-rods, and provided with an interiorly-threaded opening, the vertical shaft having its lower end stepped in the bottom of the case and journaled in the plate, the said shaft having the miter-pinion and the threaded upper end working in the threaded opening of the follower" (lines 58-70).
Date: May 11, 1886
Creator: Himes, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Bracketville] (open access)

[News Script: Bracketville]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: June 8, 1971, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

2000 Census County Block Map: Maverick County, Block 3

Parent map for Maverick County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Kinney County, Index

Index map for Kinney County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:120,186.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Kinney County, Block 10

Parent map for Kinney County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Zavala County, Block 1

Parent map for Zavala County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:24,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Edwards County, Index

Index map for Edwards County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:150,232.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Kinney County, Block 8

Parent map for Kinney County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Kinney County, Block 11

Parent map for Kinney County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Kinney County, Block 2

Parent map for Kinney County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:27,500.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Uvalde County, Block 6

Parent map for Uvalde County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Maverick County, Block 3

Parent map for Maverick County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date: 1990
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History