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Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0177 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0177

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Restrictions on the use of a school district's public funds to provide transportation to and from polling places and for political communications for or against a particular measure or candidate (RQ-020 I-KP).
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes of Dallas Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, January 13, 2018] (open access)

[Minutes of Dallas Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, January 13, 2018]

January 13, 2018 minutes for the Dallas Chapter of the Texas Sons of the American Revolution.
Date: January 13, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Dallas Chapter 2
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hartzell, Sherrill, January 10, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hartzell, Sherrill, January 10, 2018

The National Museum of the pacific War presents an interview with Hartzell Sherrill. Sherrill joined the Navy in December of 1941 and trained in San Diego before going to communications school. He was then sent aboard the SS Hadnot (1919) with the Navy Armed Guard personnel. Sherrill delivered fuel oil to North Africa, India, Australia and other points in the Pacific. He recalls hauling ammunition to Saipan, watching the invasion of Normandy and dodging typhoons at Okinawa. He also served aboard the SS Colgate Victory (1945). He was discharged in December, 1945.
Date: January 10, 2018
Creator: Sherrill, Hartzell
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Morris, January 16, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Morris, January 16, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with James Morris. Morris joined the Navy in November of 1942. He describes his boot camp experiences, including his amphibious training on Coronado Island, California. He trained as a coxswain. In November of 1944 he boarded the USS Highlands (APA-119) to Hawaii. Beginning in January of 1945 he served aboard the USS LST-678. They traveled to Iwo Jima. Morris was in the fifth wave and landed on Yellow Beach and he vividly explains his experiences there. In April of 1946 he received a three-day pass to visit Japan and provides some detail of his travels. He was discharged in May of 1946.
Date: January 16, 2018
Creator: Morris, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarence Bohanan, January 17, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarence Bohanan, January 17, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Clarence Bohanan. Bohanan joined the Army in December, 1943 and trained in San Antonio. Once he was assigned to the 724th Railway Operating Battalion, his unit was rushed to France after the invasion of Normandy. He shares several anecdotes about his time in France. He also recalls operating during the Battle of the Bulge and after the war during the occupation. Bohanan was discharged in April 1946 and stayed in Germany working for a decade.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Bohanan, Clarence
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Elias, January 30, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Charles Elias, January 30, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Charles Elias. Elias joined the Navy in 1943. He completed hospital corpsman school, trained in treating traumatic injuries. He transferred over to the Marine Corps and served as a medical corpsman. In the summer of 1944 he was sent to Guam to join the 21st Regiment of the 3rd Marine Division. He describes his experiences there, including patrolling the island and combat with the Japanese. In February of 1945 they traveled to Iwo Jima, where he describes their work on the island and getting shot. He was discharged in the winter of 1945.
Date: January 30, 2018
Creator: Elias, Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Ernst, January 6, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Ernst, January 6, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Ernst. Ernst joined the Army and was assigned to an artillery unit in the 75th Infantry Division. He landed in France in October, 1944 and fought at the Battle of the Bulge attached to the 101st Airborne Division. He served briefly as a forward artillery observer. When the war ended, Ernst stayed in the Army and served in Korea and Vietnam.
Date: January 6, 2018
Creator: Ernst, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arnold Abbott, January 20, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arnold Abbott, January 20, 2018

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Arnold Abbott. Abbott was born in 1924. He dropped out of college to join the US Army in 1942. While undergoing basic training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, Abbott witnessed practiced segregation and consequently became involved in civil rights issues. He recalls that he did not finish basic training, and was sent to Newport News, Virginia where he was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division. He tells of being involved in action in North Africa, and Italy. Abbott returned to the US after the war.
Date: January 20, 2018
Creator: Abbott, Arnold
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, January 10, 2018] (open access)

[News Release: Comptroller Distributes Sales Tax Revenue, January 10, 2018]

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for January 2018 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.
Date: January 10, 2018
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplemental Membership certificate, Brady Marshall Cope, II] (open access)

[Supplemental Membership certificate, Brady Marshall Cope, II]

A supplemental membership certificate for Brady Marshall Cope, II certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of James Roddy(e). The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General.
Date: January 19, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
TXSSAR Arlington Chapter No. 7 Monthly Meeting Agenda, January 13, 2018 (open access)

TXSSAR Arlington Chapter No. 7 Monthly Meeting Agenda, January 13, 2018

A document that lists the agenda for the January 13 meeting of the Arlington Chapter of TXSSAR. Sections are given to each formal portion of the meeting's proceedings and smaller notes are included beneath the larger headers.
Date: January 13, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer's Report, January 13, 2018 (open access)

TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer's Report, January 13, 2018

TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7, treasurer's report for January 2018. The report was written by TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer Dennis Walton.
Date: January 13, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bronze Service Medal ceremony rules and context] (open access)

[Bronze Service Medal ceremony rules and context]

A document that provides information about the Bronze CAR-SAR Medals of Appreciation that explains its meaning and purpose in awarding it. There is also a mention of the dress-code for presenting the award.
Date: January 17, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meeting Minutes for TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7, January 13, 2018 (open access)

Meeting Minutes for TXSSAR Arlington Chapter #7, January 13, 2018

A document that records the meeting minutes from the January 13 meeting of the Arlington Chapter of TXSSAR. Sections are given to each formal portion of the meeting's proceedings and smaller notes are included beneath the larger headers.
Date: January 13, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Description of travel plans with modals (open access)

Transcription: Description of travel plans with modals

Transcription of Sumshot Khular discussing what it's like to travel to the USA with Daniel Tholung, Shobhana Chelliah, and Mary Burke. This conversation took place in Sumshot's living room on the January 11, 2018 in Thamlakhuren village, Chandel district, Manipur.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi & Khular, Sumshot
System: The UNT Digital Library
D-Link adding Sunday service, changing streetcar, trolley connections (open access)

D-Link adding Sunday service, changing streetcar, trolley connections

News release about modifications being made to DART's free D-Link bus service.
Date: January 22, 2018
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lois Shaw and Evelyn Shields, January 23, 2018

Transcript of an interview with Lois Lorraine Green Shaw and Evelyn Mills Shields who have been friends for 49 years and live on the same street. Lois Shaw moved to Kerrville with her husband. She attended nursing school and worked in the operating room at Sid Peterson Hospital for many years, and later as a geriatrics administrator at a care facility. She is active in her church, St. Paul Methodist, and has served on many community boards. She and her husband Charles (deceased) had seven children. Evelyn Shields graduated from Doyle High School, she worked as therapist at Kerrville State Hospital for 33 years. She enjoys cooking and is active in her church, Mount Olive Baptist. She and her husband Vernon (deceased) had four children. Both women are members of the Red Hatters. Photographs relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: January 23, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Shaw, Lois Lorraine Green & Shields, Evelyn Mills
System: The Portal to Texas History
[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: January 18, 2018] (open access)

[TXSSAR McKinney Chapter #63 meeting minutes: January 18, 2018]

Minutes for the January 18, 2018 TXSSAR meeting, held by the McKinney chapter.
Date: January 18, 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wants/Needs Listing January 2018 (open access)

Wants/Needs Listing January 2018

Document containing a list of needs for the TXSSAR McKinney Chapter in January, 2018. The list is split into subsections titled, "Volunteer Needs," "General Post Funds," "Gift Cards," "Comfort Items," and "Recreation Wish List."
Date: January 2018
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
System: The UNT Digital Library