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Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0053 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0053

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: Eligibility for forgiveness of a B-OnTime loan (RQ-0034-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0054 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0054

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: Whether the common-law doctrine of ~ incompatibility prohibits simultaneous service as a county sheriff and a member of the board of trustees of a school district (RQ-0036-KP).
Date: December 21, 2015
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Julius Erdos, December 22, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Julius Erdos, December 22, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Julius Erdos. Erdos joined the Army Air Forces in April, 1943. After basic, he went to Biloxi to train as an engine mechanic. In January 1944 Erdos went to Tinian to be a B-29 mechanic. He returned to the US in December. Erdos shares several anecdotes about his time in the service.
Date: December 22, 2015
Creator: Erdos, Julius
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul Medley, December 22, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul Medley, December 22, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Paul Scott Medley. Medley joined the Navy around the spring of 1943. In late summer, he deployed to Tulagi in the Solomon Islands. He then served as Seaman First Class aboard USS Crescent City (APA-21), and traveled across the equator, where he shares his pollywog hazing stories. His battle station aboard the ship was loading ammunition in the anti-aircraft and five-inch guns. He shares combat experiences in shuttling Marines aboard a Higgins boat at Guadalcanal and for the invasions of Peleliu and Leyte. Medley shares experiences of kamikaze planes trying to attack the Crescent City. He returned home in late 1945.
Date: December 22, 2015
Creator: Medley, Paul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ride DART and TRE for Free New Year's Eve (open access)

Ride DART and TRE for Free New Year's Eve

News release about DART's adjusted service schedule on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and the agencies partnership with MillerCoors to provide free public transit rides in order to reduce the number of intoxicated drivers.
Date: December 29, 2015
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Thomas, December 30, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Thomas, December 30, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Lee Thomas. Thomas joined the Army in December 1944. He describes his training in intelligence and reconnaissance. Thomas was sent to the Philippines as a replacement and details going through a typhoon en route. He arrived in Manila after the city had been recaptured and was assigned to the Military Police. Thomas discusses some of the incidents he encountered during his duties including looking for a murder suspect and raiding a house of ill repute. He also served as a guard for General MacArthur in Manila and mentions how well he was fed in the kitchen during his shifts. Thomas returned to the US and was discharged in December of 1946.
Date: December 30, 2015
Creator: Thomas, Robert Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History