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Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report (open access)

Upper Barker Watershed Flood Protection Planning Study Final Report

Report on a flood protection and management plan for the Upper Barker Watershed.
Date: June 26, 2015
Creator: Halff Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region H, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region H describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, water management strategies, water conservation methods, drought response plans, financing methods, and the process of creation of the plan.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Region H Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015

Transcript of interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, a County Judge in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. Pollard recounts his time going to school at Tivy Elementary, Tivy Junior High, and Tivy High School, his education at the University of Texas and South Texas College of Law, and his law practice.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Collins, Kelli
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1139, Chapter 1182 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1139, Chapter 1182

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government, the composition of certain juvenile boards, and the increase of certain filing fees.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2007, Chapter 903 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2007, Chapter 903

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 219; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 658, Chapter 91 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 658, Chapter 91

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of a campus of the Texas State Technical College System in Fort Bend County.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1982, Chapter 928 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1982, Chapter 928

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the University of Houston.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4196, Chapter 889 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4196, Chapter 889

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 65 of Fort Bend County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds payable from taxes.
Date: June 18, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4174, Chapter 669 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4174, Chapter 669

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of a defined area in the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4126, Chapter 63 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4126, Chapter 63

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 218; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2547, Chapter 781 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2547, Chapter 781

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Fort Bend County.
Date: June 17, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1068, Chapter 132 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1068, Chapter 132

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 216; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: May 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2092, Chapter 57 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2092, Chapter 57

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the road powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.
Date: May 22, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4141, Chapter 137 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4141, Chapter 137

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 191; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date: May 28, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Rob Giardinelli, Carolyn Farb and Lance Avery Morgan at Apollo 13 Celebration]

Photograph of (l-r) Rob Giardinelli, Carolyn Farb, and Lance Avery Morgan on the black carpet at the Western Airways Airport Hangar in Sugar Land, Texas, during a celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission.
Date: May 12, 2015
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Brazos Bend State Park

Map of Brazos Bend State Park near Needville in Fort Bend County, Texas showing campsites, access routes, trails for biking and hiking, and park amenities. There is also information about park regulations and alligator safety included on the map.
Date: February 2015
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Archeological Survey of the Proposed 750 Acre Joseph S. And Lucie H. Cullinan Park, Fort Bend County, Texas (open access)

An Archeological Survey of the Proposed 750 Acre Joseph S. And Lucie H. Cullinan Park, Fort Bend County, Texas

Photocopy of a report on an archeological survey of the proposed Joseph S. and Lucie H. Cullinan Park in Fort Bend County, Texas conducted in 1991. The survey found numerous prehistoric and historic sites indicating intense utilization from Texas prehistory into the early twentieth century. The final page of the document is an invoice listing the costs of retrieving and copying the report billed to Reginald Moore by the Texas Historical Commission Archeological Division.
Date: 2015
Creator: Moore Archeological Consulting
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intensive Mechanically Augmented Survey and Construction Monitoring of the 21-Acre Ace Center Music Hall, City of Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas (open access)

Intensive Mechanically Augmented Survey and Construction Monitoring of the 21-Acre Ace Center Music Hall, City of Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, Texas

Report on an intensive mechanically augmented cultural resources survey of the proposed 21.5 acre Ace Center Music Hall in Fort Bend County, Texas, detailing the methods used in the study, and the study's findings that the land had never previously been developed and that no cultural resources would be impacted by the development of the area.
Date: April 2015
Creator: Ralph, Ron & Clark, Reign
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015

Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, a County Judge in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. Pollard recounts his time going to school at Tivy Elementary, Tivy Junior High, and Tivy High School, his education at the University of Texas and South Texas College of Law, and his law practice.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pollard, Thomas Waddell
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, November 17, 2015

Interview with Thomas Waddell Pollard, a County Judge in Kerr County, from Kerrville, Texas. Pollard recounts his time going to school at Tivy Elementary, Tivy Junior High, and Tivy High School, his education at the University of Texas and South Texas College of Law, and his law practice.
Date: November 17, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pollard, Thomas Waddell
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History