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Captain John R. Hughes: Lone Star Ranger

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Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger is the first full and complete modern biography of a man who served as a Texas Ranger from 1887 until early 1915. He came to the attention of the Rangers after doggedly trailing horse thieves for nearly a year and recovering his stolen stock. After helping Ranger Ira Aten track down another fugitive from justice, Hughes then joined Company D of the Texas Rangers on Aten’s recommendation, intending to stay for only a few months; he remained in the service for nearly thirty years. When Sgt. Charles Fusselman was killed by bandits, Hughes took his place. When Captain Frank Jones was killed by bandits in 1893, Hughes was named captain of Company D. As captain, Hughes and his men searched the border and identified every bandit involved in the killing of Jones. They all received justice. Toward the end of his career Hughes became a senior captain based in Austin, and in 1915, having served as a captain and ranger longer than any other man, he retired from the force. His later years were happy ones, with traveling and visiting friends and relatives. He became a Texas icon and national celebrity, receiving more …
Date: February 15, 2011
Creator: Parsons, Chuck
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence: A Report to the Governor and the 82nd Texas Legislature (open access)

Tax Exemptions & Tax Incidence: A Report to the Governor and the 82nd Texas Legislature

This report estimates the value of each exemption, exclusion, discount, deduction, special accounting method, credit, refund, and special appraisal available under Texas' sales, franchise, gasoline, and motor vehicle sale taxes, as well as under the property tax levied by Texas School Districts. (A Message From The Comptroller).
Date: February 28, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corral Traps for Feral Hogs (open access)

Corral Traps for Feral Hogs

This document provides information on corral traps for feral hogs.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Lewis, Chancey; Berg, Matt; Dictson, Nikki; Gallagher, Jim; McFarland, Mark & Cathey, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Placing and Baiting Feral Hog Traps (open access)

Placing and Baiting Feral Hog Traps

This document provides information on federal hog traps for AgriLife Extension Texas A & M System.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Lewis, Chancey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Box traps for feral hogs (open access)

Box traps for feral hogs

This document provides information on box traps for feral hogs.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Lewis, Chancey
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

This document provides information on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) area, regional, and Watermaster office locations.
Date: February 12, 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
NUCLEAR FORENSICS ANALYSIS CENTER FORENSIC ANALYSIS TO DATA INTERPRETATION (open access)

NUCLEAR FORENSICS ANALYSIS CENTER FORENSIC ANALYSIS TO DATA INTERPRETATION

The Nuclear Forensics Analysis Center (NFAC) is part of Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and is one of only two USG National Laboratories accredited to perform nuclear forensic analyses to the requirements of ISO 17025. SRNL NFAC is capable of analyzing nuclear and radiological samples from bulk material to ultra-trace samples. NFAC provides analytical support to the FBI's Radiological Evidence Examination Facility (REEF), which is located within SRNL. REEF gives the FBI the capability to perform traditional forensics on material that is radiological and/or is contaminated. SRNL is engaged in research and development efforts to improve the USG technical nuclear forensics capabilities. Research includes improving predictive signatures and developing a database containing comparative samples.
Date: February 7, 2011
Creator: Nichols, T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appraisal Review Board Manual, 2011 (open access)

Appraisal Review Board Manual, 2011

This manual is designed to help newly appointed ARB members finds answers to the many questions they will encounter in their work and to help them perform their duties effectively.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mother Neff State Park Redevelopment Plan (open access)

Mother Neff State Park Redevelopment Plan

This document provides information on the master plan that is meant to characterize public use zones and to program the facilities and infrastructure to support public use and operation at Mother Neff State Park.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment] (open access)

[Program: Race, Voting Rights, Census, and the 15th Amendment]

Program and photograph book for a lecture event on African American civil rights produced by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters on February 19, 2011 at the Academy.
Date: February 2011
Creator: Black Academy of Arts and Letters
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 26, No. 2, Pages 841 to 1640, January 31 - February 11, 2011 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 26, No. 2, Pages 841 to 1640, January 31 - February 11, 2011

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: February 2011
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
System: The UNT Digital Library