Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding (open access)

Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding

Clipping of article, "Reyes says LULAC request to halt Torres trial was misunderstanding," by Tom Moran, published in the Houston Chronicle on September 10, 1977.
Date: September 10, 1977
Creator: Moran, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in" (open access)

"Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in"

Clipping of an article, "Oh, my God, they've really thrown him in" by Gary Taylor, published in The Houston Post on September 16, 1977. The article covers hearings regarding accusations that Houston policemen beat Joe Torres and pushed him into Buffalo Bayou. The document includes the front page story as well as the continuation on page 19A.
Date: September 16, 1977
Creator: Taylor, Gary
System: The Portal to Texas History
LULAC Chief Blasts President (open access)

LULAC Chief Blasts President

Copy of an article titled "LULAC Chief Blasts President" by Karen Tumulty published in The San Antonio Light on Sunday, July 31, 1977. The article discusses League of United Latin American Citizens National President Ruben Bonilla's comments and discontentment with President Jimmy Carter.
Date: July 31, 1977
Creator: Tumulty, Karen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas accomplice law could resurface when Derese testifies in trial (open access)

Texas accomplice law could resurface when Derese testifies in trial

Newspaper clipping containing an article from a 1977 issue of the Houston Post discussing a trial in which Paula Cantrell Derese will testify against Vernon E. McManus regarding a capital murder case. It also gives background about previous instances of the relevant Texas law regarding court appearances by persons implicated in crimes. The reverse side of the clipping includes an article about a highway to be built in Louisiana using clam shells and an advertisement for The Houston Post.
Date: January 30, 1977
Creator: Flynn, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping for John J. Herrera's appointment to LULAC National Legal Advisor - 1977] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping for John J. Herrera's appointment to LULAC National Legal Advisor - 1977]

Short newspaper article announcing John J. Herrera's appointment to the position of National Legal Advisor for LULAC by newly-elected LULAC president Ed Morga. A photograph of Herrera accompanies the piece.
Date: 1977
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History