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Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall owner Elaine Crider Hurt, including photographs of family, the awards Elaine received, newspaper clippings illustrating the history of Crider's and the difficulties caused by family feuds and natural disasters, ads for Crider's, and illustrations.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Betty Wildman Braswell, November 1, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Betty Wildman Braswell, November 1, 2018

Edited transcript of an interview with Betty Jean Braswell, discussing what she remembers about growing up in Kerrville and having polio as a child, as well as information about her family and career as a teacher and business owner. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: November 1, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Braswell, Betty Jean Wildman
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Amos Lee Smith, March 1, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Amos Lee Smith, March 1, 1998

Interview with Amos Lee Smith, a rancher from Center Point, Texas. Mr. Smith tells stories from his childhood, the years during the Depression, sheep ranching, his various occupations, and his activity in the local Methodist church.
Date: March 1, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Smith, Amos Lee
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Maria Silva Ayala Garza, December 1, 2009 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Maria Silva Ayala Garza, December 1, 2009

Interview with Maria Silva Ayala Garza, descendant of Mexicans born in Mexican territory that is now in Texas, from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Garza talks about her family's history in the area before it became incorporated into Texas. She also talks about growing up in Kerrville, as well as local people and places. Included in the interview are pictures of Mrs. Garza and her family, on pages 28-32.
Date: December 1, 2009
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Rhodes, Laura & Garza, Maria Silva Ayala
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, November 1, 2001

Interview with Elaine Crider Hurt, the most current owner of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall, from Kerrville, Texas. Elaine tells the story of her parents' ranch and the start of Crider's Rodeo & Dancehall in 1925, where dances, concerts, and other events are still held. She discusses the continuing success of the Crider's, despite struggles to keep it open during rough times, including when a large oak tree ruined the dance floor.
Date: November 1, 2001
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Hurt, Elaine Crider
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Laura M. Patton, February 1, 1998

Interview with Laura M. Patton, whose father built the popular Arcadia Theatre, from Kerrville, Texas. Laura relates the history of the Arcadia Theatre, a well-known attraction in Kerrville, and describes some of the other local businesses and cultural phenomena in the area.
Date: February 1, 1998
Creator: O'Hara, Peggy & Patton, Laura M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Articles of Agreement Between Edward B. Leigh and W. D. C. Burney, March 1, 1887] (open access)

[Articles of Agreement Between Edward B. Leigh and W. D. C. Burney, March 1, 1887]

Articles of agreement prepared "by and between W. D. C. Burney...and Edward B. Leigh of St. Louis Mo." This agreement was for the sale of a piece of land for the sum of four hundred dollars; W. D. C. Burney promises to "make and deliver to the said E. D. Leigh, a good and sufficient deed."
Date: March 1, 1887
Creator: Leigh, Edward B. & Burney, W. D. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0244 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0244

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the judge of the Kerr County constitutional county court must hear certain matters at the Kerrville State Hospital and is entitled to a salary supplement for doing so (RQ-0197-GA)
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0621 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0621

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Status of Kerr County Airport Authority (RQ-0643-GA)
Date: May 1, 2008
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History