Building Structure (open access)

Building Structure

Patent for a building support structure for bridges, buildings, dams, etc. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Morton, Milo A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Top Support (open access)

Buggy-Top Support

Patent for a supporting mechanism for the top of a buggy or vehicle while it is being lowered or traversing rough terrain. Illustrations included.
Date: May 5, 1908
Creator: Elms, Joab
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crude-Oil Burner (open access)

Crude-Oil Burner

Patent for an oil feeder designed to burn crude oil. It features a carbon deposit chamber and a vent pipe.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Hartung, Theodore A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Filling Bottles. (open access)

Apparatus for Filling Bottles.

Patent for an "apparatus for filling bottles with crude petroleum, turpentine, and other liquids; and its object is to provide an improved construction which shall possess superior advantages with respect to efficiency in operation" (lines 14-19).
Date: May 5, 1896
Creator: McKay, Felix Early
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boot or Shoe Brace. (open access)

Boot or Shoe Brace.

Patent for a new and improved brace for shoes and boots. This design "relates to a brace adapted to be applied to boots and shoes, and is designed as a brace for the counter, heel, and instep; and it has for its object to provide a brace . . . which shall be simple in its construction, one that may be readily and easily applied, and manufactured and supplied at a slight cost" (lines 9-16).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Awalt, Jessee C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for a new and improved churn. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a suitable frame having a fly-wheel mounted in bearings thereof, and a wrist-pin on said fly-wheel, of the lever pivoted to the frame at one end" (lines 95-98). Further, it consists in "carrying a pivoted dasher at its other end, said lever having a slot or opening to receive the wrist-pin, a crank-arm, a treadle pivoted to the frame at one end, and carrying a handle at its other end, and a rod connecting the treadle and crank-arm" (lines 1-6).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Rogers, William Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Dasher. (open access)

Churn Dasher.

Patent for a new and improved churn dasher. This design, "[a]s an article of manufacture, [consists in] the conical or concavo-convex churn dasher having a circular rim, the air cups or cells, the arms, and the raised nave or center portion, all of concavo-convex shape in their transverse sections" (lines 28-33).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Hale, James F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "relates to a car-coupling constructed with draw-heads having stationary hooks and recesses in their sides, and provided with pivoted hooks held in place by springs, and provided with a trip plate and lever, and with chains and a lever, whereby the cars will couple themselves when run together, can be readily uncoupled, will uncouple themselves when thrown from the track, and can be prevented from coupling when run together" (lines 23-32).
Date: May 5, 1885
Creator: Griffin, James Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap. (open access)

Animal-Trap.

Patent for improvements in animal-traps that would be capable of catching two animals; to set the trap, bait is placed upon the hooked ends of the bait-hooks, the jaws are elevated and retained in a position by the link-catches, which have the lower hooked ends engaging the trigger, which has its free end engaging the eye at the inner end of the bait hooks, thus setting the trap, (lines 66-73) ready to catch animals. Illustration is included.
Date: May 5, 1891
Creator: Anderson, Henry Clay
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Balance-Staff for Watches. (open access)

Balance-Staff for Watches.

Patent for improvements in balance-staffs for watches by “strengthen and increase the durability of the pivots or journals of the staff while reducing the friction to a minimum” (lines 16-19), included illustration.
Date: May 5, 1891
Creator: Cooper, Jonathan H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 17, Number 33, Pages 3191-3282, May 5, 1992 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 17, Number 33, Pages 3191-3282, May 5, 1992

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 5, 1992
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 90, Chapter 8 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 90, Chapter 8

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to adoption of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Date: May 5, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 997, Chapter 10 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 997, Chapter 10

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the administration of and exemptions from the gas production tax.
Date: May 5, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 346, Chapter 9 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 346, Chapter 9

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to information submitted to and maintained in the immunization registry after an individual becomes an adult.
Date: May 5, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 20, Number 34, Pages 3277-3389, May 5, 1995 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 20, Number 34, Pages 3277-3389, May 5, 1995

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 5, 1995
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 9 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 9

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate honoring Green Acres Baptist Church in Tyler on its 50th anniversary.
Date: May 5, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1052 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1052

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The legality of investing the Permanent University Fund in bonds of common and independent school districts of Texas.
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1053 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1053

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Validity of the Commission's order of February 8, 1950, entered in Motor Carrier Docket No. 3658, upon an application to divide certificate No. 3079.
Date: May 5, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 6, Number 33, Pages 1589-1640, May 5, 1981 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 6, Number 33, Pages 1589-1640, May 5, 1981

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 5, 1981
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 12, Number 33, Pages 1429-1477, May 5, 1987 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 12, Number 33, Pages 1429-1477, May 5, 1987

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: May 5, 1987
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-43 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-43

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, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Permissible investments of Teacher Retirement System and related questions (RQ-1174)
Date: May 5, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-44 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-44

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, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether, under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure under article 11.07, section 3(b), the prosecuting attorney and court clerk may agree to substitute another method of service for service by certified mail, return receipt requested (RQ-1227)
Date: May 5, 1999
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5249 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-5249

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under provisions of Article 4350, T. A. C. S., should the Comptroller of Public Accounts issue warrant in payment of benefit claim to Frank Edward Benoit?
Date: May 5, 1943
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-66 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-66

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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; If the Legislature passes a general appropriation bill for one year only, does Article III, Section 49a of the Texas Constitution require sufficient cash and revenue to become available during the one-year period covered by the bill?
Date: May 5, 1967
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History