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Bottle
Patent for a new and useful improvements in bottles. This invention is to "provide an improved vessel of this class the neck of which is formed in such manner and provided with attachments so constructed that when the vessel has been filled and the attachment applied the vessel may be emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or reused" (line 12- 18).
Date:
December 14, 1897
Creator:
Saunders, David Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie
Patent for a new and improved bale tie. This invention is to "provide a new and improved bale-tie which is simple and durable in construction, not liable to become accidentally unlocked, and arranged to permit its use on ordinary compresses" (line 7 - 11).
Date:
December 14, 1897
Creator:
Edmonston, Thomax Cole
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Acetylene Gas Generator.
Patent for a acetylene gas generator which combines "both a generator and a gasometer the parts of which are so arranged as to render the machine efficient and entirely automatic in action, as well as inexpensive of production." (lines 16-20) including illustrations.
Date:
October 14, 1902
Creator:
Reynolds, Pearl P. & Reynolds, Jerry J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing Mechanism
Patent for a casing mechanism for placing in oil wells to block water flow.
Date:
February 14, 1911
Creator:
Stewart, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cross-Head
Patent for a cross-head for piston pumps which helps prevent breakage of the other pump parts.
Date:
September 14, 1909
Creator:
Dubuque, Arthur
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0367
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 Harris County Animal Control must provide to a private corporation that contracts with the City of Houston information made confidential under chapter 826 of the Health and Safety Code (RQ-0338-GA)
Date:
October 14, 2005
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-232
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, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Eligibility for membership of the Harris County Bail Bond Board and related questions
Date:
November 14, 1984
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: S-70
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 Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of justices of the peace in Harris County to retain fees collected as Notary Public, as local registrar and fees collected for the performance of marriage ceremonies.
Date:
July 14, 1953
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1415
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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legality of lease contract between Harris County and Houston Sports Association, Inc., together with proposed supplemental contract.
Date:
August 14, 1962
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Internal-Combustion Engines.
Patent for an invention relating to the attachment for internal combustion engines that will provide moisture through the form of liquid or vapors. Other objectives and illustrations of invention are included.
Date:
August 14, 1917
Creator:
Potts, Hugh
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Core-Barrel.
Patent for a core barrel for use in rotary drilling of oil or water wells, that will allow for easy extraction of the upwardly extending column of material.
Date:
October 14, 1919
Creator:
Humason, Granville A. & Childs, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight.
Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Head, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Charge Firing Pin
Patent for a new improvement in Charge - Firing Pens by John N. Swanson. Designed for bombs and torpedoes to create a simple firing pen mechanism that is simple, yet prevents accidental detonation of munitions
Date:
January 14, 1918
Creator:
Swanson, John N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3782, Chapter 1302
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the right to remove property encroaching on areas owned or controlled by the Harris County Flood Control District.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4731, Chapter 1011
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the name and powers of the Harris County Improvement District No. 17; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose a tax.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1824, Chapter 1286
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the sale and taking of sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell, including the use of funds collected from the sale of those materials and the taking of those materials from the San Jacinto River and its tributaries.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Drill Bit
Patent for improvements in drill bits, particularly in the application used in drilling in soft formations, such as clay, gumbo, or similar material. The purpose of the invention is to provide a way to prevent the sticking of material to the drill and drill collar while the drilling operation is being performed.
Date:
February 14, 1922
Creator:
Childs, William L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Locking Device
Patent for improvements to automatic locking devices when turned one direction with illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1918
Creator:
Dixon, Thomas K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 965, Chapter 1279
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to updating references to certain former health services state agencies and certain terms used to describe persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities in the Education Code.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1915, Chapter 1346
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the board of pilot commissioners for Harris County ports.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 519, Chapter 1035
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 288 in Harris County as the Barbara Jordan Memorial Parkway.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4686, Chapter 1262
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 478; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4662, Chapter 1257
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.
Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date:
November 14, 1922
Creator:
Sands, Edward E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History