Texas Register, Volume 29, Number 48, Pages 10849-11196, November 26, 2004 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 29, Number 48, Pages 10849-11196, November 26, 2004

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 Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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: November 26, 2004
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending November 22, 1986 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending November 22, 1986

Weekly report of the Texas Agricultural Statistics Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending October 18 to the week ending November 22, during 1985 and 1986 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: November 26, 1986
Creator: Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parole Guidelines Annual Report: 2008 (open access)

Texas Parole Guidelines Annual Report: 2008

An annual report describing the history of parole guidelines, their components, other information about applying the guidelines, and related information.
Date: November 26, 2008
Creator: Texas. Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combination Farming Implement. (open access)

Combination Farming Implement.

Patent for "agricultural implements and particularly to soil tilling machines of the rotary type" (lines 9-11) ... "of simple and improved construction embodying a carrying frame, a swingingly supported adjustable frame, and a rotary tilling device mounted on the swinging frame for direct engagement with the ground" (lines 13-18).
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Corbin, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 46, Pages 7925-8144, November 26, 2021 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 46, Pages 7925-8144, November 26, 2021

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: November 26, 2021
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Preventable Disease News, Volume 48, Number 47, November 26, 1988 (open access)

Texas Preventable Disease News, Volume 48, Number 47, November 26, 1988

Newsletter of the Texas Bureau of Disease Control and Epidemiology discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to health in Texas.
Date: November 26, 1988
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Disease Control and Epidemiology.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Preventable Disease News, Volume 43, Number 47, November 26, 1983 (open access)

Texas Preventable Disease News, Volume 43, Number 47, November 26, 1983

Newsletter of the Texas Bureau of Disease Control and Epidemiology discussing the news, activities, and events of the organization and other information related to health in Texas.
Date: November 26, 1983
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Disease Control and Epidemiology.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nueces River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2013 (open access)

Nueces River Authority Annual Financial Report: 2013

Annual financial report of the Nueces River Authority for FY 2013.
Date: November 26, 2013
Creator: Nueces River Authority (Tex.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Parks & Wildlife News, November 26, 1980 (open access)

Texas Parks & Wildlife News, November 26, 1980

Weekly newsletter discussing natural resources, parks, hunting and fishing, and other information related to the outdoors in Texas.
Date: November 26, 1980
Creator: Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Cutter (open access)

Wire-Cutter

Patent for a wire cutter specifically for hay bale ties.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Grogan, Edward W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window Curtain Clasp and Holder (open access)

Window Curtain Clasp and Holder

Patent for improvement in window curtain clasps and holders. It is a window curtain clasp used to secure drapes using a U shaped fixture.
Date: November 26, 1902
Creator: Murray, Rebecca F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lock. (open access)

Lock.

Patent for an invention that relates to locks. "The prime object of the invention is to provide a supplemental locking device for the holding element, which is entirely separate from the usual locking mechanism, so that should one unacquainted with the lock attempt to open it in the ordinary manner by operating said usual mechanism the holding element will still be securely locked and the attempt would thus be frustrated." (Lines 14-21) Illustration is included.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Rodrigo, Hendrick
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator (open access)

Indicator

Patent for indicator "for vessels by which to show accurately and readily the draft of the vessel, as well as any list and pitch that may exist" (lines 8-11) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Bennison, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Valve (open access)

Valve

Patent for a valve for rotary steam engines.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Faulkner, Thomas F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner

Patent for a liquid fuel burner for steam engine boilers.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Willis, Charles W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lawn-Mower. (open access)

Lawn-Mower.

Patent for a new and improved lawn mower that "consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts." (lines 13-14), including description and illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1901
Creator: Stewart, Henry E. & Stewart, Luther F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in bale-ties (open access)

Improvement in bale-ties

Patent for cotton bale ties, involving a lateral arm. Includes illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1872
Creator: Lloyd, Arnold
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trace Attachment. (open access)

Trace Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved trace attachment. This design "relates to an improvement in couplings for tug-straps, and has for its object to provide a simple, economical, and durable device, capable of convenient manipulation, and whereby the tug-strap may be expeditiously attached to the cockeye of the whiffletree or detached therefrom" (lines 8-14).
Date: November 26, 1889
Creator: Turman, William F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Means for Taking Up Wear on Vehicle-Axles (open access)

Means for Taking Up Wear on Vehicle-Axles

Patent for an "apparatus for taking up wear upon vehicle axles" (lines 17-18). Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Short, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump (open access)

Pump

Patent for high pressure water pump with improved arrangement of and contact between internal pumps in order to create higher water pressure. For use by fire fighters and at pump stations, including illustrations.
Date: November 26, 1918
Creator: Raynes, Clarence R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Umbrella-Stand. (open access)

Umbrella-Stand.

Patent for an umbrella-stand. It is meant to display umbrellas, parasols, walking-canes, etc. The frame is made from tubing secured by wire, a channeled plate along the sides of the frame, and the base is adapted to support umbrella tips.
Date: November 26, 1895
Creator: Perry, Thomas C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Door (open access)

Grain-Door

Patent for a grain car door that keeps the grain securely in the railroad car.
Date: November 26, 1912
Creator: Gradick, Wiley, Sr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hair-Spring Locator (open access)

Hair-Spring Locator

Patent for a hair spring locator, a tool used to locate and measure the hair spring of a watch. Illustrations included.
Date: November 26, 1907
Creator: Friedman, Bernhard Zadoc
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tent and Attachment. (open access)

Tent and Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved tent. This design is "to provide a tent-frame in such a manner that it may be readily folded into small compass, and which when extended for use will be very strong and serviceable" (lines 14-17). To this end, it consists of a cap, "of the rafters pivoted in the walls of said recesses and having their ends formed with a short incline or bevel and a longer or different incline or bevel" (lines 1-4).
Date: November 26, 1889
Creator: Turner, Epraim Meral
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History