[Agreement regarding petition, Augustine Picaso vs.Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas - 1951-12-03] (open access)

[Agreement regarding petition, Augustine Picaso vs.Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas - 1951-12-03]

Agreement regarding petition of Augustine Picaso versus Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas, dated December 3, 1951. This is the rendering of final agreement following the hearing of the above petition before the Commissioner of Education of the State of Texas, J. W. Edgar. It was agreed that segregation practices in Nixon Independent School District shall cease with regards to children of Latin-American descent.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Edgar, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Court indictment, United States of America vs. Ernesto Herrera, Arnulfo Jimenez Torres, and Trinidad Lopez Fierros - 1951-09-24] (open access)

[Court indictment, United States of America vs. Ernesto Herrera, Arnulfo Jimenez Torres, and Trinidad Lopez Fierros - 1951-09-24]

District Court of the United States indictment for the case of United States of America versus Ernesto Herrera, Arnulfo Jimenez Torres, and Trinidad Lopez Fierros. The case concerns the unlawful acquisition, transfer, and sale of marijuana by the defendants.
Date: September 24, 1951
Creator: District Court of the United States
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Abel Cisneros - 1951-07-10] (open access)

[Affidavit from Abel Cisneros - 1951-07-10]

Statement from Abel Cisneros, President of Wharton County LULAC Council Number 170, notarized by Isabel S. Rivera, dated July 10, 1951. This statement is concerning a discriminatory incident in which three men of Mexican descent were refused service on grounds of their race.
Date: July 10, 1951
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda] (open access)

[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda]

Notarized statement of Jesus Chavez sworn before Notary Public Minerva H. Garcia on August 23, possibly 1951. This was a certification that payment was received from Frank DeAnda in full payment of damages to Chavez's truck. Chavez also asks for dismissal of his case against Frank DeAnda.
Date: 1951?
Creator: Chavez, Jesus
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda] (open access)

[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda]

Notarized statement of Jesus Chavez sworn before Notary Public Minerva H. Garcia on August 23, possibly 1951. This was a certification that payment was received from Frank DeAnda in full payment of damages to Chavez's truck. Chavez also asks for dismissal of his case against Frank DeAnda.
Date: 1951?
Creator: Chavez, Jesus
System: The Portal to Texas History