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Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas. (open access)

Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas.

This document is a message to Texas legislature from Governor J. S. Hogg. The document was a call to action concerning the matters of: railroad bonds and stocks, municipal indebtedness, land corporations, the railway commission, land and county boundaries, state banks, public education, mechanics' liens, convict labor, indigent ex-confederates, taxation, criminal laws, deadly weapons, lotteries, injunctions, stock quarantine, charities, board of pardon advisers, and the overall condition of the state of Texas.
Date: January 12, 1893
Creator: Hogg, J.S. (James S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Bastrop County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Bastrop County, Texas

Text describing climate, agriculture, and soils of Bastrop County, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Winston, R. A. (Robert Alonzo); Meeker, F. N.; Eckman, O. L.; Lyman, W. S.; Schroeder, Frank C.; Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) et al.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Cooper Area, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Smith, H. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reconnoissance soil survey of south-central Texas (open access)

Reconnoissance soil survey of south-central Texas

Soil survey of 19 counties in south-central Texas. "The area includes all of Crockett, Schleicher, Menard, Mason, Llano, Burnet, Blanco, Gillespie, Kimble, Sutton, Valverde, Edwards, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, and Comal Counties and the greater parts of Hays and Travis Counties . . . ." Text describes the area, climate, agriculture, soils, irrigation, and alkali of these counties.
Date: June 12, 1915
Creator: Kocher, A. E. (Arthur E.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
52nd Annual Convention State Firemen's Association of Texas (open access)

52nd Annual Convention State Firemen's Association of Texas

This program contains information about the Denton Fire Department, a biographical sketch about W. J. Austin, descendant of Stephen F. Austin and former president of the State Firemen's Association, a list of officers and members of the Denton Fire Department, and several photographs of firemen and their equipment. The booklet also contains information about the mayor and city officials of Denton in 1928, a photograph of Denton city hall, a photograph of Godwin Hotel, and the schedule of events for the annual convention of the State Firemen's Association of Texas. Some information about other Denton County fire departments is included. The program also contains several advertisements for Texas and Denton County businesses.
Date: 1928-06-12~
Creator: State Firemen's Association of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
The ceremony to be observed at the dedication of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Fort Worth, Texas, June 12, 1900, by the M. W. Grand Lodge of Texas (open access)

The ceremony to be observed at the dedication of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Fort Worth, Texas, June 12, 1900, by the M. W. Grand Lodge of Texas

A pamphlet with the schedule for the planned dedication ceremony of the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home in Fort Worth.
Date: June 12, 1900
Creator: Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Base Visit Book - Army - Fort Hood Texas (open access)

Base Visit Book - Army - Fort Hood Texas

Base Visit Book - Fort Hood Texas dated 22 June 2005
Date: July 12, 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, July 12, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, July 12, 1977

Interview with attorney and Democratic Representative L. DeWitt Hale from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also expresses his personal views on budget surplus, highway appropriations, the teacher retirement bill, Texas Monthly's ratings of legislators, public school financing, ad valorem taxation, and the Peveto Bill.
Date: July 12, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Kell Cahoon, October 24, 1967 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Kell Cahoon, October 24, 1967

Interview with former Texas House of Representatives Republican member and independent oil-man and geologist Frank K. Cahoon. The interview includes Cahoon's personal views on salaries for public school teachers, labor legislation, sales tax, liquor registration, appropriation bills, revisions in criminal code, lobby influence, and the future growth for the Republican party in Texas. Cahoon also talks about his thoughts on fellow politicians, his decision to switch career paths from business to politics, and his experiences as the only Republican representative in the Texas House.
Date: February 12, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Cahoon, Frank Kell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969

Interview with Alla Clary, former secretary to Representative Sam Rayburn, from McKinney, Texas. In the interview, Miss Clary discusses her personal experiences and recollections from her many years of service in the office of Congressman Rayburn in Washington D.C.
Date: August 12, 1969
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Clary, Alla
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, 1967-1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, 1967-1968

Interview with Mrs. James V. Allred, wife of former Governor James V. Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. The interview includes Allred's reminiscences of her husband's political career and her life in the Governor's Mansion.
Date: November 12, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale; Stephens, A. Ray & Allred, James V.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jerrell Shaw, January 12, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jerrell Shaw, January 12, 1983

Interview with businessman Jerrell Shaw Businessman from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Shaw reminisces about when he was a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College in 1956.
Date: January 12, 1983
Creator: Cummings, Randy; Marcello, Ronald E. & Shaw, Jerrell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Allan Shivers,  April 12, 1965 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Allan Shivers, April 12, 1965

Interview with former state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor of Texas (1950-57), Allan Shivers from Lufkin, Texas. The interview includes Shivers' observations on his career in the Texas Senate (1934-45), liquor control issue, pari-mutuel betting, lobbyists, oil politics, labor relations, comments about Governors James Allred and W. Lee O'Daniel, race for lieutenant governor in 1946, views on the operation of state government, education, Truman presidential race of 1948, tidelands oil, death of Governor Jester in 1949 and succession to governorship, gubernatorial election in 1950 and the Stevenson-Eisenhower campaign of 1952.
Date: April 12, 1965
Creator: Brewer, Thomas B. & Shivers, Allan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 12, 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 12, 1973

Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. Subjects discussed include freshmen senators, committee appointments, reform legislation, and the Comparative Negligence Bill. Mauzy also comments on fellow politicians Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: July 12, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, March 9, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, March 9, 1984

Interview with former Democratic Texas State Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, who was an attorney from Dallas, Texas. The interview includes the Senator's personal views and experiences as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. The interview also includes the Senator's thoughts on fellow politicians, midnight appointments, pay raises for teachers, taxation, appropriations, and the Jurisprudence Committee.
Date: June 12, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Pat Cheek, April 12, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Pat Cheek, April 12, 1988

Interview with schoolteacher and community activist Pat Cheek from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Cheek recollects her involvement as a member of the Denton Christian Women's Inter-Racial Fellowship in the 1960's and 1970's, as well as her memories of segregation, particularly in Denton. Cheek discusses her personal views and experiences when it comes to segregation, the street paving of the African American section in Denton, her decision to join the Fellowship, the group's activities, the involvement of husbands in group activities, the group's decision to disband, voter registration drives, and her lasting friendships.
Date: April 12, 1988
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Cheek, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015, Revised (open access)

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Requests for Legislative Appropriations: Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015, Revised

Revised report submitted by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles containing background information on the department, and summaries of requests for appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal years 2014 and 2015 with supporting documentation.
Date: September 12, 2012
Creator: Texas. Department of Motor Vehicles.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Hugh Burns Callaway] (open access)

[Journal of Hugh Burns Callaway]

Journal kept by Hugh Callaway from October 12th, 1991 to March 12th, 1993. Some of the entries discuss the murder of his significant other.
Date: 1991-10-12/1993-03-12
Creator: Callaway, Hugh Burns
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert D. Duvall, April 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Duvall, April 12, 1976

Interview with Navy veteran Robert D. Duvall. The interview includes Duvall's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Duvall, Robert D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willard G. Sheldon, June 12, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Willard G. Sheldon, June 12, 1976

Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Willard G. Sheldon. The interview includes Sheldon's personal experiences at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 12, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sheldon, Willard G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices (open access)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Area & Regional Offices

This document provides information on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) area, regional, and Watermaster office locations.
Date: February 12, 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $559 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $559 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of monthly sales tax revenues to local governments.
Date: September 12, 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $500 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments (open access)

Comptroller Susan Combs Distributes $500 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments

This document provides information on the distribution of $500 million in monthly sales tax revenue to local government.
Date: October 12, 2011
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Scrapbook: The Girl Graduate] (open access)

[Scrapbook: The Girl Graduate]

Scrapbook template entitled "The Girl Graduate," filled with photos, invitations, and other memorabilia documenting the graduation of Mildred Bruyere from Waco High School.
Date: March 12, 1923
Creator: Bruyere, Mildred
System: The Portal to Texas History