Wood Rod Elevator (open access)

Wood Rod Elevator

Patent for an improvement to rod lifters that prevents the rotation of the rods as well as locking jaws into their gripper positions. The locking and gripping is made more efficient and can release rods quickly.
Date: July 27, 1920
Creator: Davis, George F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas (open access)

Occurrence, Availability, and Chemical Quality of Ground Water in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas

Report on
Date: July 1979
Creator: Walker, Loyd E.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2803, Chapter 869 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2803, Chapter 869

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile-Jack (open access)

Automobile-Jack

Patent for an automobile jack that lifts the vehicle so that necessary repairs can be made and that relieves constant pressure of the tires.
Date: January 18, 1916
Creator: Davidson, Charles Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces (open access)

Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces

Patent for Measuring Instrument for Curved Surfaces
Date: December 5, 1916
Creator: Mckinney, Elnathan J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume II. Appendices

Appendices of the water plan for Region F including cost estimates, water management strategies, comments and answers related to the plan, survey results, drought triggers, and related reports.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region F, 2016, Volume 1. Main Report

Water plan for Region F describing water supply locations and suppliers, the general state of the water supply in the area, forecasts for future usage numbers, management and conservation plans for both suppliers and users in each county, impacts of implementation of the water plan, and the plan making process.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1336, Chapter 1196 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1336, Chapter 1196

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties, the construction of laws, and the election dates of certain groundwater conservation districts.
Date: June 19, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 1992: West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: 1992
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region (open access)

Texas Regional Outlook, 2002: The West Texas Region

Report on economic forecast and outlook for the West Texas Region describing expected economic change for various industries, employment growth, and county-level analyses.
Date: May 2002
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Lancaster: Archeological Investigation 1974 (open access)

Fort Lancaster: Archeological Investigation 1974

Archaeological report detailing the findings of a archaeology team in Spring 1974 at Fort Lancaster State Park.
Date: Spring 1974
Creator: Black, Art
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Colonia Self-Help Program (open access)

Colonia Self-Help Program

Information sheet describing the Colonia self-help grant program for use in providing water and wastewater services in economically distressed areas near the border with Mexico.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: West Texas, December 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: West Texas, December 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the West Texas area.
Date: December 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: West Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: West Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the West Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Animal-Trap (open access)

Animal-Trap

Patent for an animal trap. Illustrations included.
Date: June 25, 1907
Creator: Nance, Joseph J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vegetable Slicer And Meat Tenderer (open access)

Vegetable Slicer And Meat Tenderer

Patent for a vegetable slicer and meat tenderer. Illustrations included.
Date: September 6, 1904
Creator: Holcomb, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trough-Valve (open access)

Trough-Valve

Patent for an automatic float valve used in water troughs. Illustrations included.
Date: July 6, 1909
Creator: Mauldin, Blake I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pump. (open access)

Pump.

Patent for a new and useful improvements in pumps.
Date: March 15, 1898
Creator: Mauldin, Alfred W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut-Lock (open access)

Nut-Lock

Patent for a nut lock. Illustrations included.
Date: February 15, 1910
Creator: Davidson, Charles E. & Mauldin, Blake I.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Girth (open access)

Girth

Patent for the improved securing or removal of a horse saddle, with illustrations.
Date: March 25, 1902
Creator: Owens, Robert. L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fastener (open access)

Fastener

Patent for a fastener. This invention is an improved design for "securing the eyes to traces or tugs or fastening stirrup-leathers together" (line 9-11). Illustration included.
Date: December 1, 1903
Creator: Gardner, Eugene Silas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sherwood Sheet

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:125000
Date: 1949
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pikes Peak Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1970
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Howards Well Southwest Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24000
Date: 1973
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History