Road-Machine. (open access)

Road-Machine.

Patent for "a machine for resurfacing roads or preparing new roads" (lines 9-10). Machine includes an adjustable scraper to aid in leveling of the roadway and compresses the edges of the roads using drags or shoes. The machine is adaptable to aid in road construction "depending upon the nature and condition of the road's surface" (lines 16-17).
Date: October 24, 1916
Creator: Dean, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1216 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1216

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Present maximum salary of the County Treasurer of Midland County.
Date: July 24, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 106 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 106

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate commending former Mayor G. Thane Akins of Midland for his many contributions to his community.
Date: March 24, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History