Shirt-Starching Machine. (open access)

Shirt-Starching Machine.

Patent for improvements in shirt-starching machines by using a combination of a shirt holding device having an oscillatory motion for one-fourth of a full revolution, and a semi-cylindrical starch-holding receptacle with longitudinal rubber bottom; when the shirt-holder is turned, shirts are crowded into the compartments, with the bosoms and wristbands hanging outside. When the door is closed, shirt-bosoms and wristbands are thoroughly starched. Illustration is included.
Date: March 24, 1891
Creator: Herndon, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plastic Fence-Post. (open access)

Plastic Fence-Post.

Patent for a plastic fence post that wire fencing or wooden rails can be attached to that has the connection areas on the post hollowed out to protect the parts from the weather.
Date: December 24, 1907
Creator: Libhart, Hugh P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a car coupling. This invention operates as a coupling for rail cars. Illustration included.
Date: July 24, 1906
Creator: Moore, Francis A. & Green, William Edward
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-506 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-506

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, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Smith County Commissioners Court violates the Open Meetings Act, chapter 551 of the Government Code, if it permits the Smith County Auditor to attend a meeting closed to consult with the county's attorney regarding pending litigation or settlement options, and related questions (RQ-0470-JC)
Date: May 24, 2002
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-348 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-348

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under Article 5421i, V.C.S., have the primary terms of two leases been suspended in view of the fact that Humble Oil&Refining Company had a lease not only from the State but also from the City of Tyler and Smith County? And related questions.
Date: January 24, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Operating Budget: 2018 (open access)

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Operating Budget: 2018

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 24, 2017
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Picker. (open access)

Fruit-Picker.

Patent for a fruit-picker that has a jaw or jaws that severs the stem of the fruit, a fabric tube that brings the fruit to the operator or a basket. It bruises the fruit less than other pickers do.
Date: September 24, 1895
Creator: Williams, Thomas Page
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History