San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1937-1987 (open access)

San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1937-1987

Annual report of the San Antonio River Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal years 1937-1987
Date: 1988~
Creator: San Antonio River Authority
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1991 (open access)

San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1991

Annual report of the San Antonio River Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1991.
Date: 1992~
Creator: San Antonio River Authority
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1992 (open access)

San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1992

Annual report of the San Antonio River Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1992.
Date: 1993~
Creator: San Antonio River Authority
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1993 (open access)

San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1993

Annual report of the San Antonio River Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1993.
Date: 1994~
Creator: San Antonio River Authority
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1994 (open access)

San Antonio River Authority Annual Report: 1994

Annual report of the San Antonio River Authority describing goals, activities, and accomplishments during fiscal year 1994
Date: 1995~
Creator: San Antonio River Authority
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region, Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 1990 (open access)

Region, Volume 17, Number 1, January/February 1990

Monthly newsletter of the Alamo Area Council of Governments describing news and events of relevance to the agencies.
Date: January 1990
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Region, Volume 16, Number 9, September/October 1989 (open access)

Region, Volume 16, Number 9, September/October 1989

Monthly newsletter of the Alamo Area Council of Governments describing news and events of relevance to the agencies.
Date: September 1989
Creator: Alamo Area Council of Governments
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boll Weevil Catcher (open access)

Boll Weevil Catcher

The objective of the invention is to improve to catching and destroying boll weevils with a device that is easily attached to a cultivator. This device includes "receptacles filled with an insect destroying liquid." (lines 23-24).
Date: July 5, 1921
Creator: Ploch, Alex
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Rail-Anchor and Tie-Plate (open access)

Combined Rail-Anchor and Tie-Plate

Patent for a combined rail anchor and tie plate. The purpose of the invention is to combine the aforementioned devices to prevent rails from cutting into the ties, overturning, and spreading.
Date: January 24, 1919
Creator: Johnson, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Crossing Signal. (open access)

Railroad Crossing Signal.

Patent for a railroad crossing signal. The device is created so that the highway signal can be automatically raised or lowered at the crossing by a passing train.
Date: December 13, 1921
Creator: Ridout, Horace J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Liquid-Fuel Burner. (open access)

Liquid-Fuel Burner.

Patent for improvements in liquid fuel burners that can handle intense heat and can be mass-produced.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Hosek, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tie Tamping Device. (open access)

Tie Tamping Device.

Patent for a tie tamping device to be used in building and repairing railroads.
Date: November 19, 1918
Creator: Johnson, Robert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supporting Structure (open access)

Supporting Structure

Patent for portable support stand for suspension weights. Made foldable for ease of use in outdoor farm work. Including illustration.
Date: December 3, 1918
Creator: Neblett, Cyrus W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thread-cutting Tool. (open access)

Thread-cutting Tool.

Patent for a thread cutting tool developed to efficiently thread bolts, rods, and other parts without damaging the ends of the thread, includes illustrations.
Date: August 5, 1919
Creator: Newman, Malcolm A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Digger. (open access)

Peanut-Digger.

Patent for a peanut digger that will go underneath the peanuts, cutting off the tap roots, which preserves the soil because "the soil does not lose the nitrogen contained within the roots." (lines 25-27)
Date: June 11, 1918
Creator: West, Wade H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Records of Wells, Water Levels, Pumpage and Chemical Analyses of Water from the Carizzo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area, Texas, 1970 through 1977 (open access)

Records of Wells, Water Levels, Pumpage and Chemical Analyses of Water from the Carizzo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area, Texas, 1970 through 1977

Updates records in the ground-water pumpage,water level monitoring programs and continues the water quality monitoring program.
Date: September 1980
Creator: Elder, Glenward R.; Duffin, Gail L. & Rodriguez, Eulogio, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground-Water Resources of the Carrizo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area of Texas: Volume 1 (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of the Carrizo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area of Texas: Volume 1

Report on the ground-water resources of the Winter Garden area of Texas, their recharge rates, annual precipitation, declining water levels, and more.
Date: September 1976
Creator: Klemt, William B.; Duffin, Gail L. & Elder, Glenward R.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017 (open access)

Texas Health Service Region 8 Annual Report: 2017

Annual financial report of the Texas Department of State Health Services documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2017. The report covers topics such as Hurricane Harvey, Zika Virus/ other diseases, and child safety.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of State Health Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher (open access)

Wire Stretcher

Patent for wire stretcher that will secure a wire as it is stapled to a post.
Date: November 7, 1916
Creator: Kasprzyk, Leon
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Swingletree Clip (open access)

Swingletree Clip

Patent for providing an improved form of swingletree clip which is simple in construction, may be cheaply made and in which the eye which connects the hook to the clips swiveled so that the hook may rotate and thus there will be no change of disengagement between the draft connections and the swingletree.
Date: August 14, 1917
Creator: Leasman, John D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue Scraper (open access)

Flue Scraper

Patent for a new and improved boiler tube scraper which will allow for easier insertion and removal, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: April 8, 1913
Creator: Lorenz, William Adam
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cactus Burner. (open access)

Cactus Burner.

Patent for a cactus burner that burns spines off of cacti using a liquid fuel burner. Document explains the different parts of the cactus burner and why it is an improvement over current ones in use.
Date: April 15, 1913
Creator: Ploch, Alex
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 1. Executive Summary and Regional Water Plan

Water plan for Region L (South Central Texas) describing water resources and suppliers in the area, usage statistics and forecasts, water needs, recommended water management strategies for the suppliers and counties, drought management, funding plans, and information on the creation of the plan.
Date: December 2015
Creator: South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies (open access)

Regional Water Plan: Region L (South Central Texas), 2016, Volume 2. Water Management Strategies

Volume 2 of the water plan for Region L (South Central Texas) describing water management strategies for different suppliers in the region.
Date: December 2015
Creator: South Central Texas Regional Water Planning Group
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History