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[Elevated view on part of the Black Lives Matter protest]
Photograph of an elevated view on part of the Black Lives Matter protest crowd as it moved to march to the Texas Capitol from Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. The protest was one of many around the country (and one of many in Austin, Texas) in response to the murder of George Floyd, Jr. by Minneapolis police officers a month prior.
Date:
June 7, 2020
Creator:
Spenrath, Caira
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3301, Chapter 1168
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to merger agreements among certain hospitals; authorizing fees.
Date:
June 14, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1614, Chapter 775
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the operation of the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4691, Chapter 938
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 25; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 891, Chapter 606
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Date:
June 10, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing a fee.
Date:
June 15, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4345, Chapter 644
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Rio de Vida Municipal Utility District No. 1 and the creation of the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose taxes and fees; providing authority to issue bonds.
Date:
June 12, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2243, Chapter 655
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties and election of the board of directors of the West Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Date:
June 12, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Zeke Romo, June 29, 2016
Mr. Romo was born in Kyle, but grew up in Austin, near the UT campus. He later attended UT as a journalism major; when looking for an internship, he found work with Marcelo Tafoya at The Echo, a Chicano newspaper based in East Austin. Mr. Romo talks about his work and his views on Chicano-oriented journalism, as well as his involvement in initiatives for revitalization in East Austin. He was also involved in the creation of the Mexican American Cultural Center and worked in SER-Jobs for Progress.
Date:
June 29, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio & Romo, Zeke
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Judy Cortez, June 16, 2016
Ms. Cortez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas in the Bel Air area. She was responsible for her siblings and her home from a very early age. Shortly after finishing her studies, she worked as a parole officer; after she became privy to several adverse working conditions, she increased her involvement in the local union. Ms. Cortez moved to Austin in the 1990s, and has worked for Travis County ever since.
Date:
June 16, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Cortez, Judy
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilbert Rivera on June 15, 2016.
Gilbert Rivera is a retired energy professional, author, and activist. He and his wife have lived in the historically black Rosewood neighborhood of Austin for over 30 years. Gilbert was a member of the Brown Berets in Austin and other Chicano civil rights groups. In his interview, he talks about his early years; and resistance against rules against Spanish in schools.
Date:
June 15, 2016
Creator:
Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Rivera, Gilbert
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marcello Tafoya, June 14, 2016
Mr. Tafoya grew up in Georgetown, Texas, but spent part of his youth working in several Catholic initiatives, including running an orphanage in Cuervanaca, Mexico. Upon returning to his hometown, he started working in the local radio station, eventually launching the first Spanish-language programming. Later, his radio shows took a political role, encouraging the Mexican American community to become involved. In later years, Mr. Tafoya launched Spanish radio programming in several Texas communities including Austin, where he settled permanently. He also worked in television and created a Chicano newspaper called The Echo. In the interview, Mr. Tafoya talks about his role as a community leader in East Austin and his role in the dissemination of Tejano music.
Date:
June 14, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio & Tafoya, Marcello
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jim Harrington, June 13, 2016
Mr. Harrington talks about his early years doing work in migrant labor camps; going to law school; working as a lawyer in the valley; and his later work with the Texas civil rights project
Date:
June 13, 2016
Creator:
Arionus, Steve & Harrington, Jim
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Larry Jackson, June 10, 2016
Mr. Jackson was raised in segregated Hearne, Texas, but spent part of his youth in Los Angeles and Houston, where he was exposed to integration (at least compared to his hometown) and civil rights activism. In Houston, he became involved in SNCC; later, he moved to Austin with the goal of starting a chapter there. Mr. Jackson talks about the breakfast and day care programs he ran as the founder of SNCC in Austin. He also talks about his collaboration with Anglo and Mexican American activists and politicians. Mr. Jackson also discussed the role of children education aid programs in civil rights activism.
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio & Jackson, Larry
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sylvia Hererra, June 10, 2016
Sylvia Herrera talks about growing up in East Austin; black-brown relations, the differences in education; environmental justice, PODER; Teatro Chicano; and Vietnam protests.
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Arionus, Steve & Herrera, Sylvia
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sylvia Herrera, June 10, 2016
Sylvia Herrera talks about growing up in East Austin; black-brown relations, the differences in education; environmental justice, PODER; Teatro Chicano; and Vietnam protests;
Date:
June 10, 2016
Creator:
Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Herrera, Sylvia
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Teresa Perez-Wiseley, June 9, 2016
Ms. Perez-Wiseley was raised in the west side of Corpus Christi. She witnessed some acts of racial and class discrimination, but was not directly subjected to it during her youth. While she was very involved in community and student affairs, she did not become involved in the Chicano movement until she attended UT in the early 70s. After being excluded from leadership position in the Young Democrats, she joined the Raza Unida Party and was a member of MAYO at UT. After college, she worked for the city of Austin and became heavily involved in American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (ASCFME), eventually becoming a full-time organizer. During the interview, Ms. Perez-Wiseley discusses race relations in Corpus Christi, her career in labor organizing (including her own struggles against inequities in pay within ASCFME) and her current involvement in politics.
Date:
June 9, 2016
Creator:
Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Perez-Wiseley, Teresa
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tommie Wyatt, June 9, 2016
Tommie Wyatt talks about segregation and the newspaper business.
Date:
June 9, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Wyatt, Tommie
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016
Mr. Durón Guerra grew up in a middle class family in northern Mexico; he lived in several Mexican cities while getting his education. He migrated to the U.S. upon reaching adulthood and lived for a while in Philadelphia before joining the Armed Forces. He finished his military career in Texas, and eventually settled in Austin, where he established the "El Azteca" restaurant, which stands to this day. He has been involved in community affairs for a very long time, and was one of the early members of the Austin G.I. Forum chapter. In the interview, Mr. Durón Guerra talks about the experience of migration, the discriminatory treatment that Mexican Americans received in housing, employment, etc. as well as his activism in community affairs.
Date:
June 8, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Durón Guerra, Jorge
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Susana Almanza, June 8, 2016
Susana talks about growing up in East Austin, residential segregation in E. Austin, environmental justice/racism, black-brown relations, etc.
Date:
June 8, 2016
Creator:
Almanza, Susana; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gonzalo Barrientos, June 6, 2016
Gonzalo Barrientos discusses his life growing up in Bastrop, Texas and later serving as a Democratic State Senator representing the 14th District from 1985-2007. He was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin from 1975-1985.
Date:
June 6, 2016
Creator:
Arionus, Steve & Barrientos, Gonzalo
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter from H. Studtmann to "Vizepraeses", February 9, 1927]
Letter from H. Studtmann, president of Lutheran Concordia College, to "Vizepraeses", written on his official letterhead, speaking of the resignation of a cashier named Mr. Fehr.
Date:
June 28, 2015
Creator:
Huenlich, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Letter to H. Fehr, October 13, 1928]
Translation of letter to H. Fehr discussing the construction of a sewer connection.
Date:
June 28, 2015
Creator:
Huenlich, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Translation of Memorandum Concerning Pastor Jagels Salary]
Translation of memorandum confirming Pastor Jagels as a professor of the Lutheran Concordia College of Texas, and assigning him a salary of $1500, signed by J. W. Behnken, Paul Nerger, H. Fehr, and F. R. Leschber.
Date:
June 28, 2015
Creator:
Huenlich, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History