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Oral History Interview with Houston Lowe, October 21, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Houston Lowe, October 21, 2017

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Houston Lowe. Lowe finished high school and joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and worked in Texas and California before joing the Army Air Corps. He had basic training in the Philippines prior to the Japanese invasion. Lowe was captured on Corregidor and made a prisoner of war. He soon went to Cabanatuan. Lowe recalls several instances of his POW experience in the Philippines. He rode a hell ship to Japan, the Noto Maru, and was close to Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped. When the war ended, Lowe returned to San Francisco.
Date: October 21, 2017
Creator: Lowe, Houston
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Wright, November 21, 2017 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Wright, November 21, 2017

Transcript of an interview with James (Bud) Wright, an entomologist and inventor who has several patents. He received a PhD in Medical Entomology from Texas A&M in 1963 and worked in the field of printentomology. He specialized in neurohormonal mechanisms of metamorphosis and reproduction in economically damaging arthropods. He led the program that led to the eradication of the boll weevil. Married to Judy Wright, the two had a blended family of two sons, two daughters, and many grandchildren. The interview covers his family history, education and research, enjoyment of bass fishing, and ranching of cows and calves in retirement. Copies of photos are included at the end of the transcript.
Date: November 21, 2017
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Wright, James Elbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART police officers, teamwork honored at awards ceremony (open access)

DART police officers, teamwork honored at awards ceremony

News release about a DART Police awards ceremonies.
Date: April 21, 2017
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Supplemental Ancestor Certificate, John David Anderson, Jr.] (open access)

[Supplemental Ancestor Certificate, John David Anderson, Jr.]

A Supplemental Ancestor certificate for John David Anderson Jr. certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of John Miles Youngblood, Sr . The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General and Secretary General and the TXSSAR State President and State Secretary.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Supplemental Ancestor certificate, John David Anderson Jr.] (open access)

[Supplemental Ancestor certificate, John David Anderson Jr.]

A supplemental ancestor certificate for John David Anderson Jr. certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of Daniel McNeil. The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General.
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Supplemental Ancestor Certificate, Ned Gordon Myers] (open access)

[Supplemental Ancestor Certificate, Ned Gordon Myers]

A Supplemental Ancestor certificate for Ned Gordan Myers certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of Thomas Mansfield. The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General and Secretary General and the TXSSAR State President and State Secretary.
Date: April 21, 2017
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Membership certificate, Allan John Husch] (open access)

[Membership certificate, Allan John Husch]

A membership certificate for Allan John Husch certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of Adam Wise, Sr. The NSSAR seal is attached and the certificate is signed by NSSAR's President General and Secretary General and the TXSSAR State President and State Secretary.
Date: April 21, 2017
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, Arlington Chapter 7
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0143 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0143

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the deposit of net sales tax revenue into the state highway fund as required under article VIII, subsection 7-c(a) of the Texas Constitution may be made after the close of the fiscal year when deposit before the close of the fiscal year is not possible (RQ-0157-KP).
Date: April 21, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0176 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: KP-0176

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, Ken Paxton, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether handgun license holders may carry handguns on the premises of a church that does not post signs excluding handguns and whether churches are exempt from the private security fees charged to private institutions (RQ-0196-KP).
Date: December 21, 2017
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History