News release about DART's adjusted service schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

News release about DART's "energizer stations," intended to support bicycle commuters on "National Bike to Work Day."

A document that records the meeting minutes from the May 13 meeting of the Arlington Chapter of TXSSAR. Sections are given to each formal portion of the meeting's proceedings and smaller notes are included beneath the larger headers.

A membership certificate for John Hugh Pinkerton certifying that he is a member of The Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution, as a descendant of John Pinkerton. 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.

News release documenting Texas monthly sales tax revenue for May 2017 with a general summary and table of local sales tax allocations.

A document outlining the proposed amendments to the NSSAR Constitution and Bylaws concerning membership eligibility, time requirements for officers and trustees, presidential duties, the introduction of new positions, adjustment of the standards for positions, and other changes to wording and organization.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Arthur Downard. Downard was drafted in November 1942. He was sent to Camp Dodge in Des Moines, Iowa for basic training and then on to Fresno, California. From there he was sent to Denver, Colorado for Air Corps administrative school, where he became an instructor of officers until November 1944. In January 1945 he received orders to go to the Pacific and serve as administrator to the lab technicians and photo interpreters of aerial photography. He served with the 4th Photographic Procurement Detachment. He had thirty enlisted men and six officers he worked with. His group was sent to Fort McKinley in Manila, Philippines to make an aerial map of the southeastern third of China. Their job was to develop the film and make the map. He describes life in Manila. He was there until April 1946 to complete the map, and was discharged in Denver.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Francis Sheahen. Sheahen joined the Naval Reserve in Chicago as an Apprentice Seaman in 1940. He transferred to the Baltimore Reserve Unit to complete Naval Academy prep school. Upon completion he entered the Academy in April of 1941 and graduated with an engineering degree with the Class of 1945. He provides some detail of his experiences in the Academy. Upon graduation he was commissioned as an ensign. From there he was sent to Jacksonville, Florida for aviation orientation. Upon course completion he was ordered to Little Creek, Virginia to assemble a crew in order to take command of the USS USS USS LSM-117. They were bound for Guam to deliver a load of dredging parts, then up to Saipan where they boarded a unit of Marines to deliver them to the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945. He provides detail of these missions. Their crew also took troops to Japan. He was ordered to decommission the ship in June of 1946. He was discharged around 1948.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Fred Marron. Marron joined the Army in June 1943, volunteered for the Airborne, and went to Georgia for basic and airborne training. He went overseas to France and was assigned to the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division. He remained with the unit until the war in Europe ended, then volunteered to go to the Pacific. On the way to the US for more training, the war ended and Marron was among the first soldiers home from overseas after the war. He was discharged in December, 1945 and became a police officer in Utica, New York.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Gordon Wilkinson. Wilkinson was drafted into the Army in January 1945. He completed basic training in Camp Wheeler, Georgia. He provides details of his experiences in training. He served in the Luzon, Philippines campaign. They first landed in Eniwetok and picked up a convoy then headed into the Philippines. He was a part of the fifth replacement and later the 43rd Infantry Division and Headquarters Company. They were set up in Cabanatuan. Then they traveled to Japan in September 1945. The 43rd Infantry Division was deactivated and Wilkinson joined the 1st Cavalry Division in Osaka, and he was assigned to the 302nd Recon. He provides detail of his time in Osaka. He left Japan in December 1945 and was shipped to Fort Stevens, Oregon where he re-enlisted. He attended Counter Intelligence School in Baltimore, Maryland. He was then stationed in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was in the service 29 years, and retired as Chief Warrant Officer Four.

News release about a UNT economic study which demonstrated the positive economic impact of publicly funded developments near DART light rail stations.

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.

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: Authority of a county commissioners court that establishes a veterans treatment court program under Government Code chapter 124 to direct and control administrative details including the hiring and supervision of grantfunded personnel (RQ-0139-KP).

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: Scope of residence homestead tax exemption in Tax Code subsection l l.13(l)(2)(B) (RQ-0140-KP).

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: Applicability of the International Energy Conservation Code to new school district building construction after November 1, 2016 (RQ-0141-KP).

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 individuals civilly committed pursuant to chapter 841 ofthe Health and Safety Code are eligible to vote by mail under section 82.002 of the Election Code (RQ-0142-KP).

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 municipal courts are authorized to report juvenile conv1ct10ns for drug paraphernalia offenses to the Texas Department of Public Safety (RQ-0143-KP).

Agenda for the May 13, 2017 TXSSAR meeting. Agenda items include a members report, along with all of the past month's events and known upcoming events for the year. They also discussed the awards that will be given out by the chapter, new meeting locations, and schedules.

Minutes for the May 13, 2017 TXSSAR meeting. The minutes were written by TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Secretary David R. Friels. He included the chapter member that gave the information in his notes.

Registrar's report for May 2017. TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Registrar Kevin Snell Jorrey compiled the list of members and applicants.

TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7, treasurer's report for May 2017. The report was written by TXSSAR, Arlington Chapter 7 Treasurer Dennis Walton.