[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda] (open access)

[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda]

Notarized statement of Jesus Chavez sworn before Notary Public Minerva H. Garcia on August 23, possibly 1951. This was a certification that payment was received from Frank DeAnda in full payment of damages to Chavez's truck. Chavez also asks for dismissal of his case against Frank DeAnda.
Date: 1951?
Creator: Chavez, Jesus
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda] (open access)

[Notarized statement from Jesus Chavez, State of Texas vs. Frank Deanda]

Notarized statement of Jesus Chavez sworn before Notary Public Minerva H. Garcia on August 23, possibly 1951. This was a certification that payment was received from Frank DeAnda in full payment of damages to Chavez's truck. Chavez also asks for dismissal of his case against Frank DeAnda.
Date: 1951?
Creator: Chavez, Jesus
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Abel Cisneros - 1951-07-10] (open access)

[Affidavit from Abel Cisneros - 1951-07-10]

Statement from Abel Cisneros, President of Wharton County LULAC Council Number 170, notarized by Isabel S. Rivera, dated July 10, 1951. This statement is concerning a discriminatory incident in which three men of Mexican descent were refused service on grounds of their race.
Date: July 10, 1951
Creator: Cisneros, Abel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros] (open access)

[Affidavit from Angelita Cisneros]

An affidavit from Angelita Cisneros in which she states she is a dependent of Private Abel Cisneros and is making a request for a dependency discharge. The document is neither signed nor notarized.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Angelita
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-06-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores listed the family's monthly living expenses and provided information about her medical condition. The document was signed and notarized on June 30, 1954.
Date: June 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros with her request for a hardship discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document is signed but not dated or notarized in September 1954.
Date: September 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros made for the purpose of procuring a dependency discharge for her husband, Private Abel Cisneros. The document was not signed by Mrs. Cisneros.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - 1954-09-30]

An affidavit from Dolores Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. Dolores lists the family's monthly living expenses and provides information about her medical condition. The document is not signed and has John J. Herrera as the Harris County Notary Public.
Date: September 30, 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954] (open access)

[Affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros - June, 1954]

An affidavit from Dolores L. Cisneros, the wife of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to procure a dependency discharge for her husband. The document contains the signature of Mrs. Cisneros. The name of the Wharton County Notary Public and the exact date in June, 1954 were left blank.
Date: June 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Dolores L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit from Matilde Cisneros - 1954] (open access)

[Affidavit from Matilde Cisneros - 1954]

An affidavit from Matilde Cisneros, mother of Private Abel Cisneros. The purpose of the affidavit was to petition the United States Army for a dependency discharge for her son, Abel Cisneros. The document is not signed.
Date: 1954
Creator: Cisneros, Matilde
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Complaint for Injunction and Damages, Ben Rios, et. al. vs O.B. Ellis, et. al.  - 1955-07-18] (open access)

[Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Complaint for Injunction and Damages, Ben Rios, et. al. vs O.B. Ellis, et. al. - 1955-07-18]

Document notifying John J. Herrera that the Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Will D. Davis, had filed a Motion to Dismiss. The motion was made due to the named plaintiffs not authorizing John J. Herrera to file suit on their behalf. From the case Ben Rios, Mateo Camarillo, George Ramirez, Abraham Rios and Ernesto Langoria, vs. O. B. Ellis, as Manager of the Texas Prison System; French M. Robertson, Walter W. Cardwell, B. A. Stufflebeme, Rev. George Beto, Fred W. Shield, H. E. Treichler, H. H. Coffield, Warren S. Bellows and Henry S. Paulus, Members of the Prison Board; John Doe I through John Doe V, defendants.
Date: July 18, 1955
Creator: Davis, Will D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Restraining Order between Cecilia Torres and Catarino Torres - March 28, 1956] (open access)

[Restraining Order between Cecilia Torres and Catarino Torres - March 28, 1956]

Court document detailing and granting a restraining order against Catarino Torres, setting the terms of child support, and ordering that he vacate the homestead premises.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: District Court (Harris County, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Court indictment, United States of America vs. Ernesto Herrera, Arnulfo Jimenez Torres, and Trinidad Lopez Fierros - 1951-09-24] (open access)

[Court indictment, United States of America vs. Ernesto Herrera, Arnulfo Jimenez Torres, and Trinidad Lopez Fierros - 1951-09-24]

District Court of the United States indictment for the case of United States of America versus Ernesto Herrera, Arnulfo Jimenez Torres, and Trinidad Lopez Fierros. The case concerns the unlawful acquisition, transfer, and sale of marijuana by the defendants.
Date: September 24, 1951
Creator: District Court of the United States
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement regarding petition, Augustine Picaso vs.Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas - 1951-12-03] (open access)

[Agreement regarding petition, Augustine Picaso vs.Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas - 1951-12-03]

Agreement regarding petition of Augustine Picaso versus Trustees of the Nixon Independent School District of Nixon, Texas, dated December 3, 1951. This is the rendering of final agreement following the hearing of the above petition before the Commissioner of Education of the State of Texas, J. W. Edgar. It was agreed that segregation practices in Nixon Independent School District shall cease with regards to children of Latin-American descent.
Date: December 3, 1951
Creator: Edgar, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages fourteen through eighteen] (open access)

[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages fourteen through eighteen]

Document certifying the transcripts from a recorded conversation on July 5, 1955 between O. B. Ellis, General Manager of the Texas Prison System, and Mateo Camarillo, #129696. Ellis questioned Camarillo about attorney John Herrera and the pending lawsuit filed against the Prison System. The document was signed by Camarillo and notarized on July 13, 1955. Document of a voluntary statement from inmate Ernesto Longorio, #129700. Longorio stated that he did not give permission for his name to used in the segregation lawsuit against the Texas Prison System. The statement is signed and notarized on July 13, 1955.
Date: July 13, 1955
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages nine through thirteen] (open access)

[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages nine through thirteen]

Document certifying the transcripts from a recorded conversation on July 5, 1955 between O. B. Ellis, General Manager of the Texas Prison System, and Ben Rios, #129698. Ellis questioned Rios about Attorney John Herrera and the pending lawsuit filed against the Prison System. The document was signed by Ben Rios and notarized July 13, 1955.
Date: July 13, 1955
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages one through three] (open access)

[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages one through three]

Document certifying the transcripts from a recorded conversation on July 5, 1955 between O. B. Ellis, General Manager of the Texas Prison System, and Abraham Rios, #129699. Rios claimed to have no knowledge of attorney John J. Herrera filing a suit against the Prison System. The document was signed by Rios and notarized July 13, 1955.
Date: July 13, 1955
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and Abraham Rios - 1955-07-05] (open access)

[Transcript of recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and Abraham Rios - 1955-07-05]

Transcript copy of a recorded conversation between Mr. Ellis and Abraham Rios on July 5, 1955. Document was to certify that the content was true and correct. Last page did not contain a signature from Mr. Rios and was not notarized.
Date: July 5, 1955
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and Ben Rios - 1955-07-05] (open access)

[Transcript of recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and Ben Rios - 1955-07-05]

Transcript copy of a recorded conversation between Mr. Ellis and Ben Rios on July 5, 1955. Document is to certify that the content is true and correct. Last page does not contain signature from Mr. Rios and is not notarized.
Date: July 5, 1955
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and George Ramirez] (open access)

[Transcript of recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and George Ramirez]

Transcript copy of a recorded conversation between O. B. Ellis and George Ramirez. on July 5, 1955 between O. B. Ellis, General Manager of the Texas Prison System, and George Ramirez, #129694. Ellis questioned Ramirez about his involvement in the federal lawsuit filed against the Prison System. Document is to certify that the content is true and correct. Last page does not contain signature from Ramirez and is not notarized.
Date: July 13, 1955
Creator: Ellis, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages four through eight] (open access)

[Latin American Segregation Suit, recording transcripts, pages four through eight]

Document certifying the transcripts from a recorded conversation on July 5, 1955 between O. B. Ellis, General Manager of the Texas Prison System, and George Ramirez, #129694. Ellis questioned Ramirez about his involvement in the federal lawsuit filed against the Prison System. The document was signed by Ramirez and notarized July 13, 1955.
Date: July 15, 1955
Creator: Ellis. O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1951] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1951]

1951 Harris County poll tax receipt number 193730 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 17, 1952
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1954] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1954]

1954 Harris County poll tax receipt number 194210 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 31, 1955
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1955] (open access)

[Poll tax receipt for John J. Herrera, County of Harris - 1955]

1955 Harris County poll tax receipt number 226353 for John J. Herrera. It includes demographic information about Herrera and is signed by the deputy of the Harris County Assessor and Collector of Taxes. Dates of elections are listed on the back.
Date: January 26, 1956
Creator: Harris County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History