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Indian Implements (open access)

Indian Implements

This is a research paper written by Leticia Cortez for an American History Class at Marfa High School on November 28, 1967. In the paper she describes the [Native American] Indian utensils and implements found in their households and the various uses of these items.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Cortez, Leticia
System: The Portal to Texas History
General Electric Company's Theaterama press release (open access)

General Electric Company's Theaterama press release

Text is The General Electric Company's press release describing the Theaterama experience at the 1968 World’s Fair known as HemisFair ’68, held from April to October 1968 in San Antonio entitled "The Wonderful World of Progress." The Circular theater used a variety of audio visual techniques, including live-to-film, film-to-live, “op art,” “blue mat” and magic effects as well as music and lyrics. Featured was a mythical Genie of the Southwest, who spoke and interacted with the onstage hostess-housewife. The release details the writers of the show, its musical score, the 16 hostesses, the "genie" portrayed by television performer Bill McCutcheon and many of the special effects used. The release goes on to include the seating capacity of 16,100 persons and the length of the show, 20 minutes. The release also describes the performance as well as its objective at HemisFair ’68.
Date: March 28, 1968
Creator: General Electric Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Early Housekeeping (open access)

Early Housekeeping

Research paper for an American History class at Marfa High School in November 1967, written by Elizabeth Newton. She describes the daily chores and work done by women in the pioneer days of Texas, without electricity or plumbing.
Date: November 28, 1967
Creator: Newton, Elizabeth
System: The Portal to Texas History
League of United Latin-American Citizens Resume of John J. Herrera (open access)

League of United Latin-American Citizens Resume of John J. Herrera

Resume of John J. Herrera's work in the League of United Latin-American Citizens organization describing his work on two major civil rights cases as well as the night he hosted President John F. Kennedy at a LULAC Function.
Date: September 28, 1967
Creator: Herrera, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1003 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1003

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Reconsideration of Opinion No. WW-922 pertaining to taxability for inheritance tax purposes of bequest to the United States to be used for the retirement of the National Debt in view of new proposal with regard to use of said bequest.
Date: February 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1028 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1028

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a police officer of a city has the authority to execute a warrant of arrest issued out of the corporation court, outside of the city but within the county in which the city is located?
Date: March 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-787 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-787

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Frequency of compiling delinquent tax rolls.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-792 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-792

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Joint Utilization of Texas National Guard Armory Board Facilities.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-794 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-794

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the Texas Hospital Licensing Law, Senate Bill 121, Acts 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, codified as Article 4437f, V.C.S., should all hospitals operated by a hospital district be individually licensed by the State Board of Health, and related questions.
Date: January 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-818 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-818

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the aircraft of a commercial airline are taxable on an ad valorem basis when such aircraft are based in the county of the company's domicile even though the aircraft fly in interstate commerce.
Date: March 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-819 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-819

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability of the Texas stock transfer tax (Ch. 16, H.B. 11, 3rd C.S., 56th Leg., codified as Title 122A, Taxation-General, R.C.S.) to joint tenancy arrangements under employees' stock purchase plan.
Date: March 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-822 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-822

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under Art. 297, Penal Code, State of Texas, does the compulsory school attendance period commence on the first day of the opening of the school term unless otherwise authorized by the District School Trustees and related questions.
Date: March 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-829 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-829

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Would a practitioner who fills prescriptions be required to have a permit from the Texas State Board of Pharmacy and can the practitioner authorize his nurse or aide to fill and dispense prescriptions.
Date: April 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-865 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-865

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Texas Youth Council has the authority, under existing law, to furnish a prescribed uniform for staff members under their control to wear while carrying our their duties, and related questions.
Date: June 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-868 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-868

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Legal Status of Texas Public Junior Colleges as regards their eligibility for financial assistance under Title III of the National Defense Education Act of 1958.
Date: June 28, 1960
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1155 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1155

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a partition deed should be recorded by the county clerk, when such deed has attached thereto a plat which has not been approved according to the requirements set forth in Article 6626, Vernon's Civil Statutes.
Date: September 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1157 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1157

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of Article 2922-15, Vernon's Civil Statutes, relative to transportation of pupils to and from schools in cities.
Date: September 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1201 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1201

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Questions arising under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act (Art. 2328b, Vernon's Civil Statutes).
Date: November 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1202 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1202

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Construction of Section 9(f) of the Texas Barber Law regarding the "five years experience" provision.
Date: November 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1123 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1123

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether it is necessary for a county clerk to file notices of assignment of account in the chattel mortgage records of the county, and the meaning of the word "among" as it appears in Section 5, Article 260-1, Vernon's Civil Statutes.
Date: August 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1124 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1124

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the County Clerk has authority to correct the misspelling of the name of one of the parties to a marriage license, subsequent to the recordation thereof and related questions.
Date: August 28, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1481 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1481

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Term of office of members of the State Senate, and related questions.
Date: November 28, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1514 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1514

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether, under the facts submitted, a corporation chartered by a Police Officers' Association is exempt from the franchise tax required by Chapter 12, Title 122A, Taxation--General, V.A.T.S.
Date: December 28, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1516 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1516

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether or not a complaint in the nature of "Conversion by Bailee" can be filed against a purchaser under a "Conditional Sale Agreement"
Date: December 28, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History