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Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-209 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JC-209

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, John Cornyn, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Potter County Juvenile Board is authorized to contract with an attorney to represent the Board in an action brought against it by Potter County and related questions.
Date: April 12, 2000
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Fouts, December 6, 2001

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Fouts, Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Belk, April 22, 2003 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Louis Belk, April 22, 2003

Interview with Louis Belk, a B-17 Waist Gunner who served with the U.S. Army Air Corps (Air Force) in World War II from San Antonio, Texas. Belk describes his time training in Texas and experiences serving in England. He also talks about what it was like returning home to the United States from the war.
Date: December 19, 2004
Creator: Heath, Amanda & Belk, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Kenneth Mayo, April 29, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Mayo, April 29, 2002

Interview with Kenneth Mayo, a supply manager in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He answers questions about his military service and his experiences abroad.
Date: December 17, 2003
Creator: Mayo, Aimee & Mayo, Kenneth
System: The Portal to Texas History
Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone. (open access)

Twinkle! Twinkle!: From Amarillo to Tyler, holiday lights parks bring out the child in everyone.

Text for an article about drive-through holiday lights parks that was published in the December 2000 issue of Texas Highways magazine.
Date: December 2000
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library
Holiday Lights Galore (open access)

Holiday Lights Galore

Text about drive-through holiday light parks that was published in the "When..." section of a December 2000 Texas Highways magazine article.
Date: 2000-12~
Creator: Mallory, Randy
System: The UNT Digital Library