Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0182 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0182

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department may convey real property or an interest in real property the State received under a court-approved final judgement “solely for the use and benefit of the … Department, acting in the public Trust … only for the public park purposes, for promoting public beach access, and for off-beach parking” (RQ-0131-GA)
Date: April 21, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0181 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0181

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a licensed crab fisherman must obtain permission from the owner submerged land in order to place crab traps at that location (RQ-0130-GA)
Date: April 21, 2004
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell, April 21, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.
Date: April 21, 2000
Creator: Campbell, W. G. (Bill)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, August 21, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Owen Fluckey, August 21, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Owen Fluckey. He discusses his childhood and family and what led him to join the US navy. He describes his experiences in bootcamp at the Great Lakes Training Station in Indiana and his time in the Pacific Theatre during World War Two.
Date: April 21, 2004
Creator: Fluckey, Owen; Tombaugh, John B. & Meter, Peggy Van
System: The Portal to Texas History