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North Beach Study for the City of Corpus Christi (open access)

North Beach Study for the City of Corpus Christi

Report discussing floods and sediments near Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, based on data gathered between 1927 and summer 1956. It includes specific measurements and analyses, broken into sections under three phase headings: (1) Floods of North Beach: Record, Causes, Types and Probability, (2) Sedimentation and Maintenance, and (3) Area Flood Protection by Strengthening Barrier Islands.
Date: August 10, 1956
Creator: Price, W. Armstrong
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Black Texans in the Texas Supreme Court, 1840-1907 (open access)

Black Texans in the Texas Supreme Court, 1840-1907

Spreadsheet compiled from various court report documentation that lists all Texas Supreme Court cases between 1840 and 1907 that involved free, enslaved, and formerly-enslaved black Texans. Information for each entry includes the case title and justice, year, type of case, names, county and judge, and the decision or opinion.
Date: February 10, 2014
Creator: Hudson, Linda Sybert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History