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86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4172, Chapter 468
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments.
Date:
June 7, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4765, Chapter 476
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 27; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date:
June 7, 2019
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-453
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Harris County must hold a referendum election before imposing certain taxes authorized by House Bill 92, Act of May 22, 1997, 75th Leg., R.S., ch.551, 1997 Tex. Sess. Law Serv. 1929, 1929.
Date:
November 7, 1997
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-454
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of the Houston City Council with regard to the Houston-Harris County Sports Authority.
Date:
November 7, 1997
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-455
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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the City of Houston may participate in the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority.
Date:
November 7, 1997
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO93-002
Letter opinion 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, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification;Whether the Harris county flood County District may engage in wetland mitigation programs pursuant to the Wetlands Mitigation Act,V.T.C.S art,5421u (RQ-377).
Date:
January 7, 1993
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-1176
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 L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: May Harris County require performance an payment bonds from contractors doing work on contracts not in excess of $25,000.
Date:
June 7, 1978
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: H-1177
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 L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Jurisdiction of Texas Water Commission regarding approval of plans for the construction of drainage facilities in Harris County Flood Control District.
Date:
June 7, 1978
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Engaging Slip for Rotaries
Patent for improving pipe engaging rotaries, with illustrations.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Livergood, Gerald R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pump.
Patent for a pump plunger for oil or water that is durable and will not require replacement.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Humason, Granville A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treatment of Crude Petroleum for Purification.
Patent for the purification of crude petroleum by separating impurities such as sand and clay using a heat treatment.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Bostick, Joseph Wallace & Homer, Charles H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Valve for Pumps.
Patent of a valve used on deep well pumps; that my contain sand, shale or sediment
Date:
June 10, 1920
Creator:
Shevlin, Miles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Well-Screen Cleaner.
Patent for cleaning well screens and preventing oil well pipes from clogging to improve production.
Date:
June 7, 1921
Creator:
Bashara, Samuel F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Water-Heating Attachment for Internal-Combustion Motors.
Patent for a water heating attachment for internal combustion motors that will allow the cooling fluid in said motors to remain heated even when the motor is at rest, especially during freezing temperatures, including illustration.
Date:
December 7, 1920
Creator:
Clayton, Oscar B. & Oberwetter, George T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Casing-Head
Patent for a casing head that is specially adapted for "use in connection with well drilling for letting the tubing down into the bore, and in withdrawing the tubing from the bore." (Lines 15-16), including illustrations.
Date:
September 7, 1920
Creator:
McGarry, Henry S. & Carr, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Landing Device for Aeroplanes.
Patent for improvements in landing devices for aeroplanes that can be controlled by the aviator and adjusted with the direction of the plane's movement as it lands.
Date:
September 7, 1920
Creator:
Martin, Ernest L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patch for Cotton Bales.
Patent for a patch for cotton bales. The invention provides a solution for the need to cut a slit in a cotton bale to see to the cotton's quality. This cotton bale patch serves as a way to fasten these slits in production to prevent loss or theft of the cotton product.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Louis, Rube B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Process of and Apparatus for Treating Oil
Patent for a process of and an apparatus for treating oil in a more efficient manner.
Date:
January 7, 1919
Creator:
Seibert, Frank M. & Brady, John D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sample-Taking Device.
Patent for device which takes samples as the drill bit bores through the earth while drilling wells. The samples are used to determine presence or absence of oil and other minerals.
Date:
August 7, 1917
Creator:
Dodds, Redus D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ratchet Drill
Patent for rachet drill.
Date:
November 7, 1916
Creator:
Sherman, James M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Signal
Patent for a vehicle signal. Intent of signal is to improve visibility of rear vehicle turn signals.
Date:
September 7, 1916
Creator:
Reynolds, Rohde
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elevator
Patent for a new and improved elevator that has “a locking device for securing the jaws of the elevator around the pipe to be lifted” (lines 11-13), including illustrations.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Simmons, Wise F. & Levy, Christin W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Reaming-Drill
Patent for an improved and longer lasting rotary boring drill.
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Hughes, Howard R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Retaining Means for Rotary-Drill Cutters.
Patent for new retaining rings in rotary-drill cutters, which allow the cutters to be inserted into and removed quickly from a drill, and can be "manufactured cheaply" (line 28).
Date:
March 7, 1916
Creator:
Hughes, Howard Robard, 1869-1924
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History