86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4172, Chapter 468 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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. (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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 (open access)

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. (open access)

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