Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-2687 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-2687

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, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Amarillo Independent School District may have the Tax Assessor and Collector of the City of Amarillo as its Tax Assessor and collector.
Date: September 7, 1940
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Hutchinson County, Block 13

Parent map for Hutchinson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:19,000.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

P.L. 94-171 County Block Map (2010 Census): Hutchinson County, Index

Index map for Hutchinson County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:77,786.
Date: January 7, 2011
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vending-Wagon (open access)

Vending-Wagon

Patent for a wagon used for selling and distributing goods. Illustrations included.
Date: June 7, 1910
Creator: Boyle, Dad
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spur. (open access)

Spur.

Patent for a new and improved spur; including illustrations.
Date: August 7, 1900
Creator: Jackson, Claude D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sheet-Piling. (open access)

Sheet-Piling.

Patent for sheet piling, which has closely fitting joints to make it watertight and can be varied in width.
Date: January 7, 1908
Creator: Pyle, Jesse Theodor
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener. (open access)

Railroad-Tie and Rail-Fastener.

Patent for a concrete railroad tie and rail fastener.
Date: March 7, 1911
Creator: Planett, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles. (open access)

Dirigible Headlight Construction for Automobiles.

Patent for improvements in dirigible headlight constructions for automobiles. Two major useful improments are mentioned: a) a headlight that is constructed so that when a car turns, the headlight on the turning side of the car will alone be turned in the same direction and b) a headlight that is constructed so that the driver can manually turn either headlight, allowing the headlights to act as search lights if necessary.
Date: November 7, 1922
Creator: Ross, Maxwell
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a car coupling that consists of a draw head with two separable jaws, a hand wheel mounted on the car, pitmen connected to the wheel and the jaws, springs pressing the jaws together, and a shaft that has a crank arm.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Cassidy, William A. & McGee, Thomas F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churning-Machine. (open access)

Churning-Machine.

Patent for improvements in churning machines so that they "may be used in connection with containers of different sizes" (lines 14-15).
Date: April 7, 1914
Creator: Crume, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History