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Band-Cutter and Feeder
Patent for a band cutter and feeder which cuts the bands that tie bundles of grain and feeds the grain into a threshing machine. Illustrations included.
Date:
September 15, 1908
Creator:
Richmond, George E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clamping Device for Shutters
Patent for a clamping device for shutter slats.
Date:
November 15, 1910
Creator:
Kyler, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Board-Set and Nail-Driver
Patent for a combined board set and nail driver that allows nails to be driven into wall boards without scarring the wood.
Date:
August 15, 1911
Creator:
Vaughan, Alonzo
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brick-Machine
Patent for "that class of brick-machines usually termed 'dry-press machines,' in which clay is taken from the bank and passed into molds in a revolving wheel" (lines 15-19) and "consists more particularly in the construction of details and combination of parts" (lines 23-25) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 15, 1880
Creator:
Johnson, Richard M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 878, Chapter 529
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to residential property exemptions from taxes, assessments, and impact fees in the Greater East End Management District.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3982, Chapter 782
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 494; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3988, Chapter 783
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 438; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4017, Chapter 1124
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 510; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4018, Chapter 1125
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 416; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4038, Chapter 1127
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 473; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4045, Chapter 1285
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Towne Lake Management District; providing authority to levy an assessment, impose a tax, and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4080, Chapter 1133
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 509; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4110, Chapter 1288
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 9; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1974, Chapter 1154
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 473; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1123, Chapter 1315
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 8; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4134, Chapter 968
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Harris County Improvement District No. 10; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
Date:
June 15, 2007
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7233
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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under Article 827a, Section 8, Texas Penal Code, or Article 1085a, V.A.C.S., Texas, can the City of Houston, based upon an engineering and traffic investigation showing such speed to be reasonable and prudent, legally some such freeway for maximum speeds in excess of 30 miles per hour and related question.
Date:
June 15, 1946
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Cameras.
Patent for an improved camera attachment for adding titles to film that prevents the film from being exposed to light except when the title is photographed, with illustrations.
Date:
May 15, 1917
Creator:
Bretz, George W.; Lowry, Claud A.; Wood, Oscar O.; Wade, J. H.; Pirtle, P. R.; Jones, F. E. et al.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Body.
Patent for an automobile body that is designed for people who enjoy doing outdoor activities. Compares this design to the current design of what is called "touring cars."
Date:
April 15, 1913
Creator:
Saxon, Frank
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alarm Device.
Patent for an alarm device "to be used in connection with a boiler and operatively connected with the steam whistle, whereby when the water falls below a certain level in the boiler the mechanism will automatically operate to blow the whistle" (lines 11-16). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
September 15, 1914
Creator:
Priester, Joel E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1489, Chapter 918
Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority.
Date:
June 15, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3481, Chapter 1082
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the terms of district courts in Harris County.
Date:
June 15, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2803, Chapter 869
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 15, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2687, Chapter 791
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the creation of the Lago Bello Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Harris County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Date:
June 15, 2017
Creator:
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History