Folding Bracket for Desk-Telephones, &c. (open access)

Folding Bracket for Desk-Telephones, &c.

Patent for a folding telephone bracket which can be adapted to a desk and adjusted to the user's convenience. Illustrations included.
Date: September 15, 1908
Creator: Gerhard, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
File-Wrapper and Package Fastener. (open access)

File-Wrapper and Package Fastener.

Patent for securing expansible envelopes and file wrappers with a flexible cord.
Date: May 15, 1900
Creator: Davis, Frederick Clarke
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing-Float (open access)

Fishing-Float

Patent for a float that can be attached or detached from a fishing line and has been improved to prevent the line from breaking. Illustrations included.
Date: September 15, 1908
Creator: Rosenberg, William Von, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drier Rack (open access)

Drier Rack

Patent for a drier rack on rail-cars to for drying bricks. Illustration included.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: Zilker, Andrew J.; Tidmarsh, Albert L. & Armstrong, Charles J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition for Preserving Food (open access)

Composition for Preserving Food

Patent for "combustible compositions which, when ignited, produce a gas or gasses which have preservative and purifying effects upon various substances and surfaces or places exposed to the fumes. It is more especially designed, however, for preserving fruits, vegetables, meats, and other perishable articles." (lines 12-19).
Date: April 15, 1890
Creator: Radam, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fuel Produced From Lignite. (open access)

Fuel Produced From Lignite.

Patent for the process by which fuel is created from lignite coal.
Date: March 16, 1891
Creator: Edelmann, Albert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Culvert. (open access)

Culvert.

Patent for "a culvert which shall be so constructed that the jarring caused by the passing of trains or wagons will not impair the solidity of the culvert." (Lines 14-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1896
Creator: Parker, William Sink
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 747, Chapter 1405 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 747, Chapter 1405

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the authority of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to charge certain fees and limit groundwater production during a drought.
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 3236, Chapter 753 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3236, Chapter 753

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the service areas of the Austin Community College District and the Blinn Junior College District.
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 3385, Chapter 1268 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3385, Chapter 1268

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the use of certain state money for costs related to the relocation to the city of Austin, Texas, of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and for the support of that commission.
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 2042, Chapter 591 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2042, Chapter 591

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the authority of the New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1 and municipalities with extraterritorial jurisdiction in the district to enter into annexation and tax allocation agreements.
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 2043, Chapter 592 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 2043, Chapter 592

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the authority of the New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 2 and municipalities with extraterritorial jurisdiction in the district to enter into annexation and tax allocation agreements.
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 660, Chapter 514 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 660, Chapter 514

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of an additional statutory county court in Travis County.
Date: June 15, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-610 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-610

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Expenditure by institutions of higher learning of income on short term investments of certain restricted funds.
Date: February 15, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-611 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-611

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; In a town with fireman, widows and children drawing benefits, where there is not sufficient money on hand to pay full pensions, should a paid fireman who terminates his service be refunded his contributions from the State Emergency Reserve Fund before the pensioners are pain and related question.
Date: February 15, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-709 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-709

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a school district (Bay City I.S.D.) is eligible for a refund under article 4054, Vernon's Civil Statutes (Which refers to Article 4053d) on shell purchased and used for building roads around its high school property pursuant contract.
Date: June 15, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-710 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-710

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, Waggoner Carr, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Where a husband fails to pay child support pursuant to a divorce decree, is it the duty of the District Clerk to prepare and file papers citing the husband for contempt of Court, and is it the duty of the County or District Attorney to represent the wife at such hearing?
Date: June 15, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4626 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-4626

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: Right of firemen to participate in both city of Austin and State retirement plans.
Date: June 15, 1942
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912 (open access)

85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1329, Chapter 912

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the operation and administration of and practice in courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing a fee.
Date: June 15, 2017
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 415, Chapter 15 (open access)

84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 415, Chapter 15

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 685 in Travis County as the Deputy Jessica Hollis Memorial Highway.
Date: May 15, 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Second Called Session, July 15, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Second Called Session, July 15, 2013

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 5th day of the second called session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: July 15, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 (open access)

Journal of the House of Representatives of Texas: 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Proceedings of the House of Representatives of Texas for the 9th day of the first called session of the 82nd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: June 15, 2011
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 [Continued] (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 [Continued]

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 58th day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the 59th day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 15, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History