Brick Truck (open access)

Brick Truck

Patent for a truck that is designed to make the transportation of bricks easier as well as the transportation of other materials.
Date: September 22, 1905
Creator: Sacks, Martin Kuno
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Display-Cabinet (open access)

Display-Cabinet

Patent for a display cabinet. Illustrations are included.
Date: March 22, 1911
Creator: Douglass, John A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Artist's Easel and Attachable Rest. (open access)

Artist's Easel and Attachable Rest.

Patent for a new and improved easel and rest. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the rest . . . of the bar pivoted to [a] holder by bolt, the perforated bar pivoted to [another] bar by [another] bolt, and the easel united to the [first] bar by a suitable round bolt" (lines 97-101).
Date: January 22, 1889
Creator: Johnson, John Alexander
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an improved car-coupling that consists of a hollow drawhead, a knuckle pivoted in the drawhead, a lock that pivots across the drawhead, a catch on one side of the drawhead, a spring presses on the side of the lock, a lever pivoted in the drawhead, a hand rod connected to the arm, a hand rod connected to the drawhead, and a bell crank lever pivoted in the drawhead.
Date: May 22, 1894
Creator: Roosevelt, James A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Cleaning Gun Barrels, Flues, &c. (open access)

Device for Cleaning Gun Barrels, Flues, &c.

Patent for a new and improved gun-barrel cleaner. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a flat shank having a hole in its intermediate portion, a pivot-bolt having its middle round and its ends square, and a cleaning-head secured upon said bolt, said head consisting of two parts, one part being secured upon each end of said bolt" (lines 4-9).
Date: February 22, 1887
Creator: Simpson, John Speake
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-729 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-729

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; Construction of Article 23a, Vernon's Civil Statutes, related to uniform system of time in view of the enactment of Public Law 89-387, Uniform Time Act of 1966.
Date: July 22, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-730 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-730

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 gross reciepts of Electrical Enteprises, Inc. are subject to the Gross Reciepts Tax provided by Article 11.06, Title 122A, Taxation-General, Vernon's Civil Statutes.
Date: July 22, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-763 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-763

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 certificate issued by Texas Aeronautics Commission remains in effect, when the airline holding the intrastate certificate, commences interstate flights and related questions.
Date: September 22, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-764 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-764

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 Motor Vehicle Retail Sales and Use Tax is due and payable on the transfer of vehicles from a wholly-owned subsidary corporation to its parent corporation.
Date: September 22, 1966
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-272 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-272

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 receipts from sale of securities by non-independent executor are subject to County Judge's fee under Article 3926, V.C.S., and related question.
Date: June 22, 1964
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-505 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-505

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, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the General Land Office can pay registration fees for the Chief Appraiser, the Executive Secretary of the Veterans' Land Board and an attorney, to attend the Southwest Appraisal Conference to be held in Austin.
Date: September 22, 1958
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-4 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-4

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 a county may make a purchase in excess of $10,000 without competitive bids if, after advertising, no bids are recieved (RQ-2187)
Date: February 22, 1991
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 22, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Monday, April 22, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the forty-fourth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: April 22, 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 22, 2013 [Continued] (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 [Continued]

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the sixty-third day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 22, 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 22, 2013 (open access)

Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Proceedings of the Senate of Texas for the sixty-fourth day of the Regular session of the 83rd Legislature documenting legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order.
Date: May 22, 2013
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), February 1993 (open access)

A Performance Review of Austin Independent School District (ISD), February 1993

A performance review of Austin Independent School District (ISD) examining their use of funds in different areas of the school system.
Date: February 22, 1993
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1349, Chapter 113 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1349, Chapter 113

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to authorizing the sale of certain real property by the Texas Facilities Commission on behalf of the state.
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Cracking Nuts (open access)

Machine for Cracking Nuts

Patent for a machine that is able to crack multiple types of nuts at a rapid rate.
Date: June 22, 1915
Creator: McDonald, C. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tellurian. (open access)

Tellurian.

Patent for a device "which shall illustrate the axial and orbital movements of the earth and the directions of the sun's rays upon our globe... by simple and effective means of automatic character." (Lines 17-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 22, 1897
Creator: McArthur, Neel John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow (open access)

Plow

Patent for a plow with three wheels designed for cotton and corn fields.
Date: September 22, 1914
Creator: Pearce, James Edwin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newspaper Holder (open access)

Newspaper Holder

Patent for a newspaper holder which may be eligible to hold other things, may be easily moved, and is cost-effective.
Date: May 22, 1917
Creator: Richter, Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History