Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for "automatic pin-and-link car-couplings in which a sliding spring-actuated block is employed for supporting the coupling-pin in an elevated position preparatory to coupling." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 25, 1897
Creator: Lee, Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cash-Register. (open access)

Cash-Register.

Patent for a simple and inexpensive cash-register that is accurate and alerts the customer to the price. The operator must charge the correct amount for the purchase.
Date: September 25, 1894
Creator: Johnson, William W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brake for Vehicles (open access)

Brake for Vehicles

Patent for "a brake which shall be easy in operation, cheap in construction, and not liable to get out of order" (lines 13-17).
Date: October 25, 1887
Creator: Bacon, Edward Hamlin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bench Clamp. (open access)

Bench Clamp.

Patent for a new and improved bench clamp. This design, "[b]eing made of iron or other suitable material . . . is strong, durable, and inexpensive. It requires no bolts or screws to secure it to the work-bench or other object where its use may be required, and can be put in position and removed easily and quickly. It occupies but little room on account of its compactness, and can be applied to any piece of work without marring it" (lines 72-80).
Date: January 25, 1881
Creator: Murphy, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LA-98 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LA-98

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, John L. Hill, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of House Bill 142 which would change the method of selection of the San Antonio City Public Service Board members.
Date: April 25, 1975
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1219 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1219

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Bexar County may issue time warrants for purchase of right of way.
Date: July 25, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-103 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-103

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, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the given facts would the Commissioners' Court of Bexar County have the authority to reallocate certain funds under the Budget Law?
Date: March 25, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2017 (open access)

University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2017

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 25, 2016
Creator: University of Texas Health Center at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Annual Budget: 1969 (open access)

San Antonio Annual Budget: 1969

Annual budget of the city of San Antonio for Fiscal Year 1969.
Date: July 25, 1968
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Annual Budget: 1975 (open access)

San Antonio Annual Budget: 1975

Budget adopted by the City Council for San Antonio, Texas describing revenue estimates, appropriations, and other financial information for the fiscal year 1974-75.
Date: July 25, 1974
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.). City Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Attachment for Coffee-Roasters. (open access)

Attachment for Coffee-Roasters.

Patent for an attachment to a coffee-roaster that assists in separating coffee beans from foreign matter.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Liberto, Samuel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Clothes Pin or Clamp (open access)

Clothes Pin or Clamp

Patent for a more durable metal clothes pin.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Townley, Percy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

University of Texas at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2012

This document contains the appropriations and expenditures of the University of Texas at San Antonio for the fiscal year ending on August 31, 2012.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: University of Texas at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2012 (open access)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Operating Budget: 2012

Proposed budget for University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation for fiscal year 2012.
Date: August 25, 2011
Creator: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insulator. (open access)

Insulator.

Patent for an insulator for water pipes that conducts away electric current to be utilized elsewhere.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Stone, Oscar Otto
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle Body Suspension (open access)

Vehicle Body Suspension

Patent for the invention of a new and improved vehicle body suspension.
Date: January 25, 1921
Creator: Harper, William D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shelling Nuts. (open access)

Machine for Shelling Nuts.

Patent for a machine for shelling pecans that keeps the nut meat intact.
Date: April 25, 1911
Creator: Roach, Walter Albert Joseph
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like (open access)

Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like

Patent for Lining for Cells, Vaults, or the Like. The Linings whether employed in Jail-Cells or other Similar Buildings , and the object thereof is to provide a structure made up of parts which may be placed within a room or enclosure and securely built therein without necessity of using patch-bolts or screws.
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Youngblood, David F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interlocking-Bar Grating for Jails. (open access)

Interlocking-Bar Grating for Jails.

Patent for gratings used in jails. "In these structures as ordinarily made upright and horizontal bars are provided which are located at right angles to each other, these bars being necessarily secured together at their points of intersection to prevent their being spread apart" (lines 11-16).
Date: November 25, 1902
Creator: Youngblood, David Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Truck. (open access)

Truck.

Patent for a new and useful truck, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 25, 1899
Creator: Hooper, Johnson M., Sr. & Daniels, James R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lantern. (open access)

Lantern.

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in lanterns, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 25, 1898
Creator: Cadwallader, Aldes H. & Carolan, Eugene P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lineman's Chair (open access)

Lineman's Chair

Patent for a chair which allows a lineman to connect cables and lines more easily. Illustrations included.
Date: October 25, 1910
Creator: Davis, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saddles. (open access)

Improvement in Saddles.

Patent for re-enforcing and strengthening the front of a saddle.
Date: September 13, 1873
Creator: McGrath, Thomas H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plaque and Picture Hanger. (open access)

Plaque and Picture Hanger.

Patent for a new and improved holder for plaques and pictures. This design "is to provide a simple and cheap device for conveniently hanging painted or ornamental plaques, plates, tiles, and similar decorative objects" (lines 15-18).
Date: July 25, 1882
Creator: Marucheau, Elizabeth L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History