Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-269 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-269

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: Term of office of directors of the El Paso County Water Control and Improvement District (Westway), and related questions (RQ-479)
Date: October 27, 1993
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Eighth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2016 (open access)

Texas Eighth Court of Appeals Annual Financial Report: 2016

Annual financial report of the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals documenting income, expenditures, and other relevant financial information for fiscal year 2016.
Date: September 27, 2016
Creator: Texas. Court of Appeals (8th)
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Piston Packing (open access)

Piston Packing

Patent for an improved means of packing pistons in gas, steam, or similar engines, which reduces the likelihood of loss of compression.
Date: September 27, 1921
Creator: Williams, Nolan S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weighing-Scale (open access)

Weighing-Scale

Patent for an improved weighing scale that is made in a way that prevents error in weighing objects.
Date: June 27, 1905
Creator: McKee, Clarence W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metal Cross Tie And Rail Fastener (open access)

Metal Cross Tie And Rail Fastener

Patent for metal cross ties and rail fasteners. Illustrations included.
Date: September 27, 1904
Creator: Sawyer, Ben S. & Bull, Clarence C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speed-Changing Gear. (open access)

Speed-Changing Gear.

Patent for an automatic speed changing gear for trains.
Date: October 27, 1908
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spark-Arrester. (open access)

Spark-Arrester.

Patent for a spark aresster that is designed to prevent the discharge of sparks from a flue, particularly flues for small stoves used in army tents.
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Ashby, Bert A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packet-Holder. (open access)

Packet-Holder.

Patent for a packet holder used to wrap and tie a bundle of mail or letters made using a cord and clasp plate.
Date: January 27, 1920
Creator: Ashby, Bert
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Governor for Explosive-Engines. (open access)

Governor for Explosive-Engines.

Patent for a governor for explosive engines for use in trains, which will increase the fuel efficiency of the engines.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Mayo, William C. & Houlehan, John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Seal-Lock. (open access)

Seal-Lock.

Patent for a seal lock for railroad cars, which will show whether an unauthorized entry has been made by requiring the seal ton be broken before the lock opens.
Date: April 27, 1909
Creator: Christian, Edward L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implement for Replacing Inner Tubes of Pneumatic Tires. (open access)

Implement for Replacing Inner Tubes of Pneumatic Tires.

Patent for a device for replacing the inner tubes of pneumatic tires, designed especially for bicycle tires. The device "will take hold of the end of the inner tube without liability of cutting it, and that will grip it with a degree of tightness proportionate to the amount of force required to pull it through the outer casing" (lines 41-45). This is easier than previous methods of replacing inner tubes.
Date: October 27, 1896
Creator: McCutcheon, William S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Metallurgical Process (open access)

Metallurgical Process

Patent for improvements to metallurgical process that involves "seperating metals from their ores" (lines 13-14) under the right conditions and seeks to lower the costs of the process.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: Dawson, Oliver B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Necktie (open access)

Necktie

Patent for a pre-made necktie. This is a pre-made four in hand necktie that is designed to be adjustable to various neck sizes and made to not tear a shirt collar.
Date: April 27, 1915
Creator: Allen, Joseph H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History