Hand-Transplanter (open access)

Hand-Transplanter

Patent for a "manually operated device, adapted for the manipulation of small plants, during the transplanting of the same, and the thinning out of closely growing plants" (lines 9-13). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 7, 1911
Creator: Thompson, James W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Buggy-Shackle (open access)

Buggy-Shackle

Patent for a buggy shackle which "has a spring actuated coupling pin, and means for holding the pin in uncoupled position while the thills are being attached" (lines 10-13).
Date: August 2, 1910
Creator: Perry, Charles Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corn-Flour and Process of Producing the Same. (open access)

Corn-Flour and Process of Producing the Same.

Patent for a new type of corn tortilla flour and the process for cooking the corn in lime water, producing a flour that keeps as long as wheat flour and eliminates the need for grinding before use.
Date: July 24, 1906
Creator: Wreford, Samuel Phippen & Besteiro, Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Southeast Cameron County Unserved Areas Study Report (open access)

Southeast Cameron County Unserved Areas Study Report

"This study is intended to define the potential demand for water and waste water service within the unreserved area, to evaluate alternative service options, and to recommend a plan for such service to meet future needs of this type in the study area. The results of the study can then be incorporated into the planning for local service providers." (p. 1).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Hunter, Wayne K.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle-Wheel (open access)

Vehicle-Wheel

Patent for improvements to vehicle wheels including a detailed explanation and illustrations.
Date: November 28, 1882
Creator: Wolff, Arthur J. & Miltimore, Alonzo E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3262, Chapter 762 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3262, Chapter 762

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the validation of a governmental act or proceeding of the Town of South Padre Island.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3485, Chapter 767 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3485, Chapter 767

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the establishment of criminal law hearing officers in Cameron County.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1452, Chapter 887 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1452, Chapter 887

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at The University of Texas at Brownsville.
Date: June 17, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 104 (open access)

78th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 104

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to honoring the life of Minnie Mae Glenn of Brownsville
Date: April 17, 2003
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1041, Chapter 117 (open access)

80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1041, Chapter 117

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the creation of the Los Fresnos Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Cameron County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.
Date: May 17, 2007
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1204 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-1204

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, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether an uncompensated commissioner of a county housing authority may receive mileage credits attributable to authority travel (RQ-1979)
Date: August 8, 1990
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-235 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-235

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 delinquent tax penalty adopted by the Cameron County Commissioners Court under section 33.07 of the Tax Code applies to delinquent taxes subject to installment agreements entered into under section 33.02 of the Tax Code prior to July 1 of the year which taxes became delinquent (RQ-528)
Date: July 12, 1993
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-310 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-310

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, Crawford Martin, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether property of the Housing Authority of the City of Harlingen would be subject to ad valorem taxes in view of the fact that a small portion of said property will be let to concessionaires who would operate the facilities to serve the residents.
Date: December 5, 1968
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0578 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: GA-0578

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, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a vacancy exists in the newly-created 444th and 445th Judicial Districts, and if so, whether those positions are required to be funded.
Date: October 31, 2007
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1137 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1137

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: Effective date of the 1950 Federal census of Cameron County.
Date: 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1145 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1145

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: Compensation of county officers in Cameron County.
Date: January 22, 1951
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1200 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1200

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 County Auditor of Cameron County is required to audit and issue reports on improvement district finances, and related questions.
Date: November 29, 1961
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1253 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-1253

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 under the alleged facts a Justice of the Peace for Cameron County "announced his candidacy" within the meaning of Section 65 of Article XVI of the Texas Constitution and related questions.
Date: February 2, 1962
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-50 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-50

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;Commission of Tax Assessor Collector of Cameron County for assessing State Taxes.
Date: February 8, 1939
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-29 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-29

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: Apportionment appropriation, availability of for Cameron and Willacy Counties under Acts 1945, 49th Leg., R.S., Judiciary-Appropriation, Sec. 11, p. 957, Article 3912e, Section 13 (b) and Section 15 (a), V.A.C.S., for January, 1947, to August 31, 1947, inclusive.
Date: January 27, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-463 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-463

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: The inspection tax liability of shrimp imported to Brownsville from a Mexican port on a boat temporarily registered under the Panamanian Flag but actually having Brownsville as its home port.
Date: December 23, 1947
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-983 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-983

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: The source of the fees due the Tax Assessor-Collector of Cameron County for assessing State ad valorem taxes, since the entire tax is now remitted to Cameron County.
Date: January 18, 1950
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 (open access)

82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 5

Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas Senate and House of Representatives relating to requesting the Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the development and potential economic impact of a cruise industry on the Texas coast between Calhoun and Cameron Counties.
Date: 2011-03/2011-06
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

2000 Census County Block Map: Cameron County, Block 3

Parent map for Cameron County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:10,000.
Date: 2000
Creator: United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History