Concurrent resolution introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate congratulating AAA Texas on opening its new regional headquarters in Irving.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper. This design "consist[s] of the frame, raised axle, and arch, having at one end the bearing, the transverse shaft carrying the bevel-gear, and journaled in said bearing, and the vertical arm, the said shaft also carrying a sprocket-wheel, which is connected to a similar wheel upon the axle by means of the endless chain, the cutter-shaft, journaled at opposite ends in the arms . . . and the removable cutter" (lines 68-77).

Patent for a new and improved jack-wrench. This design consists "of the flat bar which has its inner end bent into a hook, so as to catch over the top of the axle, and which has secured to its outer end a rod, upon which the wheel is to be moved, and a handle which has a wrench formed in its outer end, with a slide which is adjustable . . . a screw-rod which passes through the slide and has its upper end bent so as to catch underneath the axle, and a thumbscrew . . . The object of [the] invention is to provide a combined wrench and jack" (lines 15-29).

Patent for a new machine to be used for oiling slides and glides for engines, &c., includes illustration.

Patent for a new and improved spark-arrester. This design consists in "[t]he combination of an inverted-U-shaped pipe joined to the smoke-stack of an engine, a suitable damper located at the junction, a water receptacle suspended from the free end of said pipe, and a water-pipe leading into said end from the boiler of the engine" (lines 85-90).

Patent for a new and improved hand rest. This design consists in "[t]he combination of the standard, the lever supported thereby and provided with a guide wire or rail, and the hand support comprising a roller mounted on said rail, an elastic strap depending from the roller, and a finger-receiver secured to the lower end of the strap" (lines 62-68).

Patent for a new and improved hame-fastener. This design consists in "the combination, with the eccentric-lever formed with the two slots . . . one of which forms the cam, of the hook secured and movable within the slot by the pivot-pin, and the [other] hook, secured and movable within the [other] slot by the [other] pivot-pin" (lines 87-93).

Patent for a new and improved folding table. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with a table having a triangular top plate, of the hinged triangular leaf, the sliding strip, the leg, and the brace-rod, secured on the inner end of the strip and on the leg" (lines 60-64).

Patent for a new and improved saw jointer. This design consists, "with a casing having an opening in the longitudinal center of one of the sides, of a movable block fitted in the casing back of the opening, said block having a groove therein opposite the opening, and an adjustable screw extending through the casing into the block and adapted to regulate the position of the block" (lines 84-91).

Patent for improvements in the construction of direct-acting steam-engines.

Patent for "novel means for handling lint-cotton, whereby I effect the compression or packing of the cotton in he press-box by mechanical means, instead of sending men into the box to tramp the cotton down as it is thrown or fed in" (lines 9-13).

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 or not Senate Bill 178, 56th Legislature, Regular Session, requires that the Commissioners' Court of Dallas County provide for an annual audit of the Independent School District of the City of Dallas.

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 Dallas County, Texas may legally make payroll deductions for an employee of Dallas County when the employee requests and authorizes such deduction to be made and paid over to the Dallas County Employees Credit Union; provided, such acts are duly authorized by the Commissioners' Court of Dallas County, Texas.

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; Authority of the Dallas County Commissioners Court to retain independent legal counsel in particular circumstances(RQ-0870-GA).

Patent for a cotton and corn planter that does not put as much pressure on the tongue of the machine as previous models and that allows the plow attachment to be lifted higher off the ground to avoid obstacles.

Patent for an adjustable horseshoe with cost efficient, replaceable fittings. Illustrations included.

Patent for "...an applying and tightening device for bale-bands..." (lines 11-12) including illustrations.

Patent for improvements on corn or cotton planters, especially referring to patent no. 692,646. These improvements are meant to "Simplify the means of adjusting the position of the plows and seed-dropper, to improve the frame construction, and in general to simplify and improve the whole machine" (lines 16-19) Includes instructions and illustrations

Patent for water heater. The invention is designed to use gas as fuel to heat the water heater. Illustrations included.

Patent for improvements in metallic railway-ties. Invention designed to allow for cheap production of a adequate tie that can secure a road-bed.

Patent for an invalid bed. Illustrations included.

Patent for an air and dust proof ink well for pens. Illustrations included.

Patent for water cut off. Illustration included.

Patent for a hotel register cabinet for holding registry sheets with a revolving top.