79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1586, Chapter 1366 (open access)

79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1586, Chapter 1366

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the transaction of business by the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Court of Appeals District.
Date: June 18, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7258 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7258

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, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether teachers employed in public schools of Eastland County may accept part-time employment as teachers in the Eastland County Vocational Schools for G.I.'s.
Date: October 18, 1946
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hat-Pin Guard. (open access)

Hat-Pin Guard.

Patent for device to hold a hat pin and prevent injury.
Date: November 18, 1913
Creator: Judia, George H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hay-Press. (open access)

Hay-Press.

Patent for hay presses with "a construction operable by horse-power in which the plunger will be operated as the sweep is moved in both directions and in which, furthermore, there will be an efficiency of operation and an economy of power" (lines 11-16).
Date: December 18, 1900
Creator: Bryant, Edward R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fish Trap (open access)

Fish Trap

Patent for a fish trap. Illustration included.
Date: February 18, 1908
Creator: Angel, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Poultry and Animal Fumigating Device. (open access)

Poultry and Animal Fumigating Device.

Patent for a poultry and animal fumigating device that spreads the fumigating substance throughout the animals cage.
Date: April 18, 1911
Creator: Graeffe, Ernst Frederich
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picking Glove. (open access)

Cotton-Picking Glove.

Patent for a cotton picking glove, which allows full movement of the fingers and has easily replaceable tips.
Date: May 18, 1909
Creator: Baggett, Neil J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History